User`s manual

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Mono In - Stereo Out
If you only want to use your Verb II for a mono input signal and connect both of its
outputs back to the mixer, you will need three audio cables. Connect an audio cable
from an effect send to the LEFT input of the Verb II, another 2 audio cables from
the LEFT and RIGHT outputs of the Verb II to a couple of effect returns or other
mixer inputs. With reverb effects your Verb II creates a stereo output, even though
only a single input is used.
Stereo In - Stereo Out
This connection is similar to the one described above. However, using two sends from
the mixer, you need one more audio cable to send a stereo signal to the Verb II's
inputs. The use of a stereo input is especially useful for a true stereo reverb program.
How to Set Aux Send and Return Levels on the Mixer.
In the above connections, it is necessary to set proper levels on the mixer's individual
AUX Sends, AUX Masters, and AUX Return masters (as well as the Verb II's own
controls) to get good, clean, quiet signal.
Improper level setting is the most common cause of noise and distortion
problems. By having the correct level at every point in the send/return chain, it is
possible to avoid overloading distortion and minimize noise. The most common mistake
using effect units like your Verb II is to have too low the input signal level and to
increase too much the output level to compensate the input and reach the desired
effects level: this amplifies the noise reducing headroom. Here is a procedure that will
give good results with most standard equipment:
NOTE:
1. Set your mixer's input levels correctly.
2. Turn up the mixer channels' AUX Sends and AUX MASTER (if applicable) to a nominal
level (this is usually between "noon" and "3:00" on a rotary knob).
3. Play the source.
4. Turn up the Verb II's [INPUT] level until you see the SIGNAL LED start lighting on
peaks; then reduce it slightly until the LED stops lighting. The ideal input level, to
minimize the noise, is just below the clipping level. But if other instruments will be
added to the mix later, or levels are unpredictable (as in a live show), it's preferable
to leave additional headroom by turning the input level down a bit more.
5. Depending on the input sensitivity of the mixer's channels or AUX Returns, the OUTPUT
knob of the Verb II should be set somewhere between "2:00" and fully clockwise "5:00".
6. Turn up the AUX RETURN level until desired level of effect in the mix is reached.
The control in the chain that may need to be set to a low level is the AUX Return
on the mixer itself. Here is where should increase or decrease the overall effect
level in the mixer to minimize the noise.
3. CONTROL ELEMENTS
4. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION
- MIXER
Connection to a Mixing Desk
Your Verb II can accept mono or stereo sends from the mixing desk. The input circuitry
of your Verb II can easily accept professional +8/9 dBu levels while having enough input
and output gain to interface with the low signal levels of home recording systems. Your
Verb II may be connected to a mixing console in several different ways. It can be used
with multiple channels at once by using the auxiliary send and return controls of the mixer.
another way is to connect your Verb II directly to the insert send and return of a single
channel of your mixing desk. In addition, your Verb II could be connected to a recording
console "in-line" between the output of the mixing console and the input of a tape deck or
power amplifier. This last setup would effect the entire mix output.
Using Aux Sends and Returns
Generally, there are two types of AUX sends available on mixing consoles: pre-fader sends
(headphone or monitor) and post-fader sends for effects units. Typically, if a mixer has more
than two sends per channel (4, 6 or 8, perhaps), the first two sends are reserved for the
pre-fader sends, while the remaining sends are used to send the signal to external
multi-effects units such as your Verb II. Using a mixer's AUX sends allows each channel
to have its own level control going to the AUX output. It is possible to mix all the channels
we want to be sent to the effects by using the individual channel's AUX send levels on
the mixer. Most consoles also have AUX master controls, which set the overall level of
each AUX output. Sending signal to your Verb II is only half of the process. With a
mixing console, the output of your Verb II must go back to the mixer and turn up in
the mixer before being able to hear it. Depending on the mixer, there are two options for
returning the effected signal to the mixer: connecting to dedicated AUX return inputs,
or connecting to channel inputs. Everything is easy if the mixer provides dedicated inputs
(called returns) for effect devices like your Verb II. If the mixer does not have these, or
all available returns have already been used, it is possible to connect your Verb II to
channel inputs (if there are any remaining). The effect returns generally should only contain
processed signal, and non "DRY" signal mixed with it (since these two signals are blended
together in the mixer). Therefore, it is necessary to set the mixer, so that only processed
("WET") signal is present at your Verb II outputs. To do this, turn the Mix control all the
way to the right.
3. CONTROL ELEMENTS
4. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION
Aux Return
Aux Send
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LTO
OUTPUT
INPUT
MIX
VARIATIONS
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SIGNAL
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Flange
Chorus
Tremolo
Delay/Rev
Delay
Chorus/Rev
Flange/Rev
Rotary
Ver b
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M
40 bit Digital Effects Module
Hall 3
Plate 1
Plate 2
Spring 2
Spring 1
Tap e
Hall 2
Hall 1
PWR