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Posted by vswede on Dec-25-2003 00:29:

some help (wit da mixer)

hey was wondering if somebody could help me i jsut recently aquired a mixer and was wondering if someone could explain what:
Gain, Treble, Mid, and Bass technicly do
like i know what happens when i play them but the technical explenations
anyone know?
thx

Posted by TwoPlow on Dec-25-2003 01:33:

They remove parts of the sound. Treble is the highs, Mid is the middle, and Bass is the low. They allow you to remove the specified part of the sound, for better mixing, effects, and so forth.

Technically, I'm not sure, but here's my best guess:Sound is a waveform, so I assume they just chop off either the high part of the wave, or the bottom. Mute it, something like that. But I'm just talking out of my ass, so if someone who actually knows how it works wants to say something...

Posted by onceler on Dec-25-2003 01:41:

these are the tech specs for the rane empath...
http://www.rane.com/empath.html

but they pretty much all do the same, the better mixers will have a better range at what cuts out what. the eq's are the top graph on that page.

for gain, look at the bottom graph. the gain will basically amplify the signal, think of gain as a 2nd volumn, it is there so that you can match the volumns so that the volumn sliders on each channel will be be equal in volumn (where level 5 on channel 1 will equal level 5 on channel 2).

hope that helps a bit.

Posted by _-MIl0 on Dec-25-2003 02:01:

ALlright this is how it works, sound is made up of basicaly differnt wavelengths when you turn the switch your cutting out or adding to a part of the wavelength, thats all i have time to explain rite now enjoy

Posted by `pr0digy on Dec-25-2003 04:23:

Another thing:

Gain controls how much the signal is amplified.
The volume faders control how much of that signal get through.

Posted by vswede on Dec-25-2003 09:34:

okay thx a lot i think i get it know
thx for the help

Posted by Pete Mitchell on Dec-25-2003 15:27:

wot channel would vocals be on? so u could cut them if u wanted? i think the djm600 allows u to do this?

Posted by `pr0digy on Dec-25-2003 16:09:

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Originally posted by Pete Mitchell
wot channel would vocals be on? so u could cut them if u wanted? i think the djm600 allows u to do this?

Mids are the vocals I believe, but you can't just "cut them out" that easily. Your also taking out the mids of the rest of the song, and the vocals probably extend somewhat past just the mid band. Then again, couldn't you just throw on a record with vocals and try it yourself ?