User manual BEHRINGER MX2642A

[. . . ] MX2642A Users Manual Version 1. 1 January 2001 EURORACK ® www. behringer. com ENGLISH EURORACK MX2642A SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not remove the cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside; refer servicing to qualified personnel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure voltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in the accompanying literature. [. . . ] If you want to insert a dynamics processor between any of the four subgroups and the main mix, the group output should be used as a send, return being effected through another desk input. Here, remember to de-assign the subgroup pair from the main mix (S35). The 2-track stereo input is particularly suitable for returning processed subgroup signals. Since this input cannot be routed back to any subgroup, a feedback loop is impossible. Four subgroup returns may easily be blended in stereo into this input simply by using the BEHRINGER ULTRALINK PRO MX882, greatly extending the functionality of your EURORACK. Try inserting compression / de-essing / an exciter / a gate across grouped signals (e. g. Try merging a dry signal with a little wet, then compressing the sum heavily. Though the reverb proportion wilt be low when a signal is present, the resultant reverb tail pumped up by the compressor during pauses in programme material will give the illusion that the reverb was massive all the time. (The listener wilt be left wondering how the singer could sound so clear in such a wet acoustic!) 5. 2 Multitracking The principal routes to multitrack are via the main mix and mic channel direct outputs. You can also use any of the aux outputs to send to tape. 5. 3 Direct Outputs Each mono channel on your EURORACK has its own direct output, which is taken from a point immediately after the fader (i. e. This can feed a tape track directly, enabling up to 14 tracks to be recorded simultaneously when using the aux sends to send to tape, without having to resort to using the subgroups). Direct outputs to tape provide the shortest possible recording signal path, and therefore highest fidelity. 10 5. SUBGROUPS, DIRECT OUTPUTS AND INSERTS EURORACK MX2642A 5. 4 Inserts Insert points are useful for adding dynamic processing or equalization to a channel, the main mix or a group. Unlike reverbs etc. , which are usually added to the dry signal, dynamic processing is normally applied across an entire signal. Instead the signal is intercepted somewhere along the channel, fed through the dynamics processor and/or EQ, then returned to the console at the same point where it left. Each insert point is accommodated on a single TRS jack socket wired tip = send, ring = return, sleeve = ground/ screen. Inserts are always pre-fader, and also Pre-EQ/aux sends for channels. + Insert points may also be used as pre-EQ direct outputs without interrupting the signal flow. You can extend the functionality of your insert points by wiring them onto a jackfield patchbay, where send and return can be accessed on separate sockets. Inserting into a stereo channel or stereo line input If you want to insert a dynamics processor etc. into any stereo input, it must be done between the source output and the EURORACK input, as these channels have no bona-fide insert point. Post-EQ channel insert If you want to insert a dynamics processor post-EQ, the direct output should be used as a send, return being effected though another desk channel, or possibly via a separate line mixer (such as the BEHRINGER ULTRALINK PRO MX882), patched into e. g. the 2-track or any other suitable stereo return channel. + In this arrangement you might find that compression tends to soften the perceived amount of (especially treble) EQ applied. This creates a real pressure sound, great for high energy music such as dance. 6. [. . . ] To obtain warranty service, the buyer (or his authorized dealer) must call BEHRINGER (see enclosed list) during normal business hours BEFORE returning the product. Subsequently, the product must be returned in its original shipping carton, together with the return authorization number to the address indicated by BEHRINGER. Warranty services will be furnished only if the product is accompanied by a copy of the original retail dealers invoice. Any product deemed eligible for repair or replacement by BEHRINGER under the terms of this warranty will be repaired or replaced within 30 days of receipt of the product at BEHRINGER. [. . . ]