5.4. Input processing
The processing available for each audio input channel is the following:
1) Volume, Mute, polarity inversion and delay (up to 1 second, displayed in units of time or
distance) controls. Also included are 2 level meters ("pre-processing" and "post-processing")
for the input channel.
2) CROSSOVER, or low-pass and high-pass filters to define a frequency range to work on,
amongst the entire audible spectrum. Available filter types are:
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BYPASS (filter not activated)
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BESSEL 12, 18, 24 or 48 dB/oct
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BUTTERWORTH 6, 12, 18, 24 or 48 dB/oct
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LINKWITZ-RILEY 12, 24 or 48 dB/octave
3) PARAMETRIC EQ, or parametric equalization filters to enhance or attenuate different
frequency ranges of the signal. 8 filters of this type are available for each input, and each one
of them can have the following setting:
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BYPASS (filter not activated)
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Parametric EQ (controls for frequency, Q or filter width and gain or attenuation of the
affected band)
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HIGH SHELF, 6 or 12 dB/octave
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LOW SHELF, 6 or 12 dB/octave
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HIGH PASS, 6 or 12 dB/octave
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LOW PASS, 6 or 12 dB/octave
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ALL PASS, 1st or 2nd order
4) COMPRESSOR/LIMITER, or dynamics processor of the input channel, with signal-peak
detection. It has the following controls:
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THRESHOLD: activation threshold of the processor (dB)
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RATIO: gain reduction of the processed (compressed) signal compared to the
incoming signal
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ATTACK: time it takes the compressor to start compressing after the threshold has
been reached
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