Specifications
Chapter 10: Channel Strip 51
Listen Mode
The Side Chain tab in the Dynamics section, and
the EQ and Filter tabs in the EQ/Filter section
provide a Listen button.
When enabled for the Side Chain, Listen mode
lets you hear the input signal that feeds the dy-
namic section. This can be either the external
key input or the internal side chain (including
the applied filter).
When enabled for any of the EQ bands, Listen
solos the corresponding EQ band and (tempo-
rarily) inverts the EQ Type so that you can tune
the Frequency and the Q for that EQ band.
When enabled for either of the Filter effects,
Listen solos the enabled Filter band and inverts
the Filter so that you can hear the audio signal
being fed into the filter.
To enable (or disable) Listen on the Side Chain
effect, EQ band, or a Filter effect:
Click the Listen button for the Dynamics or
EQ/Filter tab you want so that it is highlighted.
Click it again so that it is not highlighted to dis-
able it.
Adjusting Controls with Fine
Resolution
Controls and control points can be adjusted with
fine resolution by holding the Command key
(Mac) or the Control key (Windows) while ad-
justing the control.
Input
The Input section provides input metering, and
controls for trimming the input signal and in-
verting its phase. It can also be toggled to show
post-processing gain reduction meters.
Input Trim Control
The Input Trim control sets the input gain of the
plug-in before EQ processing, letting you make
up gain or prevent clipping at the plug-in input
stage.
To Trim the input signal, do one of the following:
Click in the Input Trim field to type the de-
sired Trim value (–36.0 dB to +36.0 dB).
– or –
Click Trim and drag up or down to adjust the
Input Trim setting.
Channel Strip plug-in, Side Chain Listen mode
enabled
Control-Shift-click (Mac) or Start-Shift-
click (Windows) and hold an EQ or Filter
control point in the Frequency Graph to
temporarily switch to Listen mode for that
EQ band or Filter effect.
Input section (5.1 channel format shown)