User manual ALESIS STUDIO24

[. . . ] ALESIS Studio 24 Reference Manual Contents Contents Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Safety symbols used in this product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Please follow these precautions when using this product:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Instructions de Sécurité Importantes (French) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] On the other hand, true dual-channel effects processors (such as the Alesis Wedge and Q20) should be connected to two different sends to take advantage of the dual processing capability. Tip:Using MONITOR 1/2 as effects sends: Note that Mon 1 and 2 may be used as extra effect sends while mixing by connecting eight jumpers from the DIRECT OUT to the TAPE IN of each Channel. Using the Stereo Channels as Effects Returns Alternatively, you may return effects to Channels 9 - 16. By connecting the stereo outs from the effect device to the L and R inputs of a stereo Channel, you now have the ability to "mix" the effect's level with the fader like you can with the signals on 46 STUDIO 24 REFERENCE MANUAL Effects and Signal Processing Channels 1 - 8. Effects returned to a stereo Channel can be SOLOed, MUTEd, sent to the Groups and routed to L/R. Also, you have the ability to change the EQ of the effect's signal, route it to MON 1/2, and send it out AUX 3 or AUX 4. But be careful when you send an effect returned to a stereo Channel to an AUX. If the effect device's signal source is AUX 3 for example, sending back out AUX 3 may cause feedback. USING EFFECTS Effects such as reverb, chorus and delay are typically wired in a loop from an Auxiliary Send to a Stereo Aux Return (see the illustration on page 13). There are two basic stages to getting a low-noise, distortion-free signal flow from an effect device: SEND Adjust the send level from the Studio 24 to the effect device using the blue Channel AUX SENDs and the input controls of the effect device itself. This level should be as strong as possible without clipping the effect device, and without extreme settings on either the mixer or the effect. RETURN Assign the Stereo Aux Return to the destinations you want: · · To hear effects in the control room and the headphone mix, or record them onto the mixdown deck, press the L/R assignment switch. And if the DIRECT OUT SOURCE switch is set to GRP, it may be routed to any tracks. Most complaints of "noisy effects" are due to send levels that are too low and return levels that are too high. You must structure the gain properly between the Studio 24 and the effect device. To set the level going to the effects device: 1 2 Set the Aux Send(s) in the Channel to about "2 o'clock. Start the signal source(s); i. e. , play the tape or instrument at typical levels. To check the output level, select AUX 3/4 as the Control Room Source, and adjust the Channel send to a setting that gives an average meter reading of "0 dB" on the L/R meter. Raise the input control of the effects device until its meter or clip LED shows peak level, then lower the input control a bit. Some effect devices have level setting switches on the back; these should be set so that a peak level can be reached with reasonable settings (neither too high nor too low) of the input control. 3 To set the level coming FROM the effects device: In most cases, the output level of the effect device itself should be set relatively high, at nominal or maximum. Lower the output of the device only if the meter keeps the +10 LED on when the Stereo Aux Return is soloed, or if the effect levels are STUDIO 24 REFERENCE MANUAL 47 Effects and Signal Processing too loud even at low settings of the Stereo Aux Return LEVEL controls. To hear effects in the control room monitors: It's possible to put effects into the Control Room or headphone mix without recording them to the multitrack. Otherwise, the signal will be assigned to the group and effects may be sent to the multitrack recorder. Raise the Stereo Aux Return's LEVEL control until you hear the desired volume of effect return. 2 Remember that you can SOLO the Aux Return to make adjustments to the sound, if desired. [. . . ] Service on this product should be performed only by qualified technicians. THERE ARE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. OBTAINING REPAIR SERVICE Before contacting Alesis, check over all your connections, and make sure you've read the manual. Customers in the USA: If the problem persists, copy down the serial number of the Studio 24 and call Alesis USA at 1-800-5-ALESIS and request the technical support department. Talk the problem over with one of our technicians; if necessary, you will be given a return authorization (RA) number and instructions on how to return the unit to Alesis or the nearest authorized service center. [. . . ]