Dan Dugan Sound Design D-3 - Manual (Page 8)

Dugan Model D-3 User Guide Quickstart
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4. Activate the
auto
button for all channels in use; select the
mute
mode for unused channels.
Q-7 Preset setting
5. Press the
preset
button until the LED to its left matches the setting in step 4.
Gain Structure
1. Set the
auto mix weight
controls to
0
.
2. Raise your console preamp gains until the green
level
LEDs stay illuminated.
Q-8 Setting console preamp gain
The
level
LED flashes red to indicate clipping and illuminates green when the input level
is within the normal range.
There should be adequate gain to illuminate the green light all the time. When the green
light goes out, the channel goes into an automatic safety downward expansion mode, which
loses the smooth one-mic ambience. This out-of-range condition should be avoided.