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Manuel d’utilisation Alesis 03D

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    i 03D—Owner’s Manual Important Information Read the Following Before Operating the 03D W arnings • Do not locate the 03D in a place subject t o e x c essi v e heat or in dir ect sunlight. This could be a fir e hazar d. • Do not place the 03D in a place subject t o ex c essiv e h umidity or dust. This c ould be a fire and electrical shock ...

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    ii 03D—Owner’s Manual Inter ference 03D uses high-frequency digital circuits that may cause int erference on radios and tele- visions placed close to it. I f interferenc e does oc cur , r elocate the affect ed equipment. Copyright © 1997 Y amaha Corporation. All rights reserved. N o part of the 03D software or this Ow ner’ s Manual may be r ...

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    Contents iii 03D—Owner’s Manual Contents 1 Welcome to the 03D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Welcome to 03D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About this Owner’s Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 03D Installation . . . . . . ...

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    iv Contents 03D—Owner’s Manual Bypassing the EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Resetting the EQ Gain Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 EQ Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Sto ...

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    Contents v 03D—Owner’s Manual Metering Aux Sends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Sending Channel Signals to Aux Sends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Pre-fader/Post-fader Aux Sends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Setting Aux Send Master Le ...

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    vi Contents 03D—Owner’s Manual 14 Dynamics Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 About the Dynamics Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Patching in a Dynamics Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Dynamics Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Contents vii 03D—Owner’s Manual 17 Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 User Define Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Using the Onboard Oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 03D Preferences . . . . . . . . . ...

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    viii Contents 03D—Owner’s Manual Appendix C: MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Scene Memory to Program Change Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Parameter to Control Change Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 MIDI Data Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Welcome to the 03D 1 03D—Owner’s Manual W elcome to the 03D 1 In this chapter ... W elcome t o 03D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About this Owner’ s Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 03D Installation . . . . . . ...

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    2 Chapter 1—Welcome to the 03D 03D—Owner’s Manual W elcome to 03D Thank you for c hoosing the Y amaha 03D Digital Mixing Console. Based on the highly successful 02R Digital R eco rding Co nsole, the new Y amaha 03D has been designed w ith music production and pr oject studios in mind, although its unique and flexible featur es will also appe ...

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    03D Features 3 03D—Owner’s Manual 03D Features 03D Sonic Specs • Linear 20-bit 64-times ov ersampling A/D c on ver ters • Linear 20-bit 8-times ov ersampling D/A c on verters (ST OUT , MONIT OR OUT ) • 105 dB ty pical dynamic range (ST IN to ST OUT) • 20 Hz–20 kHz (+1, –3 dB) fr equency r esponse • 32-bit internal digital audio pr ...

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    4 Chapter 1—Welcome to the 03D 03D—Owner’s Manual Key Feature Discussion Configuration The 03D pro vides a total of 26 inputs (including 8 digital inputs), st ereo output (analog or digital), 4 bus outs, 4 aux sends, 2 internal effects sends, and 8 assignable digital out- puts via a sing le Y GD AI ( Y amaha Gener al Digital A udio Interfac ...

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    Key Feature Discussion 5 03D—Owner’s Manual Four-band Parametric EQ & Library The 03D input channels, ster eo input channel, stereo output, bus outs, aux sends, and onboard effects r eturns all feature four -band fully par ametric EQ, with variable gain, frequency , Q, and bypass. That ’ s 160 bands of EQ! High and low EQ bands can be use ...

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    6 Chapter 1—Welcome to the 03D 03D—Owner’s Manual Onboard Dynamics Processors Dynamics proc essors, providing compression, ducking , gating, and e xpansion, are available on all input channels, the stereo input channel, the stereo output, bus outs, aux sends, and the onboar d effects r eturns. That ’ s a total of 36 dynamics processors! Dyn ...

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    Key Feature Discussion 7 03D—Owner’s Manual Scene Memories On man y mix ers, the only way to stor e mix settings is with marker pen and masking tape. W ith the 03D , ho wever , vir tually every mix setting can be stored as a mix scene in one of the 03D’ s 50 scene memories. Mix sc enes can be recalled instantly with just one button press, or ...

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    8 Chapter 1—Welcome to the 03D 03D—Owner’s Manual ...

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    Touring the 03D 9 03D—Owner’s Manual T ouring the 03D 2 In this chapter ... T op P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 R ear P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Block Diagram . . ...

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    10 Chapter 2—Touring the 03D 03D—Owner’s Manual Top Panel The individual sections of the 03D control surfac e are e xplained on the following pages. PHONES PHONES +10 –34 –60 –16 26dB 1 +10 –34 –60 –16 26dB 2 +10 –34 –60 –16 26dB 3 +10 –34 –60 –16 26dB 4 +10 –34 –60 –16 26dB 5 +10 –34 –60 –16 26dB 6 +10 – ...

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    Top Panel 11 03D—Owner’s Manual Analog Control Section A PAD switches These switches are used to turn on and off the input pads. See P ad (input channels 1–8) on page 37 for more information. B GAIN controls These contr ols are used to adjust the gain of the input preamps. See Gain on page 37 for more information. C MONITOR OUT switch This sw ...

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    12 Chapter 2—Touring the 03D 03D—Owner’s Manual Display & Stereo Meters A Display The large 320 x 240 dot display with fluorescent backlight pr o vides clear indication of mix settings and operating status. As w ell as sho wing parameter values numerically , faders and rotary controls are r epr esented graphically , so y ou can actually ...

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    Top Panel 13 03D—Owner’s Manual Channel Control The Channel function buttons are used t o ac c ess the follo wing channel pages. The name of the selected function is sho wn on the display . Fader Mode These buttons ar e used to select the follo wing fader modes and display pages. The name of the selected fader mode is sho wn on the display . Fa ...

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    14 Chapter 2—Touring the 03D 03D—Owner’s Manual MIDI Remote The [MIDI REMO TE] button activat es the MIDI Remote mode. In this mode, the 03D faders and [ON] buttons of channels 1 to 16 can be used to contr ol other MIDI equip- ment using MIDI commands. The indicator in the button lights up when the MIDI R emot e mode is acti v e. See MIDI Rem ...

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    Top Panel 15 03D—Owner’s Manual Mixing Layer , SEL buttons, ON buttons, Faders A MIXING LA YER button The [MIXING LA YER] button determines the functions of the faders, [ON] buttons, and [SEL] buttons. W hen set t o 1–16, these c ontrols w ork with input channels 1 to 16. W hen set to 17–24/MASTER, howeve r , the y work with input channels ...

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    16 Chapter 2—Touring the 03D 03D—Owner’s Manual Rear Panel Rear Panel—T op Half The top half of the rear panel consists of analog inputs and outputs. A PHONES This is a stereo (TRS) phone jack. A pair of ster eo headphones can be c onnect ed here for monitoring. The phones sig nal is the same as the MONIT OR OUT . The phones level is set us ...

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    Rear Panel 17 03D—Owner’s Manual D INSERT s (input channels 1 and 2) These TRS phone jack connect ors ar e used t o c o nnect signal proc essors for use with input channels 1 and 2 ex clusi vely . T ypically , c ompressors, limiters, and noise gat es are connect ed t o this type of connection. They are wired: sleev e–gr ound, r ing–return, ...

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    18 Chapter 2—Touring the 03D 03D—Owner’s Manual I AUX OUT s These are balanc ed 1/4-inch phone jacks with a +4 dB nominal output le v el. Either balanced or unbalanced phone plugs can be connect ed. The y output the aux send sig- nals and can be used to feed ext ernal effects proc essors, foldback amplifiers, and so on. J REC OUT These are p ...

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    Rear Panel 19 03D—Owner’s Manual Rear Panel—Lower Half The lowe r half of the rear panel consists of dig ital and contr ol I/O . A POWER switch This switch is used to turn on and off the 03D . I t ’ s rec essed t o pr ev ent ac cidental oper - ation. B TO EDITOR This 9-pin D-sub connect or is used to c onnect the 03D to video-edit contr oll ...

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    20 Chapter 2—Touring the 03D 03D—Owner’s Manual H MIDI IN, OUT , THRU These are standar d MIDI IN, OUT , and THRU c onnections. They are used to connect the 03D to other MIDI equipment for co ntrol and sync hr onization. I YGDAI slot An optional Y GD AI card can be installed here, providing access t o the 03D ’ s eight dig- ital inputs and ...

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    Block Diagram 21 03D—Owner’s Manual Block Diagram 1-4 Same as EFF1 SINE 100Hz SINE 1kHz SINE 10kHz PINK NOISE BURST NOISE WAVEFORM ST CASCADE IN ON/OFF 1 LEVEL FLIP SELECT STEREO OUT ON ON ON ON ON ON ON Meter Meter Meter Meter Meter Meter Meter Meter Meter Meter Meter Meter BALANCE ST OUT DIGITAL STEREO OUT to INTERNAL EFFECT 1, 2 to YGDAI MON ...

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    22 Chapter 2—Touring the 03D 03D—Owner’s Manual ...

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    Getting Around the User Interface 23 03D—Owner’s Manual Getting Around the User Inter face 3 In this chapter ... About the U ser Interfac e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    24 Chapter 3—Getting Around the User Interface 03D—Owner’s Manual About the User Inter face The 03D user interface is both straightforward and easy to use. Apar t fr om the GAIN controls, [P AD] switches, scene memory buttons, and a few other butt ons, there are very few dedicated controls. The faders, [ON] butt ons, and [SEL] buttons are mul ...

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    Display 25 03D—Owner’s Manual Selected function —This area of the display shows the name of the function selected using the Setup , Channel Control, and F ader mode butt ons. The following functions can be selected. Selected channel —This area of the display shows the select ed channel. W hen chan- nels are c onfigur ed as a st er eo pair ...

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    26 Chapter 3—Getting Around the User Interface 03D—Owner’s Manual positions. See Displa y Elements on page 28 for mor e information. A n example page is shown below . The title of each page appears in a tab at the to p of each page. The tab of the selected page has a dark border , as sho wn below . P ages can be selected simply by clicking th ...

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    Display 27 03D—Owner’s Manual Mixing Layer 17–24/MASTER Mixing Layer 1–16 EFFECT 1 EFFECT RTN ST IN 13–16 9–12 FADER 1–8 EFFECT 2 EFFECT RTN ST IN 13–16 9–12 FADER 1–8 FADER METER EFFECT RTN ST IN 13–16 9–12 FADER 1–8 AUX 1 EFFECT RTN ST IN 13–16 9–12 FADER 1–8 AUX 2 EFFECT RTN ST IN 13–16 9–12 FADER 1–8 AUX 3 ...

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    28 Chapter 3—Getting Around the User Interface 03D—Owner’s Manual Display Elements This section explains the various elements that appear on display pages. Switches S witches appear as bo x es with a shadowed outline (i.e., a thicker out- line on the rig ht side and bottom of the box). Simple on/off-ty pe switches are highlighted when they ar ...

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    Cursor Buttons 29 03D—Owner’s Manual Parameter Boxes P arameters that appear in parameter bo xes (i.e., dot- ted-line bo x es) can be set using the P ARAMETER wheel or a mouse. U se the cursor buttons to select the parameter bo x and the P ARAMETER wheel to adjust. If you are using a mouse, position the mouse cursor ov er the parameter bo x, pr ...

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    30 Chapter 3—Getting Around the User Interface 03D—Owner’s Manual Mouse An optional mouse can be co nnected to the 03D for quick na v igation around the displa y and parameter setting. S imple on/off-ty pe param- eters can then be set with one click of the mouse, and rotary controls can be dragged. The 03D should w ork with any PC-c ompatible ...

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    Mixing Layer 31 03D—Owner’s Manual Mixing Layer The 03D [SEL] buttons, [ON] butt ons, and faders are multifunction contr ols. Their exact operation depends on the selected Mixing La y er . F ader operation is also affected by the Fader modes. The operation of all these controls is shown in the following tables. As these tables sho w , the ST IN ...

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    32 Chapter 3—Getting Around the User Interface 03D—Owner’s Manual Faders Mixing Layer: 1–16 Mixing Layer: 17–24/MASTER Fader operation is different in MIDI R emote mode. See MIDI R emote on page 243 for more information. Fader Mode Fader 1–8 9–12 13–16 ST IN EFF RTN ST OUT Fader (Meter) CH 1–8 fader CH 9–12 fader CH 13–16 fade ...

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    Title Edit Dialog Box 33 03D—Owner’s Manual Title Edit Dialog Box The Title Edit dialog bo x is used to title mix sc enes, EQ pr ogr ams, dynamics programs, effects programs, channel pr ograms, and aut o mix es. It appears when st oring or reti- tling a scene memory or program. T itles can be up to 12 characters long. A vailable c har - acters ...

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    34 Chapter 3—Getting Around the User Interface 03D—Owner’s Manual ...

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    Input Channels 35 03D—Owner’s Manual Input Channels 4 In this chapter ... Input Channel Ov erv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Phantom P ower (input c hannels 1–8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 P ad (input channels 1–8) . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    36 Chapter 4—Input Channels 03D—Owner’s Manual Input Channel Overview A full description of the rear panel connect ors is pr ovided on page 16. Input Channels 1 & 2 Input channels 1 and 2 featur e balanced XLR -3-31-t ype and balanced phone jack c onnectors, both w ith a nominal input range of –60 dB to +10 dB. Individually sw itchable ...

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    Phantom Power (input channels 1–8) 37 03D—Owner’s Manual Phantom Power (input channels 1–8) Input channels 1 t o 8 featur e switchable +48 V phantom powe ring for use with condenser-type microphones. Phant om po wering is supplied to the balanced XLR -3-31-ty pe connector , and can be switched indi vidually for each channel. Phantom power s ...

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    38 Chapter 4—Input Channels 03D—Owner’s Manual Attenuator After A/D c on version, input signals can be attenuat ed using the A tt en uation function. Signals can be attenuated fr om 0 dB to –96 dB in 1 dB steps. Fo r dig ital inputs 17 to 24, the A ttenuation function comes after de-emphasis. A tt en uation is set on the EQ page. 1. Press t ...

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    Phase 39 03D—Owner’s Manual Phase The Phase function reve rses the phase of an input sig nal by 180 degrees. The phase can be set for input channels 1 to 24 and the left and right channels of stereo input c hannel. Phase reve rsal can be used t o c ompensat e for inc orrectly wired balanc ed cables and microphones. W hen a snare drum is mik ed ...

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    40 Chapter 4—Input Channels 03D—Owner’s Manual Channel Delay The Delay function can be used t o c ompensat e for micr ophone place ment, or simply as a delay effect. Three ty pes of delay ar e a vailable: Dela y , Slap, and Ec ho . Delay can be applied to input channels 1 t o 24 and the st er eo input c hannel. W hen c hannels ar e c onfigur ...

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    Channel Delay 41 03D—Owner’s Manual P ARAMETER COPY —The COPY T O ALL CH switch is used to c opy the dela y par am- eter settings to all input channels and the st er eo input c hannel. The following dialog bo x appears when this switch is pr essed. U se OK t o c op y or CANCEL t o canc el. Viewing Channel Delay Settings Channel delay settings ...

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    42 Chapter 4—Input Channels 03D—Owner’s Manual Applying EQ to the Input Channels EQ Each input channel featur es four -band parametric EQ. See EQ on page 45 for mor e information. Dynamics Processor Each input channel featur es a dynamics pr oc essor . See Dynamics P r oc essors on page 143 for more information. Muting Input Channels (ON/OFF) ...

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    Direct Outputs 43 03D—Owner’s Manual Direct Outputs U p to eight post-fader signals from input channels 1 t o 16 can be output directly via the Y GD AI digital outputs. Direct out settings ar e made on the P an/Route page. W hen a channel is set for direct out operation, the Y GD AI OUTPUT ASSIGN for that channel is set automatically on the D . ...

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    44 Chapter 4—Input Channels 03D—Owner’s Manual Input Channels Block Diagram ST CASCADE IN ON/OFF FLIP SELECT ON ON Meter Meter Meter Meter +48V +48V AES/EBU COAXIAL DIGITAL STEREO IN ST IN 3-8 3-8 R L 9-16 Same as 1, 2 Same as 1, 2 INPUT 1, 2 ST L R SOLO L R EFF 1 2 * PAN: INDIVIDUAL/GANG/INVERTED GANG * PAN Meter De- Emphasis DELAY/ EFFECT D ...

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    EQ 45 03D—Owner’s Manual EQ 5 In this chapter ... About 03D EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 A djusting the EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Bypassing the EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    46 Chapter 5—EQ 03D—Owner’s Manual About 03D EQ 03D EQ is four -band fully parametric, with variable gain, fr equency , Q, and ON/OFF parameters. EQ is a vailable on all input channels, the stereo input channel, the stereo output, bus outputs, aux sends, and the onboar d effects returns. See the Block Diag ram on page 21 for the exact locatio ...

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    Adjusting the EQ 47 03D—Owner’s Manual Adjusting the EQ 1. Use the [SEL] and [MIXING LA YER] buttons to select a channel. See Mix- ing Layer on page 31 for more information. 2. Use the [EQ LOW], [LO-MID], [HI-MID], or [HIGH] button to access the EQ page shown below . 3. Use the [EQ LOW], [LO-MID], [HI-MID], and [HIGH] buttons to select the EQ p ...

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    48 Chapter 5—EQ 03D—Owner’s Manual EQ Library EQ settings can be stored as pr ograms in the EQ librar y . The EQ library contains 40 preset pr ograms (1–40) and 40 user programs (41–80). U ser programs allow you t o store fr equently used EQ settings, and they can be titled for easy identification. The EQ librar y can also be used to tra ...

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    Storing EQ Programs 49 03D—Owner’s Manual Storing EQ Programs EQ programs are stor ed on the EQ Librar y page. Y ou can store EQ settings to user pr o- grams 41 to 80. P r eset pr ograms 1 to 40 are r ead only . 1. Press the [EQ LOW] and [LO-MID] buttons together to access the Library page. 2. Use the [SEL] buttons to select the channel whose E ...

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    50 Chapter 5—EQ 03D—Owner’s Manual Recalling EQ Programs EQ programs are recalled fr om the EQ Librar y page. Y ou can recall an y of the 40 preset and 40 user programs. 1. Press the [EQ LOW] and [LO-MID] buttons together to access the Library page. 2. Use the [SEL] buttons to select the channel to which you want to recall the EQ program. 3. ...

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    Editing EQ Program Titles 51 03D—Owner’s Manual Editing EQ Program T itles EQ program titles can be edited at an ytime. Y ou don ’t ha v e to r ecall a program to edit its title. Only EQ programs that contain data can ha ve their titles edited. T itle editing is performed on the EQ Librar y page shown below . 1. Press the [EQ LOW] and [LO-MID ...

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    52 Chapter 5—EQ 03D—Owner’s Manual Preset EQ Programs # Title Parameter Description LOW L-MID H-MID HIGH 01 Bass Drum 1 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF Emphasizes the low range of a bass drum and the attack created by the beater . G +3.5 dB –3.5 dB 0.0 dB +4.0 dB F 99 Hz 265 Hz 1.05 kHz 5.33 kHz Q 1.2 10 0.9 — 02 Bass Drum 2 PEAKING PEAKI ...

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    Preset EQ Programs 53 03D—Owner’s Manual 11 Syn.Bass 1 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF Use on a synth bass with emphasized low range. G +3.5 dB +8.5 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB F 83 Hz 944 Hz 4.00 kHz 12.6 kHz Q 0.1 8 4.5 — 12 Syn.Bass 2 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF Emphasizes the attack that is peculiar to a synth bass. G +2.5 dB 0.0 dB +1.5 dB 0.0 ...

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    54 Chapter 5—EQ 03D—Owner’s Manual 21 A.G.Stroke 2 L.SHELF PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF A variation on program 20. Y ou can also use it with a gutsy guitar sound. G –3.5 dB –2.0 dB 0.0 dB +2.0 dB F 297 Hz 749 Hz 2.00 kHz 3.56 kHz Q — 9 4.5 — 22 A.G.Arpeg. 1 L.SHELF PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING Corrects arpeggio tech- nique of an acoustic gui- t ...

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    Preset EQ Programs 55 03D—Owner’s Manual 31 T otal EQ 2 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF A variation on program 30. G +4.0 dB +1.5 dB +2.0 dB +6.0 dB F 94 Hz 749 Hz 1.78 kHz 17.9 kHz Q 7 2.8 5.6 — 32 T otal EQ 3 L.SHELF PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF A variation on program 30. Can also be used with stereo inputs or external effect returns. G +1.5 dB ...

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    56 Chapter 5—EQ 03D—Owner’s Manual ...

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    Pan, Routing & Surround Pan 57 03D—Owner’s Manual Pan, Routing & Surround Pan 6 In this chapter ... Selecting a P an M o de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Stereo P an, Balanc e & R outing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Ste ...

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    58 Chapter 6—Pan, Routing & Surround Pan 03D—Owner’s Manual Selecting a Pan Mode In addition to st er eo pan, the 03D features three surround pan modes. Pan modes ar e set on the Surround page. 1. Use the [P AN/ROUTING] button to locate the Surround page shown below . 2. Use the cursor buttons to select a pan mode. 3. Press the [ENTER] bu ...

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    Stereo Pan, Balance & Routing 59 03D—Owner’s Manual Stereo Pan, Balance & Routing Input channel, st ereo input channel, and effects return signals can be routed t o buses 1 to 4 and the Ster eo bus. I nput channel signals can be panned. St ereo input channel and effects return signals can be balanced and panned. This pan can be used to ...

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    60 Chapter 6—Pan, Routing & Surround Pan 03D—Owner’s Manual W ith both contr ols set at CENTER, as sho wn, the width of a stereo signal is reduced t o z er o , and it ’ s fed to the buses in mono . Setting the contr ols t o positions in between these tw o e xtr emes allo ws y ou set the width of the stereo signal. T o maintain a central ...

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    Stereo Pairs, Pan & Routing 61 03D—Owner’s Manual Stereo Pairs, Pan & Routing W hen input c hannels ar e c onfigur ed as a ster eo pair using the P air function ( Stereo P airs on page 114), c ontr ol operation changes. Her e input channels 1 and 2 ha v e been configur ed as a ster eo pair . Click- ing a routing switch on either chann ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 72

    62 Chapter 6—Pan, Routing & Surround Pan 03D—Owner’s Manual Surround Pan As well as normal ster eo pan, the 03D features three surround pan modes: 2+2, 3+1, and 3+2+1. I n c o njunction with the stereo out and bus outs, sur round pan c ontrols allow y ou t o pan c hannel signals in a two-dimensional spac e. Surround pan contr ols can be u ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 73

    Surround Pan 63 03D—Owner’s Manual 2+2 Surround Mode The 2+2 surround pan mode uses four channels: fr ont left, front rig ht, rear left, and rear rig ht. The front speakers ar e fed from the 03D stereo output, while the rear speakers ar e fed fr om bus outs 3 and 4. The following illustration shows a 2+2 surround sound system using the 03D . In ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 74

    64 Chapter 6—Pan, Routing & Surround Pan 03D—Owner’s Manual In 3+1 mode, c hannel routing and pan look lik e this. The pan c ontrol and 1 and 2 routing switches can still be used t o assign the channel signal to bus outs 1 and 2. The SURR switch is used t o assign the channel t o the surround sound out- puts. 3+2+1 Surround Mode The 3+2+1 ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 75

    Using Surround Pan 65 03D—Owner’s Manual Using Surround Pan W hen a surround pan mode is selected (see Select ing a P an M ode on page 58), the Surr . 1–16 and Surr . 17–24 surround pan pages sho wn below can be ac c essed. 1. Use the [P AN/ROUTING] button to locate the Surr . 1–16 and Surr . 17–24 pages shown below . The Surr . 1–16 ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 76

    66 Chapter 6—Pan, Routing & Surround Pan 03D—Owner’s Manual The surround pan trajector y window shown below appears. 3. Use the cursor buttons to select a trajectory , and then press the [ENTER] button to activate it. See Surround P an T rajectories on page 67 for more information. If you are using a mouse, simply click the trajectory sw ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 77

    Using Surround Pan 67 03D—Owner’s Manual Surround Pan T rajectories The following surround pan trajectories are available. Left to right —The sound mov es from left t o right. The follo wing illustr ations show some typical left to rig ht trajectories. Front to rear —The sound mov es fr om fr ont to back. The following illustr a- tions show ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 78

    68 Chapter 6—Pan, Routing & Surround Pan 03D—Owner’s Manual Left to right semicircle —The sound mo ves fr om left to ri ght on a semicircle trajector y . U se the w idth and depth parameters to set the size and shape of the semicircle. The shape can be adjusted from a semicircle to a narr o w o val. U se the offset parameters to offset ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 79

    Using Surround Pan 69 03D—Owner’s Manual Stereo Link For input c hannels c o nfigur ed as a st er eo pair y ou can select a pattern and trajectory and mov e both signals simultaneously . 1. Configure two input channels as a stereo pair . See Stereo P airs on page 114 for more information. 2. Use the cursor buttons to select the ST LINK switch ...

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    70 Chapter 6—Pan, Routing & Surround Pan 03D—Owner’s Manual ...

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    Solo, Monitors & Meters 71 03D—Owner’s Manual Solo, Monitors & Meters 7 In this chapter ... About M onitor & Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 M onit or Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Phones . ...

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    72 Chapter 7—Solo, Monitors & Meters 03D—Owner’s Manual About Monitor & Solo The 03D’ s flexible monitoring and solo functions ar e designed for use in a wide range of applications. P re-fader or post-fader signals from all inputs and outputs can be mon- itored via the monitor out and headphones. Solo in Place and Mixdown Solo mode ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 83

    Monitor Outputs 73 03D—Owner’s Manual Monitor Outputs M onitor and solo signals are output via the monitor out and phones connections. Mix- down Solo and Solo in Place modes also work with the stereo outputs. The MONIT OR OUT SOL O/2TR IN sw itch selects the signal sour c e for the monit or out and phones, and should be set t o SOL O for monito ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 84

    74 Chapter 7—Solo, Monitors & Meters 03D—Owner’s Manual Monitoring On the M oni.Setup page you can select the stereo output, aux sends, bus outs, or stereo cascade input as the monitor sourc e. These sig nals are monit or ed via the monitor out and phones. F unctions on this page do not affect the [SOL O] button or stereo output. 1. Use t ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 85

    Setting Up Solo 75 03D—Owner’s Manual Setting Up Solo The Solo Setup page is used to set up the solo functions used to monit or input channels, the stereo input c hannel, and effects returns. Thr ee solo modes are a vailable: R ecording Solo , M ixdo wn Solo, and Solo in Place. These modes are used in c onjunction with the [SOL O] and [ON] butt ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 86

    76 Chapter 7—Solo, Monitors & Meters 03D—Owner’s Manual and effects returns. The thir d switch, F ADER GR OUP AFL, w orks with fader groups. W hen you solo a channel that is in a fader group , all other channels in that fader group are also soloed. See Fader Groups on page 112. These switches ar e not acti v e in MIX- DO WN SOL O mode, be ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 87

    Solo Safe 77 03D—Owner’s Manual Solo Safe The Solo Safe function is used to pr ot ect channels fr om being mut ed when the MIX- DO WN SOL O or SOLO IN PLA CE mode is used. A safe channel is not m ut ed when other channels are soloed. The input channels, st er eo input channel, effects returns, and stereo cascade input can be set as safe c hanne ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 88

    78 Chapter 7—Solo, Monitors & Meters 03D—Owner’s Manual Solo Block Diagram 1 2 3 4 1 2 L R L R RECORDING SOLO LISTEN not changed not changed not changed not changed LISTEN ON SOLO IN PLACE MONITOR OUT not changed PHONES MONO ON CH INPUT 1-16 17-24 not changed PAN not changed ST IN INTERNAL EFFECT 1,2 Control other CH ON buttons (CH1–16, ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 89

    Metering 79 03D—Owner’s Manual Metering Level mete rs for the 24 input channels, stereo input channel, aux sends, bus outs, effects returns, Y GD AI outputs, and Solo bus are pro vided on the three M eter pages. The sig- nal source points for input and output met e rs can be set on P r e/P ost page. M eters can be used to meter signal levels or ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 90

    80 Chapter 7—Solo, Monitors & Meters 03D—Owner’s Manual 3. Use the cursor buttons to select the PEAK HOLD switch, and then press the [ENTER] button to activate the peak hold function. If you are using a mouse, simply click the PEAK HOLD switch. PEAK HOLD —This switch is used to turn on and off the P eak Hold function for the M eter page ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 91

    Metering 81 03D—Owner’s Manual The following Pr e/P ost meter page is used to select the signal source points for the input and output meters. The P eak Hold function is r eset whenever y ou select another source point. 4. Use the cursor buttons to select a meter point switch, and then press the [ENTER] button to activate it. If you are using a ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 92

    82 Chapter 7—Solo, Monitors & Meters 03D—Owner’s Manual Monitor Block Diagram MONITOR OUT 2TR IN MONO MONI TRIM 2TR IN SOLO/ R L DA DA Meter LEVEL LEVEL ST L R SOLO L R EFF 1 2 AUX 1 2 3 4 BUS 1 2 3 4 PHONES R L ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 93

    Stereo Output 83 03D—Owner’s Manual Stereo Output 8 In this chapter ... About the St er eo Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Analog Ster eo Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 DIGIT AL STEREO OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    84 Chapter 8—Stereo Output 03D—Owner’s Manual About the Stereo Output The stereo output signal can be output to analog XLR -ty pe connectors, analog REC OUT connect ors, Y GD AI digital outputs, or AES/EB U and CO AXIAL digital outputs. The stereo output featur es four -band par ametric EQ and a dynamics processor . Analog Stereo Outputs The ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 95

    Setting the Stereo Output Level 85 03D—Owner’s Manual Setting the Stereo Output Level The stereo output lev el is contr olled using the ST OUT fader . This fader is not affected by the M ixing Lay er , and alwa ys w orks as level contr ol for the ster eo output. Muting the Stereo Output The stereo output can be m ut ed using the ST OUT [ON] but ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 96

    86 Chapter 8—Stereo Output 03D—Owner’s Manual Stereo Output Delay The left and rig ht signals of the analog stereo output can be dela y ed indi vidually . This can be used to co mpensat e for dela ys in m ulti-speak er sound re infor c ement syst ems. 1. Use the [DELA Y/ ∅ ] button to locate the CH Delay page. 2. Press the ST OUT [SEL] butt ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 97

    Stereo Output Block Diagram 87 03D—Owner’s Manual Stereo Output Block Diagram STEREO OUT ON Meter Meter BALANCE ST OUT DIGITAL STEREO OUT SOURCE SELECT L R from BUS OUT 1, 2 REC OUT R L DITHER AES/EBU COAXIAL ST L R SOLO L R DA DELAY Dynamics Dynamics 4Band PEQ 4Band PEQ DELAY DA EFF 1 2 AUX 1 2 3 4 BUS 1 2 3 4 ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 98

    88 Chapter 8—Stereo Output 03D—Owner’s Manual ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 99

    Aux Sends 89 03D—Owner’s Manual Aux Sends 9 In this chapter ... About A ux Sends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Analog A ux Send Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 A ux Sends & the Y GD AI I nt erfac e . . . . ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 100

    90 Chapter 9—Aux Sends 03D—Owner’s Manual About Aux Sends The 03D features four aux sends. Input channel, ster eo input channel, and effects return signals can be fed to the four aux sends. Each aux send featur es four -band para- metric EQ and a dynamics processor . A ux sends can be used individually or in stereo pairs. A ux send signals ar ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 101

    Sending Channel Signals to Aux Sends 91 03D—Owner’s Manual Sending Channel Signals to Aux Sends Input channel, st ereo input channel, and effects return signals can be sent to aux sends. 1. Use the [MIXING LA YER] button to select the 17–24/MASTER Mixing Layer . See Mixing Layer on page 31 for more information. Faders 9 to 12 no w function as ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 102

    92 Chapter 9—Aux Sends 03D—Owner’s Manual Pre-fader/Post-fader Aux Sends Individual input channels, the stereo input channel, and effects return aux sends can be configur ed as either pre-fader or post-fader sends. These settings are made on the A ux Pr e/P ost pages. Eac h aux send has its o wn Pr e/P ost page. 1. Use the [AUX] buttons to l ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 103

    Setting Aux Send Master Levels 93 03D—Owner’s Manual Setting Aux Send Master Levels A ux send master levels are contr olled using faders 9 t o 12. The function of these faders depends on the selected Mixing La yer . See Faders on page 32 for more information. 1.Use the [MIXING LA YER] button to select the 17–24/MASTER Mixing Layer . Faders 9 ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 104

    94 Chapter 9—Aux Sends 03D—Owner’s Manual Aux Send Stereo Pairs A ux sends 1/2 and aux sends 3/4 can be configured as ster eo pairs. A ux send stereo pairs are c onfigur ed on the P air page. See St er eo P airs on page 114 for more information. W hen aux sends ar e pair ed, the following aux send master parameters are link ed: EQ, faders, ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 105

    Aux Send Block Diagram 95 03D—Owner’s Manual W ith the left control set at L16 and the right control set at R16, as shown, the width of a stereo signal is 100%. W ith both controls set at CENTER, as shown, the width of a stereo signal is reduced t o z er o . Setting the contr ols t o positions in between these tw o e xtr emes allo ws you set th ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 106

    96 Chapter 9—Aux Sends 03D—Owner’s Manual ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 107

    Bus Outs 97 03D—Owner’s Manual Bus Outs 10 In this chapter ... About B us Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Analog Bus Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Bus Outs & the Y GD AI I nt erfac e . . ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 108

    98 Chapter 10—Bus Outs 03D—Owner’s Manual About Bus Outs The 03D features four bus outputs. Input channel, ster eo input channel, and effects return signals can be routed to the four buses. Each bus out features four -band para- metric EQ and a dynamics processor . Bus outs can be used indi vidually or in ster eo pairs. B us signals are outpu ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 109

    Setting Bus Out Master Levels 99 03D—Owner’s Manual Setting Bus Out Master Levels Bus out master lev els ar e c ontr olled using faders 13 t o 16. The function of these faders depends on the selected Mixing La yer . See Faders on page 32 for more information. 1.Use the [MIXING LA YER] button to select the 17–24/MASTER Mixing Layer . Faders 13 ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 110

    100 Chapter 10—Bus Outs 03D—Owner’s Manual Bus Out Delay Analog bus out signals can be delay ed individually . This can be used to c ompensate for delays in multi-speak er sound r einfor c e ment systems. 1. Use the [DELA Y/ ∅ ] button to locate the CH Delay page. 2. Use the [MIXING LA YER] button to select 17–24/MASTER. 3. Use the [SEL] ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 111

    Routing Bus Signals to the Stereo Bus 101 03D—Owner’s Manual Routing Bus Signals to the Stereo Bus Bus out signals can be routed t o the St er eo bus, allowing the bus outs to be used as sub-groups during mixdown. B us t o St er eo bus settings are made on the B us t o ST page. The B us t o ST page is a vailable only when the pan mode is set t ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 112

    102 Chapter 10—Bus Outs 03D—Owner’s Manual Bus Out Block Diagram 1 ON Meter Meter BUS OUT 1 to REC OUT L ST L R SOLO L R 4Band PEQ PAN SOLO DA Meter DELAY Dynamics EFF 1 2 AUX 1 2 3 4 BUS 1 2 3 4 Meter Meter 1 ON Meter Meter BUS OUT 2 to REC OUT L 4Band PEQ PAN SOLO DA Meter DELAY Dynamics Meter Meter 1 ON Meter Meter BUS OUT 3 4Band PEQ PAN ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 113

    Channel Library & View 103 03D—Owner’s Manual Channel Librar y & V iew 11 In this chapter ... Channel Librar y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Storing Channel Pr ograms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 R ecalling Chan ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 114

    104 Chapter 11—Channel Library & View 03D—Owner’s Manual Channel Library Channel settings can be stored as pr ograms in the channel librar y . The c hannel librar y contains tw o pr eset pr ograms (00 and 01) and 49 user programs (02–50). U ser pro- grams allow you t o store fr equently used channel settings, and the y can be titled for ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 115

    Storing Channel Programs 105 03D—Owner’s Manual Storing Channel Programs Channel programs are stor ed on the Channel Library page. Y ou can stor e channel set- tings to user programs 02 to 50. P r ograms 00 and 01 are read only . 1. Use the [VIEW] button to locate the Library page. 2. Use the P ARAMETER wheel to scroll through the list of chann ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 116

    106 Chapter 11—Channel Library & View 03D—Owner’s Manual Recalling Channel Programs Channel programs are recalled fr om the Channel Library page. 1. Use the [VIEW] button to locate the Library page. 2. Use the P ARAMETER wheel to scroll through the list of channel programs. If you are using a mouse, position the mouse cursor over the para ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 117

    Editing Channel Program Titles 107 03D—Owner’s Manual Editing Channel Program T itles Channel program titles can be edited at an ytime. Y ou don ’t hav e to r ecall a program to edit its title. Only channel pr ograms that contain data can ha v e their titles edited. Title editing is performed on the Channel Librar y page shown below . 1. Use ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 118

    108 Chapter 11—Channel Library & View 03D—Owner’s Manual Channel V iew The Channel V iew page sho ws various settings and parameter values of the selected input channel, ster eo input channel, effects return channel, aux send, bus out, or the stereo output, allowing you to check a channel’ s mix settings at a glance. P arameters can als ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 119

    Channel View 109 03D—Owner’s Manual Input channel view with aux sends 1 and 2 configured as a stereo pair Input channel view with the 2+2 surround pan mode selected Stereo input channel view page Effects return channel view page ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 120

    110 Chapter 11—Channel Library & View 03D—Owner’s Manual Aux send view page Bus out view page Stereo output view page ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 121

    Groups & Pairs 111 03D—Owner’s Manual Groups & Pairs 12 In this chapter ... Fader Gr oups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 M ute Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Stereo P airs . . . ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 122

    112 Chapter 12—Groups & Pairs 03D—Owner’s Manual Fader Groups Faders can be grouped for multiple fader c ontr ol using only one fader . This makes it easy to co ntrol sev e ral faders simultaneously . F aders for input channels 1 thr ough 24 and the stereo input can be used in fader gr oups. Ther e are four fader groups a vailable: A, B , ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 123

    Mute Groups 113 03D—Owner’s Manual Mute Groups Channels can be grouped for multiple mut e control using only one [ON] butt on. This makes it easy t o mute sev eral channels simultaneously . Input c hannels 1 through 24 and the stereo input can be used in m ut e groups. All channels in a mut e gr oup don ’t ha v e to be on or off. A mut e g ro ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 124

    114 Chapter 12—Groups & Pairs 03D—Owner’s Manual Stereo Pairs Input channels, aux sends, and bus outs can be pair ed t ogether for ster eo operation. P air ed input channels ar e useful for pr oc essing ster eo inputs signals. P aired aux sends and bus outputs pro vide additional stereo outputs. Configuring Stereo Pairs 1. Use the [GROUP ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 125

    Stereo Pairs 115 03D—Owner’s Manual W hen y ou break a st er eo pair , the follo wing dialog bo x appears. 4. Use the cursor buttons to select either CANCEL or OK, and then press the [ENTER] button. Input Channel Stereo Pairs See Input Channel Ster eo P airs on page 43 for more information. Aux Send Stereo Pairs See A ux Send Stereo P airs on p ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 126

    116 Chapter 12—Groups & Pairs 03D—Owner’s Manual ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 127

    Onboard Effects 117 03D—Owner’s Manual Onboard Effects 13 In this chapter ... About the Onboar d Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Pr eset Effects P r ograms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Applying Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 128

    118 Chapter 13—Onboard Effects 03D—Owner’s Manual About the Onboard Effects The 03D features tw o onboar d st er eo multi-effects pr oc essors: Effect 1 and Effect 2. They provide a wide r ange of quality effects, including r ev erb , delay , chorus, flange, amp simulator , and mor e. There are 34 different effects type available. See Effect ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 129

    Preset Effects Programs 119 03D—Owner’s Manual Delay/Echo Modulation 09 Rev V ocal 1 REVERB HALL Long reverb suitable for ballad-type music 10 Rev V ocal 2 REVERB ST AGE Broadly useful reverb, good for vocals, chorus, etc 11 Rev . Plate REVERB PLA TE Simulation of a plate echo unit 12 Reverb Stage REVERB ST AGE Simulation of the acoustics of a ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 130

    120 Chapter 13—Onboard Effects 03D—Owner’s Manual Pitch Change Multi-effect Distortion 38 Symphonic SYMPHONIC Standard symphonic effect setting 39 Phaser PHASER Simulation of a standard phaser 40 16stagePhase PHASER V ariation of a phaser . This uses all 16 stages of phase shift 41 Auto Pan AUTO P AN Standard auto-pan 42 T remolo TREMOLO Stan ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 131

    Preset Effects Programs 121 03D—Owner’s Manual Dynamic Effects Freeze # Title T ype Description 58 Auto W ah DYNA. FILTER Filter that uses the input level to control the fre- quency . This one is the standard auto-wah effect in which the filter is a BPF type 59 Flange W ah DYNA. FLANGE A type of flanger effect in which the input level con- tr ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 132

    122 Chapter 13—Onboard Effects 03D—Owner’s Manual Applying Effects 1. Press the [EFFECT 1] or [EFFECT 2] button to select an effects processor . 2. Use the [SEL] and [MIXING LA YER] buttons to select a channel. 3. Raise that channel’ s fader to the 0 position. Ha ving pressed the EFFECT 1 or EFFECT 2 butt on in st ep 1, the channel faders a ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 133

    Pre-fader/Post-fader Effects Sends 123 03D—Owner’s Manual Pre-fader/Post-fader Effects Sends Individual input channels and the ster eo input channel effects sends can be configur ed as either pre-fader or post-fader sends. These settings ar e made on the Effects Pr e/P ost pages. 1. Use the [EFFECT 1] button to locate the Pre/Post page for Eff ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 134

    124 Chapter 13—Onboard Effects 03D—Owner’s Manual Effects Returns Dynamics Processors Each effects return features a st er eo d ynamics pr oc essor . See Dynamics P r oc essors on page 143 for more information. Muting Effects Returns Effects returns can be muted using the EFFECT RETURN [ON] butt on. This button co ntains an indicat or that li ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 135

    Effects Library 125 03D—Owner’s Manual Effects Library Effects settings can be stored as pr ograms in the effects librar y . The effects library con- tains 64 preset pr ograms (1–64) and 32 user programs (65–96). U ser programs allow you t o st or e fr equently used effects settings, and the y can be titled for easy identifica- tion. The e ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 136

    126 Chapter 13—Onboard Effects 03D—Owner’s Manual Storing Effects Programs Effects programs are stor ed on the Effects Librar y page. Y ou can store effects settings to user programs 65 to 96. P r eset pr ograms 1 to 64 ar e r ead only . 1. Use the [EFFECT 1] or [EFFECT 2] button to locate the Library page. Effects settings are stor ed fr om ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 137

    Recalling Effects Programs 127 03D—Owner’s Manual Recalling Effects Programs Effects programs are recalled fr om the Effects Librar y page. Y ou can recall any of the 64 preset and 32 user pr ograms. Effects pr ograms that use the HQ. P IT CH or FREEZE effect ty pes can be recalled to only Effect 2. 1. Use the [EFFECT 1] or [EFFECT 2] button to ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 138

    128 Chapter 13—Onboard Effects 03D—Owner’s Manual Editing Effects Program T itles Effects program titles can be edited at an ytime. Y ou don ’t ha v e to r ecall a program to edit its title. Only effects pr ograms that contain data can ha v e their titles edit ed. Title editing is performed on the Effects Librar y page shown below . 1. Use ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 139

    Effects Parameters 129 03D—Owner’s Manual Effects Parameters REVERB HALL, REVERB ROOM, REVERB ST AGE, REVERB PLA TE EARL Y REF ., REVERSE GA TE, GA TE REVERB 1. 0.02 ms–2.13 s @ fs=32 Khz/44.1 kHz, 0.02 ms–1.96 s @ fs=48 kHz 2. 6 ms–46.0 s @ fs=32 Khz/44.1 kHz, 5 ms–42.3 s @ fs=48 kHz 1. EARL Y REF . = S-Hall, L-Hall, Random, Reverse, P ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 140

    130 Chapter 13—Onboard Effects 03D—Owner’s Manual DELA Y LCR ECHO CHORUS Parameter Range Description DL Y L 0.1–2730.0 ms Delay time of the L channel. DL Y C 0.1–2730.0 ms Delay time of the center delay . DL Y R 0.1–2730.0 ms Delay time of the R channel. LEVEL L –100 to +100 Level of the L channel delay sound. LEVEL C –100 to +100 L ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 141

    Effects Parameters 131 03D—Owner’s Manual FLANGE SYMPHONIC PHASE Parameter Range Description FREQ. 0.05–40.00 Hz Modulation speed. DEPTH 0–100% Modulation depth. FB.GAIN –99 to +99% Feedback amount. LSF F 21 Hz–1.0 kHz Frequency of the low shelving filter . LSF G –12 to +12 dB Gain of the low shelving filter . MOD.DL Y 0.0–500.0 m ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 142

    132 Chapter 13—Onboard Effects 03D—Owner’s Manual AUTOP AN TREMELO HQ.PITCH (Effect 2 only) 1. L<->R, L-->R, L<--R, T urn L, T urn R Parameter Range Description FREQ. 0.05–40.00 Hz Modulation speed. DEPTH 0–100% Modulation depth. DIR. 1 Select the direction in which the sound will move. LSF F 21 Hz–1.0 kHz Frequency of the l ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 143

    Effects Parameters 133 03D—Owner’s Manual DUAL PITCH REV+CHORUS Parameter Range Description PITCH 1 –24 to +24 Amount of pitch change 1 (semitones). FINE 1 –50 to +50 cent Fine adjustment (1 cent steps) for pitch change 1. P AN 1 L16–CENTER–R16 Pan for pitch change 1. MODE 0–10 Precision of the pitch change. Higher settings will produ ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 144

    134 Chapter 13—Onboard Effects 03D—Owner’s Manual REV ->CHORUS REV+FLANGE Parameter Range Description REV .TIME 0.3–99.0 s Length of reverb. INI.DL Y 0.1–500.0 ms Delay time until the early reflections of the reverb are heard. HI.RA TIO 0.1–1.0 Length of the high frequency portion of the reverb, expressed as a ratio relative to REV ...

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    Effects Parameters 135 03D—Owner’s Manual REV ->FLANGE REV+SYMPHO. Parameter Range Description REV .TIME 0.3–99.0 s Length of reverb. INI.DL Y 0.1–500.0 ms Delay time until the early reflections of the reverb are heard. HI.RA TIO 0.1–1.0 Length of the high frequency portion of the reverb, expressed as a ratio relative to REV .TIME. DI ...

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    136 Chapter 13—Onboard Effects 03D—Owner’s Manual REV ->SYMPHO. REV ->P AN 1. L<->R, L-->R, L<--R, T urn L, T urn R Parameter Range Description REV .TIME 0.3–99.0 s Length of reverb. INI.DL Y 0.1–500.0 ms Delay time until the early reflections of the reverb are heard. HI.RA TIO 0.1–1.0 Length of the high frequency por ...

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    Effects Parameters 137 03D—Owner’s Manual DELA Y+ER. DELA Y ->ER. 1. S-Hall, L-Hall, Random, Reverse, Plate, Spring 1. S-Hall, L-Hall, Random, Reverse, Plate, Spring Parameter Range Description DL Y L 0.1–1000.0 ms Delay time of the L channel. DL Y R 0.1–1000.0 ms Delay time of the R channel. FB.DL Y 0.1–1000.0 ms Feedback delay time. ...

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    138 Chapter 13—Onboard Effects 03D—Owner’s Manual DELA Y+REV DELA Y ->REV Parameter Range Description DL Y L 0.1–1000.0 ms Delay time of the L channel. DL Y R 0.1–1000.0 ms Delay time of the R channel. FB.DL Y 0.1–1000.0 ms Feedback delay time. FB.GAIN –99 to +99% Feedback amount. HI.RA TIO 0.1–1.0 High frequency portion of the f ...

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    Effects Parameters 139 03D—Owner’s Manual MONODELA Y ->REV AMP SIMULA TE 1. STK-M1, STK-M2, THRASH, MIDBOOST , CMB-PG, CMB-VR, CMB-DX, CMB-TWN, MINIAMP , FLA T 2. DST1, DST2, OVD1, OVD2, CRN Parameter Range Description DELA Y 0.1–1000.0 ms Delay time. FB.DL Y 0.1–1000.0 ms Feedback delay time. FB.GAIN -99 to +99% Feedback amount. HI.RA T ...

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    140 Chapter 13—Onboard Effects 03D—Owner’s Manual DYNA.FIL TER DYNA.FLANGE 1. 6 ms–46.0 s fs=32 kHz/44.1 kHz, 5 ms–42.3 s fs=48 kHz 1. 0.02 ms–2.13 s fs=32 kHz/44.1 kHz, 0.02 ms–1.96 s fs=48 kHz 2. 6 ms–46.0 s fs=32 kHz/44.1 kHz, 5 ms–42.3 s fs=48 kHz Parameter Range Description SENSE 0–100 Input sensitivity . TYPE LPF , HPF , B ...

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    Effects Parameters 141 03D—Owner’s Manual DYNA.PHASER FREEZE (Effect 2 only) T o record a sample, select the REC READY switch, and then press the [ENTER] button. The REC READ Y switch appears highlighted, indicating that the effect is no w read y to reco r d. If the REC MODE is set to MANU AL, pr ess the [ENTER] butt on t o start rec or ding. I ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 152

    142 Chapter 13—Onboard Effects 03D—Owner’s Manual T o play back the sample, mov e the cursor t o a r otary control (i.e., off the REC READY switch). If PL Y MODE is set to MOMENT or CONTINUE, press the [ENTER] butt on to start playback. I f the PL Y MODe is set to INP TR G, playback starts automatically when the input signal exc eeds the TR G ...

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    Dynamics Processors 143 03D—Owner’s Manual Dynamics Processors 14 In this chapter ... About the Dynamics P r oc essors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 P at ching in a Dynamics P r oc essor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Dynamics Librar y . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    144 Chapter 14—Dynamics Processors 03D—Owner’s Manual About the Dynamics Processors Dynamics proc essors ar e a vailable on all input channels, the stereo input channel, the stereo output, bus outputs, aux sends, and the onboard effects returns. See the Block Diagram on page 21 for the exact location of each dynamics pr oc essor . Dynamics pr ...

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    About the Dynamics Processors 145 03D—Owner’s Manual Dynamics proc essors are edited on the Dyn. Edit page shown below . U se the [DYN AM- ICS] button to locat e the Dyn. Edit page. KEY IN SOURCE —These switches are used to set the KE Y IN, or trigger source for the dynamics proc essors. The following options are available. TYPE —This shows ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 156

    146 Chapter 14—Dynamics Processors 03D—Owner’s Manual Patching in a Dynamics Processor 1. Use the [SEL] and [MIXING LA YER] buttons to select a channel. 2. Use the [DYNAMICS] button to locate the Library page and recall a dynamics program that uses the type of dynamics processor required. See Recalling a Dynamics Program on page 149 for more ...

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    Dynamics Library 147 03D—Owner’s Manual Dynamics Library Dynamics settings can be stored as pr ograms in the dynamics librar y . The dynamics librar y contains 40 pr eset pr ograms (1–40) and 40 user programs (41–80). U ser pro- grams allow you t o stor e fr equently used dynamics settings, and the y can be titled for easy identification. ...

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    148 Chapter 14—Dynamics Processors 03D—Owner’s Manual Storing a Dynamics Program Dynamics programs are stor ed on the Dynamics Libr ary page. Y ou can st ore Dynamics settings to user programs 41 to 80. P r eset pr ograms 1 to 40 are r ead only . 1. Use the [DYNAMICS] button to locate the Library page. 2. Use the [SEL] buttons to select the c ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 159

    Recalling a Dynamics Program 149 03D—Owner’s Manual Recalling a Dynamics Program Dynamics programs are recalled fr om the Dynamics Librar y page. Y ou can recall an y of the 40 preset and 40 user pr ograms. 1. Use the [DYNAMICS] button to locate the Library page. 2. Use the [SEL] buttons to select the channel to which you want to recall the dyn ...

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    150 Chapter 14—Dynamics Processors 03D—Owner’s Manual Editing Dynamics Program T itles Dynamics program titles can be edited at an ytime. Y ou don ’t ha v e to r ecall a pr ogram to edit its title. Only d ynamics pr ograms that contain data can ha v e their titles edit ed. Title editing is performed on the Dynamics Library page show n belo ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 161

    Processor Types 151 03D—Owner’s Manual Processor T ypes Dynamics proc essors ar e generally used to c o rrect or c ontr ol signal levels. The y can, howev er , be used cr eativ ely t o shape a sound’ s volume en v elope. The dynamics proces- sor ty pes, parameters, and their general applications are explained in the following sec- tions. COMP ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 162

    152 Chapter 14—Dynamics Processors 03D—Owner’s Manual Signals at and above the thr eshold lev el are c ompr essed b y the amount specified using the Ratio parameter . The trigger signal is sourced using the KEY IN parameter . RA TIO —This determines the amount of compr ession. That is, the change in output signal level relativ e t o change ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 163

    Processor Types 153 03D—Owner’s Manual THRESHOLD —This determines the level at which the gat e closes, cutting off the sig- nal. S ignals abov e the thr eshold level pass thr ough unaffected. Signals at or below the threshold, ho w ever , cause the gat e to close. The t rigger signal is sourced using the KEY IN parameter . RANGE —This deter ...

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    154 Chapter 14—Dynamics Processors 03D—Owner’s Manual is reduced t o a level set b y the Range parameter . The trigger signal is sourced using the KEY IN parameter . RANGE —This determines the level to whic h the signal is duck ed. For a setting of –80 dB, the sig nal is vir tually cutoff. For a setting of –30 dB, however , the sig nal ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 165

    Processor Types 155 03D—Owner’s Manual RA TIO —This determines the amount of expansion. That is, the c hange in output sig- nal level relati v e t o c hange in input signal level. For a 2:1 ratio, for example, a 5 dB change in input level (belo w the threshold) r esults in a 10 dB change in output level. F or a 5:1 ratio, a 2 dB change in inp ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 166

    156 Chapter 14—Dynamics Processors 03D—Owner’s Manual THRESHOLD —This determines the input signal level at which co mpr ession and expansion are applied. Signals at a le vel belo w the thr eshold+width are atten uat ed b y the expander . S ignals at and abov e the thr eshold level ar e c o mpr essed b y the amount specified using the Ratio ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 167

    Preset Dynamics Programs 157 03D—Owner’s Manual Preset Dynamics Programs # Title T ype Parameter V alue Description 01 Comp Compressor Threshold (dB) –8 Compressor intended to reduce the overall volume level. Use it on the stereo output during mix- down. It can also be used with the stereo input. Ratio ( :1) 2.5 Attack (ms) 60 Outgain (dB) 0. ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 168

    158 Chapter 14—Dynamics Processors 03D—Owner’s Manual 09 A.Dr .BD Compander (H) Threshold (dB) –11 Compander (H) program for use with acoustic kit’ s bass drum. Ratio ( :1) 3.5 Attack (ms) 1 Outgain (dB) –1.5 Width (dB) 7 Release (ms) 192 10 A.Dr .SN Compressor Threshold (dB) –17 Compressor program for use with acoustic kit’ s snare ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 169

    Preset Dynamics Programs 159 03D—Owner’s Manual 17 E.B.Slap Compressor Threshold (dB) –12 Compressor program to level the attack and volume level of a slap electric bass guitar . Ratio ( :1) 1.7 Attack (ms) 6 Outgain (dB) 4.0 Knee hard Release (ms) 133 18 Syn.Bass Compressor Threshold (dB) –10 Compressor program to control or emphasize the ...

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    160 Chapter 14—Dynamics Processors 03D—Owner’s Manual 25 Strings3 Compressor Threshold (dB) –17 A variation on program 23, intended for string instruments with a very low range, such as cellos or contrabass. Ratio ( :1) 1.5 Attack (ms) 76 Outgain (dB) 2.5 Knee 2 Release (ms) 186 26 BrassSection Compressor Threshold (dB) –18 Compressor pro ...

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    Preset Dynamics Programs 161 03D—Owner’s Manual 33 Solo V ocal2 Compressor Threshold (dB) –8 A variation on program 32. Ratio ( :1) 2.5 Attack (ms) 26 Outgain (dB) 1.5 Knee 3 Release (ms) 331 34 Chorus Compressor Threshold (dB) –9 A variation on program 32, intended for chorus vocals. Ratio ( :1) 1.7 Attack (ms) 39 Outgain (dB) 2.5 Knee 2 R ...

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    162 Chapter 14—Dynamics Processors 03D—Owner’s Manual ...

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    Scene Memories 163 03D—Owner’s Manual Scene Memories 15 In this chapter ... About Sc ene M emor ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 W hat ’ s Stor ed in Sc ene M emories? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 W hat ’ s the Edit Buffer & Edit I nd ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 174

    164 Chapter 15—Scene Memories 03D—Owner’s Manual About Scene Memories Scene memories are memory locations that are used to stor e mix sc enes. A mix scene consists of all 03D mix settings (i.e., EQ, fader positions, and so on). Ther e are 50 scene memories, and they can be titled for easy identification. Sc ene memories can be stored and rec ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 175

    Scene Memory 00 165 03D—Owner’s Manual Scene Memory 00 Scene memory 00 is a little different to scene memories 1 through 50. It ’ s a read-only memor y and contains the initial 03D settings. Y ou can recall it, but y ou cannot store it. W hen y ou want to r eset all mix settings to their initial values, recall scene memor y 00. Scene Memory D ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 176

    166 Chapter 15—Scene Memories 03D—Owner’s Manual Storing Mix Scenes Mix scenes can be st ored using the SCENE MEMOR Y buttons or the Sc ene M em. page. Both methods are explained belo w . W hen a mix scene is stored, all data in the selected scene memory is overwr itten. So be car eful not t o o v erwrite an impor tant mix scene. Scene memori ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 177

    Storing Mix Scenes 167 03D—Owner’s Manual press and hold the left mouse button, and then drag the mouse. The number and title of each sc ene memory flashes as it’ s selected. Sc ene memories that do not contain data ha v e the title N o Data! 4. Use the cursor buttons to select the STORE switch, and then press the [ENTER] button (you could p ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 178

    168 Chapter 15—Scene Memories 03D—Owner’s Manual Recalling Mix Scenes Mix scenes can be r ecalled using the SCENE MEMOR Y buttons, the Scene M em. page, MIDI Pr ogram Change messages, or aut o mix. Each of these methods is explained below . T o prevent mix scenes being recalled ac cidentally , a prefer ence can be set so that the 03D displays ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 179

    Undoing Mix Scene Recalls 169 03D—Owner’s Manual Using MIDI Program Change Messages MIDI Pr ogram Change messages can be used to recall mix sc enes, providing snap- shot-style mix automation. P r ogram Change messages can be transmitted from a con- trolling co mputer , MIDI sequencer , or MIDI k eyboard to the 03D t o recall mix sc enes. For e ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 180

    170 Chapter 15—Scene Memories 03D—Owner’s Manual Write Protecting Scene Memories Mix scenes can be pr otect ed against accidental erasur e by write protecting sc ene mem- ories. M ix sc enes cannot be st or ed t o write-protect ed sc ene memories. Scene memory data recei ved as MIDI Bulk Dump data is ignored when the corresponding sc ene mem- ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 181

    Editing Scene Memory Titles 171 03D—Owner’s Manual Editing Scene Memory Titles Scene memory titles can be edited at anytime. Y ou don ’t ha ve t o recall a scene memory to edit its title. Only scene memories that c ontain data can hav e their titles edited. T itle editing is performed on the Scene M e m. page. 1. Use the [SCENE MEMORY] button ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 182

    172 Chapter 15—Scene Memories 03D—Owner’s Manual Sorting Scene Memories Scene memories can be sorted using the Sor t page. 1. Use [SCENE MEMORY] button to locate the Sort page shown below . 2. Use the P ARAMETER wheel or mouse to select a scene memory from the SOURCE list. 3. Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor over to the DESTINA TION ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 183

    Setting a Fade Time 173 03D—Owner’s Manual Setting a Fade T ime The Fade T ime page can be used t o specify a c o mmon fade time at which fader lev els mov e to their new positions. This can be used to create cr oss fades between scenes. The fade time can be applied to faders individually . Onc e the Fade T ime parameters ha v e been set, they ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 184

    174 Chapter 15—Scene Memories 03D—Owner’s Manual Recalling Scene Data Safely W hen a mix sc ene is r ecalled, mix settings that do not match those in the Edit Buffer are updated. In some situations, y ou ma y want t o r etain the mix settings of certain channels. This is possible using the R ecall Safe function on the R CL. Safe page. 1. Use ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 185

    Automix 175 03D—Owner’s Manual Automix 16 In this chapter ... About A utomix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Cr eating a N ew A utomix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Enabling A utomix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 186

    176 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual About Automix The 03D’ s A utomix function provides dynamic mix auto mation referenced t o an exter - nal timecode sourc e. The e xte rnal timecode can be either MT C or MIDI Clock. The automix start time can be offset relativ e to the ext ernal timecode. A u tomix can be used to rec o r d and pla y ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 187

    About Automix 177 03D—Owner’s Manual Current Automix The current automix is the currently acti v e auto mix. W hen the current aut o mix is stored, its data is wr itten to the select ed automix memory . W hen an automix is recalled, the cont ents of the selected automix beco me the current aut omix. The current automix is r emember ed when the ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 188

    178 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual Time Counter & Offset Displays The counter displa y depends on the selected time base: MT C or MIDI CLK. See Setting the Time Base on page 181 for mor e information. TC Counter The T C c ount er displa ys hour , minut e, second, and frame information of the incoming MT C signal. A n offset can be ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 189

    About Automix 179 03D—Owner’s Manual ABOR T switch while r ec o r ding is in pr ogress. Pressing it when r ec o r ding has alr ead y stopped will not work. I f memor y is low and the undo buffer is disabled, y ou ma y not be able to abort playback or rec o r ding. In this case, the ABOR T switch appears gray . First Mix Scene Each automix start ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 190

    180 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual Creating a New Automix N ew aut omix es are created on the M emor y page. W hen a new aut omix is cr eat ed, the cont ents of the current automix ar e copied t o the undo buffer , presuming that the undo function is turned on. See U ndoing A utomix Operations on page 200 for more infor - mation. 1. Us ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 191

    Setting the Time Base 181 03D—Owner’s Manual Setting the T ime Base A utomix requires an ext e rnal timecode sour c e. The 03D does not gener ate timec ode internally . A utomix can be used with MTC (MIDI T imecode) or MIDI Clock. T ime- code signals are input using the MIDI IN or T O HOST c onnection. See MIDI Connec- tors & T O HOST on pa ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 192

    182 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual Setting an Automix Offset By setting an offset, automix events can be mo ved relati ve to the incoming timec ode or a MIDI Start message. The offset parameters depend on the select ed time base. See Set- ting the T ime Base on page 181 for information about setting the time base. 1. Use the [AUTOMIX] ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 193

    Safe Channels 183 03D—Owner’s Manual Safe Channels Channels set as safe channels are e x cluded fr om aut omix pla yback. This allows you to perform real-time adjustments to a channel while aut omix plays, for example, in a liv e conc ert or theater situation. 1. Use the [AUTOMIX] button to locate the Fader Edit page. 2. Use the cursor buttons ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 194

    184 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual Selecting Parameters for Recording Y ou can select par ameters for aut omix r ec o r ding and r er ec or ding using the O VER - WRITE switches on the Main page. 1. Use the [AUTOMIX] button to locate the Main page. 2. Use the cursor buttons to select the OVERWRITE switches, and the [ENTER] button to se ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 195

    Recording an Automix 185 03D—Owner’s Manual Recording an Automix This section explains how t o r eco r d an aut omix. 1. Use the [AUTOMIX] button to locate the Memory page. 2. Create a new automix. See Creating a New Automix on page 180 for more information. 3. Use the [AUTOMIX] button to locate the Main page. 4. T urn on the automix function. ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 196

    186 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual During automix rec ording, parameter changes, such as EQ, pan, and so on, apply to the channel selected in this st ep . Y ou can select several channels and r ecor d fader mov es and mute ev ents for those channels because eac h channel has it ’ s own fader and [ON] but- ton. U se the [F ADER MODE] ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 197

    Playing Back an Automix 187 03D—Owner’s Manual • Rer ec ord ev ents— R ere cor ding E ve nts on page 188 • U se aut omix punch in to r eplace ev ents— Automix P unch-I n/Punch-Out on page 189 • Edit fader mov es “ on the fly”— Editing F ader M oves On-the-fly on page 190 • Edit events off-line— Editing Events Off-line on p ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 198

    188 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual Rerecording Events Y ou can rerecor d auto mix events. The overwr ite switches allo w y ou t o chose whic h events y ou want t o r er ec o r d. 1. Use the [AUTOMIX] button to locate the Main page. 2. Use the cursor buttons to select the OVERWRITE switches, and the [ENTER] button to set them. See Selec ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 199

    Automix Punch-In/Punch-Out 189 03D—Owner’s Manual Automix Punch-In/Punch-Out Y ou can punch-in and punch-out-style recording t o rer ecor d events in an aut omix. The ov erwr ite switches allo w y ou t o c hoose which ev ents y ou want t o r er ec or d. 1. Use the [AUTOMIX] button to locate the Main page. 2. Use the cursor buttons to select the ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 200

    190 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual Editing Fader Moves On-the-fly Fader mov es can be edited on the fly . 1. Use the [AUTOMIX] button to locate the Main page. 2. Set the F ADER overwrite switch to on (i.e., highlighted). See Recor ding an A utomix on page 185 for information about the overw rite switches. 3. Use the [F ADER MODE] but ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 201

    Editing Fader Moves On-the-fly 191 03D—Owner’s Manual 7. At the point where you want to edit the fader moves, press the channel’ s [SEL] button. 8. Adjust the fader as required. U se the F ader Edit page to c heck fader positions r elati v e t o pr eviously reco r ded fader data. See the follo wing Fader Edit page for more information. W hen ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 202

    192 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual Fader Return & T rim Edit Modes The following illustrations show how the r eturn and trim modes affect levels. These are the original, or pr eviously recor ded level c hanges. These are the original level changes with the new fader move sho wn in gray . The tw o vertical lines indicate the duratio ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 203

    Editing Events Off-line 193 03D—Owner’s Manual Editing Events Off-line E vents in the curr ent automix can be edit ed off-line using the E v ent Edit page (this page cannot be accessed during auto mix pla yback or r ec o r ding). 1. Use the [AUTOMIX] button to locate the Event Edit page. E vents are listed c hronologically in the event list, wh ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 204

    194 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual 5. T o edit individual parameters, use the cursor buttons to select the TIME, EVENT , and CHANNEL parameter of the selected event, and the P ARAM- ETER wheel to edit them. If you are using a mouse, position the mouse cursor o v er a parameter , press and hold the left mouse button, and then drag the m ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 205

    Editing Events Off-line 195 03D—Owner’s Manual MTC T ime Base Event List Example MIDI Clock T ime Base Event List Example Time Event Channel Description --:--:--.-- RCL SAFE OFF Ch 1 Channel 1 scene recall safe set to OFF (normally in list) --:--:--.-- RCL SAFE OFF Ch 2 Channel 2 scene recall safe set to OFF (normally in list) :: : : --:--:--.- ...

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    196 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual EQ Frequency Event V alue T able V alue Frequency V alue Frequency V alue Frequency V alue Frequency 0 21 Hz 30 118 Hz 60 667 Hz 90 3.77 kHz 1 22 Hz 31 125 Hz 61 707 Hz 91 4.00 kHz 2 23 Hz 32 132 Hz 62 749 Hz 92 4.23 kHz 3 24 Hz 33 140 Hz 63 794 Hz 93 4.49 kHz 4 25 Hz 34 149 Hz 64 841 Hz 94 4.75 kHz 5 ...

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    Editing Events Off-line 197 03D—Owner’s Manual EQ Gain Event V alue T able EQ HPF & LPF On/Off V alue T able W hen Q is set to 43 or 44 (i.e., LPF or HPF), the Gain c ontrols are used t o turn the LPF and HPF filters on and off. EQ Q Event V alue T able V alue Gain V alue Gain V alue Gain V alue Gain 0 –18.0 dB 19 –8.5 dB 38 +1.0 dB 57 ...

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    198 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual Extracting Events E vents in the curr ent automix can be delet ed or mov ed and fader levels can be trimmed by a specified amount using the Extract page (this page cannot be accessed during auto- mix playback or r ec or ding). 1. Use the [AUTOMIX] button to locate the Extract page. 2. Use the cursor ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 209

    Extracting Events 199 03D—Owner’s Manual The EVENT SELECT switches ar e used to select the type of event to be e xtracted, moved, or trimmed. 5. If you are using the trim function, set the trim level and fade in and fade out parameters. TRIM LEVEL —This is used to set ho w muc h lev els ar e trimmed. Lev- els can be trimmed from –24.0 dB to ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 210

    200 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual are ov erwr itten. The t rim fade times apply only to normal channel faders. The T rim and Extract functions require at least 1K of free memor y . Mix sc ene recalls, effects librar y recalls, initial safe c hannel settings, time signature settings, and transmitted MIDI P r o- gram Changes cannot be e ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 211

    Clearing the Undo Buffer 201 03D—Owner’s Manual • Fader mov es are edited “o n the fly” (see Editing Fader M oves On-the-fly on page 190) • A ut omix ev ents ar e e xtracted (see Ext racting E vents on page 198) The UNDO BUF . SIZE window displays the amount of memor y being used by the undo buffer . 4. T o undo changes to the automix ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 212

    202 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual Storing Automixes A utomixes ar e st or ed on the M emor y page. U p to four automix es can be st or ed. A uto- mix es and the current automix can be back ed up to an e xternal MIDI device, suc h as a MIDI data filer , using MIDI B ulk Dump . See Bulk Dump on page 242 for mor e infor - mation. 1. Use ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 213

    Recalling Automixes 203 03D—Owner’s Manual Recalling Automixes A utomixes ar e r ecalled on the M emory page. Y ou can recall an y one of the four auto- mix es. W hen an aut omix is r ecalled, the c ont ents of the current automix are r eplac ed by the c ont ents of the automix being recalled. Y ou may want t o st or e the current auto- mix bef ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 214

    204 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual Swapping the Current Automix W hen an aut omix is r ecalled, and the undo function is on, the pr evious current auto- mix is copied t o the undo buffer . I f there’ s not enough memor y available to r ecall an automix and ha ve the curre nt automix c opied to the undo buffer , the current aut omix a ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 215

    Editing Automix Titles 205 03D—Owner’s Manual Editing Automix T itles A utomix titles can be edited at an ytime. Y ou don ’t ha v e t o r ecall an automix t o edit its title. Only aut o mix es that c ontain data can ha v e their titles edit ed. Title editing is per - formed on the Me mory page shown below . 1. Use the [AUTOMIX] button to loca ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 216

    206 Chapter 16—Automix 03D—Owner’s Manual Clearing Automix Memories The cont ents of the four automix memories can be cleared individually . This can be used to free up memory for fur ther rec ording, or simply to clear aut omix es that are no longer required. I t can also be used to delete automix es that hav e been backed up using MIDI Bulk ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 217

    Other Functions 207 03D—Owner’s Manual Other Functions 17 In this chapter ... U ser Define Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 U sing the Onboard Oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 03D Pr efer enc es . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 218

    208 Chapter 17—Other Functions 03D—Owner’s Manual User Define Buttons The USER DEFINE buttons are user -progr ammable buttons that can be configur ed to send specific MIDI or MMC (MIDI M achine Co ntrol) commands when pr essed. The y can also be used to r ecall fr equently used mix scenes or effects pr ogr ams, adjust mix settings of the s ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 219

    User Define Buttons 209 03D—Owner’s Manual MMC Commands The “nn ” part of each MMC command is the device number of the rec eiving machine. This is set on the MIDI/HOST page. See MIDI/HOST Setup on page 233 for mor e information. MIDI Real-time Messages Scene Memories & Libraries If the cur rent mix sc ene or effects pr ogram is the last ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 220

    210 Chapter 17—Other Functions 03D—Owner’s Manual Automix Channel Controls For the st er eo input c hannel, the effects returns channels, and the ster eo output, P AN LEFT and P AN RIGHT set the balance, not pan. If a pair of USER DEFINE buttons are set to P AN LEFT and P AN RIGHT , or P AN FR ONT and P AN REAR, pr essing those buttons togeth ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 221

    User Define Buttons 211 03D—Owner’s Manual selected channel. In the following examples, the P AN LEFT and P AN RIGHT functions are assigned to USER DEFINE buttons [1] and [2]. 12 Pan set at center PAN LEFT PAN RIGHT 12 Pan set between L16 and center PAN LEFT PAN RIGHT 12 Pan set between R16 and center PAN LEFT PAN RIGHT ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 222

    212 Chapter 17—Other Functions 03D—Owner’s Manual Using the Onboard Oscillator The 03D features a useful, onboard audio oscillator , which can be assigned to the bus outputs, aux sends, st ereo output, and onboard effects. It can be used for calibration or diagnostic purposes. A ssigning a burst noise wav eform to the onboar d effects pr oc e ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 223

    03D Preferences 213 03D—Owner’s Manual 03D Preferences V arious 03D preferences can be set on the P r efer . page sho wn below . 1. Use the [UTILITY] button to locate the Prefer . page shown below . 2. Use the cursor buttons to select the parameters and the [ENTER] button to activate them. The prefer enc es ar e explained belo w . MOUSE SPEED T ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 224

    214 Chapter 17—Other Functions 03D—Owner’s Manual Checking the Battery The 03D uses a long-life battery to maintain its internal memories. The battery should last for up to fiv e y ears. Y ou can check its condition on the P r efer . page. 1. Use the [UTILITY] button to locate the Prefer . page shown below . If the batter y monitor indicates ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 225

    Digital I/O 215 03D—Owner’s Manual Digital I/O 18 In this chapter ... W or dclock Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Digital Stereo Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Output Dither . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 226

    216 Chapter 18—Digital I/O 03D—Owner’s Manual Wordclock Setup About W ordclocks W hen several digital audio dev ices ar e configur ed in a system, it is essential that the y are all synchroniz ed t o a single wor dclock sour ce. This is not SMPTE or MIDI timecode synchronization. W ord clock synchr onization re fers to the sync hr onization ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 227

    Wordclock Setup 217 03D—Owner’s Manual AUTO NA VIGA TE —This function c hecks all possible w or d- clock sourc es and then displa ys a dialog bo x recommending a suitable sourc e. Note, however , that this function is not perfect and in some situations it may not be able t o r ec ommend a suit- able sourc e. The dialog bo x shown here appears ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 228

    218 Chapter 18—Digital I/O 03D—Owner’s Manual Wordclock Connections & T ermination For c orrect operation it is essential that wordclock cabling be te r minated c or rectly . The 03D has a wor dclock termination ON/OFF (75 Ω ) switch on the r ear panel. W ord clock is a TTL sig nal, and IN and OUT c onnections use BNC c o nnect ors. Thr ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 229

    Digital Stereo Out 219 03D—Owner’s Manual Digital Stereo Out The 03D features both AES/EB U and CO AX- IAL-typ e digital stereo outputs. The y output the same digital audio sig nal but in different formats. The XLR -3-32-t yp e co nnect or outputs AES/EBU format digital audio, while the CO AXIAL connec- tor outputs Consumer format digital audio ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 230

    220 Chapter 18—Digital I/O 03D—Owner’s Manual Output Dither The 03D’ s AES/EB U connection outputs digital audio data with a wordlength of 24 bits. The Coaxial connection outputs digital audio data with a wordlength of 20 bits. W hen a high-resolution digital audio sig nal is transferred to a lowe r -resolution system, some of the least-sig ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 231

    Digital Stereo In 221 03D—Owner’s Manual Digital Stereo In The 03D features both AES/EB U and CO AX- IAL-typ e digital stereo inputs. Only one connection can be used at a time. The XLR -3-31-ty pe connec- tor ac cepts AES/EBU format digital audio , while the CO AXIAL connector ac c epts C onsumer format digital audio. Sig nals input here can be ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 232

    222 Chapter 18—Digital I/O 03D—Owner’s Manual Digital Input Monitor The DIO M onit or page is used t o monit or the channel status of IEC958 digital input signals (AES/EBU or CO AXIAL) connected t o the DIGIT AL STEREO IN and Y GDAI card. The DIGIT AL STEREO IN can be set to either AES/EBU or CO AXIAL on the D .in Setup page. See Digital Ster ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 233

    YGDAI Cards 223 03D—Owner’s Manual YGDAI Cards About the YGDAI System The Y GD AI ( Y amaha Gener al Digital A udio Interface) syst em and optional Y GD AI interface car ds pr ovide digital I/O support for se veral industry standard digital audio formats and protoc ols. Using a Y GD AI car d, the 03D ’ s bus, aux, and input channel sig- nals ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 234

    224 Chapter 18—Digital I/O 03D—Owner’s Manual Multitrack Recorders The 03D’ s Y GD AI slot provides eight digital inputs and outputs, and can be used to connect modular digital multitrack recor ders, such as the Alesis AD A T or T ascam D A-88. The digital outputs can be an y c o mbination of bus outs, aux sends, and direct outputs from the ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 235

    YGDAI Cards 225 03D—Owner’s Manual YGDAI Block Diagram ST OUT Ch8 Ch16 Ch7 Ch15 Ch2 Ch10 ON Same as 1, 2 to YGDAI to YGDAI not changed Meter Meter AUX OUT BUS OUT not changed not changed not changed not changed CH OUTPUT 1-8 from Ch1 Ch9 OUTPUT (YGDAI) INPUT (YGDAI) CH INPUT 17-24 CH INPUT 1-16 from AUX OUT from BUS OUT DITHER DITHER not change ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 236

    226 Chapter 18—Digital I/O 03D—Owner’s Manual Installing YGDAI Cards 1. T urn off the 03D. 2. Undo the four fixing screws and remove the slot cover , as shown below . Keep the cover in a safe place for future use. 3. Insert the card into the slot as shown below . Push it in all the way so that the card’ s connector mates correctly with the ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 237

    Cascading the 03D 227 03D—Owner’s Manual Cascading the 03D The CD8-CS Cascade Kit allo ws tw o 03Ds t o w o rk together as one 32-input mixing console, with both 03Ds sharing a common bus system (inputs 17–24 are not a vailable when a cascade card is installed). The 03D can also be cascaded w ith the Y amaha 02R Digital Rec or ding C onsole, ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 238

    228 Chapter 18—Digital I/O 03D—Owner’s Manual 2. Use the cursor buttons to select the switches and controls and the [ENTER] button and P ARAMETER wheel to set them. If you are using a mouse, simply click and drag the parameters. SELECT —These four switches ar e used to r oute the eight bus signals from the cascade card to the 03D ’ s four ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 239

    Cascading the 03D 229 03D—Owner’s Manual Using Solo with Cascade W hen tw o c o nsoles ar e cascaded t ogether , the Solo buses of both consoles are co n- nected. Solo mode is engaged using the [SOL O] button on the master console. The [SOL O] butt o n on the sla v e c onsole is essentially r edundant. Also , solo Status settings must be made o ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 240

    230 Chapter 18—Digital I/O 03D—Owner’s Manual ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 241

    MIDI 231 03D—Owner’s Manual MIDI 19 In this chapter ... MIDI and the 03D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 MIDI Connectors & T O HOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 MIDI & T O HOST Data R eceive I ndicat ors . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 242

    232 Chapter 19—MIDI 03D—Owner’s Manual MIDI and the 03D The 03D works with MIDI in the following ways: • Pr ogram Changes for mix scene recall (see P r ogram Change A ssign on page 239) • Control Changes for r eal-time mix parameter c ontr ol (C ontr ol Change Assign on page 240) • Syst em Ex clusi v e for parameter c ontr ol ( System E ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 243

    MIDI & TO HOST Data Receive Indicators 233 03D—Owner’s Manual In MUL TIPORT mode, the 03D’ s general MIDI functions work w ith MIDI messages recei v ed on P ort 1. Although you can select differ ent ports for MTC, MIDI Real-T ime messages, MMC, Fader Star t, and the four MIDI R emot e pages. P ort 2 data is echoed through to the MIDI OUT ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 244

    234 Chapter 19—MIDI 03D—Owner’s Manual In this case, MIDI messages r ec ei v ed at the T O HOST connection are echoed thr ough to the MIDI OUT c onnect or ac c o r ding t o the ECHO parameters on the MIDI Setup page. See MIDI Setup on page 235 for mor e information. W hile MIDI messages recei v ed at the 03D’ s MIDI IN pass through the 03D ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 245

    MIDI Setup 235 03D—Owner’s Manual selecting the SETUP switch and then pressing the [ENTER] button. If you ar e using a mouse, simply click the SETUP switch. The follo wing dialog bo x appears. These setting are r eally intended for those who write their own computer pr ograms to contr ol the 03D . Y ou should not change them unless y ou kno w w ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 246

    236 Chapter 19—MIDI 03D—Owner’s Manual Control Change messages. Rx determines whether or not the 03D receiv es Co ntrol Change messages. OMNI determines whether or not the 03D recei ves Co ntrol Change messages on all 16 MIDI Channels. W hen OMNI is on, Contr ol Change messages ar e recei v ed regar dless of the MIDI CHANNEL Rx parameter sett ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 247

    MIDI Setup 237 03D—Owner’s Manual OTHER COMMANDS —This switch determines whether or not MIDI data other than that set using the PR OGRAM CHANGE, CONTR OL CHANGE, P ARAMETER CHANGE, and REAL TIME MSG. & MTC switches is ec hoed. Operation of this echo switch depends on the HOST INTERF ACE setting on the MIDI/HOST page (MIDI/HOST Setup on pa ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 248

    238 Chapter 19—MIDI 03D—Owner’s Manual MIDI Monitor The MIDI M oni. page is used to monitor data recei v ed at the MIDI IN and T O HOST connections. Data is displayed in a hexadecimal format. 1. Use the [UTILITY] button to locate the MIDI Moni. page shown below . MIDI data recei v ed at the MIDI IN c onnection is monit or ed in the MIDI INPUT ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 249

    Program Change Assign 239 03D—Owner’s Manual Program Change Assign The PGM A sgn. page is used t o assign 03D scene memories to MIDI Pr ogram Changes. Pr ogram Change messages can be used to r ecall 03D mix sc enes. See Using MIDI P r o- gram Change Messages on page 169 for more information. Scene memories can be assigned to Pr ogram Change mes ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 250

    240 Chapter 19—MIDI 03D—Owner’s Manual Control Change Assign The CTL A sgn. page is used to assign 03D parameters to MIDI Co ntrol Changes. C on- trol Changes can be used to c o ntrol 03D mix settings in r eal time. W hen an 03D mix parameter is adjusted, a C ontr ol Change messages is transmitted. This message c ould be reco rded t o a MIDI ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 251

    System Exclusive Parameter Control 241 03D—Owner’s Manual initialize. The P .MIX 01 ARRANGEMENT option is used t o c onfigur e C o ntrol Changes for use with a Y amaha Pr ogrammable Mix er 01 Digital Mix er . A parameter to Contr ol Change assignment table is provided on page 268. The param- eter to C ontrol Change assignment table can be back ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 252

    242 Chapter 19—MIDI 03D—Owner’s Manual Bulk Dump Fr om the Bulk page, 03D data can be dumped t o and from other MIDI devices, suc h as a MIDI data filer , c ontrolling c omputer , or another 03D . This can be used t o backup 03D data, or transfer data between 03Ds. 1. Use the [MIDI] button to locate the Bulk page shown below . 2. Use the cur ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 253

    MIDI Remote 243 03D—Owner’s Manual MIDI Remote The MIDI R emote function allo ws you t o contr ol other MIDI equipment from the 03D . Connection can be made using MIDI IN/OUT or the T O HOST connection. R emot e equipment can be controlled using the 03D faders, [ON] buttons, cursor buttons, and P ARAMETER wheel. The following MIDI equipment can ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 254

    244 Chapter 19—MIDI 03D—Owner’s Manual Assigning Devices to MIDI Remote Pages Four MIDI R emote pages are available and eac h can be assigned to one device. 1. Use the [MIDI REMOTE] button to locate the Setup page shown below . 2. Use the cursor buttons to select a page’ s rotar y control, and then use the P ARAMETER wheel to select a devic ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 255

    MIDI Remote 245 03D—Owner’s Manual Programmable Mixer 01, 02R, 03D Pages The same remot e control functions ar e a vailable for the Pr ogrammable Mixer 01, 02R, and 03D . The following table lists the mixer parameters that can be c ontrolled fr om the 03D . 1. Use the [MIDI REMOTE] button to locate the P .Mix01, 02R, or 03D page. 03D channel fa ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 256

    246 Chapter 19—MIDI 03D—Owner’s Manual ProR3, REV500 Pages The following table lists the reve rb parameters that can be contr olled fr om the 03D . 03D faders contr ol the same parameters as those on the displa y . 1. Use the [MIDI REMOTE] button to locate the ProR3 or REV500 page. T o recall a reverb program, select the PGM NO . parameter an ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 257

    MIDI Remote 247 03D—Owner’s Manual GM T one Generator Page The following table lists the GM tone generator parameters that can be c ontrolled fr om the 03D . MIDI Channels do not ha v e t o be set. 1. Use the [MIDI REMOTE] button to locate the GM page. The 03D display sho ws Control Change 1, Control Change 2, Expr ession, and P an c on- trols ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 258

    248 Chapter 19—MIDI 03D—Owner’s Manual XG Page The following table lists the X G t one generator parameters that can be controlled fr om the 03D . 1. Use the [MIDI REMOTE] button to locate the XG page. 2. Set the MIDI Channel to match the device number of the XG tone gen- erator . See MIDI/HOST Setup on page 233 for more information. The 03D ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 259

    MIDI Remote 249 03D—Owner’s Manual Pro T ools Page The following table lists the Pr o T o ols parameters that can be co ntrolled from the 03D . MIDI Channels do not hav e t o be set. 1. Use the [MIDI REMOTE] button to locate the Pro T ools page. 2. In Pro T ools, choose Peripherals from the Setups menu. 3. T urn on DEVICE CS-10. 03D channel fad ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 260

    250 Chapter 19—MIDI 03D—Owner’s Manual User Define Page The following table lists the 03D contr ols that can be used t o c ontr ol user -defined parameters. 1. Use the [MIDI REMOTE] button to locate the User Def. page. On the U ser Define page, you define the MIDI commands t o be sent when the 03D ’ s faders or [ON] buttons are operated ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 261

    251 03D—Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting Symptom Advice The 03D cannot be turned on! Make sure that the power cord is connected to a suitable AC wall out- let. Make sure that the 03D POWER switch is set to the ON position. If you still cannot turn on the 03D, contact your Y amaha dealer . Input channel signal level is very low! Make sure that the ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 262

    252 03D—Owner’s Manual Configured a stereo pair but the signal appears to be in mono! Make sure that the odd channel is panned hard left, and the right channel is panned hard right. Configured a stereo pair but the signal sounds out of phase! Make sure that the phase of both input channels in the stereo pair is set the same. Phase settings ar ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 263

    03D Level Diagram 253 03D—Owner’s Manual Appendix A: General 03D Level Diagram Analog Digital dB dB Bit +24 +20 +10 +4 0 –10 –20 –30 –40 –50 –60 –70 –80 –90 –100 –110 –120 –130 –140 –150 –160 –170 –180 –190 0 –10 –20 –30 –40 –50 –60 –70 _80 –90 –100 –110 –120 –130 –140 –150 –16 ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 264

    254 03D—Owner’s Manual Display Messages Message Meaning AUTOMIX MEMORY FULL! The automix memory is full. Delete some unnecessary data or back up your data to a MIDI data filer . AUTOMIX REC ABORTED. Automix recording was aborted and the data was dis- carded. If the automix undo buffer is set to ENABLE, you can undo the operation. AUTOMIX REC S ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 265

    Display Messages 255 03D—Owner’s Manual TC TYPE MISMA TCH! Timecode that is different from the automix T ime Base set- ting has been input. The automix may not play back cor- rectly . Review and correct the setting. TO HOST : DA TA FRAMING ERROR! An incorrect signal may have been input to the TO HOST connector . TO HOST : DA TA OVERRUN! An inco ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 266

    256 03D—Owner’s Manual Security Cover In some situations y ou may want t o fit a prot ectiv e co v er ov er the analog co ntrols across the top of the 03D . Although Y amaha do not make a c ov er , the 03D has four fixing holes to secure a user -made cover . If you fit such a c ov er , mak e sure that the fixing scr ews do not protrude insi ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 267

    General Specs 257 03D—Owner’s Manual Appendix B: Specifications General Specs Sampling rate Internal: 48 kHz/44.1 kHz External: 32 kHz (–6%) to 48 kHz (+6%) Signal delay Less than 2.5 ms fs=48 kHz, CH IN to ST OUT Dither 16 to 24 bit Fader 60 mm stroke motorized fader × 19 Fader resolution 128 steps ST OUT : +6 to –90 dB, – ∞ dB other ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 268

    258 03D—Owner’s Manual CHANNEL CONTROL button EQ LOW , LO-MID, HI-MID, HIGH, DELAY/ø, DYNAMICS, P AN/ROUTING, VIEW SET UP button UTILITY , MIDI, SCENE MEMORY , DIO, GROUP/P AIR, SOLO SETUP , AUTOMIX SOLO button SCENE MEMORY button STORE, RECALL, INC+, DEC–, UNDO/REDO USER DEFINE button 1, 2, 3, 4 CURSOR button LEFT , RIGHT , UP , DOWN P ARAM ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 269

    Channel Specs 259 03D—Owner’s Manual Channel Specs Mono input channel channels 1 to 24 (channels 17 to 24: YGDAI card) Analog section PHANTOM switch +48 V , CH 1 to 8 GAIN control 44 dB (–16 to –60 dB), channel 1 to 8 30 dB (+10 to –20 dB), channel 9 to 16 P AD switch 26 dB, channels 1 to 8 INSERT channel 1 & 2 AD convertor 20-bit lin ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 270

    260 03D—Owner’s Manual Stereo digital input channel De-emphasis Auto de-emphasis filter (15 µ s/50 µ s) FLIP switch Normal (ST IN: analog) FLIP (DIGIT AL STEREO IN: digital) DIGIT AL STEREO IN: AES/EBU, COAXIAL Cascade Effect return channel 1,2 ON/OFF , ON: assign to ST bus Equalizer 4-band parametric equalizer Dynamics ON button ON/OFF EFFE ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 271

    Channel Specs 261 03D—Owner’s Manual AUX output channel AUX OUT 1 to 4 Digital section Equalizer 4-band parametric equalizer Fader 60 mm stroke motorized fader Dynamics ON/OFF Monitor ON/OFF AFL/PFL Meter LCD Analog section DA convertor Monitor output channel 18-bit linear 8-times oversampling Digital section MONI TRIM control/SOLO TRIM control ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 272

    262 03D—Owner’s Manual Memory/Librar y Specs EQ Specs 1. Frequency at 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz sampling rate. At a sampling rate of 32 kHz the frequency range is 21 Hz–15.1 kHz. T ype T otal Preset User Scene Memories 5 115 0 Channel Library 5 124 9 Effects Library 96 64 32 Dynamics Library 80 40 40 EQ Library 80 40 40 Band (G)ain (F)requency 1 (Q) ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 273

    Analog Inputs Specs 263 03D—Owner’s Manual Analog Inputs Specs 1. Sensitivity is the lowest level that will produce an output of +4 dB (1.23 V) or the nominal output level when the 03D is set to maximum gain (all faders and level controls at maximum positions). 2. Input channel XLR-type connectors are balanced (pin 1 = ground, pin 2 = hot, pin ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 274

    264 03D—Owner’s Manual Analog Outputs Specs 1. STEREO OUT XLR-type connectors are balanced (pin 1 = ground, pin 2 = hot, pin 3 = cold). 2. BUS, AUX, and MONITOR OUT TRS phone jacks are balanced (tip = hot, ring = cold, sleeve = ground). 3. Input channel insert connections are unbalanced (tip = send, ring = return, sleeve = ground). 4. The PHONE ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 275

    Digital Inputs Specs 265 03D—Owner’s Manual Digital Inputs Specs Digital Outputs Specs YGDAI Inter face Card Specs Control I/O Specs 1. De-emphasis is applied automatically if the input signal has been emphasized. 1. Channel status T ype: 2 channel audio signal Emphasis: No Sampling rate: depends on internal configuration 2. Channel status T y ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 276

    266 03D—Owner’s Manual 03D Dimensions Specifications and external appearance ar e subject t o c hange without notice. D: 516.5 116.5 362 36 H: 210.5 W: 460 ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 277

    Scene Memory to Program Change Table 267 03D—Owner’s Manual Appendix C: MIDI Scene Memory to Program Change T able Program Change # Initial Scene # User Scene # Program Change # Initial Scene # User Scene # Program Change# Initial Scene # User Scene # 10 1 4 4 4 4 8 7 — 20 2 4 5 4 5 8 8 — 30 3 4 6 4 6 8 9 — 40 4 4 7 4 7 9 0 — 50 5 4 8 4 ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 278

    268 03D—Owner’s Manual Parameter to Control Change T able Control Change # Parameter 03D Default Programmable Mixer 01 Arrangement User 0 NO ASSIGN F ADER CHANNEL CH 1 1 FADER CHANNEL CH 1 FADER CHANNEL CH 2 2 FADER CHANNEL CH 2 FADER CHANNEL CH 3 3 FADER CHANNEL CH 3 FADER CHANNEL CH 4 4 FADER CHANNEL CH 4 FADER CHANNEL CH 5 5 FADER CHANNEL CH ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 279

    Parameter to Control Change Table 269 03D—Owner’s Manual Control Change # Parameter 03D Default Programmable Mixer 01 Arrangement User 38 P AN CHANNEL CH 1 ON CHANNEL ST IN 39 P AN CHANNEL CH 2 ON CHANNEL RETURN1 40 P AN CHANNEL CH 3 ON CHANNEL RETURN2 41 P AN CHANNEL CH 4 ON CHANNEL MAS AUX1 42 P AN CHANNEL CH 5 ON CHANNEL MAS AUX2 43 P AN CHA ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 280

    270 03D—Owner’s Manual Control Change # Parameter 03D Default Programmable Mixer 01 Arrangement User 80 ON CHANNEL CH17 FADER EFF1 SEND CH13 81 ON CHANNEL CH18 FADER EFF1 SEND CH14 82 ON CHANNEL CH19 FADER EFF1 SEND CH15 83 ON CHANNEL CH20 FADER EFF1 SEND CH16 84 ON CHANNEL CH21 FADER EFF1 SEND ST IN 85 ON CHANNEL CH22 FADER EFF2 SEND CH 1 86 O ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 281

    MIDI Data Format 271 03D—Owner’s Manual MIDI Data Format 1 T ransmit/Receive Data 1.1 Channel Messages 1.1.1 Note On/ Note Off When F ADER ST ART is on, N ote-on messages will be transmitted when odd numbered faders fr om 1 through 15 are raised from -infin- ity (velocity 127) or lowered t o -infinity (velocity 0). Also, N ote-on/off messages ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 282

    272 03D—Owner’s Manual 2. T ransmission Condition 3. Receive Condition 4. Parameter Change & Request Format Parameter Change & Request (basic format) Parameter Change (byte operation for type 0x08:edit buffer) continuous address mode individual address mode PGM ECHO ON CTL ECHO ON REAL TIME & MTC ECHO ON OTHER ECHO ON PARAM ECHO ON ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 283

    MIDI Data Format 273 03D—Owner’s Manual Parameter Change (bit operation for type 0x48:edit buffer) Used to change on/off, etc., in bits. Parameter Change (byte operation for type 0x09:system memory) Parameter Change (bit operation for type 0x49:system memory) Used to change the recall safe, etc., in bits. Parameter Request (type 0x08:edit buffe ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 284

    274 03D—Owner’s Manual 5. Bulk Dump & Request Format How to get check sum, adding data from BYTE COUNT (LO W) to just before the CHECK SUM, multiplying -1 (2's complement), resetting MSB (bit7). check sum =( -sum) & 0x7F Scene Memory Bulk Dump Format Scene Memory Bulk Dump Request Format Equalizer Library Bulk Dump Format Equalizer ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 285

    MIDI Data Format 275 03D—Owner’s Manual Effect Library Bulk Dump Request Format CH Library Bulk Dump Format CH Library Bulk Dump Request Format Program Change Assignment T able Bulk Dump Format Program Change Assignment T able Bulk Dump Request Format Control Change Assignment T able Bulk Dump Format Control Change Assignment T able Bulk Dump R ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 286

    276 03D—Owner’s Manual Setup Memory Bulk Dump Format Setup Memory Bulk Dump Request Format Automix Memory Bulk Dump Format (One bulk out is transmitted by each 1K block) Automix Memory Bulk Dump Request Format MIDI Remote Bulk Dump Format MIDI Remote Bulk Dump Request Format STATUS 11110000 F0 System Exclusive Message ID No. 01000011 43 Manufac ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 287

    MIDI Data Format 277 03D—Owner’s Manual 6. Parameter List For Control Change Assign FADER ON PA N BALANCE SURROUND PHASE PRE/POST ROUTING DELA Y EQ DYNAMICS EFFECT NO ASSIGN CHANNEL CH1-24, ST IN, RETURN1, RETURN2, MAS A UX1-4, MAS BUS1-4, MAS ST EFF1 SEND CH1-24, ST IN EFF2 SEND CH1-24, ST IN A UX1 SEND CH1-24, ST IN, RETURN1, RETURN2 A UX2 SE ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 288

    YAMAHA [Digital Mixing Console—Internal Parameters] Date: 05 Feb. 1997 Model: 03D MIDI Implementation Chart Version: 1.0 Function... Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1–16 1–16 1–16 1–16 Memorized Mode Default Messages Altered X X ************** OMNI off/OMNI on X X Memorized Note Number True Voice 37–44 ***** ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 289

    Books 279 03D—Owner’s Manual Appendix D: Resour ces Books • Introducing Dig ital A udio , I an R Sinclair , seco nd edition, PC Publishing, 1992. A good all-round introduction t o digital audio. Sec ond edition explains ov ersampling and bitstream techniques. • Principles of Digital A udio , K en C. P ohlmann, Howar d W .Sams & Co , 198 ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 290

    280 03D—Owner’s Manual ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 291

    281 03D—Owner’s Manual Glossar y A/D converter —An electronic device that con v erts analog sig nals into digital signals. AES/EBU format —The digital audio for mat established by the AES (A udio Engi- neering Societ y) and EBU (E ur opean B r oadcasting U nion) that is used to transfer dig- ital audio data between professional equipment. T ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 292

    282 03D—Owner’s Manual Edit buffer —The internal RAM area that stor es the current mix settings (i.e. the cur - rent mix sc ene). W hen a mix sc ene is st or ed, the Edit Buffer data is copied to the selected scene memory . When a mix scene is r ecalled, the data of the selected scene memor y is copied back t o the Edit B uffer . EFF —Abbr ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 293

    283 03D—Owner’s Manual MMC (MIDI Machine Control) — A set of MIDI messages that can be used to c on- trol audio and video tape machines, disk r ec or ders, and other studio equipment. T y pi- cal MMC commands include St op , Play , R ewind, and P ause. Modulation —In general audio, using an LFO (low frequency oscillator) t o contr ol a sign ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 294

    284 03D—Owner’s Manual Pre fader —A point in the signal path before a fader . A ux send controls are oft en con- figured as pr e-fader sends, which means the sig nal for the aux send is sourc ed befor e the channel fader . The ad vantage of this is that the aux send sig nal can be co ntr olled independently of the main channel signal. P r e- ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 295

    Index 285 03D—Owner’s Manual Index Symbols +48 V phantom 37 Numerics 02R cascade with 03D 227 MIDI Remote 245 03D benefits 4 block diagram 21 configuration 4 dimensions 266 features 3 initializing 214 level diagram 253 MIDI 232 MIDI Remote 245 preferences 213 rear panel 16 sonic performance 4 top panel 10 2+2 surround pan 63 2TR IN connector 16 ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 296

    286 Index 03D—Owner’s Manual Cascade block diagram 229 configuring 227 delay compensation 228 digital stereo input 221 Cascade page 227 Cascade YGDAI card 223 CH 1-16 page, meters 79 CH 17-24 page, meters 80 CH Delay page 40 , 86 , 100 CH View page 108 CH, definition 281 Channel control buttons 13 Channel delay using 40 viewing settings 41 Chan ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 297

    Index 287 03D—Owner’s Manual MIDI 235 Edit buffer about 164 definition 282 Editing extracting events 198 off-line 193 EFF, definition 282 Eff. Edit page 118 , 122 , 123 Effects about 118 block diagram 142 parameters 129 pre/post fader sends 123 summary 5 using 122 Effects library about 125 Bulk Dump 242 preset programs 118 recalling programs 12 ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 298

    288 Index 03D—Owner’s Manual K Key in, dynamics 145 L LCD about 12 definition 282 LED, definition 282 Level diagram 253 Library channel 104 dynamics processors 147 effects 125 EQ 48 user define buttons 209 Library page, channels 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 Library specs 262 Line-level signal, definition 282 Lo-mid EQ 47 Low EQ 47 Low pass filter (EQ) ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 299

    Index 289 03D—Owner’s Manual Nyquist theorem, definition 283 O Off-line editing, automix 193 Offset automix 182 display 178 Omni definition 283 MIDI 235 ON buttons about 15 aux sends 93 bus outs 99 input channels 42 mixing layer 31 stereo output 85 Onboard dynamics. See Dynamics processors Onboard effects. See Effects Onboard oscillator 212 On- ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 300

    290 Index 03D—Owner’s Manual S Safe channels automix 183 scene memories 174 solo 77 Sample delay 40 Sampling rate definition 284 display 217 setting 217 synchronization 216 Scene Mem. page 166 , 168 , 170 , 171 Scene memories about 164 Bulk Dump 242 buttons 13 , 165 Control Change assign 240 definition 284 display 24 , 165 edit buffer 164 fade ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 301

    Index 291 03D—Owner’s Manual Macintosh 235 multiport 234 operation 232 port setup 233 standard I/F 233 Top panel 10 Trajectory window, surround pan 66 Transmit channel, MIDI 235 Transmit interval 242 Transport controls, automix 178 Tremolo 132 Trim fader edit 190 modes 192 Troubleshooting 251 U Undo automix 200 automix buffer 201 mix scene reca ...

  • Alesis 03D - page 302

    YAMAHA CORPORATION P.O.Box 1, Hamamatsu, Japan 97 03 3000 AP Printed in Japan ...

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