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Deva IV and Deva V Owner’s Manual
Chapter 6
4. Select Entry Mode button.
Pressing the Entry Mode button toggles through the f
our choices; off, Level, Frequency, and Q.
5. Use the number keypad on the Deva or keyboard to change these values.
When in the Level entry mode, use 0 to enter negative numbers.
6. Press ENTER on the Deva when finished.
7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 for all
bands you want to change.
Compression
As part of the EQ package on the Deva, compression is available, adding another tool for you to use on-
location to help capture and mix the best sound available. All the standard compression options are avail-
able on the Deva; attack, decay, threshold, ratio, and gain.
The second meter on the Analog/Digial Input screen sho
ws you the result of your compression settings.
The Deva allows you make compression changes to one channel and cop
y those settings to other channels.
Enabling Compression
From the Input Control screen:
1. Select the channel you want Compression enabled on.
The Analog or Digital Input screen appears.
2. Select the Compress On/OFF button.
The Compress On/Off button toggles between on and off.
3. Select the compression option you want to change.
4. Use the Increment and Decrement buttons to change the compression value.
5. Use the meter on the right of the Analog/Digital Input scr
een to check the result of your compression
changes.
Copying Compression Settings
Once you have set up the compression on one channel, you can quickly copy those compression setting to
any other channel on your Deva.
From the Input Control Menu:
1. Select the channel you want to cop
y the compression settings to.
The Analog/Digital Input screen appears.
2. Press the Copy Compress button.
3. Enter the channel that you want to copy the com
pression settings from at the prompt using the
keypad.
4. Press Enter to complete the copy process.
Repeat these steps for all channels you want
the compression settings copied to.