MOTU 828x 28x30 Audio Interface with ThunderTechnology - Manual (Page 73)

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Input channel focus
Click the channel focus button (Figure 9-3) to view
and edit parameters in the channel settings section
of the CueMix FX window (Figure 9-7 on page 76).
Mono/stereo pairing
Click the Mono button (Figure 9-3) if you would
like an input to be treated as a mono channel. If you
would like to work with it as one channel of a
linked stereo pair, click the
Stereo button. Inputs
are grouped in odd/even pairs (mic 1-2, Analog
1-2, 3-4, etc.) Stereo pairs appear as a single
channel strip in the CueMix FX mixer (in all tabs).
Invert phase
Click the Phase button (Figure 9-3) to invert the
phase of the input signal. For stereo pairs, you can
invert the phase for the left and right channels
independently.
Input trim
All 828x inputs, both analog and digital, offer
continuously variable input trim. In all cases, trim
level can be controlled digitally in 1 dB increments.
This includes the digitally controlled analog trims
on the eight analog inputs. Here is a summary of
input trim ranges for each type of 828x input:
Once you adjust the trim levels, you can save them
as a file on disk for future instant recall. See “Saving
and loading hardware presets” on page 92 and
“Configurations menu” on page 110.
Input EQ and dynamics
The 828x lets you apply 7-band parametric EQ and
dynamics processing (DSP) to any input, analog or
digital.
The controls in the EQ/Compression section of the
Inputs tab (Figure 9-3) let you edit EQ and
compression settings within the context of the
channel strip. This is ideal when you are comparing
settings among neighboring channels, or perhaps
even applying the same setting across all inputs.
However, for more detailed editing of EQ and
compression settings for an input channel, you can
click its Focus button and view the settings in the
EQ tab in the Channel Section of the CueMix FX
window (Figure 9-1). This section even provides
graphical editing of EQ curves and the compressor
graph, allowing you to click and drag directly on
the graphic. For details see “The Channel Settings
section” on page 76.
The EQ/Dynamics graph
The EQ/Dynamics graph for each input channel
strip (Figure 9-3) provides a thumbnail view of the
EQ curves or Compressor graph for the channel.
This graphic is for display purposes only; it cannot
be edited directly. To change the EQ settings in this
graph, use the two or three knobs below, as
explained in the following sections. If, however,
you would like to edit the EQ curves graphically,
you can do so in the EQ tab (Figure 9-10 on
page 78).
EQ/Dynamics selectors
The EQ/Dynamics selector buttons along the
right-hand edge of the EQ/Dynamics section
(Figure 9-3) allow you to choose what you are
viewing and editing in the EQ/Dynamics section.
Input
Trim
cut Trim
boost Trim
Range
Mic/Guitar 0 dB 53 dB 53 dB
TRS analog inputs -96 dB +22 dB 118 dB
S/PDIF (RCA) 0 dB +12 dB 12 dB
ADAT optical 0 dB +12 dB 12 dB
S/PDIF (TOSLink) 0 dB +12 dB 12 dB