Tascam Celesonic us-20x20 Reference Manual - page 17
TASCAM US-20x20
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6 – Using the Settings Panel
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MUTE buttons
Click a MUTE button to mute that channel. These buttons
light for channels that are muted. (Default: off)
NOTE
In addition to turning the MUTE button on and off, channels
will be automatically muted and unmuted when SOLO
buttons are used
e
Pan sliders
Use to adjust the stereo positions of the signals input to
each channel.
Use the mouse to click and drag a pan slider left or right to
adjust the stereo position.
While dragging the mouse, the adjusted position is shown
above the channel level fader (
t
).
The value is L20 when set all the way to the left, R20 when
set all the way to the right and C when centered.
Setting range: L20–L1, C (default value), R1–R20 (41
steps total)
The pan slider appears blue when centered (C) and yellow at
all other positions.
NOTE
•
When the pan slider is centered (C), signals are reduced by 3
dB and sent to the left and right buses.
•
Double-click the pan slider to return it to the center (C)
position.
•
When the pan slider is at the left end (L20), the signal is sent
only to the left bus of the stereo bus. It is not sent to the right
bus.
•
When the pan slider is at the right end (R20), the signal is
sent only to the right bus of the stereo bus. It is not sent to
the left bus.
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Channel faders
Use these to adjust the levels of the signals sent from each
channel to the stereo bus.
Range: −infinity to 6 dB (default: −infinity)
Use the mouse to click and drag a channel fader up or down
to adjust its level.
The gain value of the channel fader is shown in the fader
level display area (
y
).
NOTE
Double-click the fader to set it to 0 dB.
t
Channel level meters
These meters show the signal levels of each channel.
The channel level meters appear green at levels of -12 dB or
less, yellow at levels from −12 dB to −6 dB and red at levels
above −6 dB.
Each level meter has an overload indicator at its top.
NOTE
The channel meters show the levels before being adjusted
by the faders. Level meters are not affected by fader adjust-
ments or even their channels being muted.
y
Fader level display areas
These show the levels of the channel faders above them as
decibel values.
u
LINK buttons
Click a LINK button to unite odd and even channels as a
single stereo channel. When linked, this button lights for
those channels. (Default: unlit)
When a pair is stereo linked, the buttons and knobs of the
channels are combined. The channel level meters are also
shown is a stereo pair.
See “LINK button overview” on page 20 for details.
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Channel notes
You can input up to six alphanumeric characters.
o
Character input
Click one of these areas. The cursor will blink when ready
for input.
When the unit is ready, use a computer keyboard to
input characters.
When done inputting, press the computer Enter key to
confirm.
o
When done inputting characters, you must press the
computer Enter key to confirm. If you do not press the
Enter key, the input characters will continue to be shown
but will not be saved when you switch to a different page
from the “MIXER” page.
o
REVERB button
Click the REVERB button to apply reverb. (Default: on)
When the reverb is on, the REVERB button lights.
NOTE
The reverb cannot be turned on if the sampling frequency is
176.4/192kHz.
p
RETURN knob and indicator
Use to adjust the return level, which is the signal from the
reverb effect returned to the stereo bus.
Range: inf to 6 dB (default: inf)
Use the mouse to click and drag the Return knob up or
down to adjust the level.
While dragging the mouse, the value being adjusted is
shown to the bottom right of the RETURN knob.
The indicator lights blue at levels of 0 dB or less and yellow
at levels from 0 dB to 6 dB.
a
AUX MASTER 1/REVERB knob and indicator
Use this to adjust the send master level of the signal sent to
the AUX 1 bus and reverb effect.
Range: inf to 6 dB (default: 0 dB)
Use the mouse to click and drag the 1/REVERB knob up or
down to adjust the send level.
While dragging the mouse, the value being adjusted is
shown below and to the right of the 1/REVERB knob.
The indicator lights blue at levels of 0 dB or less and yellow
at levels from 0 dB to 6 dB.