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5 The Fat Channel
5.1 Fat Channel Navigation
StudioLive™ Series III
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1. Processor On/Off. Enables/Disables the currently active processor.
2. Input. Displays the Fat Channel overview for the currently selected channel or
bus in the Fat Channel and on the Touch Screen. See Section 5.1.1.
3. Gate. Displays the parameters for the noise gate in the Fat Channel and on the
Touch Screen. See Section 5.1.2
4. Comp. Displays the parameters for the compressor in the Fat Channel and on
the Touch Screen. See Section 5.1.3.
5. EQ. Displays the parameters for the compressor in the Fat Channel and on the
Touch Screen. See Section 5.1.4.
6. Aux Sends. Displays the Aux Send levels, mutes, and pan controls for the
currently selected channel. See Section 5.1.5.
7. User. Displays user-customizable parameters. See Section 5.1.6.
8. Fat Channel A/B. Switches between two different Fat Channel Settings. See
Section 5.2.
9. Prev/Next Page. Navigates to additional parameters (if available).
5.1.1 Input Mode
Pressing the Input button in the Fat Channel gives you access to important controls
and informative displays for the currently selected channel or mix.
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1. Preamp Gain (Input Channels only). Use the encoder to set the amount
of preamp gain applied to the currently selected channel. The scribble strip
displays the current gain level. See Section 2.1 for proper gain staging.
2. High-Pass Filter. Use the encoder to set the High-Pass Filter Frequency
Threshold for the Selected Channel or Output Bus. The filter’s threshold can be
set from 24 Hz to 1 kHz. When the threshold is set to its lowest point, the filter is
off. The high-pass filter’s slope is -12 dB/8va.
Power User Tip: A high-pass filter attenuates all frequencies below the set threshold. Use
the Fat Channel high-pass filter to remove unwanted low-frequencies from your source
signal, rather than trying to EQ them out.
3. Pan (Input Channels only). Use the encoder to set the currently selected
channel’s pan position across the stereo field. The pan position will be displayed
on the Scribble Strip. Press the button below the encoder to reset the pan
position to Center.
4. Gate Threshold. The encoder sets, and the scribble strip displays, the gate
threshold for the selected channel. The gate threshold sets the level at which
the gate opens. Essentially, all signals above the threshold setting are passed
through unaffected, whereas signals below the threshold setting are reduced
in level by the amount set by the range control. If the threshold is set fully
counterclockwise, the gate is turned off (always open), allowing all signals to