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User-defined Fixed Control Room and Dim levels
Sometimes the monitoring environment must be set to a standard level and not changed. This is
called Fixed Level monitoring. For example, if your control room has been calibrated with a
sound pressure level (SPL) meter, you will probably want to set a Fixed monitoring level. When
fixed, the Control Room knob has no affect on the monitoring levels. You’ll find controls for
Fixed Level monitoring on the built-in Editor screen in Monitor mode. Here you can also toggle
on and off Fixed level monitoring and adjust the Dim level. When Fixed Level monitoring is
toggled on, the Control Room meter in the GUI turns from green to blue.
To set and reset Fixed and Dim Control Room monitor levels:
1 Latch or momentary-press the Monitor mode key to enter the Monitor toolset and show
the Dim Level and Fixed Level controls on the left side of the Editor screen.
2 Use the top control knob to adjust the adjacent Dim level amount onscreen. As you turn
the knob left or right, the Dim level GUI changes accordingly.
3 Use the middle knob to adjust the adjacent Fixed Level control using the GUI display in
the Editor as a guide.
4 To toggle Fixed Level monitoring on or off, press the soft button directly above the
Fixed Level On/Off button on the Editor screen. This can be done anytime during
playback, recording, or mixing sessions by simply using a momentary-press on the
Monitor mode key then toggling on or off the Fixed Level On/Off soft button.
5 Hold the Control key while touching a touch-sensitive knob to reset it to the default
value. In this case, the default Dim level is -15dB and the default Fixed Level is 0.0dB.
6 When finished, release the Monitor key If you were performing a momentary-press.
Otherwise, simply latch a different Editor mode key to exit Monitor mode.
DIM Level Control
Monitoring and Loudness
soft menu buttons
Monitor Mode Key
Fixed Level Toggle soft
menu button
Fixed Level Control
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