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Allen & Heath

XONE:DB2 User Guide

AP8640_2

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Summary of Contents for XONE:DB2

Page 1: ...Allen Heath XONE DB2 User Guide AP8640_2 USER GUIDE Publication AP8640_2 ...

Page 2: ... the place of purchase If this is not possible then please contact the authorised ALLEN HEATH distributor or agent in your country as soon as possible for repair under warranty subject to the following conditions Conditions of Warranty The equipment has been installed and operated in accordance with the instructions in this User Guide The equipment has not been subject to misuse either intended or...

Page 3: ... applied to the same track on separate channels The XONE DB2 is more than a mixer with an effects unit many parameters of each effect can be altered and along with the built in library of effects this means that the scope for audio manipulation is almost unlimited allowing you to develop a totally unique sound in your mixes It is also perfectly at home in your production studio where it can be use...

Page 4: ... 19 Advanced Setup Menu 20 USB Audio System 25 PC Driver Installation 28 Mac Driver Installation 31 MIDI Control 34 MIDI Control Messages 35 Digital In Out and X Link 37 Specifications 38 Notes 39 Registration Card 40 CONTENTS To ensure that you get the maximum benefit from your XONE DB2 please spare a few minutes familiarising yourself with the controls and setup procedures outlined in this user ...

Page 5: ...erence Type A B USB Lead To connect the XONE DB2 to your computer Mains Lead Check that the correct mains plug is fitted XONE DB2 mixer Spare knobs XONE DB2 resource CD ROM X LINK Blanking Plug Ensure the supplied blanking plug is always fitted when not using the X Link port This prevents damage to the socket pins which could be caused by accidental insertion of the USB lead ...

Page 6: ...Allen Heath XONE DB2 User Guide 6 AP8640_2 PANEL DRAWINGS ...

Page 7: ...Allen Heath XONE DB2 User Guide 7 AP8640_2 APPLICATION DIAGRAM ...

Page 8: ...ckets for connecting an external line level source 3 GAIN CONTROL Adjusts the input sensitivity of the Mic Line channel to compensate for different source signal levels 4 MIC EQ Controls The MIC equaliser provides a tool to adjust the tonal quality of the sound to correct source problems such as microphone response proximity effect noise and feedback to help the voice cut through the mix or to adj...

Page 9: ...o deselect cue 7 CHANNEL LEVEL CONTROL Sets the level of the channel signal in the main mix 8 7 8 10 CHANNEL ON SWITCH Turns the channel On or Off This feature is useful if a microphone is being used to switch it in and out of the mix 9 XFADE FX SWITCH Selects where the channel output will be routed MIX Centre Routes the signal directly to the mix X Routes the signal to the input of FX X or to X x...

Page 10: ...ER A high quality smooth travel fader adjusts the channel signal level from fully off to fully on 8 CHANNEL CUE SWITCH Press the cue switch to listen to the channel pre fade signal in the headphones and see its level on the main meters The button will illuminate when selected The channel cue can operate in several modes For more information please refer to HP Setup on page 20 6 3 INPUT PEAK LED Il...

Page 11: ...ignal and the Main Mix output Turned fully anti clockwise only the active Cue signal is heard through the headphones when a Cue is selected Gradually turning clockwise introduces the Main Mix output to the Cue signal until fully clockwise only the Mix is heard This does not affect the meters Split Mode pans Left Cue to Right Mix see Page 22 4 5 MONTOR LEVEL CONTROL Adjusts the level of the headpho...

Page 12: ...xample Usage Using the matrix a CD player plugged into Analogue Input 4 of your mixer can be routed to Channel 1 by setting the Toggle Switch to ANA and the Input Select Rotary to 4 or can be assigned to all four channels simultaneously by repeating the process on all input channels Alternatively if you wish to select your source to be DAW Soundcard Outputs 5 6 set the Toggle Switch to USB and the...

Page 13: ... to clip 2 LF CONTROL Adjusts the low frequency content of the channel audio In ISO or EQ mode the centre detent position will give a flat frequency response fully clockwise will boost the low frequencies by 6dB and anticlockwise will attenuate them In FILTER mode this control becomes a high pass filter and must be rotated fully anticlockwise for a flat frequency response Rotating clockwise will p...

Page 14: ... pressing and holding the button will turn the effect off until the button is released The effect can also be filtered using the FILTER control 5 Rotating the filter clockwise will operate a high pass filter and rotating anticlockwise will operate a low pass filter The LED above the control will illuminate green if it is in its centre position i e filter off or red if in the high pass or low pass ...

Page 15: ...croll through the list then press the encoder to load the chosen preset Check our website www XONE co uk db2 for in depth information on the effects types and their use DLY VRB RES MOD DMG Press the SELECT Button to open the selected effect library Use the SEL ADJ encoder to scroll up or down through the effect library list Press the encoder to load the chosen effect The Library list will automati...

Page 16: ...s filter and the shaded area will move left or right FX X FX Y Padlock to show BPM is locked Currently selected crossfader curve Currently selected EQ mode BPM FOCUS When the BPM display is in highlighted this encoder sets the beat fraction for each effect Rotating anticlockwise will decrease the time and rotating clockwise will increase it The time defaults to fractions of the detected BPM mS DIS...

Page 17: ...X Y engine In cascade mode any channel routed to FX X can be processed by both engines but the single effect on the FX Y engine can still be accessed by routing the channel to Y If Cascade mode is activated the screen will change removing the dividing line between the two FX engines and replacing it with an arrow symbol to illustrate the sig nal path flowing from FX X to FX Y FX CASCADE To configu...

Page 18: ...RESET The BPM detection system can be forced into a reset by holding down the FX TIME encoder until the tempo display changes to The BPM is automatically reset when a new audio source is selected or the range changed in the menu TEMPO LOCK Current Tempo can be locked at any time by pressing and holding the FX TIME encoder until the padlock symbol comes up in the display When a tempo is locked it w...

Page 19: ...e mode of the EQ can be set to Isolator EQ or Filter using the EQ Setup menu This is a global setup and so applies to the EQ controls on all channels For more information on the Trimodal EQ system please refer to Page 13 Select Back to return to the top Menu screen The crossfader setup sets the response of the crossfader curve between dipped dipless and fast cut better suited to scratching It is a...

Page 20: ...J encoder to select ADVANCED in the front MENU screen The options are as listed BPM RANGE Selects the most appropriate tempo range for the style of music you play You can also select external MIDI clock as the synchronisation source See page 18 for more information on BPM settings BRIGHTNESS Allows you to adjust the brightness of the front panel LEDs to suit the ambient lighting conditions BPM RAN...

Page 21: ...sover BOOTH SETUP Trim Sets the signal level of the Booth outputs 0 0dB corresponds to a nominal output level of 4dBu when the main meters read 0vU This is an ideal level to feed power amplifiers or interface with pro audio equipment If the Booth level is too high it can be attenuated by up to 40dB Phase Allows you to reverse the signal Phase of the Booth output The DB2 is phase coherent i e the s...

Page 22: ... to the main mix set this to On The options are On Off Auto mute If this is set to On the headphone output will be muted until a channel Cue is activated If set to Off the headphone output will default to the main mix or clean feed when all channels cues are off AutoCue Selects whether or not the selected cue will auto cancel any other selected cue If set to On cancellation will occur if set to Of...

Page 23: ...al to the record out as to the main mixer outputs Cleanfeed Sends the Mix output less the signal from the Mic channel Phones Sends the headphone monitor signal The Digital output will also be affected by any routing changes made here XFADER SETUP The xfader can be set to be either PRE or POST FX For instance if a channel is routed to a Delay effect if set to PRE and if the channel is crossfaded ou...

Page 24: ...ut to the soundcard input Phones Routes the headphone CUE signal to the soundcard input To view the Soundcard Input Block Diagram please see Page 26 MIXER RESET Will force a hard reset of the mixer returning all user options to the default factory setting USB ROUTING ADVANCED SETUP MENU ABOUT The ABOUT screen displays the currently loaded Code Firmware Version and Boot Loader BL version Periodical...

Page 25: ...d before connecting the XONE DB2 to a computer see page 28 for PC installation or page 31 for Mac installation SOUNDCARD NOMENCLATURE Referencing the above diagram Soundcard Inputs are from the XONE DB2 to the PC MAC and Soundcard Outputs are from the PC MAC to the XONE DB2 SOUNDCARD OUTPUTS The XONE DB2 has eight four stereo soundcard outputs that will appear in your chosen DAW application The ou...

Page 26: ...card inputs or Sends The sources are split into three groups MIXER CHANNEL and MIC and are selected via the advanced setup menu see page 24 DAW XONE DB2 SOUNDCARD INPUT 1 2 SEND 1 SOUNDCARD INPUT 3 4 SEND 2 SOUNDCARD INPUT 5 6 SEND 3 SOUNDCARD INPUT 7 8 SEND 4 MIXER SOURCES PHONES MIX RECORD BOOTH SOFT TRIM SOFT TRIM SOFT TRIM SOFT TRIM LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL R I A A R I A A PH LN ADC ANA DIG INPUT CHA...

Page 27: ...put For more information on Phones Output source options please refer to Page 22 MAPPING A SOUNDCARD INPUT SEND For details on selecting Soundcard Input Send sources please see USB Routing on Page 24 The USB audio sends can also source from any of the mixers outputs From the diagram the four options are the Booth Output Record Output Mix Output and Headphone CUE bus Output BOOTH OUTPUT Routes the ...

Page 28: ... ON THE LATEST DRIVER VERSIONS Software Installation Windows XP Vista and Windows 7 Follow the procedure described below to install the USB audio and MIDI drivers 1 Connect the XONE DB2 to your mains electricity supply and switch on Do not connect the DB2 to the PC at this time 2 Open the Drivers folder and run Setup exe 3 Select your preferred language 4 Select Install the driver 5 When prompted ...

Page 29: ...n installing on a MS Windows system the drivers will be associated with the USB port that you are currently plugged into If you attempt to use the DB2 with another USB port or without installing the drivers at all the system may work but with degraded performance XP Vista Windows 7 or may not work at all 2000 8 If this window appears select Install PC DRIVER INSTALLATION 7 The USB driver will now ...

Page 30: ...ect the XONE DB2 to your PC laptop and then right click on My Computer and select Manage Next select Device Manager in the left hand window Expand the Sound Video and Game Controllers section to reveal the WDM audio and MIDI drivers for the XONE DB2 Expand the Universal Serial Bus Controllers section to reveal the XONE DB2 ASIO driver and its release version number in this case V2 9 31 2 9 32 2 9 ...

Page 31: ...UR MAC IS CORRECTLY SET UP TO BE USED WITH THE MIXER CHECK www XONE co uk db2 FOR NEWS ON THE LATEST DRIVER VERSIONS Mac OSX Open the XONE_DB2_Driver_x x x dmg to reveal the window shown MAC DRIVER INSTALLATION Click on the XONE DB2 mpkg file to launch the driver installation Click on Continue Select install location and then click Install ...

Page 32: ...Allen Heath XONE DB2 User Guide 32 AP8640_2 MAC DRIVER INSTALLATION Enter your system password Click on Continue Installation Restart your Mac ...

Page 33: ...e file menu select GO Utilities Audio MIDI Setup The Audio Devices window will open automatically To open the MIDI Studio window from the File Menu select Window Show MIDI Window In the Audio Input section the number of channels should be seen as 8 running at 48kHz 24 bit In the Audio Output section the number of channels should be seen as 8 running at 48kHz 24 bit Now select the MIDI Devices tab ...

Page 34: ...motely via MIDI MIDI SHIFT MODE The DB2 has a useful feature to enable easy remote control of DAWs without affecting the mixer this is called MIDI SHIFT MIDI shift is activated by pressing the button above the screen and is confirmed by the display panel changing to MIDI SHIFT When MIDI shift is active the FX Type buttons FX Select buttons and Global encoders are disconnected from the Mixer and on...

Page 35: ...H 16 D 1 CH 16 C 1 CH 16 C 1 CH 16 F 1 CH 16 OFF E 1 CH 16 CC 15 CH 16 TRIM CON TROL DB2 CHANNEL EQ CONTROL HF MF LF 1 CC 31 CH 16 CC 27 CH 16 CC 29 CH 16 2 CC 5 CH 16 CC 2 CH 16 CC 4 CH 16 3 CC 23 CH 16 CC 19 CH 16 CC 21 CH 16 4 CC 14 CH 16 CC 10 CH 16 CC 12 CH 16 DB2 CHANNEL FX XFADE CUE X OFF Y 1 C 5 CH 16 OFF D 5 CH 16 F 5 CH 16 2 F 3 CH 16 OFF F 3 CH 16 A 3 CH 16 3 A 1 CH 16 OFF Bb 1 CH 16 C ...

Page 36: ...CH 16 ADDITIONAL CONTROLS CC 26 CH 16 CC 28 CH 16 G 6 CH 16 CC 30 CH 16 A 6 CH 16 X G 8 CH 16 Y A 8 CH 16 CC 18 CH 16 CC 20 CH 16 CC 22 CH 16 MIDI SHIFT MODE FX UNIT ENC ROTARY ENC SWITCH DLY VRB RES MOD DMG SELECT X CC 112 CH 16 F 5 CH 16 G 5 CH 16 G 5 CH 16 A 5 CH 16 Bb 5 CH 16 B 5 CH 16 C 5 CH 16 Y CC 113 CH 16 Bb 3 CH 16 B 3 CH 16 C 4 CH 16 C 4 CH 16 D 4 CH 16 Eb 4 CH 16 E 3 CH 16 DLY VRB RES ...

Page 37: ...d signal level is set in the Menu under Record Setup see page 23 for details DIGITAL OUTPUT X LINK X LINK X Link is a proprietary interface protocol to enable future Allen Heath accessories and controllers to be easily connected to the XONE DB2 Visit www XONE co uk for the latest news on X Link enabled products Dual FX Core DSP engine 2 simultaneous FX engines with independent BPM calculation Anal...

Page 38: ...bs To order a rack ear kit for the XONE DB2 please quote the part number X DB4 RK19 to fit DB4 and DB2 Operating levels Main outputs 0VU 4dBu Monitor 0VU 4dBu Record 0VU 4dBu Maximum output level 24dBu balanced Mic Sensitivity 20dB 50dB RIAA input sensitivity 1kHz 70mV 0VU 200mV max Frequency response Line in to Mix out 10Hz 20kHz 0 0 5dB Distortion at 1kHz Line in at 0Vu out 0 003 90dB un weighte...

Page 39: ...Allen Heath XONE DB2 User Guide 39 AP8640_2 NOTES ...

Page 40: ...etails By registering with us and becoming an official Registered User you will ensure that any warranty claim you might make is actioned quickly and with the minimum delay Alternatively you may either copy or cut off this section of the page fill in the details and return it by mail to Allen Heath Ltd Kernick Industrial Estate Penryn Cornwall TR10 9LU UK ...

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