Behringer EX3200 - Typical Application Scenarios

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ULTRAFEX PRO EX3200
When using enhancers or exciters it is easy to get carried away. Therefore, we recommend regular A/B
comparisons (IN/OUT) while setting the controls, in order to constantly check the signals integrity.
Rule of thumb: the enhancers effect only should be noticeable when it is lacking, but not when it is
present!
Listening at high volume levels over long periods (in studios, for example) leads to listening fatigue and thus
reduces sensitivity to higher frequencies. Regular pauses keep your hearing healthy and exaggerated sound
processing should be avoided.
6.3 Typical applications
In this section we will discuss a few typical applications of the BEHRINGER ULTRAFEX PRO:
6.3.1 Sound enhancement during replay
For this application, the BEHRINGER ULTRAFEX PRO follows the master or multi-track recorder, i.e., inserted
between tape machine and mixer (or amplifier). Of course, a cassette recorder, or similar, can also be used as
signal source. If a companding noise reduction system is used in this situation, it should precede the
BEHRINGER ULTRAFEX PRO.
6.3.2 Sound enhancement during recording
The sound enhancing effect can be increased by using the BEHRINGER ULTRAFEX PRO not only during
replay but during recording. This method of sound processing is recommended, in particular, if the subsequent
storage medium is of poor quality. When doing tape duplications, the enhancer signal added during the
recording will compensate for the loss in quality which occurs when several generations of copies are made
from the master tape.
In this scenario, insert the BEHRINGER ULTRAFEX PRO directly after the master output of the mixer into the
recording path of the master or multi-track machine. Set up the unit as described in section Sound
enhancement during replay.
In particularly difficult cases, we recommend using the BEHRINGER ULTRAFEX PRO both during recording
and replay.
6.3.3 Enhancing the sound of subgroups, monitor and effects paths
For this application there are several options:
1. If your mixer features subgroup outputs with insert points, you can process the subgroups separately.
2. You can also combine monitor and effects paths and route them via the BEHRINGER ULTRAFEX PRO to
a free input channel. The respective signals have to be taken pre-fader, the respective channels must be
muted. It will be useful to insert the BEHRINGER ULTRAFEX PRO as the last component in the chain of
effects devices. The summed signals will then be routed through the ULTRAFEX PRO, and sent back to the
master via the effects returns.
With the SOLO switch depressed, the channels need not be muted. Set up the mix as usual with the faders
and determine which monitor or effects send controls the signal portions to be routed to the BEHRINGER
ULTRAFEX PRO. With the help of the effects return control you can adjust the amount of the sound
enhancing signal which is added to the summed signals.
Be sure that the SOLO switch is in the IN position for this kind of application, since the combination of original
signals via the summed, as well as the effects path, may lead to phase cancellations (comb filter effect).
A detailed description of the SOLO switch and its function can be found in chapter 6.1.2.
6.3.4 Enhancing the sound of tape duplication
Even under the most favourable of conditions, presence, liveliness and transparency of the program material
will suffer during each copying process. These losses are particularly obvious when copying cassettes while
simultaneously using a noise reduction system.
6. APPLICATIONS