User Manual

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The monitor section of Control 2802 provides comprehensive
control room monitoring options.
The circuitry is mostly passive with only one buffer stage before
the balanced loudspeaker outputs - thus providing you with a
tonally neutral and accurate monitor path.
There are a number of features that are very useful for checking
the translation and content of your mixes.
Please refer to the diagram and numbering on the previous page
when reading this section.
Source Selection –
Therearevesourcesthatcanfeedthemonitorsectionof2802.
DAW Mix – a stereo line input found as balanced XLR
connectors on the rear panel. This stereo input can be used to
audition“inthebox”mixesquicklyandcanalsobefedintothe
main mix bus for more inputs at mixdown time!
DAW Foldback – a second stereo line input found as rear panel
balancedXLRconnectors.Youmayndthisinputveryuseful
for auditioning headphone mixes that are created in the DAW.
EXT. Stereo – a third dedicated external stereo input found as
balanced rear panel XLR connectors. Intended for use as a
two-track return for mixdown devices such as DAT machines,
half-inchandquarter-inchtapemachinesandotherdevices.
AUX 1 & AUX 2 – an internal feed from both auxiliary masters,
use to audition headphone mixes or balances into send
effects processing.
i-JACK –afrontpanellocatedstereominijackconnector(8).
Designed for use with portable music players. A level control is
available for this input (7). Note that this is a stereo unbalanced
input with approximately 10k Ohms input impedance.
i-Jack Level Control & I jack Input –
A stereo level control for the i-Jack input.
Monitor Mix / SRC Select
Themonitorsourceswitchconguresthemonitorpathtolisten
to either the output of the main mix bus or whatever is selected
in the monitor source panel (1-6).
Main Monitor Volume
The stereo level control for setting the main listening level.
Monitor Calibration
By setting your studio monitor amplifers to produce
approximately 83 to 85dBSPL for a known and typical source
level, it is possible to achieve a listening level that should ensure
theearsareoperatingattheirattestfrequencyresponsedueto
auralperceptionandequalloudnesscontours.
We recommend that you use the DAW MIX input and feed a
-20dBFS pink noise signal out from your DAW (or other suitable
noise source), and set the input level such that it sits at 0VU.
If you have the choice, use a calibrated SPL meter set to read
withaslowresponsetime,RMSdetectionandC-weightedlter.
C-weightingisthemostwidebandweightinglterandmost
similar to the human ear at 85dBSPL. Place the microphone in
thelisteningpositionandadjustthemonitorlevelpotuntilyou
read 85dBSPL from each loudspeaker. By returning to this level
on program material you have a good chance of obtaining a
constant and accurate reference level.
Dim Level
Themonitorsectionincludesauser-specieddimlevelthat
will lower the level of the output feeding the speakers when the
dim function is engaged (17). Dim can be set anywhere from
0 to -20dB