Manley BACKBONE Mastering Insert Switcher 2003 - present - Manual (Page 9)

OUTPUT LEVEL SWITCHES
Right after the FADER/MIX stage is the final active stage, which are the OUTPUT LEVEL switch-
es. Like the INPUT LEVEL switches, you have 24 ½ dB steps filling a -5.5 dB to +6dB range. And
this stage together with the INPUT LEVEL controls can be bypassed/engaged with the button marked
GAINS.
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*IMPORTANT PARAGRAPH*
Note that both the FADER/MIX and OUTPUT LEVEL controls precede INSERT 8. This way you
can patch your final limiter in 8 and semi-permanently set thresholds and gains, and use the OUTPUT
LEVEL controls as a very handy way to set how hard the signal is feeding the limiter and thusly how
many dB it is typically limiting. Sometimes this even negates the need for a special “mastering version”
limiter, because the most critical controls, threshold and output level, stay “calibrated” while the Mas-
tering Switcher OUTPUT LEVEL controls become something like a “drive” or “input level” control.
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