Shaping your Audio Mix using Advanced Fairlight Controls
ATEM Mini has advanced Fairlight audio controls that let you enhance and refine the quality of
sound on each input and master output, including input level controls, a 6 band parametric
equalizer and powerful dynamics settings.
This section of the manual shows the different Fairlight audio controls you can use to shape and
optimize the audio mix in your live production.
Input Level
Generally, when setting up your audio mix, the first step is to normalize all your inputs. This
means adjusting the input level knob on each input so you can optimize all the levels to their
highest strength without clipping.
This control is at the top of each track under the tally light. Change the level by clicking on
the knob and dragging left to decrease the level, or right to increase. By setting the input
control, it brings all the inputs up to a common signal strength so they are all at their strongest
without clipping.
After you have normalized all your input levels, you can now begin optimizing and shaping the
qualities in each audio input using the 6 band parametric equalizer and dynamics controls.
Delay Control
Sometimes when using analog audio via your ATEM Mini's mic inputs, there may be a slight
difference in the sync between analog audio and video. For example, the analog audio may
sound slightly ahead of the video. This is because analog audio is independent of the video
inputs and is coming directly from an external source, while the HDMI inputs might have some
delay depending on upstream equipment, such as some cameras and video processors.
Setting the audio delay will ensure the analog audio input is perfectly AV synced to the video
inputs from cameras.
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