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5 The Fat Channel
5.6 A/B Comparison for EQ and Dynamics Settings
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5.6 A/B Comparison for EQ and Dynamics Settings
The A/B button lets you make A/B comparisons of EQ, compressor, and gate settings
for the selected channel or mix. This function lets you try various changes as you look
for the optimum setting, without the risk of losing your original settings. If this button
is dimmed, you’re looking at the “A” set of parameter settings. If this button is lit fully,
you’re looking at the “B” parameter set.
To A/B Fat Channel settings, press the A/B button. This saves the current EQ and
dynamics settings for the selected channel as the “A” snapshot, and copies its settings
to a second snapshot, we’ll call “B.” The A/B button lights, to tell you that you are now
working with the “B” snapshot.
Power User Tip: The A/B function can also be used to maintain two distinct Fat Channel
settings for a given. So, the next time the guitar player tells you that they plan to switch to
a hollowbody mid-show, you can be ready with a more appropriate alternate setting,
saved as the “B” snapshot.
5.7 Stereo Link
When a channel or mix is selected, pressing this button links some of the parameters
of a channel or mix with those of its even or odd counterpart (channel 1 links only
with 2, 7 links with 8, and so on). When this button is lit, the selected channel is linked
to its paired channel. The following parameters are always kept in parity between
linked channels or buses:
• Input assignment
• Channel type
• Bus mode (aux/subgroup)
• Compressor/EQ type
• Gate parameters & keying (signal from either channel or mix can trigger both
related gates)
• EQ parameters
• Graphic EQ settings
• Mute and Solo states
• Bus assignments
• Phantom power and polarity status
• Fat Channel EQ/Dyn A/B status
• Aux and FX send levels
• Pan position
• Filter DCA group assignment
• Talkback and monitor routing settings
• Pre/post fader settings
• Bus output delay
Some parameters have configurable linking behavior that allow them to work in
tandem (stereo linked) or be independently set. This is configured in the Channel
Settings screen in the Master Control section:
• Preamp trim
• Pan settings
• Channel or mix fader levels
• Compressor and limiter keying
• Channel/bus names
For more information on selecting linking options, see Section 5.1.1.1.