User Manual X2442 X1832 /X2222 /X1622 / Premium 24/22/18/16-Input 4/2, 3/2 and 2/2-Bus Mixer with XENYX Mic Preamps & Compressors, British EQs, 24-Bit Multi-FX Processor and USB/Audio Interface
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual Table of Contents Thank you........................................................................ 2 Important Safety Instructions....................................... 3 Legal Disclaimer.............................................................. 3 Limited Warranty............................................................ 3 1. Introduction................................................................ 5 1.1 General mixing console functions...
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual Important Safety Instructions Terminals marked with this symbol carry electrical current of sufficient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality professional speaker cables with ¼" TS or twist-locking plugs pre-installed. All other installation or modification should be performed only by qualified personnel.
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XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual 1. Introduction XENYX Mic Preamp The microphone channels feature high-end XENYX Mic Preamps that compare well with costly outboard preamps in terms of sound quality and dynamics and boast the following features: !! CAUTION! ◊ We should like to draw your attention to the fact that extreme volumes may damage your hearing and/or your headphones or loudspeakers.
• XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual Mix: 1.3.3 Online registration All other mixing console functions fall under this vital category. Creating a mix means primarily adjusting the volume levels of individual instruments and voices to one another as well as giving them the appropriate weight within the overall frequency spectrum. Likewise, you’ll have to sensibly spread individual voices across the stereo image of a signal.
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual MIC 2.1.2 Equalizer Each mono input channel offers a balanced microphone input via the XLR connector and also features switchable +48 V phantom power supply for condenser microphones. The XENYX preamps provide undistorted and noise-free gain as is typically known only from costly outboard preamps. All mono input channels have a 3-band equalizer with semi-parametric mid bands. All bands provide boost or cut of up to15 dB.
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual Pre-fader/post-fader MUTE LED When using effects on a channel signal, it is usual to have the aux send post fader so that the balance between effect and dry signal stays constant even when the channel fader is altered. If this were not the case, the effects signal of the channel would remain audible even when the channel fader is turned all the way down. For monitoring, the aux sends are generally pre-fader, i.e.
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual LOW CUT and MIC GAIN AUX SEND 1, 2 and 4 These two control elements operate on the XLR connectors of the X2442USB, and are used to filter out frequencies below 75 Hz (LOW CUT) and to adjust microphone levels (MIC GAIN). The AUX SEND 1 control governs the master send level of the mix created by the individual channel AUX 1 sends.
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual AUX SEND (FX) The AUX SEND (FX) jack carries the master aux mix (from the channel’s FX controls). You can connect this to an external effects device to process the FX bus. The processed signal can then be brought from the effects device back into the STEREO AUX RETURN jacks. The first aux send (MON) on this console is used to set up the monitor mix from the channels and route it to the MON SEND fader. 2.3.
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual The following table shows which jacks on the console can be used for this purpose. External effects device receives signal from... External effects device routes signal back to...
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual The XPQ surround function can be enabled/disabled with the XPQ TO MAIN switch. This is a built-in effect that widens the stereo width, thus making the sound more lively and transparent. Use the SURROUND control to determine the intensity of this effect. 2.3.10 Level meter and monitoring VOICE CANCELLER Here, you have a filter circuitry that lets you almost entirely remove the vocal portion of a recording.
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual 2.3.11 Level Meter MAIN SOLO The high-precision level meters always give you an accurate display of signal level. The MAIN SOLO LED lights up as soon as a channel or aux send solo switch is pressed. The MODE switch must be set to “Solo”. LEVEL SETTING: PFL (LEVEL SET) When recording to digital recorders, the recorder’s meter should not go into overload.
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual 3. Graphic 9-Band Equalizer (X1832USB only) X1832USB Fig. 3.1: The graphic stereo equalizer of the X1832USB The graphic stereo equalizer allows you to tailor the sound to the room acoustics. EQUALIZER Use this switch to activate the graphic equalizer. MAIN MIX/MONITOR This toggles the graphic equalizer between the main mix and the monitor mix.
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual 5. Rear Panel Connectors 5.3 Inserts 5.1 Main mix outputs, insert points and control room outputs X1622USB Fig. 5.3: Insert points ◊ On the 2442FX the channel insert points are located on the control panel between the line input and the GAIN control. X2442USB Fig. 5.
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual 5.6 Voltage supply, phantom power supply and fuse 6. Installation 6.1 Rack mounting The packaging of your mixing console contains two 19" rack mounts for installation on the side panels of the console. All Models Fig. 5.6: Voltage supply and fuse Before you can attach the rack mounts to the mixing console, you need to remove the screws holding the left and right side panels.
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual Balanced use with XLR connectors Insert send return ¼" TRS connector strain relief clamp sleeve ring tip 2 1 3 input 1 = ground/shield 2 = hot (+ve) 3 = cold (-ve) 1 sleeve ground/shield 2 ring return (in) tip send (out) 3 output For unbalanced use, pin 1 and pin 3 have to be bridged Fig. 6.2: XLR connections Connect the insert send with the input and the insert return with the output of the effects device. Fig. 6.
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual 7. Specifications Microphone Inputs (XENYX Mic Preamp) Type XLR, electronically balanced, discrete input circuit Mic E.I.N. (20 Hz - 20 kHz) EQ Stereo Channels Low 80 Hz / ±15 dB Low Mid 500 Hz / ±15 dB High Mid 3 kHz / ±15 dB 12 kHz / ±15 dB @ 0 Ω source resistance -134 dB / 135.7 dB A-weighted High @ 50 Ω source resistance -131 dB / 133.3 dB A-weighted Aux Sends @ 150 Ω source resistance -129 dB / 130.
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual Main Mix System Data2 Noise Main mix @ -∞, Channel fader @ -∞ -101 dB -100 dB (X2442USB) Main mix @ 0 dB, -93 dB Channel fader @ -∞ -87 dB (X2442USB) 96 dB (X1622USB) Main mix @ 0 dB, -81 dB Channel fader @ 0 dB -80 dB (X2442USB) -83 dB (X1622USB) Power Supply Mains voltage 100 to 240 V~, 50/60 Hz Power consumption 50 W (X2442USB) 50 W (X2222USB) 50 W (X1832USB) 50 W (X1622USB) Fuse 100 - 240 V~: T 1.
XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/ X1832USB/X1622USB Responsible Party Name: MUSIC Group Services US Inc. Address: 18912 North Creek Parkway, Suite 200 Bothell, WA 98011, USA Phone/Fax No.
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