The left screen on the S5000, S7000 and C3500 is dedicated to channel processing. The S3000, C1500, CTi1500 and C2500 incorporate processing into the System screen.

Harmony UI

dLive integrates the touchscreen with a set of ‘wrap-around’ controls colour-coded for intuitive and quick operation. Dedicated areas of the screen display values and status of the corresponding controls; some are configurable or user assignable (widget areas).

1. Selected channel – Displays the name, colour, type and number of the currently selected channel. Tap to edit channel name and colour. 7 colours and off are available.

   A name can have up to 8 characters, however only the first 6 characters will be displayed in the fader strip LCD. To store a name for instant access later on, touch a ‘quick name’ box and touch Store.

2. Active Mix – Displays the name, colour, type and number of the currently active Mix. If a DCA Spill is active on the Surface, the Mix name is surrounded by a red square.

   🛈 Be aware of which mix is currently active. It is good practice to turn off the Mix key to return to the main mix once you have finished adjusting a mix.

3. Main screen area – Touch any of the tabs at the top of the screen to open a specific processing block or page. Alternatively, tap on any of the widget areas described below to open any associated processing page in the main screen area.

4. Preamp and Filters – Displays the preamp meter and values for the Input Channel Gain, Trim, HPF and LPF controls. The HPF and LPF graphs are greyed out when the associated filter is off. The controls are hidden where not available, for example when a Mix channel or DCA is selected.

   You can tap on this area to select the preamp or filters when using the Copy/Paste/Reset or Listen keys.

5. South Area – User assignable area, typically used for displaying the PEQ parameters and/or response curve. Press the View key to toggle between the configured views.

⚙ To configure, hold down the Setup key and touch this area, drag the required views from the left to the right of the screen, touch these to set any option or preference, then touch Apply to confirm.

🛈 The South Area configuration is stored in Shows, not in Scene memories.

You can tap on this area to select the PEQ when using the Copy/Paste/Reset or Listen keys.

The following views are available in this version of firmware.

Individual PEQ Bands – Displays the response of each PEQ band. Frequency and gain values are temporarily shown when a setting is adjusted.

Multiband PEQ Graph – Full range PEQ view. The individual effect of each band is shown as fill colours, while the overall response curve is shown as a yellow line. Frequency and gain values are temporarily shown when a setting is adjusted.

PEQ Values Only – Displays value bars for Gain, Width and Frequency.

PEQ with RTA – Displays the PEQ as in the Multiband PEQ view, with an overlayed RTA.

RTA – Configurable RTA view, can use RTA 1 or 2 and provide any of the RTA views (Bar, Line or Sonogram), or follow the setting of the main RTA selected.

Meters – Scrollable meter-bridge widget showing signal level, gain reduction, gate activity, channel names and colours. Can be set to display Inputs, FX Returns, Mixes, AMM or any of the 4 User Meter views. The tap-off point for the meters can be chosen for Input, Mixes and User views. The channel name background is red when the channel is muted via the channel mute, DCA mute or mute group.

General Information – Displays a number of different configurable console parameters including the Last Recalled, Next and Selected Scene information, clock, current user and current firmware.

Automation and Clock – Fixed format version of General Information, showing Last Show, Last, Selected and Next Scene along with a large real time clock.

6. Soft Rotaries – Displays the parameters for the assigned controls and meters or thumbnail graphs where applicable. Press the keys on top of the rotaries, or swipe within the widget area to toggle between the 3 available layers.

Soft Rotaries can be set to follow channel selection, active Mix or to be locked to a specific channel. Their assignments and settings are stored in Scene memories.

⚙ To configure, hold down the Setup key and touch this area, drag the required widgets from the left to the right of the screen, check for any option or preference, then touch Apply to confirm.

The following widgets are available in this version of firmware:

	Gate and Comp Gate with signal meter, graph, gain reduction meter, Threshold and Depth control; Compressor with signal meter (pre and post), graph, gain reduction meter, Ratio, Threshold and Gain control.
	Gate Signal meter, graph, gain reduction meter, sidechain graph, histogram, Threshold, Depth, Hold, Attack and Release control.
	Comp Signal meter, (pre and post), graph, gain reduction meter, sidechain graph, histogram, Ratio, Threshold, Gain, Attack and Release control.
	Send levels Configurable widget with up to 6 sends, typically for monitor use or FX sends.
	FX Controls of 6 key parameters for a chosen FX unit.
	Scenes Scrollable scene list. Touch a Scene to select. The selected Scene is highlighted in yellow. The Next or ‘Go’ Scene is highlighted in green.

Copy/Paste/Reset, Setup, Listen and Lib keys

The following keys can be used in conjunction with the touchscreen:

Copy – Hold down and touch any highlighted area of the screen to copy the settings of a specific processing block. A temporary message will appear at the bottom of the screen to confirm the operation.

Paste - Hold down and touch any highlighted area of the screen to paste copied settings. A temporary message will appear at the bottom of the screen to confirm the operation.

Reset - Hold down and touch any highlighted area of the touchscreen to reset the associated parameters to factory default. A temporary message will appear at the bottom of the screen to confirm the operation.

⚙ Setup – Hold down and touch any highlighted area of the screen to configure it. For example, touch a widget area to set up functions, views or controls. Touch on the main screen area to access options further to those displayed.

Listen – Hold down and touch any highlighted area of the screen to listen to the selected channel at that point in the signal path. The signal temporarily overwrites the PAFL bus and associated meters. Press the PAFL Clear key or touch the screen popup to cancel.

Lib – Press to access the Library window for the current page. Libraries let you store and recall presets for individual processing blocks such as EQ and Compressor, and also for the whole Input or Mix channel. Input and Mix channel processing Libraries are accessed from their Overview page.

The Library window shows 3 types of Library: Factory, User (stored in the mixer) and USB (stored in the USB key). Touch to select a Library item and use the buttons to Recall, Overwrite or Delete. Touch Store New to store a new item and use the keypad to apply a name. Use the Shows/Util / Memory / Library Manager to organize or transfer your Libraries.

Help – Press to display a contextual help for the current screen.

Bank view

The Bank view provides an at-a-glance overview of all channels assigned to the active fader Bank and Layer. It follows both channel selection and Layer selection, so that it always displays the channels you are working on.

The Bank view can be used with the Copy/Paste/Reset and Listen keys, for example for copying a single processing block to one or multiple channels. See the paragraph above for details on using these keys.

Input channels – Displays name and colour, source type, preamp meter, gain, +48V and polarity, gate graph, filters, PEQ graph, compressor graph, Pan and channel meter. The channel name is framed in orange when Virtual Soundcheck is active.

1. Tap on a channel to select. The selected channel is highlighted in green.
2. Tap on a processing block within a selected channel to open the associated page.
3. Gang membership of channels is shown next to the Gain control.
4. Pull down the name of a selected Input channel, or swipe down with two fingers anywhere in the Bank view to display details of the sources such as socket numbers. Pull / swipe down again to restore the normal view. Use the I/O or Processing / Preamp screen to patch sources.

DCAs – Displays name, colour, members (assigned channels) and whether the ‘Fader to Zero dB’ and ‘MCA’ options are enabled. Use the Routing screen or the Surface Assign keys to assign channels.

1. List of members. Scroll the list up or down if the members are too numerous to fit in the strip.

2. Tap to enable MCA mode on a DCA. MCA mode can be set globally on all DCAs in Surface / Control / DCA/MCA Spills.

   🛈 See Appendix F in this guide for more details on MCA functionality.

3. Tap to enable the DCA Fader to Zero dB mode on a DCA. This forces the DCA fader to 0dB.

   Mix channels – Displays name and colour, Ext Input, meter (pre-processing), polarity, PEQ graph, compressor graph, and channel meter (post-processing).

4. Pull down the name of a selected Mix channel to display details of the Ext Input source such as socket number. Pull down the name again to restore the normal view. Use the I/O or Processing / Ext In screen to patch sources.

Overview

The Overview page provides an at-a-glance view of all processing for the selected Input or Mix channel. Touch a section to open the related page.

Press the Lib key while on the Overview page to access the channel Library.

Input channels

1. Preamp – Displays the Preamp source, Gain and Digital Trim. Icons show 48V phantom power and polarity setting.
2. Processing – Thumbnail graphs of Filters, PEQ, Gate and Compressor complete with sidechain. EQ and filter curves display yellow when switched In and grey when switched Out. Dynamics display blue when switched In and grey when switched Out.
3. Insert – Assignment and bypass status are shown for the two Insert points.
4. Delay – Shows the setting for the selected channel.
5. Library – Opens the Input Channel Library. Input channel Libraries store Preamp settings, Stereo Width, Preamp Model, Filters, Gate, PEQ, Compressor, Delay, Name & Colour, Direct Out Level, and Routing (sends and assignments to mixes). Recall Options let you choose which of these settings to recall.

🛈 Channel Libraries created prior to V2.0 will not include Name & Colour or Routing.

Mix channels

1. Ext In – Displays the External Input source, Gain and Digital Trim. Icons show 48V phantom power and polarity setting.
2. Processing – Thumbnail graphs of PEQ, NEQ and Compressor complete with sidechain. The PEQ curve and GEQ sliders display yellow when switched In and grey when switched Out. The compressor graph displays blue when switched In and grey when switched Out.
3. Insert – Assignment and bypass status are shown.
4. Delay – Shows the setting for the selected channel.
5. Library – Opens the Mix Channel Library. Mix channel Libraries store Ext In Preamp settings, PEQ, NEQ, Compressor, Delay, Name & Colour, Aux Source Point, and Routing (sends and assignments to the selected Mix channel). Recall Options let you choose which of these settings to recall.

🛈 Channel Libraries created prior to V2.0 will not include Name & Colour or Routing.

Preamp

The Preamp page provides access to the Input Channel source patching and other Input settings.

1. Source Select – Open the drop-down menu to choose which source to patch to the channel, touch the Socket box then turn the screen Rotary to select the required socket or number, then touch Apply.

   Sources that can be patched include MixRack sockets, Surface sockets, DX Expander inputs, Mix Busses, PAFL busses, USB stereo playback, I/O Port inputs, the output of built-in effects (Rack FX), and the Signal Generator.

   🛈 When patching from a DT168 or DT164-W expander, preamp controls will appear when a valid patch is made from a DT socket, via a Dante card, to the input channel. Ensure the correct patch is made in both Dante Controller and the dLive’s I/O page.

   To provide a simple starting point, the Template Show default is one-to-one mapping of sockets to channels.

2. Socket Preamp – If the patched source is a Mic/Line XLR input then its Preamp controls are shown. These provide remote control of the input preamp circuit located at the socket. Pad switches in a 20dB input attenuator, and the combined Gain + Pad value is shown in the Gain box. Touch and hold the 48V button for 1 second to enable or disable phantom power.

   Enable the Scene Recall Safe option to make the Preamp Gain, Pad and 48V settings safe from Scene Recall. This can be useful when splitting the same mic preamp to two or more channels.

   🛈 Making a channel Safe using the Surface Safe key automatically makes the associated Preamp safe. Turning off Safe using the surface key unsafes the Preamp.

3. RF Info – If the patched source is associated with an RF Device Channel then the RF Info box is shown. Channel name, mute status, battery level, RF signal strength and receiver audio level/peak information is displayed. Touch anywhere in the RF Info box to open the External Device Channel window.

In addition to the information shown in the RF Info box, channel RF frequency is displayed as well as several options:

Locate - When enabled, Locate flashes the front panel lights of the selected channel’s RF receiver until the Locate button is turned off.

Up - Turns up the RF receiver gain on the selected channel in +1dB increments.

Down - Turns down the RF receiver gain on the selected channel in -1dB increments.

Mute - Toggles the selected channel’s RF receiver Mute status.

Close – Close the External Device Channel window and return to the Preamp page.

4. Stereo Image – If the channel is configured as stereo then the Stereo Image settings are shown. Mode selects normal stereo input (L/R), reversed stereo input (R/L), stereo with inverted Left polarity (L –Pol/R), reversed stereo with inverted Right polarity (R –Pol/L), mono sum (Mono), Left as mono source to both sides (L/L), Right as mono source to both sides (R/R), Middle/Side decode to stereo (M/S) with the first input of the pair acting as the MID signal and the second signal of the pair acting as the SIDE signal. Width adjusts the Stereo Image from 0% (mono) to 100% (stereo).

5. Preamp On Surface – Lets you choose whether the fader strip rotaries control the Preamp Gain or channel Trim when in Gain mode. Turn on Enable Preamp on Surface for normal, single console operation. Turn it off to prevent accidental Gain changes in situations where the same preamp is shared between FoH and Monitor consoles. When off, the dedicated Preamp rotary control is disabled and a warning pop-up appears any time the Gain setting is adjusted on screen.

   ⚙ Hold down Setup and touch anywhere in the Preamp screen to access a global setting for disabling Preamp on Surface. This affects all channels.

6. Enable ABCD – Turn on Enable ABCD to activate ABCD inputs on the selected channel.

Select A, B, C or D to enable that source to the selected input channel.

Select ABCD Source Setup to access patching for each of the A,B,C & D inputs on the selected channel.

Select A, B, C or D to enable that source to the selected input channel.

🛈 Patching to ABCD inputs can also be performed via the I/O screen.

Select Disable ABCD to deactivate ABCD inputs on the selected channel.

⚙ Hold down Setup and touch anywhere in the Preamp screen to access global settings for enabling and disabling ABCD on Input Channels. This affects all channels.

7. Trim – Trim provides +/- 24dB control in addition to the Preamp Gain or when the source does not have a preamp (for example inputs from an I/O Port). Trim is part of the channel, not the preamp, and is therefore useful in situations where the preamp is shared between FoH and Monitor consoles.

When Gain Tracking is activated, Trim automatically changes to compensate for preamp gain changes.

Gain Tracking may be used:

• In Multi-Surface mode, with up to 4 Surfaces.
• Between MixRacks connected via gigaACE cards with Gain Sharing turned on in the I/O Port settings.
• Between dLive and Avantis consoles, when sharing DT168 and DT164W preamps.

⚙ Hold down Setup and touch anywhere in the Preamp screen to define a Gain Tracking channel range. This allows the operator to quickly enable or disable Gain Tracking across a range of channels.

A post-Trim signal meter is shown. Polarity toggles normal and reverse.

8. Preamp Model – Displays the DEEP Processing model and controls, if one is loaded. Press the Lib key to access the preamp Library and load a preamp model such as a Dual Stage Valve.

Ext In

You can assign an external input to any Mix channel, for example for bus summing, combining console outputs, or external communications. In addition to sockets, Mix and PAFL buses can also be selected as external inputs. The Ext Input sums with the Mix channel pre-insert and is affected by the Mix processing and fader.

1. Source Select – Open the drop-down menu to choose which source to patch to the channel, touch the Socket box then turn the screen Rotary to select the required socket or number, then touch Apply. Socket Preamp and Trim controls are shown when an Ext In is assigned.
2. Talkback – Touch to toggle Talkback ON/OFF to the selected Mix channel.
3. SigGen – Touch to toggle SigGen ON/OFF.

The SigGen can be sent to one or both sides of a stereo Mix channel by touching the left and/or right side of the button.

Filter

The Filter page provides access to the HPF and LPF filters.

1. Graph – Touch and drag the HPF (green) or LPF (yellow) dots to adjust the filter cut-off frequency.
2. HPF – The frequency for the High Pass Filter is adjustable from 20Hz to 2kHz, and the Slope can be selected from 12dB/octave to 24dB/octave. Two filter types are available: Butterworth (optimized frequency response) and Bessel (optimized phase response).
3. LPF – The frequency for the Low Pass Filter is adjustable from 20Hz to 20kHz. The slope is fixed 12dB/octave.

Gate (Ducker / Expander)

This page provides access to the Input channel Gate settings and sidechain filter.

Press the Lib key to access the Gate Library. This is also where you can recall a ducker or expander to replace the gate.

1. Side Chain – Touch the Side Chain Source box to open a window for selecting the Key (trigger) input to the Gate. An adjustable BPF, HPF and LPF filter or shelf can be switched in to limit the frequency range of the Key signal. The curve turns yellow when the filter is switched in.
2. Histogram – Shows Gate activity over time.
3. Gate Settings – Touch and drag in the graph or touch a parameter box and use the screen rotary do adjust.

Threshold sets the level at which the gate opens to let the signal through. The meter on the left lines up with the graph and shows the signal at the input to the gate. The gain reduction meter on the right shows when the gate is closed. Depth sets how much the signal is attenuated when the gate closes. Attack, Hold, Release set how fast the gate opens when the signal rises above the threshold, how long it is held open after the signal falls below the threshold, and how long it takes to attenuate after it closes.

Dual Threshold Expander Settings - Touch and drag in the graph or touch a parameter box and use the screen rotary to adjust. Upper Threshold sets the level at which the expander begins to fully open. Lower Threshold sets the level at which the expander begins to reduce the gain to the full Depth as specified on the right. The expander can be made more aggressive by putting the two thresholds close together, or less aggressive by having them further apart. The Attack and Release parameters allow you to choose how quickly the expander begins to respond after the signal passes the thresholds and how quickly the expander gain reduction changes after it responds. The EXP button selects either a Linear or Logarithmic response to the signal passing the threshold.

Source Expander Settings - Touch a parameter box and use the screen rotary do adjust. Choose the Threshold at which you would like the expander to operate along with the depth (amount) of gain reduction and the speed (Slow, Medium or Fast) of its response rate.

Ducker settings - Touch and drag in the graph or touch a parameter box and use the screen rotary do adjust.

Threshold sets the level at which the Ducker starts to attenuate the signal. The meter on the left lines up with the graph and shows the signal at the input to the Ducker. The gain reduction meter on the right shows when the Ducker is active. Depth sets how much the signal is attenuated when the Ducker is active. Attack, Hold, Release set how fast the Ducker operates when the signal rises above the threshold, how long it is held after the signal falls below the threshold, and how long it takes to attenuate.

It is typical for a Ducker to be keyed from an external Side Chain Source, for example a background music channel set to duck when a presenter microphone exceeds a given threshold.

Inserts and Dyn8

You can insert external equipment, external plugins, one of 64 internal Dyn8 engines, one of 16 internal RackExtra or 8 RackUltra FX units into a channel. Input channels provide two Insert points (post Gate and post PEQ/Comp).

Insert Settings – Press In to switch the inserted device in circuit. Choose the Operating Level of the insert point: Digital sends the signal at 0dB for use with external digital equipment via AES3 or I/O Ports; Analogue compensates for the +4dBu nominal level on the XLR outputs, so that the overall gain of the insert circuit is 0dB; -10dBV is a standard for consumer equipment. Press Unassign to clear the current Insert assignment.

1. Insert Patch – Use the drop-down menus to assign the Send and Return to physical sockets, I/O Ports, Dyn8 engines or FX units. Touch the boxes and use the screen rotary to select socket or number. When assigning Dyn8 engines, the system automatically selects the next available (unassigned) engine. Touch Apply to confirm.
2. If an internal RackExtra or RackUltra FX is assigned, the controls for the device are displayed in the Insert screen for convenience, together with a button to access the FX Library and a Dry/Wet control to adjust the balance of direct and effect signal.

Dyn8

Each engine offers 4 bands of multiband compression and 4 bands of dynamic EQ.

Select view mode: multiband controls, dynamic EQ controls, or a graphic overview of both.

1. Per-band bypass controls.

2. The multiband view has also controls of compression Knee (Hard or Soft), an option to Link all parameters across bands for quick setup, and a Rel option to link all parameters whilst keeping the relative offset.

   The dynamic EQ view has an option to select the function of the screen rotary (Freq or Gain) when a band is selected in the graph.

   Select the External Key Source. Each band can be set to operate with the selected key source or Self keyed. The key signal frequency range is selectable per band with Split (key signal frequency range defined by band crossover/width settings) and Wide (full 20Hz-20kHz bandwidth) options.

3. Set the desired ballistics mode. There are two manual (Peak, RMS) and four automatic modes (Punch, Opto, Slow, Fast) for the multiband compressor, with the manual modes providing per-band Attack and Release time. The dynamic EQ offers two per-band ballistic modes: Std 9 (standard, smooth frequency conscious release) or Fast 9 (fast release).

   The multiband graph displays the resulting crossover frequency response. Shaded fills show dynamic gain reduction. The yellow curve shows makeup gain for each band, and the blue curve shows maximum potential gain reduction.

4. The dynamic EQ graph displays the 4-band frequency response, with the shaded fills showing dynamic activity and the solid outline showing maximum cut/boost for each band.

   Touch and drag the points to adjust frequency values. To avoid accidental changes, the Gain can only be controlled in Director or by using the screen rotary.

   Choose the crossover Slope: - 6, 18, or 24 dB/oct. Slope 6 has minimal phase summing distortion and is typically used for programme mastering. Slope 18 and 24 provide more band isolation and work well for vocal and instrument control.

5. Per-band controls of threshold, gain (multiband), ratio (multiband), width (dynamic EQ).
6. The dynamic EQ Gain set in the graph is the maximum amount of compression (cut) or expansion (boost) for the band when the sidechain signal level is Above or Below the threshold setting, depending on settings.

PEQ

The Parametric Equaliser provides 4 fully adjustable bands of equalisation. It can be adjusted using dedicated rotary controls on the surface or using the touchscreen.

⚙ Hold down Setup and touch the navigation tabs area to access channel options including the processing order of PEQ and Compressor. The default order is PEQ first, Compressor next. You can invert the order on a per channel basis or globally.

🛈 The PEQ/Comp order for each channel is stored in Show files. It is not stored in Scene memories.

⚙ Hold down Setup and touch anywhere in the PEQ screen to access the Global Input Channels PEQ Options. Enable Width Latch (C Class Surfaces only) changes the behaviour of the physical Width button on the Surface from momentary to latching. Fill Curves displays the individual response of the 4 PEQ bands and HPF / LFP filters with shaded colours. The frequency range for the 4 bands may be set globally for all Input or Mixes to be limited or Full Range.

1. Graph – Touch and drag the 4 band dots to adjust their centre frequencies. Touch and drag the HPF / LPF dots to adjust their cut-off frequencies. The overall frequency response curve turns yellow when the PEQ is switched in and grey when switched out. The RTA1 can be overlayed in the graph.

   🛈 Note that the RTA Source is displayed in the top left corner of the graph and may not be the currently selected channel, depending on the RTA1 settings.

2. PEQ Settings – Frequency sweeps the shelving, centre or cut-off frequency for each band. Width adjusts the width in octaves of the bell shaped EQ band. Gain allows up to +/-15dB boost or cut for each band. The LF and HF EQ bands can be set as shelving, bell shaped or low/high cut 12dB/octave filters.

RTA Settings – Touch RTA to enable or disable the RTA overlay.

Set the Min and Max Scale to adjust for sensitivity or signal level. Touch Position and drag the RTA area on the graph to locate and resize the overlay. You can also control the Opacity of the overlay. Select the view Type (Bar, Line or Sonogram) - this is independent from the Type selected in the main RTA1 screen.

For a detailed description of the RTA graph and other settings, please refer to the Meters chapter later in this guide.

NEQ

A choice of 28-band 1/3 octave Graphic Equaliser or 12-band PEQ is provided on each of the Mix outputs. It can be adjusted using the touchscreen or the Surface faders.

1. GEQ Graph – The top part of the screen shows the combined frequency response curve of the GEQ. The curve turns yellow when the GEQ is switched in and grey when switched out. The RTA1 is overlayed on this graph, with peak band indication.

   🛈 Note that the RTA Source is displayed in the top right corner of the graph and may not be the currently selected channel, depending on the RTA1 settings.

2. GEQ Sliders – Touch a frequency slider to select and drag it up / down or use the screen rotary to adjust the gain.

3. GEQ Settings – Press Fader Flip to control the GEQ with the Surface faders. The fader strips and their LCD displays show the settings of the GEQ frequency bands, while the right hand fader becomes the master for the selected Mix and the channel meters display the RTA for the currently selected RTA1 source. Press Fader Flip again to toggle between frequency banks and back to normal mixing. Select Library to open the NEQ Libraries or NEQ Type to select a different DEEP Processing GEQ model or 12-band PEQ.

   🛈 See Appendix A in this guide for more details on GEQ models.

4. NEQ12 Graph – Touch and drag the 12 band symbols to adjust their centre frequencies. The overall frequency response curve turns yellow when the PEQ is switched in and grey when switched out. The RTA1 can be overlayed in the graph.

   🛈 Note that the RTA Source is displayed in the top left corner of the graph and may not be the currently selected channel, depending on the RTA1 settings.

5. NEQ12 Settings – Use the tabs to navigate through the controls for the 12 available bands. Each tab uses a different symbol for the frequency bands, and colours for easy identification.
6. Frequency sweeps the shelving, centre or cut-off frequency for each band. Width adjusts the width in octaves of the bell shaped EQ band. Gain allows up to +/-15dB boost or cut for each band. The LF and HF EQ bands can be set as shelving, bell shaped or low/high cut with selectable 12/24/48dB /octave filters.

Select NEQ Library to open the NEQ Libraries or NEQ Type to switch to a GEQ model.

RTA Settings – Touch RTA to enable or disable the RTA overlay.

Set the Min and Max Scale to adjust for sensitivity or signal level. Touch Position and drag the RTA area on the graph to locate and resize the overlay. You can also control the Opacity of the overlay. Select the view Type (Bar, Line or Sonogram) - this is independent from the Type selected in the main RTA1 screen.

For a detailed description of the RTA graph and other settings, please refer to the Meters chapter later in this guide.

Compressor

This page provides access to the channel Compressor settings and sidechain filter.

⚙ Hold down Setup and touch the navigation tabs area to access channel options including the processing order of PEQ and Compressor. The default order is PEQ first, Compressor next. You can invert the order on a per channel basis or globally.

🛈 The PEQ/Comp order for each channel is stored in Show files. It is not stored in Scene memories.

Several DEEP compressor models are available including emulations of classic industry standards. These can be recalled via Library presets and include the option of a channel Ducker to replace the Compressor. Touch the Library button or press the Surface Lib key to access the available Libraries.

🛈 See Appendix A in this guide for more details on Compressor models. See the Gate section earlier in this guid for more details on the Ducker.

1. Side Chain – Touch the Side Chain Source box to open a window for selecting the Key (trigger) input to the Gate. An adjustable BPF, HPF and LPF filter or shelf can be switched in to limit the frequency range of the Key signal. The curve turns yellow when the filter is switched in.
2. Parallel Path – Lets you balance the dry ‘uncompressed’ signal with the compressed output. When turned off, only the compressed signal is routed to the output.
3. Compressor Settings – Touch and drag in the graph or touch a parameter box and use the screen rotary do adjust.
4. Threshold sets the level at which the compression starts. The meter on the left lines up with the graph and shows the signal at the input to the compressor. The gain reduction meter on the right shows how much the signal is being compressed. Ratio sets the amount of compression when the signal exceeds the threshold. A ratio of 1:1 means no compression. Set Ratio to ‘Infinity’ to use the compressor as a limiter. Gain is the make-up gain to compensate for the drop in overall volume after compression. Soft Knee adds compression gradually with gentler ratio as it approaches the threshold. Attack and Release control how fast the compressor pulls back the signal when it exceeds the threshold and how long it takes to let go when the signal drops below the threshold.
5. Compressor Histogram – Shows Compressor activity over time.

Delay

The delay settings for all the channels or mixes are shown on this page, with the currently selected channel highlighted. Use the screen rotary to change its value, or touch another parameter box to adjust the delay for a different channel. Touch the In buttons to toggle the delay in or out. Input delays can be adjusted up to 340ms, Mix delays up to 680ms.

⚙ Hold down Setup and touch anywhere in the Delay page to access the unit and temperature preferences for the Delay. The default unit is ms but can be changed to metres, feet, or samples. This can be changed globally for the Input channels and for the Mix channels. Enter the ambient temperature if using distances so that dLive can compensate for the effect on delay.