On the Faders page there is a line just below 0dB. What’s it telling me?
Thanks!
It’s a 3db down mark. Possibly to give a more granular bit of scaling to the fader position if you want to drop by that amount. Not an uncommon adjustment. Best I can offer you. It’s certainly not documented by A&H.
1 Like
This is the 0dB mark for the meter.
The metering displays from -72dB to +18dB where the fader uses a different scale and displays from -inf to +10dB.
3 Likes
This is good information! I always thought the meters would use the same scale! Is this documented anywhere? Didn’t see it in the manual.
1 Like
Bad guess on my part. Now I’m one bit less ignorant. Thanks Keith!
1 Like
I’m confused. Can you clarify this? Meter display vs fader display? Does this mean that when the meter hits that lower line the input gain on the channel is hitting 0db regardless of where the fader is, and when the fader is at that lower line it’s actually at…. what? Or am I still not understanding?
From my understanding of what Keith said:
When the meter reaches that unmarked line, the channel input is at 0dB.
If your fader is at that line, then your fader is at -3dB.
I do find it strange that the 0dB input mark is not at the 0dB fader line for some sort of conformity, but what do I know, I was always bad at maths.
The software has many strange quirks (and bugs!).
Ok, I think I understand now. I just wish they would add the ability to choose whether you want the meters to be pre or post fader.
Just a small consolation:
Also on all other A&H consoles have the (MixPad) faders a different scale than their meters. This is how it looks on SQ, for example:
The UI is laid out this way to give the meter scale a greater range than the fader. These are two separate functions that happen share real estate, which is a good, and at this point customary, design. The meter needs to show a wide range as you want to know the level even when it’s too high. By analogy, you wouldn’t want the temperature gauge in your car to top out at nominal operating temperature.
–Frank
1 Like