MOTU 828x 28x30 Audio Interface with ThunderTechnology - Manual (Page 76)

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Figure 9-4: The EQ/Dynamics selectors.
Click the selector (Figure 9-4) for the desired EQ
band, low-pass (LP) filter, high pass (HP) filter or
compressor to view it across all channels.
Figure 9-5: The Compressor controls.
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Shortcut: hold down the Option/Alt key while
clicking an EQ selector button to show just that
band of EQ in the graphs. Click any selector again
to return to viewing all bands.
Using the EQ/Dynamics knobs
Once you have chosen the desired EQ band, or the
compressor, you can modify its settings using the
two or three knobs below the graph. The knobs
match the color of the currently selected effect, to
help remind you of which effect you are currently
editing.
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Important: before you can modify the settings
of an EQ band using the three knobs below the
graph, the EQ band must be enabled. This is done
in the EQ tab (Figure 9-10), as explained in
“Enabling EQ” on page 80.
EQ/Dynamics enable/disable buttons
Click the EQ or Dynamics button at the bottom of
the input channel (Figure 9-3) to toggle the effect
on or off. Note that you can program EQ and
compressor settings, even when the effect is
currently disabled. (You just won’t hear the result
until you enable it.)
Reverb send
The input reverb send (Figure 9-3) feeds the input
signal to the 828x’s global reverb processor, where
it is merged with any other signals being fed to the
reverb. The reverb’s output can then be fed back
into a mix or output pair. The send occurs after all
other settings in the input channel strip (phase
invert, EQ, compression, etc.)
THE OUTPUTS TAB
The Outputs tab (Figure 9-6) lets you apply EQ,
dynamics and reverb to any output pair, just before
the signal leaves the 828x. This processing occurs at
the very end of the signal flow, after everything else
(host based effects, 828x input or bus processing,
mixing, and so on). Processing is done in the
digital domain, just before the signal goes analog
through the D/A converter. Output tab processing
is applied to the entire output mix (all signals being
mixed to the output from various sources).
Signal flows from top to bottom
Settings in each Output tab channel strip are
applied to the signal in order from top to bottom.
For example, EQ occurs before Dynamics, which is
applied before the reverb send and return.
Output name
Click the output name at the top of the output
channel strip (Figure 9-6) to edit the name. Output
names are global and will also appear in host audio
software on the computer (if the software supports
channel names).
EQ band selectors
LP/HP filter selector
Compressor selector
Colored knobs
Orange
Green
Blue
Red
Yellow
White
Black
Compressor
graph
Compressor
meter
Compressor
selector