Metric Halo ChannelStrip 2 - Manual (Page 22)

ChannelStrip User Guide
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the processing system pro vided by ChannelStrip. This dia-
gram does not indicate the various metering blocks. The
ganged switch in the diagram is controlled by the “Post EQ”
button in the compressor and it changes the path of the sig-
nal through the processor. The internal signal switching pro-
vided by ChannelStrip allows you to explore the various
effects of re-ordering processing blocks without having to
waste time stopping the transport, removing and reinserting
plug-ins and then finally restarting the transport.
Now lets examine the various processing blocks indicated in
the diagram.
Input Conditioning
After the signal is routed to ChannelStrip it runs through an
input gain block that provides input gain of up to +24 dB.
You can use this gain to condition signals that are low in
level.
This input gain may also be used to pad out signals by up to
–24 dB. While you may find this attenuation useful to just
bring down the level through the strip simply and quickly,
you must realize that this gain is applied after the signal
reaches ChannelStrip and will not pad out any clipping that
occurs in the A/D converters or in a plug-in that is inserted
before ChannelStrip.
The input gain is controlled by the “In Gain” knob.
After the input gain/pad section, there is a phase invert
block. This block is controlled by the “ø Inv” switch. When
the phase invert is enabled the polarity of the signal will be
flipped. The signal is cross-faded between the uninverted