Owners Manual

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DRAWMER

MIX CHECKING

The Mix Checking section allows

the engineer to test vario us

aspects of the mix without having

to alter the signal earlier in the

chain and potentially effect the

recording, and is a very thorough

and versatile checking tool. The

switches are especially useful

when used in conjunction with

each other.

In addition to the mix checking

switches found on the MC2.1 the

MC3.1 also incorporates Band Solo and L/R Swap switches.

Band Solo: The three switches allow the engineer to easily solo the Low, Mid and

High frequencies of the stereo mix. This helps to pinpoint problems occurring at

particularly frequencies or to check for unwanted signal artefacts that may bleed

into each band, for example.

Each switch can be used in conjunction with each other and in any order. However,

it is not recommended that all three Band Solo switches are active simultaneously

as this will effect the signal at the crossover frequencies. For this very reason the

MC3.1 has been designed so that with no Band Solo switches active the entire

Band Solo circuit is completely relay bypassed.

Phase Reverse: Inverts the polarity of the signal on the Left Channel and is used

primarily to outline any phase problems that may be occurring in the mix/recording

such as phase cancellation, or an unbalanced stereo signal. As the switch is

toggled any phase issues will become more apparent and easier to identify.

Left/Right Swap: Swaps the Left and Right channels of the stereo signal. It is

particularly useful when checking for shifts in the stereo balance of the mix.

Under the Cut heading three switches have been incorporated - Left Cut, Mute and

Right Cut.

Left Cut: Mutes the Left channel signal allowing only the right signal to be heard,

Right Cut: Mutes the Right channel signal allowing only the left signal to be heard,

Mute: Cuts both channels (especially useful in an emergency). If Left Cut and Right

Cut are both active it is just the same as Mute being active.

Note that Cut/Mute does not affect the headphones (see ) in the same way as it

does the speakers (see ). W ith the Mute switch active the headphones will still

pass audio in just the same way as if it was off, they are not affected. This allows for

someone to edit audio using headphones whilst a conversation is occurring in the

control room, for example.