Owner’s manual
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V-MATE SERIES
Full range bi-amplified Loudspeakers
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Full range bi-ampliFied
loudspeakers
1.1 CONTROL ELEMENTS AND CONNECTORS
Eq sECTIoN
Each input channel includes a 3-band equalizer; all bands provide boost or cut of up to 15 dB. In knob central position,
the equalizer is inactive.
HIgH
The 12kHz HIGH knob is a “shelving” filter, which operates from 12kHz up, affecting most instruments higher
harmonics.
mId
The 2.5kHz MID is a “peaking” control. Peaking means that the filter boosts or cuts shaping an hill around that
frequency. mID eq affects the higher frequencies of most musical instruments and some singers voice. To obtain a good
vocal result try even to cut the mid on the other channel(s).
loW
The 80Hz LOW knob is a “shelving” filter, which operates from from 80Hz down, affecting kick drum, bass guitar
and lower octaves of piano and synths.
FX sENd
The FX SEND knob enables you to feed signals, through each channel knob, to internal DSP bus, or any external effects
unit. FX SEnD is configured post-fader, i.e. the amount of each channel send is determined by each channel FX SEnD send
as well as by each channel LEVEL knob setting.
lEVEl
The LEVEL control determines the level of the channel signal in the main mix. This control setting affects even this channel
FX SEnD.
lINE IN
Each input features an unbalanced TS 6,35mm. (1/4”) line input.
Please note that you can only use either the microphone or the line input of a channel at one time. You should never use
both input connectors simultaneously!
mIC
Each input channel features also an XLR balanced microphone input connector. The XLR connector also c48V
phantom power supply.
NoTE:
Nearly all microphones can properly work with phantom power active. Anyway, before connecting your microphone
to this input, double check the microphone user manual.
WARNING: Do not connect to this input any unbalanced sources using an adaptor!
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