User manual SOUNDCRAFT FOLIO NOTEPAD

[. . . ] Most of the sources you use with your Notepad will plug into one of the Mono Inputs. These inputs accept microphones, keyboards or other electronic instruments, and give control of signal level, sound quality and the position of the sound in the stereo output. Using professional balanced mics will help prevent interference, and if these are condenser mics they will probably need the MIC POWER (see page 9) turned on (but plug the mic in first, to avoid damage, and DONT have the MIC POWER on if your mics are unbalanced). [. . . ] You should try to work with this knob near to the 0 mark to give a good range of control, and adjust the PREAMP LEVEL if necessary. Master Mix (Out) (see diagram, page 9) These jacks allow you to take the combined mix of all of your sources to an external amplifier and PA speakers for live performance, or to a DAT tape machine or computer sound card when recording. The output level is set by the MASTER MIX VOLUME control, which should be set to the 0 mark for maximum level control (see also page 11 for tips on setting up your inputs). Adjust the input channel volume controls to give a suitable output level, with the AVG LED meters glowing. These jacks allow the output of an effects unit to be fed back to the mixer and combined with the rest of the stereo mix, without using up valuable input channels. The input is unbalanced, and the jacks are connected so that a mono effect can be plugged into the left jack only and automatically fed to both left and right sides of the mix. the FX RET VOLUME control adjusts the level of the signal to the stereo mix. The combined mix of all of the input channel FX Sends can be taken from this jack to your effects units input. Two separate unbalanced RCA phonos are available to connect the output from a stereo tape machine, DAT recorder, CD player or computer sound card and feed it to the headphones or monitors, and the meters. They are ideal for playing back your masters when recording, or for listening to the output from a PC sound card. DO NOT switch the power on when using unbalanced sources, to avoid damage. This control adjusts the output level to the Headphones or the Monitor Amp (Out) phonos. plugging in a headphones jack will automatically cut off the monitor amp output. When this switch is up your headphones or monitors hear your Master Mix. four LEDs show the level of the signal selected to the headphones or monitors. It is important to set the input level correctly to get the best sound from your mixer. [. . . ] Notepad may be used within a home Hi-Fi set-up to combine the output from a number of separate units, and the illustration shows the different ways in which a stereo source may be connected to the mixer. Balanced A method of audio connection which balances the sound signal between two wires and a screen which carries no signal. Any interference is picked up equally by the two wires, but the signal on one wire is out of phase with the other, and they cancel out. [. . . ]