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WIDE

BYPASS

10

0

10

0

REVERBS

DELAYS

CHORUS/FLANGE/PHASER

DAMPING

DEPTH

TIME

RATE

NORMAL

NORMAL

EFX

SM. ROOM

MD. PLATE

LG. PLATE

LG. HALL

GATED

REVERSE

CATHEDRAL

MD. HALL

SPRING

PHASER

DELAY  4
CHORUS

DELAY  3

DELAY  1

FLANGE

DELAY  2

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

EFX 

2

SEND

TO MAIN MIX

EFFECTS TO MONITOR

AUX 

1

AUX 

2

CLIP

 DIGITAL STEREO EFFECTS PROCESSOR

EFX 2 (INT) RETURN MASTERS

EMAC

 effects, with their levels already deter-

mined by the channels’ 

EFX 2 (EXT)

 knob, you’ll 

typically set this knob near the “

U

” mark and 

then leave it alone.

EFFECTS TO MONITOR

This works just like the channel 

AUX

 

 

knobs, but here, the source signal is the 

EFX 2 

RETURN

 and the 

EMAC

 output. Typically, this 

knob is used to add effects to the stage monitors.

Turned fully up, it provides 15 dB of addi-

tional gain, the center “

U

” mark is unity gain, 

and fully down is off. 

PRESET SELECT 

Rotate this detented switch to select the 

preset effect you want to use.

Preset Effects Descriptions

Reverbs

The reverbs are designed to provide a wide 

variety of reverb sounds for vocal and instru-
ment applications. In the following description, 

tail

 refers to the refl ections that follow the 

initial sound event, also referred to as 

decay 

range

Pre-delay

 is the amount of time be-

tween the initial sound event and the fi rst 
refl ection. 

TIME/RATE

 

 controls the length of the 

tail, with the shortest tail at the 

0

 position and 

the longest tail at 

10

DAMPING/DEPTH

 

 

controls the damping, with the darkest tone at 

0

 and the brightest tone at 

10

. The 

WIDE

 

 

switch is very effective at increasing the stereo 
image of the reverb effect.

REVERSE:

 Standard reverse reverb, simu-

lating a tail-fi rst effect 
increasing to the original 
note. Decay range is 
adjustable from 35 ms to 
515 ms. No pre-delay.

GATED:

 Standard 

gated reverb, where 
the reverb tail is cut off 
sharply after the preset 
decay length. Decay 
range is adjustable from 
35 ms to 515 ms. No pre-
delay.

CATHEDRAL:

 Dense, 

smooth reverb with very 
long tail, long pre-delay, 
and late refl ections. Tails 
are very warm with some 
additional high-end 
refl ections imitating 
the stone walls of a 

cathedral. A very dramatic effect that works 
well with wind instruments such as fl ute, slow 
fi nger picking on acoustic guitar, and quiet vo-
cal group harmony and choirs. Also works well 
with keyboards and drums using short decay. 
Decay range is adjustable from 2 seconds to 10 
seconds. Pre-delay set at 75 ms.

LG. HALL:

 Dense, smooth reverb with long 

tail, long pre-delay, and some early refl ections. 
Tails are warm with more apparent high end. 
Works well with vocals and electric and acous-
tic guitar. Decay range is adjustable from 1 
second to 5 seconds. Pre-delay set at 75 ms.

MD. HALL:

 Dense, smooth reverb with nor-

mal tail, normal pre-delay, and increased early 
refl ections. Tails are warm with more apparent 
high end. Works well with vocals and electric 
and acoustic guitar. Decay range is adjustable 
from 750 ms to 2.5 seconds. Pre-delay set at 65ms.

LG. PLATE:

 Good early refl ections and no 

pre-delay. Tails are normal and warm with 
strong high end for increased presence. Perfect 
for vocals and snare. Decay range is adjustable 
from 1 second to 5 seconds. No pre-delay.

MD. PLATE:

 Good early refl ections and no 

pre-delay. Tails are short and warm with strong 
high end for increased presence. Perfect for 
tight vocals and snare. Decay range is adjust-
able from 750 ms to 2.5 seconds. No pre-delay.

SM. ROOM:

 Reverb featuring very fast and 

scattered early refl ections with a short pre-de-
lay. Tails are very short and warm with normal 
high-end imitating absorbent wall materials 
and audience. Good for tight vocal effects. 
Decay range is adjustable from 250 ms to 1 sec-
ond. Pre-delay set at 30 ms.

SPRING:

 Mimics the 

vintage 60’s-style wet 
spring reverb effect. Tails 
are normal with strong 
high end and a slight 
waver imitating the slow 
fl utter of the mechani-
cal spring system. Very 
good with acoustic guitar. 
Decay range is adjustable 
from 1 second to 5 sec-
onds. No pre-delay.

Delays

There are four delays 

available with one, two, 
three, and four repeats. 

TIME/RATE

 

 controls 

the time between repeats, 
with the fastest repeats 
at the 

0

 position and the 

Summary of Contents for CFX MKII

Page 1: ...20 10 OO 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO PFL dB 30 20 10 OO 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 dB 30 20 10 OO 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 dB 30 20 10 OO 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 dB 30 20 10 OO 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 dB 30 20 10 OO 40 50 5 5 U 60 10...

Page 2: ...e of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons Le symbole clair avec point de fl che l int rieu...

Page 3: ...circles like this Every feature on the CFX mixer has one of these numbers assigned to it Whenever a feature is mentioned described or illustrated its number will be right next to it Thank you for cho...

Page 4: ...RATIONS 20 APPENDIX A Service Info 20 Troubleshooting 20 Repair 21 APPENDIX B Technical Info 21 SpecificationsCFX12 CFX16 CFX20 MKII 21 CFX MKII SERIES LIMITED WARRANTY 22 BLOCK DIAGRAM 23 IMPORTANT S...

Page 5: ...rip GAIN AUX EFX and Fader down 3 STEREO GRAPHIC EQ sliders centered 4 MASTER AUX and EFX SENDS and EFX RETURNS down 5 Channel strip EQ and PAN controls cen tered 6 Channel strip ASSIGN 1 2 and MUTE s...

Page 6: ...comfortable listening level 5 If the overall mix has an equalization problem make adjustments to the STEREO GRAPHIC EQ If an individual channel is the problem use its EQ instead 6 Using channel EFX 2...

Page 7: ...eless Microphone Receivers Stereo EQ Stereo Power Amplifier Left Right Chapel Cassette or DAT Recorder CFX16 MKII Large Club Gig or Auditorium using a Subwoofer CFX20 MKII Church Sound Reinforcement w...

Page 8: ...INE IN INSERT MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4 MIC 5 MIC 6 MIC 7 MIC 8 At the risk of stating the obvious this is where you plug everything in microphones line level instruments effects headphones and the ultimate d...

Page 9: ...eo signal enters the real world The XLR balanced outputs will add 6 dB when connected to balanced inputs thereby elevating signal from the noise floor by that amount The TRS balanced outputs offer the...

Page 10: ...utputs is post fader only so they cannot be used as traditional stage monitor cues They re intended to patch into effects device inputs hence the name EFX See EFX 1 EXT and EFX 2 INT for more informat...

Page 11: ...ee the Safety Instructions on page 2 for information on hearing protection EFX FOOT SWITCH You can connect a normally open foot switch to this connector to duplicate the function of the BYPASS switch...

Page 12: ...ranges from off through unity the center detent position on up to 15 dB of extra gain fully clockwise The line level stereo channels AUX knobs control a mono sum of the channel s stereo signals For in...

Page 13: ...EVEL EFX 1 EFX 2 Pre vs Post Auxiliary Signal Flow Diagram MID 400Hz L R PAN 1 2 dB 10 LOW 12k HI HI MID 3k 80Hz LOW EQ U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 ASSIGN 11 12 MUTE example boosting the LOW EQ kn...

Page 14: ...ependently of the rest of the mix SUB Faders SUB ASSIGN and MAIN MIX Fader will explain this further FADER Although the most self explanatory item on a mixer we ll explain it anyway The fader is the m...

Page 15: ...ults try to keep your peaks between 0 and 7 You may already be familiar with 4 4 dBu 1 23V and 10 10 dBV 0 32V operating levels Basically what determines the oper ating level is the relative 0 dB VU o...

Page 16: ...mixer via its TRS jacks and SUB ASSIGN sends it to the MAIN MIX Fader LEFT RIGHT SUB ASSIGN As discussed in ASSIGN the only way to get channel outputs to the main mix is via the sub mixes and this sw...

Page 17: ...EFFECTS PROCESSOR FOR THE IMPA TIENT Set EFX 2 SEND and TO MAIN MIX at the center U mark Assuming you have your basic mix up and run ning turn up the EFX 2 INT per channel This feeds in individual amo...

Page 18: ...ng pre delay and late reflections Tails are very warm with some additional high end reflections imitating the stone walls of a cathedral A very dramatic effect that works well with wind instruments su...

Page 19: ...ramatic effect to vocals particularly group harmonies and choirs The channel s EFX 2 INT should be set halfway or higher Rate is adjust able from 0 5 Hz to 30 Hz Depth is adjustable from 0 to 100 FLAN...

Page 20: ...ab that you put underneath the center screw that holds the AC outlet faceplate in place This center screw must be grounded You can check it by connecting the adapter to the outlet and then plugging in...

Page 21: ...Adjacent Inputs or Input to Output 90 dB 1 kHz Fader Off 90 dB 1 kHz Mute Switch and Break Switch Mute 80 dB 1 kHz Input Gain Control Range Mono Channels Mic In 5 dB to 50 dB Line In 15 to 30 dB Stere...

Page 22: ...LOUD authorized reseller or dealer The Product Warranty will not extend to anyone other than the original purchaser of the product hereinafter Customer you or your For products purchased outside the...

Page 23: ...FX 1 EFX 2 PRE POST PAN MAIN GAIN LEFT RIGHT SOLO 1 2 MUTE EFX RETURN 1 SUBWOOFER OUT 1 2 3 63 125 250500 1K 2K 4K 8K 16K TAPE OUT RIGHT BREAK MAIN LEVEL MAIN INSERT LEFT ASSIGN RIGHT ASSIGN SUB 1 OUT...

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