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HELIX BOARD 12 UNIVERSAL

SPECIFICATIONS

Inputs
Total channels

6

Balanced Mono Mic/Line channel

4

Balanced Stereo Line Channel

2

Aux return

2 stereo

2T input

Stereo RCA

Outputs

Main L/R stereo

2 x 1/4" TRS, Bal.

ALT 3-4

2 x 1/4" TRS, Bal.

Rec out with trim control

Stereo RCA

CTRL RM L/R

2 x 1/4" TS

Phones

1

FireWire / USB 2.0 Interface

10 in & 2 out, 24-bit / 96 kHz

Channel Strips

6

Insert Points

2

Aux send

2

Pan/Balance control

Yes

Volume Controls

Rotary

Master Section

Stereo AUX returns

2

Effects return to monitor

1

Control room/Phones Level Control

Yes

Faders

Main L/R, 60mm fader

Metering

Number of channels

2

Segments

8

Phantom Power Supply

+48VDC

Switches

Master

Effect processor

100 programs plus tap delay; foot switch 

(effect on/off, tap)

Frequency Response (Mic input to any output)

20Hz ~ 60KHz 

+0/-1 dB

20Hz ~ 100KHz 

+0/-3 dB

Crosstalk

 (1KHz @ 0dBu, 20Hz to 20KHz bandwidth, channel in to main L/R outputs)

Channel fader down, other channels at unity

<-90 dB

Noise 

(20Hz~20KHz; measured at main output, Channels 1-4 unit gain; EQ flat; all channels on main mix; 

channels 1/3 as far left as possible, channels 2/4 as far right as possible. Ref6dBu)
Master @ unity, channel fader down

-86.5 dBu

Master @ unity, channel fader @ unity

-84 dBu

S/N ration, ref to +4

>90 dB

Microphone Preamp E.I.N. 

(150  ohms terminated, max gain)

<-129.5 dBm

THD

 (Any output, 1KHz @ +14dBu, 20Hz to 20KHz, 

channel inputs)

<0.005%

CMRR 

(1 KHz @ -60dBu, Gain at maximum)

80 dB

Summary of Contents for HELIX BOARD 12

Page 1: ...User s Manual Manual del Usuario English Espa ol HELIX BOARD 12 UNIVERSAL FireWire and USB 2 0 enabled Mixing Console Consola de Mezcla con Interfase FireWire y USB 2 0 FireWire USB2 0...

Page 2: ...8 CUBASE LE 4 28 PANEL DE CONTROL DE LAHELIX BOARD 28 ESPECIFICACIONES 30 TABLA DE EFECTOS DIGITALES 46 APLICACIONES 47 DIMENSIONES 49 DIAGRAMA DE BLOQUE 50 INTRODUCTION 4 FEATURES 4 PACKAGE INCLUDES...

Page 3: ...hting storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug...

Page 4: ...s Control room Phones source matrix Balanced master output with 60 mm fader control High volume headphone output Compatible with Mac OS X and Windows XP Vista Steinberg s Cubase LE 4 workstation softw...

Page 5: ...ifier and speakers depending on your desired settings to the mixer The AUX send is a pre fader signal suitable for sending to monitors to allow performers to monitor their music The EFX send signal is...

Page 6: ...input signal of the Microphone Line input The gain should be adjusted to a level that allows the maximum use of the audio while still maintaining the quality of the feed based on the channel setup in...

Page 7: ...gram is not selected within a few seconds For a list of available effects please observe the Digital Effect Table 34 Sig and Clip Indicators Located within the Digital Effect Display are Clip and Sig...

Page 8: ...d Alternative 3 4 signals can be selected by using the corresponding buttons and are intern sent to the Main L R and Control Room mixing buses via the Control Room Submix control This can come in hand...

Page 9: ...that users read all instructions carefully before continuing on to the each step of installation as users will be prompted to plug in their device A driver is not necessary for Mac users through FireW...

Page 10: ...License Agreement and click Yes to continue Either select a new destination for the installation or else click Next to accept the default directory Click Next to begin the installation Connect the He...

Page 11: ...he software has not passed Windows Logo test click Continue Anyway After installation is complete the FireWire installation process will just stop whereas the USB installation will present a installat...

Page 12: ...rking enter the Utilities folder and double click the Audio MIDI Setup icon Enter the Audio Device s section From the Properties for pull down tab select Helix Board 12 Universal At the bottom of the...

Page 13: ...uctions to activate the program Users must sign up to Steinberg s MySteinberg service to obtain an activation code Setup After successfully completing the installation process the following process mu...

Page 14: ...ect between sampling rates of 44 1 48 0 88 2 and 96 0 kHz per second Many devices have sampling rates that do not surpass 44 1 kHz per second therefore when using multiple digital devices users are ad...

Page 15: ...annels 2 Segments 8 Phantom Power Supply 48VDC Switches Master Effect processor 100 programs plus tap delay foot switch effect on off tap Frequency Response Mic input to any output 20Hz 60KHz 0 1 dB 2...

Page 16: ...2 K ohms All other input except insert 10 K ohms RCA 2T output 1 1 K ohms Equalization 3 band 15 dB Low EQ 80 Hz Mid EQ 2 5 KHz Hi EQ 12 KHz Low cut filter 75Hz 18dB oct Power Requirement external po...

Page 17: ......

Page 18: ...balanceada principal con control de fader de 60 mm Salida de aud fonos de alto volumen Compatible con Mac OS X y Windows XP Vista Software de edici n de audio Cubase LE 4 de Steinberg incluido EL PAQ...

Page 19: ...antera de la mezcladora El Retorno AUX Est reo tambi n acepta se ales Mono conectando al jack de aud fono de 1 4 cualquier dispositivo en la entrada izquierda causar que la se al sea copiada a la entr...

Page 20: ...adora ya que al utilizar otros adaptadores podr a da ar la mezcladora Para un reemplazo de la fuente de alimentaci n por favor contactese con su representante de Phonic m s cercano CONTROLES Y AJUSTES...

Page 21: ...ecto integrado para proveer efectos a la salida principal y al env o AUX 1 como sea necesario 28 Controles de Pan Balance Esto altera el grado o nivel de audio izquierdo y derecho que la mezcla princi...

Page 22: ...de cada canal de entrada 39 Selector de Fuente Este selector determina cual de las se ales de la Helix Board ser utilizada para los canales 9 y 10 enviadas por la interfase USB o FireWire a la comput...

Page 23: ...e para aprovechar lo m ximo del audio se deber ajustar varios controles de nivel de tal manera que los LEDs de pico se iluminen ocasionalmente y tal vez mejor que est n un poco m s debajo de eso 46 In...

Page 24: ...rucciones cuidadosamente antes de continuar en cada paso de la instalaci n debido a que los usuarios necesitaran conectar y desconectar el dispositivo Los usuarios de Mac no necesitan controlador a tr...

Page 25: ...de Conformidad y haga click en Yes para continuar Selecciona un nuevo destino para la instalaci n o simplemente haga click en Next para aceptar el directorio de default Haga click en Next para comenza...

Page 26: ...haga click en Continue Anyway Continuar de todas maneras Despu s de que la instalaci n est completa el proceso de instalaci n FireWire simplemente parar mientras que la instalaci n de USB presentar u...

Page 27: ...idades y haga doble click en el cono de Configuraci n de Audio MIDI Audio MIDI Setup Entre a la secci n de Dispositivos de Audio Audio Devices Desde tab Properties for Propiedades para seleccione Heli...

Page 28: ...omputadora Corra el instalador Cuando la instalaci n est completa ejecute el Cubase y siga las instrucciones en pantalla para activar el programa Los usuarios deben inscribirse al servicio de MySteinb...

Page 29: ...s configuraciones de ndice de muestreo manual y autom tico Cuando el ndice de muestreo es seteado manualmente los usuarios pueden seleccionar entre ndices de muestreo de 44 1 48 0 88 2 y 96 kHz por se...

Page 30: ...48VDC Selectores Master Procesador de Efectos 100 programas m s tap delay interruptor de pedal encendido apagado de efecto tap Respuesta en Frecuencia Entrada de Micr fono a cualquier salida 20Hz 60K...

Page 31: ...fono 2 K ohms Todas las dem s entradas excepto inserts 10 K ohms Salida RCA 2T 1 1 K ohms Ecualizaci n 3 bandas 15 dB EQ Graves 80 Hz EQ Medios 2 5 KHz EQ Agudos 12 KHz Filtro de Corte Bajo 75Hz 18dB...

Page 32: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN PHONIC CORPORATION...

Page 33: ...0 96KHz 24 DFX 32 40 100 2 USB2 0 FireWire 9 10 Main Mix ALT 3 4 AUX 1 2 4 Mono 2 2 AUX 2 AUX 3 EQ 75Hz 1 2 48V AUX 1 Master AUX ALT 3 4 Control Room Phones 60mm Mac OSX Windows XP Vista Steinberg Cub...

Page 34: ...ne 4 AUX 1 4 TS Helix Board 12 Universal Stereo AUX Return 1 4 1 4 AUX Return 2 5 AUX EFX 1 4 TS AUX EFX AUX Return 6 Main L Main R 7 1 4 Control Room Submix 8 Submix 9 RCA 10 2T RCA CD Main L R 11 He...

Page 35: ...h 8 FireWire USB 16 Phonic 17 18 48V LED 19 FireWire USB FireWire Helix Board 12 Universal USB Helix Board 12 Universal 20 75Hz 1 4 75Hz 18dB oct 21 4 22 12KHz 15dB 23 2 5KHz 15 dB 24 80Hz 15dB 25 Fir...

Page 36: ...Main L R AUX 2 Return AUX Return 2 EFX 37 EFX AUX Return 2 AUX Send 1 EFX AUX 1 AUX 1 2 EFX 38 AUX Send 1 Master AUX Send AUX 1 39 Helix Board 12 Universal CH 9 CH10 USB FireWire AUX 1 2 ALT3 4 Main M...

Page 37: ...rd 12 Universal 43 Control Room Submix Control Room Control Room Phones Submix Assign to Main Control Room Source 44 60mm Main Left Right Main L R 45 8 Control Room PEAK 0dBu 46 48V 47 40 39 41 42 47...

Page 38: ...Intel VIA 5400 RPM 7200 RPM 8MB 256MB RAM 512MB Macintosh OS X 10 3 5 FireWire G4 256MB RAM PC Helix Board 12 Universal DVD ASIO WDM Mac FireWire Mac Phonic USB Windows XP Service Pack 2 3 Vista 1 2...

Page 39: ...39 Helix Board 12 Universal Next Next Next...

Page 40: ...40 Helix Board 12 Universal Helix Board 12 Universal Windows Logo Continue Anyway FireWire USB...

Page 41: ...osh 10 3 5 Macintosh X 10 3 5 Helix Board 12 Universal FireWire Helix Board 12 Universal Utilities Audio MIDI Setup Properties for Helix Board 12 Universal Helix Board 12 Universal Helix Board 12 Univ...

Page 42: ...PC Helix Board 12 Universal Windows Sound and Audio Devices Helix Board 12 Universal Helix Board 12Universal Cubase LE 4 Cubase LE 4 Helix Board 12 Universal Cubase LE 4 8 DAW Helix Board Cubase LE 4...

Page 43: ...ard 12 Universal 44 1 48 0 88 2 96 0 kHz s 44 1KHz s 0 5 20 Stream Buffer Depth Helix Board 12 Universal Stream Buffer Depth ASIO Buffer Depth 4 40 ASIO Steinberg Cubase LE WDM Windows Driver Mode Sou...

Page 44: ...L R 2 x 1 4 TS 1 USB2 0 FireWire 10 2 24 96KHz 6 2 2 AUX 2 1 Main L R 60mm 2 8 48V DC 100 20Hz 60KHz 0 1dB 20Hz 100KHz 0 3dB 1KHz 0dBu 20Hz 20KHz Main L R 90dB 20Hz 20KHz 1 4 EQ 1 3 2 4 6dBu Master 86...

Page 45: ...Helix Board 12 Universal 10dBu 22dBu 28dBu 2K ohms 10K ohms RCA 2T 1 1 K ohms 3 15dB 80Hz 2 5KHz 12KHz 75Hz 18dB oct 100VAC 120VAC 220V 240VAC 50 60Hz 6 4 lbs 2 9kg x x 9 7 x3 4 x10 7 245 4x86x271 3...

Page 46: ...EAVY PHASER 2 6 2 8 54 WILD PHASER 1 7 4 0 8 55 WILD PHASER 2 9 6 4 8 NO PARAMETER SETTING PROGRAM NAME PAN SPEED TYPE 56 SLOW PAN 0 1 R L 57 SLOW PAN 1 0 1 R L 58 SLOW PAN 2 0 4 R L 59 MID SHIFT 0 8...

Page 47: ...Entrada 2 Canales de Salida MICROFONO GUITARRA EFECTOS DE GUITARRA DRUM MACHINE GUITARRA ELECTRICA TECLADOS O SINTETIZADORES DISPOSITIVO DE GRABACION Entrada y Salida EFECTOS DE GUITARRA ESTEREO MONIT...

Page 48: ...S DIGITALES DIGITALE EFFECTS Grabaci n Multitrack 10 Canales de Entrada 2 Canales de Salida 10 2 Multi track Recording COMPRESSOR COMPRESOR MICR FONOS MONITORES DE ESTUDIO ACTIVOS AMPLIFICADOR DE AUD...

Page 49: ...x Board 12 Universal DIMENSIONS DIMENSIONES measurements are shown in mm inches Todas las medidas est n mostradas en mm pulgadas mm inch 245 4 9 7 240 9 5 86 3 4 81 5 3 21 66 2 6 0 1 3 6 1 7 2 0 1 3 4...

Page 50: ...0 0dBu 0 775V LINE IN R 6 8 FW USB SEND PHONES 2T RTN L TO COMPUTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 TAP DELAY SUBMIX LO MID HI 80 12K 2 5K MUTE ALT3 4 MIC IN 2 3 1 PH PWR PEAK MUTE LOW CTRLRM MID REC OUT L PROGRAM PUSH...

Page 51: ...support Ah podr encontrar respuestas a las preguntas m s frecuen tes consejos t cnicos descarga de drivers instruc ciones de devoluci n de equipos y m s informaci n de mucho inter s Nosotros haremos t...

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