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has been made, you should not need to again touch this control through the rest

of the mix. You may wish to experiment with this control a little bit to become

familiar with its feel and operation. It is an exellent tool for properly matching

the different gains of various microphones to your console and achieving the

best signal-to-noise ratio.

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* The channel (parametric) equalizer on the MX2488 console is a very

precise tone control. The top control is the high frequency (treble) control, the

midrange control is in the center and the low frequency or (bass) is at the bottom

of this array. How tone controls work is basically similar to a volume control. The

difference being that a tone control litterally controls the volume of a specified

frequency range. So, when you are "Boosting" or "Cutting" with a tone control

you are litterally changing the volume of those frequencies at whatever their

range is defined to be. The general high, mid, and low frequency ranges of the

MX2488 are:

- 1kHz to 16kHz

- 200Hz to 4kHz

- 40Hz to 800Hz

With a "Parametric" equalizer such as included in the MX2488 a small band

of frequencies within the range of the specific filter (high, mid or low) are able

to be adjusted, This means that you have the ability to "zero in" on a particular

frequency within a particular band and boost or cut its volume. For example, if

you wished to boost the volume of a frequency centered at 2kHz, you would use the

midrange control. Using the midrange "Frequency control adjustment" (lower

knob) you would rotate it to the "2k" setting. Then you would use the upper knob,

rotating it clockwise until the desired boost at that frequenct is attained. (Counter-

clockwise from the center detent position would produce a "cut" or lowered

volume at that frequency).

Using a parametric equalizer is quite easy and gives excellent control over

the tone of the various instruments. It is good to note that radical adjustments of

your tone controls should never have to be made. Usually these controls are used

as a means of compensating the response of the various microphones in order to

achieve the most natural response of the instuments you are mixing.

In the upper right of the EQ section you will find an EQ/Bypass switch. This

switch allows you to remove the (3) band parametric equalizer from the signal

path in a channel. It is an excellent tool to use when determining how little, or

how much equalization has been added to a particular instrument (when

compared to its non-equalized sound). And, if you find that a particular

instrument requires no equalization you may simply remove the equalizer from

the circuit by leaving the switch in the "Up" position.

If you determine that no equalization is necessary it is prefered to

bypass the equalizer, thus ensuring the most direct signal path

and best overall signal-to-noise performance.

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