Specifications

Recording

Studio 32 Reference Manual

If a large amount of EQ is used, it may become necessary to decrease either the

TRIM control, or the Channel FADER, or both. The EQ is capable of adding quite a

bit of gain and is a frequent cause of overload distortion problems.

The Studio 32 has been designed with plenty of headroom on the internal summing

amplifiers (23 dB of headroom above a +4 dBu balanced output level). It is only

possible to clip the mixer internally if several channels are at or near their

maximum clipping point (with PEAK indicators flashing) and then sent at

maximum gain to an output. You are in danger of this if:

• the meter is hitting the top of its range (“PK”) with the GROUP MASTER

FADER set to nominal level, or

• the GROUP or MASTER FADER is set to -20 or lower, and the meter is

reading 0 dB or above.

Once again, it may be necessary to decrease either the TRIM control, the Channel

FADERS, or both, of each of the Channels assigned to the Group.

Maintain Proper System Levels

As a good rule of thumb, try to run most volume level controls of other equipment

receiving signal from the Studio 32 (amplifiers, effect devices) at 3/4 or 75% of full,

as well. This will decrease the possibility of overload distortion and keep the

amount of background noise to a minimum.