User Manual

(EN) Step 2: Controls
FLOW 8 Controls
(1) MIC 1/MIC 2 inputs accept
audio signals over cables using
balanced XLR connectors. Both
XLR jacks feature individually-
selectable phantom power for
condenser mics. Phantom power
can be activated in the control
app or via the MAIN button and
SELECT/ADJUST push encoder (see
"Getting Started").
(2) MIC 3/MIC 4 combo jacks accept
audio signals from line-level
sources or dynamic microphones
over cables with balanced XLR,
balanced ¼" TRS or unbalanced
¼" TS connectors. To run
condenser microphones with
these inputs, you will need an
external preamp or phantom
power supply that provides
+48 V of power, such as the
Behringer PS400.
NOTE: These inputs do NOT oer
phantom power!
(3) FOOTSW jack connects to an
external single or dual
control footswitch using a ¼"
TRS connector.
(4) PHONES jack connects to
headphones using a
¼" TRS stereo plug.
(5) MAIN L/MAIN R connections send
out the nal stereo mix over cables
using balanced XLR connectors.
(6) STEREO/MONO inputs can accept
either stereo line-level signals
(5/6 and 7/8 stereo pairs), or a
mono signal (5L and 7L for mono
line-level sources, 6R and 8R for
mono Hi-Z signals from guitars
and basses.)
(7) MONITOR SEND
(MON 1/MON 2) jacks provide two
monitor outputs. These outputs
accept cables with balanced
¼" TRS or unbalanced
¼" TS connectors.
(8) HOLDING POSTS allow you to
place your smartphone directly
onto the mixer for easy viewing
of levels and settings on the
smartphone control app.
(9) CHANNEL FADERS set mix levels
for their respective channels.
These faders can also be used
to control the send levels to the
MON 1/MON 2 output jacks or the
FX 1/FX 2 internal busses when
selected in the controlapp or by
pressing the menu layer’s related
hardware button (see [16], [21]
and [22]).
(10) OFFSET/CLIP LEDs indicate when
the input gain is clipping the
channel headroom or when the
hardware faders are in a dierent
position than the fader level
shown in the control app (the LEDs
will switch o when the hardware
faders are returned to the level
shown in the control app).
(11) MENU button push opens Menu
Mode when the MAIN, MON 1 or
MON 2 menu layer is selected.
Pressing the MENU button again
will exit from Menu Mode.
(12) APP LED starts blinking when
Bluetooth* pairing is underway
for the control app. When pairing
is successful, the LED lights
consistently. When the Bluetooth
connection fails or is deactivated,
the LED will go o. See the
Bluetooth instructions in
“Getting Started” for details.
(13) AUDIO LED lights up to indicate
when Bluetooth pairing is active
for audio streaming. See the
Bluetooth instructions in
“Getting Started” for details.
(14) BT/USB knob sets volume for
digital audio routed into the
mixer via Bluetooth or the rear
USB AUDIO connector.
(15) PHONES knob controls the
headphone volume.
(16) FX 1/FX 2 buttons switches
between the two FX engines for
patch selection and parameter
adjustment. When the FX 1 or
FX 2 menu buttons are selected,
the channel faders are then used
to set Send levels to the
FX engines.
(17) MENU SCREEN displays the names
of the currently-active eects for
the two FX engines, and allows
access to the FX preset list when
the FX 1 or FX 2 button is pressed.
Press the MENU button to open
and close Menu Mode. Rotate the
SELECT/ADJUST push encoder to
navigate sub-menus and
then press to select specic
menu items.
(18) SELECT/ADJUST push encoder is
used to navigate menus (turn) and
to enter/conrm (press).
(19) MUTE button switches o all
audio from the FX section. A long
press of the MUTE button activates
the ALL MUTE function (see
"Getting Started").
(20) TAP button allows you to tap in
a tempo for quick adjustment of
time-based eects.
(21) MON 1/MON 2 buttons select
either of the monitor mixes
for direct monitoring and level
setting in place of the main mix.
To return to the main mix,
press the MAIN button.
Press MON 1 and MON 2
simultaneously to active the
EZ GAIN function
(see "Getting Started").
(22) MAIN button selects the main
mix for the nal output. Press the
MAIN button to return to the main
mix after selecting and checking
monitor mixes with the MON 1 and
MON 2 buttons. Press and hold
the MAIN button for manual gain
setting and to activate phantom
power (see "Getting Started").
(23) VU METER shows levels for the
main mix, monitor mixes or FX
send signals. In SOLO mode,
this meter allows more detailed
gain setting on individual input
channels. The red LEDs "1" and "2"
at the top of the meter will light
up when +48 V phantom power is
activated for Channels 1 and
2 respectively.
(24) MAIN knob controls the master
volume for the currently selected
buss – FX 1, FX 2, MON 1, MON 2 or
MAIN. The nal volume setting is
indicated by the LED ring around
the knob. When adjusting the
master volume setting of the
currently-selected bus from the
smartphone app, the LED ring
will change to show the volume
setting selected for that bus in
the app.
(25) USB AUDIO jack enables
connection to a computer for
audio streaming, rmware
updates and MIDI control.
This USB connection also
allows FLOW 8 to be used as
multi-channel audio interface for
recording to computer.
When used as a recording
interface, 10 channels are
transmitted to the computer
(8 analog inputs, plus the main
L/R bus mix tapped pre-fader),
and 2 stereo playback channels,
controllable via the BT/ USB
channel, are streamed back to the
FLOW 8 mixer.
(26) DC IN jack uses a Micro-USB
connection to provide power to
the unit. Power should come from
either the included external power
supply or a USB power bank with
a Micro-USB connection.
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