User manual RANE EMPATH

[. . . ] · A-POST-B Crossfader assignment ° Input channels are assignable to A-side, B-side or Post-Crossfader. ° See Advanced Cue Selection section for automatic "Flash-Cue" operation. LINE -12 +12 GAIN L R PAN EQ OFF +6 HI OFF +6 MID OFF +6 LOW DRY WET A POST B Auto-Gain Switch · Monitors channel-1, -2, and -3 input signals and automatically adjusts the input gain. After PHONO/LINE source selection ° Level is monitored at the Cue point: After GAIN trim After EQ Before the channel Fader Gain Gain Before After · Enable by setting the Input 1-2-3 Auto-Gain switch to the "in" position. [. . . ] · Mic Engage switch turns the Mic on and off without changing the Mic level. · MIC level control range is Off to +50 dB · Overload Indicator: ° Lights 3 dB before clipping. ° Monitors the signal level before and after the HI and LOW tone controls. ° If it lights, turn the MIC level down and/or reduce the tone control boost. · FlexFX effects loop: ° WET (effect), DRY (no effect) pan control. ° See FlexFX Effects Loop section for details. INPUT 1-2-3 AUTO-GAIN MIC ENGAGE 4 2 0 6 8 10 MIC OL -12 +12 HI -12 +12 LOW AUX Input and Output · AUX Input: ° Unbalanced RCA jack. ° AUX CUE signal is sent to the cue circuit before the AUX IN level control. ° AUX input sums to the Master mix after the Crossfader and FlexFX loop. ° AUX OUT control range is Off to +0 dB ° Source is the Master mix: Program 1, 2, 3 (pre- or post-effects) plus the Mic (pre- or post-effects) plus the AUX Input. DRY MIC WET 4 2 0 6 8 10 AUX IN CUE AUX Booth Output · Balanced ¼" TRS output · Level control range is Off to +6 dB · Source is the Master mix: Program 1, 2, 3 (pre- or post-effects) plus the Mic (pre- or post-effects) plus the AUX Input. 4 2 0 10 6 8 MAIN 4 2 0 10 6 8 BOOTH Main Output · Balanced XLR output. · Source is the Master mix: Program 1, 2, 3 (pre- or post-effects) plus the Mic (pre- or post-effects) plus the AUX Input. 2 4 6 8 0 10 AUX OUT Manual-4 Level Meters · Level Meters have two modes of operation: ° Stereo Main output ° Cue Monitor. · Meter mode switch set to MAIN "out": ° Meter displays the level at the Main output, after the Main output LEVEL control. · Meter mode switch set to CUE "in": ° Meter displays whatever is selected by the Cue and Headphone monitoring circuit. ° Monitor any combination of the five individual Cue signals -or- A-side auto-cue -or- B-side auto-cue. Split Cue metering is the same as split cue monitoring in the headphones: ° Mono-Cue in the left, Mono-Master in the right. LEFT +10 +7 +4 +2 0 -2 -4 -7 -10 -20 RIGHT CUE MAIN FlexFX Effects Loop · · · · Inputs 1, 2, 3 and MIC Allows the addition of an external stereo effects processor. ° Many effects devices can't tolerate the high signal levels possible with the Empath. 10 FlexFX RETURN CUE ° FlexFX RETURN CUE is before the RETURN level control. [. . . ] Re-assemble and lubricate the fader as follows: a) Hold the fader body so the end block is to your right, as shown below (the label may be on either side). a) Insert the slider assembly onto the guide rod and into the fader body, with the contacts facing away from you. b) Insert the track into the back of the fader body with the track contacts facing you (to meet the slider contacts). [. . . ]