User manual

POWERMATE
3
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In case you are using the FX units, please proceed as fol-
lows:
1. Set the EFFECT RETURN fader of the FX 1 unit to
the -5 dB mark.
2. Use the UP/DOWN buttons below the display to
select the desired effect preset.
3. Press the FX ON button.
4. Play the sound source of the desired input channel
and adjust the desired amount of the FX signal,
using the FX 1 controls of this input channel.
Repeat this step for all input channels that you want
to include in your effect mix.
5. Adjust the FX 1 SEND controls, so that the PK LED
of the FX 1 unit only lights frequently at highly
dynamic signal peaks.
6. If necessary, repeat steps 1 - 5 for the second inter-
nal FX unit (FX 2).
M
ONITOR MIX
For now, let’s presume, that you don’t use the PowerMa-
te as FOH-mixer in the audience area but on-stage. The
following procedure is explained for MON 1. For setting
MON 2, please perform the same steps analogous.
1. Lower the setting of the MON 1 fader located in the
master section.
2. Set the MON 1 controls of all input channels
according to your personal taste.
3. Push the MON 1 fader up until a slight feedback
noise is heard.
4. Activate the FEEDBACK FILTER of MON 1 and adjust
its control, so that the feedback noise disappears.
5. Use the MON 1 fader to reduce the MON 1 level by
about -6 dB. This will provide you with enough
“headroom” before feedback during the perform-
ance, even then, when some microphone positions
are changed disadvantageously.
6. Use the FX to MON 1 control to add the effect mix
to the monitor mix, without influencing the master
mix. Normally, the monitor mix needs less FX than
the master mix.
F
INE TUNING
Let the artists perform and check the sound of the system
from different angles and distances. If you come to the
conclusion that some corrections in the overall sound im-
age are necessary, activate the 11-band equalizer and
match the sound to your liking. By doing so, you should
keep in mind, that during the performance the sound is
going to be altered because the audience is present,
which has a major effect on the acoustical condition of
the location, the degree of first reflections, and the ab-
sorption of low frequencies. If possible, you should check
the “sound in the house” during the performance and – if
necessary – adjust it to the changed conditions.
And for the rest, we like to wish you lots of fun and suc-
cess with your new PowerMate mixer.