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5 The Fat Channel
5.2 Fat Channel Meters
StudioLive™ Series III
Owner’s Manual
5.2 Fat Channel Meters
On the left side of the Fat Channel control section, you’ll see the “Level” meter. This
meter gives you a visual indication of input signal level for the selected channel or
mix. On the right side, you’ll see meters that pertain to dynamics processing: “Comp”
shows compressor gain reduction, and “Gate” shows gate gain reduction.
5.3 Input Source Selection
When a channel is selected (rather than a bus or output), these four buttons give you
a choice of input type to be routed to that channel. Choose from the following:
• Analog. Signal is routed from the corresponding analog input.
• Network. Signal is routed from the corresponding channel from the AVB network
input (if applicable).
• USB. Signal is routed from the corresponding USB audio channel, for playback
from a computer.
• SD Card. Signal is routed from the corresponding channel of the currently loaded
multitrack recording on an inserted SD card.
By pressing and holding any of these buttons, you’ll enter Multi-Assign mode, which
allows you to set the input source for multiple channels at once. Once in this mode,
the Select button for every Input Channel will flash. Press the Select button for any
channel for you which you’d like to set to that source. For example, if you would like
to engage the USB return for every Input Channel, press and hold the USB Input
Source button, then press the Select button for every Input Channel. This will engage
the corresponding USB Return for every channel.
5.4 Mic/Line Channel Buttons
When an analog input channel is selected, these buttons let you toggle channel
polarity flipping (Ø) and phantom power (+48V) on or off.
Power User Tip: When recording with more than one open microphone, use the polarity
invert to combat phase cancellation between microphones.