Alesis DEQ230 User Manual

Basics of Equalization 

 

No doubt there will be times when you want to switch back and 

forth between different programs to determine which one is best 

suited for the audio source. But as easy as it is to navigate between 

the DEQ230's programs in Program mode, it's still difficult to 

focus on what's happening to the audio when you're making sure 

you land on the right program.  

 

Audition mode provides the solution. It allows you to specify any 

of  the 60 programs within the DEQ230 as members of  the 

Audition List. This is like a series of  bookmarks, allowing you 

to jump over programs that are not intended for a particular 

audio source and only call up the ones that are.  

 

To enter Audition mode, first be sure the DEQ230 is in Program 

mode. After that, press and hold the [LINK/EXIT] button and 

then press the [DOWN] button. You will see four more LEDs 

light up over one of  the [BAND SELECT] buttons, in addition 

to the Band Gain LEDs that were already lit for the current 

program. These four LEDs indicate that the [BAND SELECT] 

button beneath them now represents the active program in the 

Audition List. You will also see the number of  the active program 

in the Numeric LED Display. 

 

As you know, the DEQ230 has 60 programs. Conveniently, it also 

has 60 [BAND SELECT] buttons. So in Audition mode the 

[BAND SELECT] buttons represent a "map" of  the Preset and 

User programs, and are used to select the programs that will be 

auditioned.  

 

For example, if  you entered Audition mode while you were on 

Preset program 04, then the stack of  lit LEDs would be above the 

63 Hz band on Channel A. If  you want to toggle between that 

program and Preset program 10, count six [BAND SELECT] 

buttons to the right and press the 250 Hz button. You will notice 

that now there are four LEDs lit above the 250 Hz [BAND 

SELECT] button and only two LEDs lit above the 63 Hz band. 

As you recall, the four LEDs indicate which of  the programs is 

active. The presence of  two lit LEDs indicates that a program is 

part of  the Audition List, but is not currently the active program.  

 

You may add as many programs as you like to the Audition List. If  

you no longer want a given program to be part of  the Audition 

List, simply press its [BAND SELECT] button again briefly. Its 

LED will turn off, indicating that this program will be skipped 

over the next time you cycle through the Audition List.  

 

To exit Audition mode, press the [LINK/EXIT] button again, or 

deselect all programs from the Audition List.