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9
THE 10 SECOND TUTOR
1 MIC INPUT (XLR) Connect Microphones here. If you are using a condenser mic, ensure phantom power
is supplied by pressing the switch at the top of the master section
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WARNING: Do Not apply Phantom Power before connecting a microphone
2 LINE INPUT (¼Jack) Connect Line level sources here, e.g. Synth, Drum Machine, DI etc
3 INSERT POINT (¼Jack) Connect Signal processors here, e.g. Compressor, Gate etc
4 GAIN CONTROL Adjust this to increase or decrease the level of the incoming signal
5 EQ STAGE Adjust these controls to change the signal tone (the character of the signal)
6 AUX SENDS Adjust these controls to change the level of the signal to an FX unit or an artists
monitors (headphones/in-ear/stage monitors). Aux 1&2 are switchable pre/post
fade
7 PAN/BAL CONTROL Use this control to position /Balance the signal within the stereo field
8 MUTE SWITCH When this is pressed you will hear no signal from the channel (post-mute signals)
9 SOLO When pressed the signal will appear on the monitor outputs - use this to monitor the
post EQ signal from the channel
0 PEAK LED This is used to indicate that the signal close to distorting (clipping) on a specific
channel
q INPUT CHANNEL FADER This is used to control the level fed to the Mix Bus and post-fade sends
w MIX OUTPUTS (XLR) Connect these to your analogue recording device, or to your amplification system
e MIX INSERTS (¼Jack) This is a pre-fade break in the signal path which can be used to feed a dynamics or
mastering device. The signal is sent from the tip of the jack plug and the return path
comes back in on the ring of the jack plug
r MONITOR O/Ps (¼Jack) These are used to feed your monitoring system. This can be directly connected to
powered monitors, or indirectly via an amplifier to standard monitors
t MASTER FADERS These faders control the overall level of the mix bus
y MAIN METERS These show the level of the mix outputs. When the SOLO LED is lit, the meters show
the level of the signal sourced
u MONITOR CONTROL This controls the level of the signal sent to your monitoring system
i PHONES CONTROL This controls the level of the signal sent to the headphones jack socket
o AUX OUTPUTS (¼Jack) These two outputs can be used to send the channel signal to an FX unit or an artists
monitors (headphones/in-ear/stage monitors). Aux 1&2 are switchable pre/post
fade
p AUX SWITCHING These two switches globally switch the AUX1 and AUX2 feeds respectively, on all the
input modules to be either pre or post-fade
a STEREO INPUTS (¼ Jack) These ten stereo inputs can be used to connect line level stereo inputs from keyboards,
sound modules, samplers, computer based audio cards etc. Channels 1 & 2 can accept
inputs from turntables, while input 3-6 have optional RCA inputs.
s PLAYBACK INPUTS (Phono) Here you can connect the playback from your recording device
d PLAYBACK CONTROLS Use these to control the playback signal. The MONITOR PLAYBACK switch sends the
signal to the monitor outputs and phones, whilst the PLAYBACK TO MIX switch sends it
to the main mix
f RECORD OUTPUTS Here you can connect the input to your recording device
g PHANTOM POWER Press this to switch the phantom power (48V) on for condenser microphones
WARNING: Do Not apply Phantom Power before connecting a microphone
h HEADPHONES (¼Jack) Plug your headphones into this socket