User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- A few words from Greg Mackie.
- Selecting channels for a Mute Group.
- MAIN MIX (L/R) fader.
- Group Master Section.
- BREAK button/indicator
- MONITOR section
- STEREO IN knob
- Meter section.
- FX Master Section.
- Talkback.
- A better way.
- A traditional Monitor Mix.
- Musician's Phones.
- Aux Master AFL buttons and indicator.
- Aux Master.
- Master Control Section
- Further reading about mixing.
- A few more tips on equalization.
- MID EQ (stereo channels)
- Source Mic / Line (stereo channels).
- PFL switch / indicator
- Same as Mono Channels
- Different than
- Channel fader
- Bus Assign switches
- —20 (Signal present) LED.
- Mute button/ indicator.
- Pan.
- FX Send.
- Aux PRE Switch.
- Aux Sends
- EQ (Equalization), Mono Channels
- Comp (Compressor) and indicator.
- Gain Control.
- Mono Channel Strips.
- Channel 25-26 (or Channels 17-18) and Phones
- Musician Phones (AUX OUT 3 OR 4 + L/R INJECT)
- Aux Out.
- Group Out (sub buses).
- Monitor Out.
- Main Out.
- Talkback input.
- Foot Switch input.
- USB Out
- USB In
- USB input / output.
- Stereo input channels.
- Mono input channels.
- Power input connector
- POWER switch
- Power supply section
- Why do we start with the back of the mixer?
- How the band is set up on the mixer.
- The "pusha-bunch-'0' buttons" approach to creating a mute group.
- Un-doing the "pusha-bunch-'0' buttons" approach to creating a mute group.
- Program a Mute Group…
- Rack mounting (MW-2408 only)
- Settings that can be saved
- More on Factory Reset (restoring the factory default settings).
- Other GLOBAL options.
- Recalling a Global Scene
- Saving a Global Scene
- Global menu (scene memory, settings, initialization).
- Locking the state of the feedback suppressor
- Feedback Suppressor: Seting routing options.
- Recalling an Equalizer Setting (continued)
- Recalling an Equalizer Setting.
- Saving Equalizer settings.
- Adjusting (Narrow Mode) Continued
- Adjusting EQ Narrow Mode EQ (31 /9-band).
- Adjusting 9-band EQ (Wide Mode).
- Selecting Narrow or Wide 9-band equalization.
- Recalling a Dynamics preset.
- Saving a Dynamics setting.
- FEEDBACK SUPPRESSOR
- EQUALIZATION
- SoundLink Signal Processing*
- Gee, they don't sound like effects!
- Recalling a DFX preset.
- Saving a Digital Effects setting.
- Using the TAP button to set the delay time.
- Editing an effect
- Applying a Digital Effect
- Selecting the DFX type
- Digital Effects (DFX).
- Saving and Recalling Mute Groups.
- Combining Hard Mutes and Mute Groups.
- Adding to or subtracting channels from a Mute Group.
- Creating a Mute Group.
- "Hard muting".
- OL (Overload) LED.
Hook-up/Back panel Analog Controls Digital Controls
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IMPORTANT! First set correct input levels
Operating Manual - nX, nXe, and nXp Power Ampliers
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WARNING: THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED
Important Safety Instructions
Consignes de sécurité à lire attentivement
The lightning ash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle,
is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous
voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufcient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point
within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence
of important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature ac-
companying the device.
Le symbole de la èche dans un triangle équilateral symbolisant la foudre
est prévu pour sensibiliser l’utilisateur à la présence de tension de voltage
non isolée à l’intérieur de l’appareil. Elle pourrait constituer un danger de
risque de décharge électrique pour les utilisateurs. Le point d’exclamation
dans le triangle équilatérale alerte l’utilisateur de la présence de consignes
qu’il doit d’abord consulter avant d’utiliser l’appareil.
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. To reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not expose this
apparatus to rain or moisture.
6. Do not use this apparatus near water.
7. Clean only with dry cloth.
8. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with
the manufacturer’s instructions.
9. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat
registers, stoves, or other apparatus.
10. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-
type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the
other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third ground-
ing prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your
safety. If the provided plug does not t into your outlet, consult an
electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
11. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched par-
ticularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they
exit from the apparatus.
12. Only use attachments/accessories specied by the manufac-
turer.
13. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specied
by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is
used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to
avoid injury from tip-over.
14. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused
for long periods of time.
15. Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. Servicing is
required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as
power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or ob-
jects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed
to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
1. Lisez ces instructions.
2. Conservez ces instructions.
3. Observez les avertissements.
4. Suivez ces instructions.
5. Pour réduire le risque de feu ou la décharge électrique, ne pas
exposer cet appareil pour pleuvoir ou l'humidité.
6. Ne pas utiliser l’appareil près de l’eau.
7. Le nettoyer à l’aide d’un tissus sec.
8. Ne pas bloquer les ouvertures de ventilation, installer selon les
consignes du fabricant.
9. Eloigner des sources de chaleur tel: radiateurs, fourneaux ou
autres appareils qui produisent de la chaleur.
10. Ne pas modier ou amputer le système de la mise à terre. Une
prise avec mise à terre comprend deux lames dont une plus large
ainsi qu’une mise à terre: ne pas la couper ou la modier. Si la prise
murale n’accepte pas la che, consulter un électricien pour qu’il
remplace la prise désuète.
11. Protéger le cordon de secteur contre tous bris ou pincement qui
pourraient l’endommager, soit à la che murale ou à l’appareil.
12. N’employer que les accessoires recommandés par le fabricant.
13. N’utiliser qu’avec les systèmes de xation,chariots, trépied ou
autres, approuvés par le fabricant ou vendus avec l’appareil.
14. Débrancher l’appareil lors des orages électriques ou si inutilisé
pendant une longue période de temps.
15. Un entretient effectué par un centre de service accrédité est
exigé si l’appareil a été endommagé de quelque façon: si il a été
exposé à la pluie,, l’humidité ou s’il ne fonctionne pas normalement
ou qu’il a été échappé.
Level Setting Procedure…
ten simple steps.
This procedure is so important
that we put it on the pages
before the Table of Contents,
diagrams of various mixer parts
or anything else. It’s that critical!
Correctly setting each chan-
nel’s
GAIN control achieves the
maximum amount of signal
“headroom” before distortion
and the least possible amount of
noise.
You will need:
❏
Your new mixer
❏
Sound sources such as a
microphone, guitar, drum kit,
keyboards, music player, etc.
— whatever gear you will be
using during a sound mixing
session;
❏
The right cables to hook your
sound sources to the mixer.
(We go into more detail about
connectors later on);
❏ Monitor speakers or head-
phones.
Let's begin.
Plug your SoundLink mixer
into a wall socket.
➜
Set a channel’s GAIN (volume) too
low and there will be noise (hiss) in
that channel, even when no voice or
instrument is present.
If GAIN (volume) is set too high, the
signal will distort and sound scratchy
when the singer or instrument gets
very loud.
Connect monitor speakers
to the SoundLink mixer
rear panel
MAIN OUT (1a) or
MONITOR OUT (1b) jacks, or
plug headphones into the
PHONES jack (1c).
Let’s start with Channel .
Make sure that Channel ’s
PAN, COMP, and all four EQ
knobs are set to the center
( o’clock) position.