v5 Fat Channel
Perhaps one of the favorite features of
the D8B is the legendary Fat Channel. Now, V5 presents the D8B Fat
Channel with its new look, new improvements, and many new features
that will greatly augment your audio arsenal. Larger views, adjustable
dynamics EQ key types, Gate expansion, and external MIDI gate trigger
are just a few of the new Fat Channel components that will make your
mixing tasks easier and more effective.
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v5 Fat Channel 
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New Feature! Large Views; EQ and Key
Graphs
Let’s face it, editing can be strenuous on your eyes, and
the bigger the view the better. v5 software enables larger views with
intuitive editing balls for both the EQ and the Key screens. Either
screen can be enlarged by double-clicking on the corresponding smaller
screen or by selecting the View button to bring up the enlarged view.
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Enlarged EQ View 
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New Feature! Expanded Dynamics View
The Compressor and Gate parameters can now be viewed graphically
in the new expanded dynamics view windows. Click the VIEW button in
the upper left corner of the Compressor window in the Fat Channel
to open the expanded dynamics view of the Compressor and Gate gain
reduction curves. You can even click and drag on the parameter nodes
to edit them. You can also open and close the expanded dynamics view
by double-clicking the GATE or COMPRESSOR button in the Fat Channel
section on the console.
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Expanded Dynamics 
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New Feature! Dual Comp/Gate Metering
Views
v5 software features two Compressor and Gate Metering views to
offer you a viewing preference. Just click on the Mackie Meter to
switch to the alternate Meter views. |
Normal Meters 
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Alternate Meters 
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New Feature! Gate Expansion.
The D8B v5 software now offers a versatile Gate Expander with
selectable ratios ranging from 1:infinity to 1:1. Expand is a very
useful function that can gently reduce the signal when it drops under
the gate threshold. This feature is particularly handy when working
with vocal and percussion nuances.
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Gate Expansion 
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New Feature! Adjustable Dynamics
Key Types
The Dynamic Key now provides a selection of four EQ types (Parametric,
Shelf, High Pass or Low Pass) that can be applied to the Key input.
To access the Band 4 EQ To Dyn screen: Start by enabling the Key
and EQ In buttons in the Dynamics EQ box found in the Fat Channel.
Next, either double-click the Dynamics EQ screen or select the View
button found at the top of the main EQ section. Choose a desired
EQ type by selecting one of the preset Band 4 EQs. |
Band 4 EQ to Dynamics 
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New Feature! External MIDI Trigger
The External MIDI Trigger lets you assign any MIDI note to control
the Fat Channel gate using an external (D8B) MIDI system. To enable
External MIDI Trigger, select MIDI Map from the Windows pull-down
menu. As in previous software versions, select New MIDI Route from
the Edit window and assign a MIDI note from the MIDI Status drop-down
menu. From the parameter column, select Gate MIDI Trigger. Return
to the Fat Channel Gate and select the MIDI button to enable the Gate
MIDI Trigger. |
MIDI Gate Trigger 
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MIDI Gate Trigger Set Up
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New Feature! Channel Phase Flip
from the VFD
To quickly check channels for phase inversion, v5 software
now lets you flip the phase of individual channels from the VFD.
To access Phase flip from the VFD, hold the channel select button
down on any strip and then page over to Phase Flip on the VFD
using the right arrow button. Use the Select button directly under
the Phase Flip text of the VFD to flip the phase on or off (180
degrees).
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New Feature! Adjustable Dim switch
amount
D8B v5 software now lets you adjust the amount of attenuation
that is assigned to the DIM switch found under the Speaker Level
V-Pot. The DIM switch can be adjusted to –20 dB, –30 dB,
–40 dB, or cut. To adjust the DIM amount, select Mix Opt from
the D8B Setup window. Create your own default by choosing from the
Dim Amount window. |
Setting Dim Amount 
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