MasterSounds UNION AUDIO Radius 2, Operation Manual

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Radius 2
Operation Manual Rear panel controls
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Using the external Send & Return System
Connect the Mixer Aux Send outputs to the FX unit Inputs, and connect
the FX units Outputs to the mixer Aux Returns. Set the FX unit to
unity gain.
Turning up the mixer Channel Send control feeds the channel signal to
the FX unit. This signal is processed by the FX unit and its output
is fed back into the mix, adding an echo, delay, reverb etc. to the
track that’s playing. Turning down the Mixer channel send stops the
channel signal feeding to the FX unit and so also stops the effect.
Turning up the mixer channel send increases the level of FX.
Normally the feed to the channel Aux send is also controlled by the
channel fader, so turning down the fader also turns down the level of
FX, but if the Aux Send PRE button is pressed the Aux send takes its
signal before the Channel Fader so even if the fader is off you can
still send the channel signal to the FX Unit. This can be quite a cool
way to mix into a new track, just by introducing a low level delay
(for instance) of the track you about to mix into, before actually
mixing in the new track by bringing up the channel fader.
Mix Insert – The Radius 2 incorporates a unique feature that allows
the Aux Return Jack Sockets to be reconfigured as a Mix Buss Insert
point, just by pressing the INSERT ON button. This allows you to run
the entire mix though an external FX processor or other devices,
such as a compressor, limiter, or graphic equaliser. With the button
pressed the two 1⁄4” TRS Jacks become a conventional mixer Insert,
with the Tip being the SEND, and the Ring being the Return.