Alesis DEQ230D User Manual

Basics of Equalization 

 

Channel Level mode allows you to adjust the output level of  

channels A and B independently or simultaneously. Use this 

feature to compensate for a reduction or increase of  signal level 

due to the equalization curve you have selected.  

 

To enter this mode you must start from Program mode. Once you 

are there, you can enter Channel Level mode in one of  two ways:  

 
•  On Channel A, press and hold the 16 kHz button and then 

press the 20 kHz button, or vice versa  

•  On Channel B, press and hold the 25 Hz button and then 

press the 31.5 Hz button, or vice versa. (This option only 

works when the channels are not linked.) 

 

Note: If  you press only one Band Gain button, you won't 

enter Channel Level mode--you may have entered Band Edit 

mode by mistake.  

Once the DEQ230 is in Channel Level mode, you will see the 

Band Gain LEDs go completely dark except for the ones over the 

buttons mentioned in the two steps above.  

 

From this point onward, Channel Level mode operates exactly like 

Band Edit mode: the settings for Release Edit Group and Edit 

Time Out are in effect; if  you select both channels A and B for 

editing, you have selected an Edit Group; the Relative Gain 

Display and Proportional Gain Memory will govern the gain 

adjustments made to the Edit Group.  

 

The only real difference between the way this mode and Edit 

mode operate is in the amount of  boost that is allowed to occur in 

Channel Level mode. The DEQ230 will allow each channel to be 

boosted up to +6 dB, with an allowable cut range of  -12 dB. If  

you want another 6 dB of  gain (for a total of  12 dB), you will find 

that in the Master Level function in Setup mode. But remember, 

the settings for Channel Level mode are stored with each program. 

The settings for the Master Level function are not.  

 

To exit Channel Level mode and return to Program mode, deselect 

both channels or press the [LINK/EXIT] button.