Owners/Users Manual

REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS
The rear panel of your RJR BAX is pretty straightforward. We’ve covered the
2.1mm power jack located in the center of the rear panel. The remaining jacks
are for audio (obviously!). You may have noticed that the in/outs aren’t labeled.
That’s because if you are using professional audio equipment, it’s assumed that
you know what you’re doing. But in case you aren’t sure, the L/R orientation of
the rear panel jacks is as though you’re looking at the front panel, so if you’re
looking at the rear panel, L and R are reversed. Confusing? An easier way to
think about it is that the jacks on the rear panel go straight through the chassis
and are directly behind the channel they plug into. Here is a picture with the XLR
jacks labeled.
THE FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
Now on to the good stuff. The front panel, where all the magic happens!
The RJR BAX is a 3 band EQ with high and low baxandall shelves, a parametric
mid band, and a low frequency cut-only filter. For each of the three main bands
(low, mid, and high) there is an available +/-15dB of boost/cut. If you’re familiar
with the other makes of baxandall eq’s on the market, you’ll immediately notice
that that’s a lot of boost/cut (hell yeah it is!). Why so much? While other
manufacturers only give you +/-5dB or +/-8dB, with them you’ll be missing out
on some of the most extreme aspects of what a baxandall eq is really capable of.
And you’ll find that even at the most extreme settings, the RJR BAX remains
incredibly clean and transparent. Now when it comes to master buss processing,
the old adage that a little goes a long way, is still true. But if you want to create
some extreme eq sounds on channels or subgroups, the RJR BAX will let you.