Echo AUDIOFIRE 2 Owner's Manual

Also see for AUDIOFIRE 12: Owner's manual

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Console Software34Console SoftwareAdjusting Playback VolumeOutput volume adjustments are made in the digital domain. When you lower avolume fader below 0dB, you are actually decreasing the number of available bits,thereby taking away from the potential dynamic range of the system. Therefore,we suggest that whenever possible you leave the output faders (Playback & OutputBus) set to 0dB, and perform any necessary attenuation on your external mixer.When the playback volume controls are set to 0dB and the input signal approachesthe maximum pre-clipping level, you can achieve the full 24-bit dynamic range ofthe system.Nominal LevelsThe console buttons that are labeled “+4” or “-10” are nominal level buttons.These buttons allow you to change the nominal level settings for the analog inputsand outputs. By default, the levels are set to send a +4dBu signal. You can switchbetween +4dBu (professional level) and –10dBV (consumer level) for each analogoutput and input by clicking on the appropriate button. This feature allows you toconnect either professional or consumer gear to each input and output.