Crate Pro Audio CSM12 - Applications; Separating Vocals and Instruments

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CSM8/12/16/24 Console Mixer
Applications: Separating Vocals and Instruments:
This setup shows one way of using the mixer, one stereo and one mono power amplifier to run the system. Two sets of
house speakers are required in this application: one for the vocals, the other for the instruments.
Connect the components as follows:
(A) Connect a balanced or unbalanced signal cable between the mixer’s Left Balanced Output and the house power ampli-
fier’s Channel 1 Input. Connect the Right Balanced Output and the Channel 2 input in the same manner.
(B) Connect a speaker cable between the house power amplifier’s Channel 1 Outputs and the “instruments” house speak-
ers’ Inputs. Connect the Channel 2 Outputs to the “vocals” house speaker in the same manner.
(C) Connect an unbalanced signal cable between the mixer’s Aux 1 Send and the monitor power amplifier’s Input.
(D) Connect a speaker cable between the monitor power amplifier’s Channel 1 Outputs and the monitor speakers’ Inputs.
(Note the optional use of graphic equalizers in-line with the connections between the mixer and the power amplifiers as shown below.)
STEREO
POWER AMP
(SPA1400, etc.)
HOUSE
SPEAKERS
(PS115HD,
PS215HDT,
etc.)
VOCALSINSTRUMENTS
DUAL
GRAPHIC EQ
(LS3231,
LS2215)
CSM8/12/16/24
CH.1
INPUT
CH.2
INPUT
CH.1
OUTPUT
CH.2
OUTPUT
CH.1
OUTPUT
CH.2
OUTPUT
CH.1
INPUT
(PAN FULL
LEFT)
(PAN FULL
LEFT)
(PAN FULL
LEFT)
(PAN FULL
LEFT)
(PAN FULL
RIGHT)
(PAN FULL
RIGHT)
(PAN FULL
RIGHT)
(PAN FULL
RIGHT)
CH.2
INPUT
MONITOR
SPEAKERS
(M112HD,
M115HD, etc.)
LEFT
BAL.
OUT
RIGHT
BAL.
OUT
AUX1
SEND
MONO
OUTPUT
MONO
POWER AMP
(SPA1400, etc.
in Bridged Mode)
GRAPHIC EQ
(LS1131,etc.)
INPUT
OUTPUT
MONO
INPUT
A
B
D
C
VOCAL MICS INSTRUMENTS
Controlling The Mixer’s Output Levels:
• Monitors: Use the Aux 1 master slider (#30, page 5) to set the level of the output signal for the monitors.
• Mains (House Speakers): Use the Right master slider (#31, page 6) to set the level of the output signal for the house
“vocal” speakers. Use the Left master slider (#31, page 6) to set the level of the output signal for the “instrument” house
speakers.
• Channels: Use the channel Pan controls (#11, page 4) to send the vocal channels to the right channel only and the instru-
ment channels to the left channel only.