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Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX
Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX
16. Main Out
These 1⁄4" TRS balanced/unbalanced outputs feed
the main mix out into the waiting world. You may feed
the amplifiers or powered speakers this way.
TRS stands for Tip-Ring-Sleeve, the three connections
available on a stereo 1/4" cable. To use these outputs to
drive balanced inputs, be sure the cables are wired per
AES (Audio Engineering Society) standards:
Balanced 1/4" TRS Connector
Sleeve – Shield (Ground)
Tip – Positive (+ or hot)
Ring – Negative (– or cold)
TS stands for Tip-Sleeve, the two connections
available on a mono 1⁄4" cable. For most music
recording and PA applications, unbalanced lines are
fine. To drive unbalanced inputs, be sure the cables are
wired per AES (Audio Engineering Society) standards:
Unbalanced 1/4" TS Connector
Sleeve – Shield (Ground)
Tip – Positive (+ or hot)
17. CR Out [Control Room Output]
[Mix8 and Mix12FX only]
These TRS 1⁄4" balanced/unbalanced outputs allow
you to listen to something other than the main mix.
These outputs are often used to run a nice pair
of powered studio monitors in a control room
or a headphone distribution amplifier. The volume
is adjustable with the CR / phones knob.
SLEEVE
TIP
SLEEVE
TIP
RING
RING
TIP
SLEEVE
RING
Balanced 1/4" TRS Connector
SLEEVE
TIP
TIP
SLEEVE
TIP
SLEEVE
Unbalanced 1/4" TS Connector
BAL / UNBAL
BAL / UNBAL
L
L
R
R
MAIN OUT
AUX
RETURN
AUX SEND
L
R
CR OUT
PHONES
16
17
18
19
20
made, the “wet” signal moves up and down along with
the “dry” signal, maintaining a balance between them.
There is more info about FX on pages 13 [FX send
jack], 15 [preset select knob, FX to main knob,
FX Sig/OL LED] and page 22 [table of effects presets].
13. Pan / Bal
Pan adjusts the amount of channel signal sent to the
left versus the right outputs. On mono channels (with
connections to the left input only) these controls act as
pan pots. On stereo channels (with stereo connections
to left and right inputs), the pan knob works like the
balance control on a home stereo.
14. OL LEDs
This LED will illuminate red when the channel’s
input signal is too high, indicating a signal overload.
This should be avoided, as distortion will occur. If the
OL LED comes on regularly, check that the gain knob is
set correctly for the input device. The signal is at –3 dB
before hard clip begins.
15. Level
This adjusts the channel’s level, from off, to unity
gain at the center, on up to 10 dB of additional gain.
LEVEL
O
O
+10
LEVEL
O
O
+10
LEVEL
O
O
+10
LEVEL
O
O
+10
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