Operation Manual

ML5000 User Guide 29
Positioning the Sound. Use the PAN and BLEND
controls to position the sound within the LCR image.
It is possible to dynamically move the sound using
the two controls together but this is not a common
requirement in real world systems. For example,
dynamically panning an actor as he moves across a
theatre stage may be uncomfortable for the front
row listeners who hears the voice move from say
the left speaker upwards to the hung centre
speaker, and then back down to the right rather
than evenly across the stage. Static positioning is
more common in the theatre situation where the ear
adjusts to and accepts the source of the sound.
PAN L. To position the sound at the left speaker
only set PAN fully left and BLEND to LR.
PAN L to C. To position the sound between the
left and centre speaker set PAN fully left and adjust
BLEND clockwise from LR to C.
PAN C to R. To position the sound between the
centre and right speaker set PAN fully right and
adjust BLEND anticlockwise from C back to LR.
PAN R. To position the sound at the right speaker
only set PAN fully right and BLEND to LR.
Focussing the Sound. Typically, a large music
venue or festival may use an LCR system with
vocals and key sounds such as kick and bass fed to
the main centre cluster and backing instruments fed
to the LR stacks. This helps the clarity and
intelligibility of these sounds.
Use BLEND to position each sound in the LR or C
speakers. You can dynamically bring a sound
forward by panning it from LR to C. For example,
use this to improve the focus of a backing
instrument such as guitar for the duration of a lead
solo. Pan it back from C to LR again after the solo.
Blending the Sound between Speakers. In non-
ideal situations where the three speakers do not
cover all the audience evenly, a small portion of
centre cluster lead sounds such as vocals can be
blended into the LR stacks so improving coverage.
Similarly, LR sounds can be blended into the centre
cluster.
Using the two controls you can adjust the balance
smoothly listening to the results and being able to
make small changes without the big jumps in
volume associated with switched routing.
While you could use the matrix to balance groups of
sounds between the speakers, LCRplus lets you
balance the image independently for each sound.
PAN L
PAN
BLEND
RL
CLR
PAN L to C
PAN
BLEND
RL
CLR
PAN C to R
PAN
BLEND
RL
CLR
PAN R
PAN
BLEND
RL
CLR
LR
PAN
BLEND
RL
CLR
FOCUS LR to C
PAN
BLEND
RL
CLR
BLEND C to LR
PAN
BLEND
RL
CLR
BLEND LR to C
PAN
BLEND
RL
CLR
LCR
LCR
L
CR
L
CR
L
CR
LCR
LCR
L
CR