Alesis DEQ830 User Manual

Basics of Equalization

Likewise, if the lowest gain setting of any band in this same Edit

Group is -4 dB, then the largest number you will see in the Relative

Gain display going all the way up is 16 (see fig. 5).

Likewise, if the lowest gain setting of any band in this same Edit

Group is -4 dB, then the largest number you will see in the Relative

Gain display going all the way up is 16 (see fig. 5).

So if you run the Relative Gain display up and down repeatedly

with this Edit Group, the display will hit the "ceiling" at 16 and

bottom out at 18.

So if you run the Relative Gain display up and down repeatedly

with this Edit Group, the display will hit the "ceiling" at 16 and

bottom out at 18.

The Release Edit Group function

Once you have changed the value of the Edit Group, the DEQ830

will react one of two ways to further presses of the [BAND

SELECT] buttons. To decide which option suits your working

method or circumstance, experiment with the setting for the

Release Edit Group function in Utility Mode.

Once you have changed the value of the Edit Group, the DEQ830

will react one of two ways to further presses of the [BAND

SELECT] buttons. To decide which option suits your working

method or circumstance, experiment with the setting for the

Release Edit Group function in Utility Mode.

If this function is on, the very next [BAND SELECT] button

you press after you have changed the level of the Edit Group will

“release” all of the previously selected bands. The only band that

will be selected is the one you just pressed. You will know this

happened because only Band Gain LED will now be blinking.

If this function is on, the very next [BAND SELECT] button

you press after you have changed the level of the Edit Group will

“release” all of the previously selected bands. The only band that

will be selected is the one you just pressed. You will know this

happened because only Band Gain LED will now be blinking.

Remember, if you want to
keep the edited curve or
program, be sure to store it in
memory. For instructions on
how to do this, turn to page
41.

If the Release Edit Group function is set to “Off,” the next

[BAND SELECT] button you press after you have changed the

level of the Edit Group will simply add that band to the Edit

Group.