Owner's Manual

Owner’s Manual
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Owner’s Manual
5. Low Cut (Channels 1–3)
Eachlow-cutswitch,oftenreferredtoasahigh-pass
lter(alldependsonhowyoulookatit),cutsbass
frequenciesbelow100Hzatarateof18dBperoctave.
Werecommendthatyouuselow-cutonevery
microphoneapplicationexceptkickdrum,bassguitar,
orbassysynthpatches.Theseaside,thereisn’tmuch
downtherethatyouwanttohear,andlteringitout
makesthelowstuffyoudowantmuchmorecrispand
tasty.Notonlythat,butlow-cutcanhelpreducethe
possibilityoffeedbackinlivesituations,andithelpsto
conserveamplierpower.
Anotherwaytoconsiderlow-cut’sfunctionisthatit
actuallyaddsexibilityduringliveperformances. 
Withtheadditionoflow-cut,youcansafelyuselow
equalizationonvocals.Manytimes,bassshelvingEQ
canreallybenetvoices.Troubleis,addinglowEQalso
boostsstagerumble,michandlingclunksandbreath
pops.Applyinglow-cutremovesallthoseproblems,so
youcanaddlowEQwithoutlosingawoofer.
6. Instrument Switch (Channels 1–2)
Presstheseinifyouwanttoconnectaguitarorother
instrument-levelsourcedirectlytothelineinputsof
channels1and2.YouwillnotneedaDIbox,andyour
guitarwillperformawlessly(well,aslongasyour
playingisthatway).
7. Gain (Channels 1–3)
Ifyouhaven’talready,pleaseread
thegettingstartedsectiononpage5.
Thegainknobsforchannels1and2
adjusttheinputsensitivityofthemic
andlineinputs.Thisallowssignals
fromtheoutsideworldtobeadjusted
tooptimalinternaloperatinglevels.Thegaincontrolfor
channel3justaffectsthechannel3micinputonly.
IfthesignaloriginatesthroughtheXLRjack,there
willbe0dBofgainwiththeknobfullydown,ramping
to60dBofgainfullyup.
Throughthe1⁄4"input(ch1and2only),thereis
20dBofattenuationfullydownand40dBofgainfully
up,witha“U”(unitygain)markat10:00.This20dBof
attenuationcanbeveryhandywhenyouareinserting
averyhotsignal,orwhenyouwanttoaddalotofEQ
gain,orboth.Withoutthis“virtualpad,”thisscenario
mightleadtochannelclipping.
Effects: Serial or Parallel?
Thenextsectionstosstheterms“serial”and“parallel”
aroundlikehackysacks.Here’swhatwemeanbythem:
“Serial”meansthattheentiresignalisroutedthrough
theeffectsdevice.Examples:compressor/limiters,
graphicequalizers.Line-levelsourcesmaybepatched
throughaserialeffectsdevicebeforeorafterthemixer,
orpreferablythroughtheinsertjacks[4].
“Parallel”meansthataportionofthesignalin 
themixeristappedofftothedevice(auxsend), 
processedandreturnedtothemixer(stereoreturn)to
bemixedwiththeoriginal“dry”signal.Thisway,
multiplechannelscanallmakeuseofthesameeffects
device.Examples:reverb,digitaldelay.
8. Stereo Return
Thisiswhereyouconnecttheoutputsofyourparallel
effectsdevices.Theycanalsobeusedasanextrapairof
stereolineinputsifyouhavealotofsynthsforexample.
Thesebalancedinputsaresimilartothestereolinein
[3]inputs(onlywithoutEQ,auxsends,pan,mute,and
solo).Thecircuitswillhandlestereoormono,balanced
orunbalancedsignals.Theycanbeusedwithjustabout
anyproorsemiproeffectsdeviceonthemarket.The
signalscomingintotheseinputscanbeadjustedusing
thestereoreturn[38]knobbeforepassingontothe
mainmixbus(seepage21formoredetails).
Ifyouhaveaneffectsdevicewithamonooutput
(onecord),plugthatintostereoreturn,left/mono,
andleavestereoreturn,right,unplugged.Thisway
thesignalwillbesenttobothsides,magically 
appearinginthecenterasamonosignal.
9. Alt 3–4 Outs
These1⁄4"outputsarethesumofanychannelsthat
havethemute/alt3-4[23]switchpressedin(seepage
16forthetenderdetails).TheoutputsareTRS1/4"
andmaybeconnectedtobalancedorunbalancedlines.
Forexample,youcanusethesetofeedarecorder,
andjustrecordindividualchannelsbypressingtheir
mute/alt3-4switchesoneatatime.
Dry Signal
Processed
Signal
Insert
Send
Insert
Return
Dry Signal(s)
Dry Signal(s)
Aux
Send
Aux
Return
Wet Signal
Channel Path
Mix
Stage
Output
Section
Processed
Signal
Signal Processor
(e.g., Compressor)
Signal Processor
(e.g., Reverb)
Dry Signal
Processed
Signal
Insert
Send
Insert
Return
Dry Signal(s)
Dry Signal(s)
Aux
Send
Aux
Return
Wet Signal
Channel Path
Mix
Stage
Output
Section
Processed
Signal
Signal Processor
(e.g., Compressor)
Signal Processor
(e.g., Reverb)