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User Guide

For Soundcraft Notepad 5, 8FX & 12FX

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Page 1: ...User Guide For Soundcraft Notepad 5 8FX 12FX NOTEPAD...

Page 2: ...protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc...

Page 3: ...Return Routing 4 4 Aux Master Routing 4 5 Master Stereo Output Routing 5 0 CHANNEL CONTROLS 5 1 Input Controls 5 1 1 Mono Input Controls 5 1 2 Stereo Input Controls 5 1 3 FX Return Controls 5 2 Aux Se...

Page 4: ...headroom wide dynamic range and superb signal to noise ratio Hi Z instrument inputs Switchable input stage optimised for acoustic guitars electric guitars and basses Soundcraft British EQ Famed for i...

Page 5: ...h is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L Ensure that these colour codings are followed carefully in the event of the plug being changed This...

Page 6: ...he apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moistu...

Page 7: ...roduct and must be retained for future use NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are de...

Page 8: ...in transit both to and from the Dealer or Soundcraft and postage must be prepaid 4 This warranty shall only be available if a The Equipment has been properly installed in accordance with instructions...

Page 9: ...nput 30dBu Hi Z Input 17dBu Stereo Input 22dBu Output Level Mix Output 22dBu max Headphones 150 165mW Dynamic Range Frequency response 1 5dB 20Hz 20kHz THD 0 01 1kHz OUTPUT 21 5dBu THD 0 012 1kHz OUTP...

Page 10: ...ill familiarise you with all of the main possibilities facilities and functions Please note Most of the illustrations in this manual are based on the Notepad 12FX console Where there are differences b...

Page 11: ...input source channels into one Master Stereo output you can send particular channels into additional outputs or create different auxiliary mixes of all channels to send to an effects processor or a s...

Page 12: ...t channels control the levels routing and EQ on single channel audio inputs All mono input channels have both microphone and line level capability In addition specific channels feature Hi Z inputs for...

Page 13: ...fader switching AFL switching allows aux master solos Refer to Sections 4 5 and 5 4 for more detail Master Stereo Output Controls the output level of the Master Stereo bus Refer to Sections 4 6 and 5...

Page 14: ...ith the mic preamps and Hi Z input control provide a flexible scheme for any sources you might encounter To get the most out of the Notepad I O read this chapter carefully Console inputs can be used f...

Page 15: ...this On the Notepad console selected inputs have Hi Z input switches to accommodate Hi Z sources Jack This is the long quarter inch connection most commonly used on the Notepad console for line level...

Page 16: ...out of the Notepad mixer Line Input RCA Unbalanced input for line level consumer playback equipment and instruments Console inputs can be used for a wide variety of sources For best results always use...

Page 17: ...s is a mono sum of the Auxiliary bus Pressing the OUTPUT TYPE switch changes the mode of the output for the con nection of stereo headphones On Notepad 8FX and 12FX with this output it is therefore po...

Page 18: ...cord restraint make a small loop in the power lead and push the loop up through the restraint hook it over the plastic anchor then pull back softly on the cable until loop is securely held in place 3...

Page 19: ...e options before you use the console in a critical application In simple terms audio signals generally move through a mixing console from the back to the front and from the left to the right Output si...

Page 20: ...m power is provided for condenser type microphones and DI boxes on the XLR input GAIN Increase decrease the signal level HPF High Pass Filter filter out frequen cies below 100Hz EQ Three band equalise...

Page 21: ...uter tablet or phone connec tions to the USB jack There is no trim or EQ on this channel Stereo FX Return Channel Notepad 12FX only See next section FX Return NOTEPAD 5 8FX 12FX User Manual To USB aud...

Page 22: ...this channel takes a return from an external effects processor into the TRS jacks When jacks are plugged into the External FX sockets the routing from the built in Lexicon effects is disconnected The...

Page 23: ...annel fader and are not affected by the input channel fader levels The Aux Master Channel can also be used to feed monitors such as headphones or a stage monitor Notepad 8FX The Aux bus is additionall...

Page 24: ...EO OUTPUT CONSOLE ROUTING MASTER STEREO OUTPUT 4 5 MASTER STEREO OUTPUT ROUTING The Master Stereo output is derived from contributions from all input channels to the Master Stereo Bus NOTEPAD 5 8FX 12...

Page 25: ...NEL CONTROL There are four types of Notepad console input channels Mono Input with Mic Line Combi jack Stereo Input with Stereo TRS jacks Playback input with Stereo RCA and USB Return 11 12 FX RTN FX...

Page 26: ...nel strip from top to bottom This is not necessarily signal path order Please refer to the relevant signal path dia gram section 4 Controls common to all input channel types are documented in the Mono...

Page 27: ...e using them with Notepad or any other mixers with 48v Phantom power HI Z Switch the line Jack input to Hi Z high impedance mode Activating Hi Z by pressing the Hi Z button presents a much higher load...

Page 28: ...kHz Frequencies above this will be boosted or attenuated depend ing on the control setting See section 1 02 for more detail MF Level Adjust the boost attenuation of the mid frequency bell filter This...

Page 29: ...r The Aux and FX are independent but share the same send level rotary control The source for the FX bus send is always post fader so that a source s contribution to an effect is proportional to its co...

Page 30: ...he 0dB line indicates unity or no level change Rotary level knobs are the primary mixing tools during performance the relative levels of the input channels across the console determine the Master Ster...

Page 31: ...w for the output mode when headphones are attached to the Aux socket The effects input however is a mono sum BAL Adjust a stereo channel s stereo weighting in the mix Balance affects only the signal s...

Page 32: ...allows unbalanced stereo signals to be re balanced to give the stereo signal desired Stereo Playback input channels that sum the stereo RCA input and USB return signals function simi lar to mono inpu...

Page 33: ...ontrol adjusts the relative lev els of the left and right signals effectively adjusting the left right position of the overall stereo image This allows unbalanced stereo signals to be re balanced to g...

Page 34: ...to mix at unity Notepad 12FX stereo FX Return channel is a cut down version of the normal stereo channel without trim EQ or Aux sends An example in use might be running a Reverb algorithm in the proce...

Page 35: ...overall level of the two destinations aux output and effects processing are independent When the OUTPUT TYPE of the aux output is set to STEREO PHONES this control additionally serves as a headphone...

Page 36: ...determines the out put level of the main stereo bus left and right mix from the Master L and Master R physical outputs FADER Notepad 8FX and 12FX only Adjust the overall level of the Master Stereo out...

Page 37: ...unpressed state of the switch is intended for connection to a powered monitor speaker and provides a mono sum of the channels routed to it The signal is impedance balanced so may be used with a balan...

Page 38: ...USB recording channels 2 track USB functionality could be used for recording a mix to a computer or tablet for example USB channels 1 and 2 sent from the Notepad mixer allow direct selection via the...

Page 39: ...t in the console feeding the USB bus to computer For Inputs 1 2 users can select from Mic Inputs 1 2 Stereo Input 3 4 Stereo Input 5 6 Mix L R USB return will come into the input channel 7 8 which is...

Page 40: ...console has an internal Lexicon Effects processor with dedicated internal send and return routing The user may select from combinations of Delay Chorus or Reverb audio processing Audio effects are of...

Page 41: ...ster mix so the Aux master acts as the overall wet dry control Notepad 12FX Aux FX Sends control input channel contributions to both the FX processor and the Aux output The effects routing is direct f...

Page 42: ...but the pitch variation is wide On the maximum setting the rate is a factor of 10 faster but the pitch variation is small Reverb Reverberation or reverb for short is the complex effect created by the...

Page 43: ...ts The chorus effect is fixed at a mid range setting Tap tempo is also active in this mode to set the repeat time Reverb Chorus In this mode the parameter control is mapped as it would be for Reverb o...

Page 44: ...signal is always routed to the Stereo master but the Stereo Master rotary fader is down you won t hear anything No FX The internal FX routing has three stages send processor and return All three must...

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