User Guide

Sound
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13.Sound
The Sound button allows you to turn on and off the unit’s sound
activation.
Normally the Sound mode is inactive, and the light above the button
is off. However, if you want to sound-trigger chases or the automatic
light show (so that they step on the beat of the music), press the
Sound button. The light above the button will come on.
When a beat is detected in the music (either through the unit’s
internal microphone, or in the audio signal connected to the audio
line in socket), the light will blink off momentarily.
If you want to cancel sound mode, press the button again. The light
will go off.
If you press the Sound button in Chase Select mode, you can turn
sound activation on and off independently for Chase A and Chase B;
the light indicates if Sound mode is turned on for each chase. If you
press the button in any other mode, it will turn sound activation on
or off for both chases.
If you recall a chase which has been programmed as being in sound
mode, then Sound mode will be automatically enabled; otherwise the previous setting
will be retained.
Sound sources
The controller has a sensitive internal microphone with automatic gain control which
will detect the beat of the music in most situations. It is bass-filtered, so will not
respond to high pitched sounds; tapping on the case should trigger it (so will pressing
buttons!).
However, if the controller is positioned a long way from the speakers, or in a control
room, or the music is not particularly loud, then you may find you get a better result
by connecting an audio line level signal (pre-amp level) to the audio in socket. Use a
full range output from your mixer. The audio in socket is high impedance, so you can
split it off another signal if you don’t have a spare output.
Do not connect a speaker level signal to the controller - only use signals from the
input side of the amplifiers. A speaker level signal may permanently damage the
controller.