User`s manual

Chapter 3_______________________________________________________Zaxcom Deva User’s Manual
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Digital Input (#) – Dynamics page
Page purpose: Requires EFFECTS PACKAGE – This page maintains the compressor for each digital input
channel.
How to get here:
(MENU key  Input Configure button  Analog Inputs Toggle button {=Digital}  Digital (#) buttons 
Dynamics button)
Figure 3-48 Digital Input (#) - Dynamics page
Page Notes
You have two methods to change each parameter on this page:
o Click on a parameter, it turns White. The Inc button or Dec button pick up a parameter title. Pressing either
button will adjust the parameter in its respective direction.
o Click on a parameter, it turns White. Click on the now White button and a data entry field appears. Directly
enter the value and press the ENTER key.
Page Level Shortcuts
ENTER key – toggles the compressor on / off
UP or DOWN ARROW key (keyboard) – cycles through the compressor buttons.
2 or 8 key (front panel) – cycles through the compressor buttons.
Level meter
It displays the current audio level for this channel. The scale is dBFS.
Gain meter
It displays the total gain on the channel including make-up gain. The scale is dB.
Compress (On / Off) button
Pressing it enables (On) / disables (Off) the compressor for this channel. When this button is highlighted, pressing
the ENTER key toggles the setting.
Attack button
(Attack Speed) It controls the amount of gain slewing which will generally slow the response to attack transients
only. (Valid range: 1 – 4 – 100 ms, Value step: 1)
Attack button Shortcuts
Clicking the button the first time selects it. This allows the value to be modified by the Inc button or Dec button.
Clicking it a second time opens it for direct access.
See: Common Data Entry Field Shortcuts List {p.159}
Decay button
(Decay Speed) It controls the decay speed of the peak detector used by the dynamics processing.
(Valid range: 50 – 100 – 1000 ms, Value step: 1)