User Guide

Dugan Model E-2A User Guide Pre-fader Insert

To properly mute a channel with the console faders up, adjust levels while people are

talking. Mute a mic by clicking the channel mute button on the Dugan Control Panel.

Enable the mic by activating the auto button.

Muting mics does not alter the overall ambient sound mix: the Speech System raises the

ambient gains of the other mics to compensate for the gain subtracted by muting a

mic. This occurs during ambience without input to any mic. When one or more mics

receive speech input, the gain shifts to the active mics.

Pre-listening to Muted Channels

If your console allows listening to a mic before the insert point, you can mute on the

Dugan.

If signal through the Dugan is required to pre-listen to a mic, pull the fader down and

put the channel in bypass mode. When your mic check is done, switch the channel

back to auto mode, and raise the fader so the Dugan can cue in the mic.