AUTOMIXER screen

ON button

Toggles the channel ON/OFF.

Level indicator

Lights up green when the audio signal reaches the level appropriate for automatic mixing.

Automix Gain

Displays the Automixer gain.

weight

The weight adjusts the correlated sensitivity between input channels. Balance the weight controls so that the automix gain displays approximately equal levels when no one is talking. For example, if there is ongoing noise near one microphone (e.g., computer fan or air vent), suppress it by reducing that channel’s weight. To change the channel’s weight setting, use the [TOUCH AND TURN] knob to adjust the weight slider.

Automixer calculates the ratios of the input levels of a specific channel against all input channels within the group. The following example explains how the weight control works.

Raising the weight control for one channel:

• Increases that channel’s automix gain, and slightly decreases the automix gain on other channels.
• Channels with higher weight settings are more likely to gain automix gain (making it easier to be heard) than other channels.

Lowering the weight control for one channel:

• Decreases that channel’s automix gain, and increases the automix gain for other channels.
• Makes it more difficult for that channel’s mic to be differentiated from others when people are speaking on multiple microphones at the same time.

group

Each channel can be assigned to one of two groups (a/b). This group function is helpful in the following applications:

• When using multiple rooms: Assign the microphones in each room to different groups so that they can function as separate automixers.
• Stereo panning: Assign the microphones panned left, right, and center to separate groups to maintain a stable stereo presence.

Channel

The input channel (fixed to CH1 to CH8) is displayed.

Group Bypass buttons

When turned ON, this bypasses each group (a/b).