Specifications

Sound Reinforcement
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CHAPTER 6:
SOUND REINFORCEMENT
APPLICATIONS
Though the Studio 32 has been designed as a recording console, it makes an excellent
console for live PA applications. It has just as much (if not more) headroom as a PA
console, is more flexible, and has a much more powerful EQ than the typical stereo
PA console.
Creating a mono house mix
Most sound reinforcement applications work best in mono, since so few members of
the audience are seated in the ideal spot to hear the balance of a stereo sound
system effectively. Also, a stereo sound system can be much more difficult to mix.
To configure the Studio 32 mixer in order to achieve a mono mix:
1 Pan all of the Channels fully left (or fully right).
2 A mono mix will now be present at the MAIN OUT L jack (or the MAIN OUT R
jack, if all Channels were panned to the right).
Note that the MONO switches above the GROUP faders may be used to assign the
Group signals to left and right equally, no matter what the pan position is. Follow
the instructions below for subgrouping, making sure that no channel is assigned to
L/R directly. Also note that the MONO switch in the Control Room section only
affects the Control Room output, which usually isn’t used for connections to a PA
system because it is affected by the SOLO switches.
Subgrouping with the Group Faders
The Groups are extremely useful in sound reinforcement work. A Group can be used to
control the overall level of several Channels with the movement of only one fader.
Here are two examples:
To control all the vocal mics from the Group 1 master fader:
1 Raise the selected Channel FADERS to the desired levels.
2 Unassign each of the selected Channels from the L/R Master Fader by
switching their respective L/R buttons to the “Off” (up) position.
3 Now assign each of the selected Channels to Group 1 by switching the 1/2
button to its “On” (down) position. Make sure the 3/4 switch is off.
4 Adjust the PAN control of each of the selected Channels so that it is fully Left.
5 Assign the Group to the Master FADERS by switching the TO L/R switch to its
“On” (down) position. The Group 1 FADER will now control the selected