LAB:ONE ReQ·131 Instruction Manual - page 7
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ReQ·131 Instruction Manual
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The Back Panel (folded & unfolded views)
FOLD-UNFOLD [1] – To allow the RE to be maximized or minimized
TAPE STRIP [7] – Used to identify the RE. Double click to edit
CV INPUTS, CV Inverts & CV Bi-polar / Uni-polar modes [17] are used to affect each of the 31 faders
independently, and would affect the attenuation of the band filter.
CV TRIM SCALE [18] affects all CV inputs by a set scale (between 0% and 100%), for fine tuning of
CV input signals. For more information see the ‘CV controls and input options’ section.
AUDIO INPUTS and AUDIO OUTPUTS [19] sockets; to connect the RE to various other devices via audio
cabling.
The FOLD / UNFOLD arrow is used to minimize or maximize the Rack Extension.
The TAPE STRIP is used to show the name of the device. Double click to rename the device.
The AUDIO SOCKETS are used to connect your ReQ·131 to various modules within the Propellerhead
Reason environment, in a form of either an insert or a send effect (see ‘Working the ReQ·131 in practice’).
Connecting up the audio sockets can be done automatically by Reason, or can be manually done to your
own requirements. Mono devices, when connecting a new ReQ·131 to them, can automatically route their
mono signal in to the left channel, and the left output of the ReQ·131 is connected to the originally wired
socket of the mono device, closing the audio loop. Stereo devices can automatically connect their outputs
to the left and right inputs of the ReQ·131, and the ReQ·131 completes the audio chain by connecting its
outputs to the originally connected stereo pair sockets.
ReQ·131 processes audio in 3 methods, determined by the SIGNAL PATH; the choices available are Left &
Right processing (both channels are independent of each other, and are equalised together) MID-only
processing (which analyses the left and right input, determines what is the same information in both
channels, and equalises the MID signal) or SIDE-only processing (which analyses the left and right input,
determines the difference between the left and right signal information and equalises the SIDE signal).
These three signal paths are discussed further within the manual (see page 14)
The CV SOCKETS and CONTROLS are used to extend the possible usage of the ReQ·131 in a ‘dynamic’
sense, so the faders can be controlled by another device by use of CV (control voltage) information. This
can be LFOs or envelopes, or even audio converted to CV (using Scream 4’s ‘follower’ CV socket, THOR’s
Mod Matrix to receive audio in and process out via the CV out sockets, or Pulverisor’s follower CV socket, or
even the M-Class Compressor Gain Reduction CV output socket).
NOTE: If using MONO signals whilst ReQ·131 is in MID or SIDE mode, the result would be the same as
L/R mode, due to MONO signals have no stereo content naturally.