Ashton MXL12FX - Understanding Mixers

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UnDeRstAnDInG MIXeRs
A mixer allows input signals to be manipulated through various stages until the signal
issentbackout.Thestagesareasfollows:
Signal Processing
•Adjustingtheleveloftheinputsignal.
•Equalizingthebass,middleandtreblefrequenciesoftheinputtedsignal.
•Addingofeffects(suchasreverb,chorusetc)tothesignal.
Mixing
•Adjustingthelevelsoftheindividualchannel.
•Positioningthesignalinthestereofield(LorR)byusingthepanfunction.
•Assigningoftrackstooutputs.
Outputs
•Thisiswheredevicessuchasrecordersandspeakerscanbepluggedin.
NOTE: Alwaysmakesurethatalllevelsettingsaresettozerowhenpoweringon
andconnectingdevices.Thiswillavoiddamagetospeakersandunits.Werecommend
taking note of your settings so that it is easy to reset them every time you power on the
unit.Wehaveprovidedanotessectionattheendofthismanualforthis.
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