2 processing tab, On 16.10.2 – NewTek TriCaster TC1 (2 RU) User Manual

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AIN

On selected models, and usually for sources set to

Mic

input type,

Gain

knobs may appear in the

Input

Settings

tab

to allow you to compensate for

microphone variances.

The

Audio Configuration

panel also provides

Pan

controls.

Pan

is a very useful feature; it adjusts

placement

of sound from source audio channels on

the stereo channels comprising the audio mix(es).
Using

Pan

, you can place all or part of

channel 1

onto

channel 2

, and vice versa.

•

When

Pan

is set to the extreme left position

for

channel 1

, its audio is sent exclusively to

the first channel for the

Input 1

group.

•

Centering the

Pan

knob splits the sound

from

Input 1

equally onto

channels 1

and

•

Sliding

Pan

for

channel 1

fully clockwise

results in that source only being audible on

channel 2

Pan also modulates the sound levels on the left and
right channels so that the overall volume neither
rises nor drops as a result of adjustments.

Hint: “Pan” is not the same as “Balance”. The b

alance control in a stereo system varies the relative level of the

left and right channels, but sound from the left channel will never come out of the right speaker, or vice versa
(Pan does permit this).

16.10.2

PROCESSING TAB

The second tab in

Audio Configuration

is named

Processing

, and likewise holds very valuable features.

QUALIZER

The seven-

band equalizer allows you to ‘shape’ sound to taste, accommodate sources with different acoustic

characteristics (say, mismatched mics), minimize feedback or roll off unwanted parts of the audio spectrum.
Enable or disable the

Equalizer

using the switch beside the label above its control group. The vertical sliders

attenuate or boost the tonal range centered on the frequency shown at the top. The effect applied falls off
gradually as sound draws closer to neighboring frequencies on either side. Click

Reset

to return all sliders to

0dB.

Hint: Naturally, reducing or increasing the level of one or more tonal bands affects the overall output level as
well. This may call for you to trim the main level setting for the affected input or output.

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