Dan Dugan Sound Design D-3 - Manual (Page 29)

Dugan Model D-3 User Guide Operation
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The following example explains how
auto mix weight
works:
If all mics are the same type and the console’s input trim controls and fader levels are
identical, raising the
auto mix weight
control for one channel (Frame 1 in Figure 3-4):
• increases that channel’s
auto mix gain
display during ambience and decreases it
slightly for the others;
• makes it more difficult for others to speak when someone speaks into the channel
with the higher
auto mix weight
setting.
It is important to understand that this does not set that mic’s level in the mix when
that person speaks alone, but only its relative level when others speak simultaneously.
Figure 3-4 Frame 1: Raising
auto mix weight
; Frame 2: Decreasing
auto mix weight
Lowering the
auto mix weight
control for one channel (Frame 2 in Figure 3-4):
• decreases the
auto mix gain
display during ambience for that channel and increases
it slightly for the others;
• makes it more difficult for that channel’s talker to be heard over the others.
For optimal performance, balance the
auto mix weight
controls so the channel gains
display approximately equally when no one is talking. The only exception is if there is
ongoing noise near one mic like a computer fan or air vent, it can be suppressed by
reducing that channel’s
auto mix weight.
Sound levels
at mics (dB)
Frame 1 Frame 2
40
50
60
70
Resulting
automix
gains (dB)
-30
-20
-10
0