User manual SOUNDCRAFT SPIRIT LIVE 32 V1

[. . . ] Thank you for purchasing a SPIRIT LIVE 32 mixer, brought to you with pride by the SPIRIT team of Graham, Simon, James, Chris, Colin, Andy, Peter, Martin, René, Roland and Kevin, with the support of many others - we hope you will have as much fun using it! © Spirit By Soundcraft 1995 All rights reserved Parts of the design of this product may be protected by worldwide patents Issue 1 Part No. ZM0??? Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. Spirit By 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 Spirit By Soundcraft. [. . . ] It can also be used for filtering out low frequency hum. 3 EQUALISER The Equaliser(EQ) comprises four sections. The upper control provides H. F. (treble) boost and cut of +/-15dB and the lower control provides L. F. (bass) boost and cut of +/-15dB. Page 10 The centre two pairs of knobs are arranged as HI MID and LO MID frequency sections, with a cut/boost control (lower knob) of +/- 15dB, and a SWEEP(frequency) control which determines at which frequency the boost/cut action will be centered. These MID sections, with a combined frequency range from 75Hz to 15kHz are particularly versatile for vocals, enabling particular characteristics of the singer to be lifted or suppressed very precisely. Set the cut/boost control of each section to the centre-detented position when not required. 4 EQ SWITCH The EQ switch bypasses the Equalisation section when released. Alternately pressing and releasing the switch provides an easy way of comparing the equalised and unequalised signals. 5 AUXILIARY SENDS These controls route the input channel signal to any one or more Auxiliary busses. These are separate from the main outputs and can therefore provide additional outputs for foldback, echo units or extra loudspeaker `fills. AUX 1 is normally derived after the EQ section and channel fader (PRE-FADE, POST-EQ), and is therefore unaffected by the fader position and routing status. This makes the send particularly suitable for foldback or monitor feeds, which need to be controlled separately from the main P. A. All pre-fade sends (see also Aux 2 & 3 below) may be selected internally to be PRE-FADE, PRE-EQ. AUX 2, 3 and 4 are normally derived after the EQ and channel fader (POST FADE, POST EQ), and therefore follow any changes in fader level. They are normally used to drive effects processing units which are fed back into the mixer and which must fade out with the input channel. AUX 2 and 3 may be altered globally to be PRE FADE, PRE EQ by pressing the AUX 2 PRE and AUX 3 PRE switches on the Master section. The pre-fade source on each channel may be selected internally to be POST-EQ if required. All of the post-fade Aux Sends are muted when neither MIX or MONO routing switch is pressed. 6 PAN The PAN control determines the position of the signal within the stereo mix image. Rotation fully anticlockwise feeds the signal solely to the Left mix bus, while rotation clockwise sweeps the image to the Right. 7 ROUTING SWITCHES The input channel signal may be routed to the main Stereo MIX (subject to the position of the PAN control) or MONO by pressing the respective switches. If either or both switches are pressed, the ON LED illuminates to show that the channel is contributing to the output and that any Auxiliary Send is potentially active. 8 PFL/PEAK When the PFL switch is pressed, the Pre-Fade signal is fed to the headphones and L & R meters, where it replaces the normal Mix L/R or Mono signal. The PFL/AFL ON LED on the Master section illuminates to warn that the headphones and the meters are now responding to the PFL/AFL selection and the PFL LED on the input channel lights to identify the active channel. This is a useful way of listening to any required input signal without interrupting the main mix, for making adjustments or tracing problems. Page 11 When the PFL switch is released the LED on the channel serves as a PEAK indicator, to warn when an excessively high signal level is present in the channel. The signal is sampled at three points in the channel, immediately after the Hi-Pass Filter (PREINSERT), PRE-EQ and POST-EQ. The Peak LED will illuminate approximately 4dB before clipping and therefore give warning of a possible overload even if the peaks are removed by external equipment plugged into the Insert. 9 FADER This 100mm long-throw fader determines the proportion of the channel in the mix and provides a clear visual indication of channel level. Normal operating position is at the `0 mark, providing 10dB of gain above that point if required. STEREO INPUTS/RETURNS 16 10 STEREO RETURNS Two STEREO RETURNS are provided to allow external equipment to be returned to the mixer and routed to the stereo Mix without using up valuable input channels. [. . . ] gain @ 1 kHz Typical at any gain @ 50 Hz Microphone Input Line Input Stereo Input Stereo Return INPUT & OUTPUT LEVELS Mic/. Line Input Maximum Level Stereo Input, Stereo Return Nominal Input for +4dBu at Mix Output, level at 7 Max. Mic Gain through longest path to Mix +28 dBu +26 dBu +4 dBu (LO) -10 dBV (HI) 74 dB -1dB < 0. 004% - 85 dB - 65 dB 1. 8 kW 10 kW 10 kW 10 kW > > > > 84 dB 80 dB 70 dB 90 dB - 85 dBu - 90 dBu -129 dBu INPUT & OUTPUT IMPEDANCES Page 23 DIMENSIONS 86. 1 mm (3. 39") dim. 'y' Width without end trim (for flight case mounting) Console 8 channel 12 channel 16 channel 24 channel dim 'x' 456 mm (18. 0") 572 mm (22. 6") 688 mm (27. 1") 920 mm (36. 3") dim 'y' 381 mm (15. 0") 497 mm (19. 6") 613 mm (24. 1") 845 mm (33. 3") 590. 5 mm (23. 25") FLIGHT CASE MOUNTING The console is ideal for flight case mounting, with all connectors on the top panel. The end cheeks may be removed to save space in the flight case if required. [. . . ]