Waves L3-16 Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
L3-16 User Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 WELCOME................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.3 CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY.................................................................................................................................6
The Peak Limiting Mixer™.......................................................................................................................................6
Limiter bands vs. Paragraphic-EQ bands ...............................................................................................................6
Separation .................................................................................................................................................................6
The L3-16 Release Character System....................................................................................................................7
1.4 COMPONENTS ...........................................................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 2 – QUICKSTART GUIDE ............................................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 3 – CONTROLS AND INTERFACE.............................................................................................................9
3.1 GLOBAL LIMITER SECTION ........................................................................................................................................9
3.2 PARAGRAPHIC EQ/PRIORITY DISPLAY AND CONTROLS SECTION ............................................................................11
Main Display............................................................................................................................................................12
Paragraphic EQ/Priority Controls ..........................................................................................................................13
3.3 IDR SECTION.......................................................................................................................................................15
CHAPTER 4 – THE WAVESYSTEM ............................................................................................................................16
4.1 THE WAVESYSTEM TOOLBAR .................................................................................................................................16
Toolbar Functions ...................................................................................................................................................16
4.2 PRESET HANDLING..................................................................................................................................................16
Preset Types ...........................................................................................................................................................16
Loading Presets and Setups..................................................................................................................................17
Saving Presets and Setups....................................................................................................................................17
Deleting Presets......................................................................................................................................................17
A/B Comparison and Copying ...............................................................................................................................18
4.3 INTERFACE CONTROLS............................................................................................................................................18
Toggle Buttons........................................................................................................................................................18
Value Window Buttons ...........................................................................................................................................18
Faders......................................................................................................................................................................19
Band Markers..........................................................................................................................................................19
Multiple Selection of Controls ................................................................................................................................19
TAB Functions.........................................................................................................................................................19
APPENDIX A – CONTROLS LIST................................................................................................................................21
APPENDIX B - IDR IN DEPTH ..................................................................................................................................22
Dithering and Noise Shaping .................................................................................................................................22
IDR Dither Options ..............................................................................................................................................22
IDR Noise Shaping Options................................................................................................................................23