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OUTPUT LEVEL SWITCHES

 RightaftertheFADER/MIXstageisthenalactivestage,whicharetheOUTPUTLEVELswitch-

es.LiketheINPUTLEVELswitches,youhave24½dBstepsllinga-5.5dBto+6dBrange.And

this stage together with the INPUT LEVEL controls can be bypassed/engaged with the button marked

GAINS.

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*IMPORTANT PARAGRAPH*

Note that both the FADER/MIX and OUTPUT LEVEL controls precede INSERT 8. This way you

canpatchyournallimiterin8andsemi-permanentlysetthresholdsandgains,andusetheOUTPUT

LEVEL controls as a very handy way to set how hard the signal is feeding the limiter and thusly how

many dB it is typically limiting. Sometimes this even negates the need for a special “mastering version”

limiter, because the most critical controls, threshold and output level, stay “calibrated” while the Mas-

tering Switcher OUTPUT LEVEL controls become something like a “drive” or “input level” control.

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Manley Backbone Specifications Page 9