User manual SOUNDCRAFT DELTA DLX BROCHURE

[. . . ] BD10. 530000 Issue 1110 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. Soundcraft shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual. No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, electrical, mechanical, optical, chemical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the express written permission of Soundcraft. [. . . ] See the "Initial Setup" section on page 31 for help in setting the right level. 9 PFL When the latching PFL switch is pressed, the pre-fade pre-mute signal is fed in mono to the headphones, control room output and meters, where it replaces the MIX. The PFL ACTIVE LED on the Master section illuminates to warn that a PFL is active. This is a useful way of listening to any required input signal without interrupting the main mix, for making adjustments or tracing problems. 10 CHANNEL PEAK LED This LED will light when the signal level approaches clipping at any of the three monitored points: a) PRE-EQ b) POST-EQ c) POST-FADE 22 Soundcraft EFX/DELTA DLX User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/DELTA DLX User Guide Issue 1110 23 MASTER SECTION (EFX) 1 PHANTOM POWER Many professional condenser mics need PHANTOM POWER, which is a method of sending a powering voltage down the same wires as the mic signal. WARNING: TAKE CARE when using unbalanced mics which may be damaged by the phantom power voltage. Balanced dynamic mics can normally be used with phantom power switched on (contact your microphone manufacturer for guidance). Mics should always be plugged in, and all output faders set to minimum before switching the Phantom Power ON to avoid damage to external equipment 2 POWER INDICATOR This LED lights to show when power is connected to the console. 3 MASTER FADERS The MASTER FADERS set the final level of the MIX outputs, and separate faders are provided for each output. These should normally be set close to the `0' mark if the input GAIN settings have been correctly set, to give maximum travel on the faders for smoothest control. 4 mIX OuTpuTS, INSERTS & mONO OuTpuT The Mix LEFT and RIGHT outputs are sent from the XLR sockets as impedance-balanced signals. There is an associated PK LED to warn of signals which are too high. Lexicon® FX PROCESSOR OVERVIEW (EFX only) The effects within the console have been designed with both live sound reinforcement and home recording in mind. Featuring the deep, rich reverb algorithms that Lexicon® are renowned for the effects processor offers increased versatility and high quality effects, all instantly accessible via the extremely intuitive front panel controls. The effects processor has 32 programs which are held in two banks of 16 programs which can be stored to allow you to create your own custom effect settings. Front panel controls include a Program Select knob, Tempo and Store buttons, and three independent Parameter knobs that provide instant access and control over the most critical parameters for the selected effect. The table on page 30 lists the functions of the parameter knobs for each fx program. Note: When the console is powered up the program recalled will always be the selected program in BANK A. FX OPERATION Select and Load a Program Turn the Program Select knob to choose a program. Note that the console has 32 programs which are held in two banks of 16 programs. There are individual BANK A and BANK B LED's to indicate which bank is currently active. When turning the rotary Program Select knob through 360 degrees (a full rotation) the selected bank will alternate between BANK A and BANK B. Set the gain on the input channel appropriate to the source (vocal microphone, guitar, keyboard, etc. ). Provide source signal (by speaking or singing into the microphone, playing guitar, keyboard, etc. ) on the selected channel. [. . . ] Pre-fade listen: a function that allows the operator to monitor the pre-fade signal in a channel independently of the main mix. In-phase signals reinforce each other, out-of-phase signals result in cancellation. Phase is a measurement of relative displacement between two waves of identical frequency. A term used to describe the orientation of the positive and negative poles of an audio connection. [. . . ]