Aviom A-16 Personal Monitor Mixing System
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Adding Effects When Using a Single Balanced Cable
The setup described above completes an effect send/return loop with a single cable.
To add an insert effect processor using this setup, the
In
jack on the A-16T Transmit-
ter can be used. All that is needed is a standard insert-style Y cable (TRS on one end,
with a split to two mono cables on the other). The effect Send must be on the
tip
of
the cable for this to work. If your mixing board uses the ring for the Send, you can
wire a special cable to be used for this purpose.
To add an effect, follow these steps:
• Connect the balanced TRS cable from the main mixer’s insert point to
the Thru jack on the A-16T. This inserts the A-16T into the signal path
and completes the loop.
• To add the effect (such as a compressor) connect an insert Y cable’s
TRS plug to the A-16T In jack
• Plug the Send cable on the other end of the Y cable to the input of the
effect processor.
• Plug the Return cable on the Y cable into the effect’s output. This
completes the loop.
You can wire much of the same functionality described above into a patch bay for
more permanent installations. Remember to use the same type of cables and patch
bays.
Using a Patch Bay
The A-16T Transmitter’s input and through connections can be wired into a patch bay
for flexible and repeatable connections day after day. This concept can work for both
studio applications and live performance.
You can use either balanced patch bays or unbalanced. One point worth mention-
ing— use matched systems. That is, if you have a balanced patch bay, use balanced
audio cables for interconnections. If your patch bay is unbalanced, use unbalanced
cables.
A-16T In and Thru Patching
Not to be confused with patching the A-16T into a mixer’s insert send/return loop,
this is a simple wiring idea for having access to the A-16T rear-panel In and Thru
connections. It allows permanent installations to have access to the flexible patching
options of the A-16T as needed.
In the studio this allows you to patch direct outputs to the A-16T one day, and then
use a combination of aux sends, direct outputs and console bus outputs another day
without reaching behind an equipment rack.
This setup is designed for a patch bay that is not
normalled
. A normalled patch bay is
one that automatically sends the signal from one jack of the patch bay (typically the
top row) to another jack (typically the lower jack).
