Alesis MultiMix 6 FX Reference Manual - Page 21

A Tour of the MultiMix 2 Channel Strips The six channel strips are virtually identical to each other, with the only difference being that channels 1 - 2 are mono and channels 3 - 6 are stereo. Each channel strip contains the following components. Level Control The level control knob controls how much of the signal from the mic or line inputs is sent to the channel. To adjust the level, simply turn the knob to the desired level. In the leftmost position, levels are cut completely, and in the rightmost position you get an additional 10dB of gain. PAN or BAL This control-labeled PAN on the mono channels and BAL on the stereo channels-lets you assign the channel to a particular spot within the stereo spectrum. If you turn this knob to the left, you can hear the signal move to the left, and if you turn it to the right...you get the picture. The pan controls do this by adjusting the amount of the signal being sent to the left main mix bus versus the right main mix bus. The balance controls do it by controlling the relative balance of the left and right channel signals being sent to the left and right main mix buses. PEAK LED This indicator lets you know when the channel's signal is clipping. This light plays an important role in setting channel levels by helping you know when to reduce the channel's gain. Aux This knob controls the level of the internal effects and the aux send. If the EFF/AUX switch is engaged, this knob controls the level of the aux send, and if the switch is in the up position, the AUX knob controls the internal effects send level. The aux send is post-fader, which means that it is affected by the fader (or level control knob in this instance) and EQ settings. A post-fader send is generally used for sending the signal to an external effects device (so that the fader controls the signal level). EQ The MultiMix gives you three bands of EQ per channel. Using these knobs, you can tailor the channel's signal by boosting some frequencies and cutting others. The LO and HI controls are shelving controls with fixed frequencies of 75 Hz and 12 kHz respectively. The MID control has a peaking response fixed at 2.5 kHz. "Shelving" means that the mixer boosts or cuts all frequencies past the specified frequency. "Peaking" means that frequencies above 19