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METER BRIDGE
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OUTPUTS
The Outputs section displays all available hardware
outputs provided by the audio hardware drivers
currently selected in the Configure Hardware
Driver window (see Figure 4-1 on page 25 and
“Configuring the hardware driver” on page 25 in
the DP Getting Started Guide). They show any
signal that is reaching the hardware driver (which
is then presumably passing on the signal to the
actual hardware itself).
BUSSES
The Busses section displays all busses currently
available in the Digital Performer mix engine. The
number of busses shown is governed by the bus
setting in the Configure Studio Settings window
(see Figure 4-4 and “Configure Studio Settings” on
page 31 in the DP Getting Started Guide). Busses
are organized into banks of eight busses each.
BUNDLES
The Bundles section displays all output bundles, as
created in the Outputs tab of the Bundles window
(see Figure 14-1 on page 123 and chapter 14,
“Bundles” (page 123)of this guide).
INSTRUMENTS
Enabling the Instrument button (Figure 73-1 on
page 861) displays meters for the outputs that are
mapped to your Instrument Bundles (multiple
outs). The main output of your instruments are
only viewable via the Tr a c k s button.
TRACKS
The Tracks section displays an output level meter
for each audio track in the currently play-enabled
sequence. This meter is governed by the input
monitor state of the track and generally matches
the behavior of the track’s level meter in the Mixing
Board. For example, if you wish to monitor an
audio track’s input in the Meter Bridge, enable
input monitoring for the track.
CLIPPING
Meter Bridge level meters turn red for a few
seconds after clipping occurs to alert you that the
signal has recently clipped. After a few seconds,
they return to green. If they remain red for longer
than a few seconds, this means that clipping is
repeatedly occurring.
Retain clip
If the Retain Clip setting in the Audio Monitor
(“Retain clip” on page 259) is enabled, then the red
clip indicator at the top of each level meter will
remain illuminated for a few seconds after clipping
occurs.
Clearing the clipping indicators
Click an indicator to clear it. Double-click it to
clear all indicators, or choose Clear All Clipping
Indicators from the Studio menu.