Manual

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ANALOG DESIGN
WHAT CAN THE HG-2 DO?
CONTROLS
THE METER
The rst thing you may notice about the HG-2 meter is that there is no scale.
The rst reason there is no scale is that the meter has the ability to switch
between 3 dierent gain settings to suit dierent gain staging preferences and
work ows. The second reason we decided not to add a scale is that we want
to encourage you to use your ears! The meter is there simply to give you visual
feedback about the energy of your mix.
Modes
Briey pressing the meter button allows you to switch through 3 display modes.
VU: In this default mode, the meter shows a standard VU style response
VU/Peak: In this second mode, a peak function is shown along with the VU
Center: The third mode displays the energy of the mix centered on the meter
and moving in both directions.
Speed
Pressing and holding the meter button for 3 seconds allows the user to adjust
the response speed of the meter. The speed setting will be shown on the top
right of the meter with the speed setting indicated by the number of LEDs lit.
Quickly pressing the button again while in this mode will move through the
settings.
Gain setting
Pressing and holding the meter button for 5 seconds allows the user to adjust
the gain of the meter. The gain setting will be shown on the top left of the
meter with the speed setting indicated by the number of LEDs lit. Quickly
pressing the button again while in this mode will move through the settings.
The middle (default) gain setting will be appropriate for the vast majority
of scenarios.