Manual-5
Level Meters
• Level Meters have two modes of operation:
° Stereo Main output
° Cue Monitor.
• Meter mode switch set to MAIN “
out
”:
° Meter displays the level at the Main output, after the Main output LEVEL control.
• Meter mode switch set to CUE “
in
”:
° Meter displays whatever is selected by the Cue and Headphone monitoring circuit.
° This is the same signal heard in the headphones.
° Monitor any combination of the five individual Cue signals
-
or
- A-side auto-cue
-
or
- B-side auto-cue.
° Split Cue metering is the same as split cue monitoring in the headphones:
Mono-Cue in the left, Mono-Master in the right.
FlexFX Effects Loop
• Allows the addition of an external stereo effects processor.
• Individual DRY/WET pan controls for channels 1, 2, 3 and MIC.
• Use DRY/WET pan controls simultaneously in any combination.
• SEND level control:
° Off to +0 dB.
° Set SEND to prevent overloading the effects processor.
° Many effects devices can't tolerate the high signal levels possible with the Empath.
• Unbalanced ¼" Tip/Sleeve SEND jacks.
• Unbalanced ¼" Tip/Sleeve RETURN jacks.
• FlexFX RETURN CUE
° FlexFX RETURN CUE is before the RETURN level control.
° Allows Cuing effects before bringing into mix:
Set FlexFX RETURN to minimum.
Adjust desired DRY/WET pan control to send signal to the effects processor.
Set A-CUE-B switch to center CUE position.
Engage FlexFX RETURN CUE “
in
”.
Monitor the effect in the headphones.
Bring the effect into the master mix by increasing FlexFX RETURN Level
• Important reminders when using the FlexFX Return Cue:
° The FlexFX Loop is
after
the channel Fader and Crossfader.
You will hear nothing in the Return Cue if the signal is turned down by the channel Fader.
You will hear nothing in the Return Cue if the signal is turned down by the Crossfader
° For a signal to reach the FlexFX Loop:
One or more of the four DRY/WET pan controls must be set for some WET.
The Send Level must be turned up.
° To send DRY (no effect) signal to the Master mix while you Cue the WET signal:
Set the DRY/WET pan control in the middle.
If you set it to WET with the FlexFX RETURN down, you will lose the signal in the Master mix.
If you set it to DRY, nothing is sent to the FlexFX Loop.
° Setting any DRY/WET Pan control to its center position sends an equal signal to the Master mix and the FlexFX Loop.
• RETURN level control:
° Off to +6 dB
° Use in combination with the DRY/WET pan controls to determine how much effect is in the Master mix.
° Increases the signal level of low voltage effects processors to the higher levels possible with the Empath.
-20
-10
-4
-7
-2
+10
+2
0
+4
+7
LEFT
RIGHT
MAIN
CUE
0
10
FlexFX
DRY
Inputs 1, 2, 3 and MIC
WET
CUE
RETURN
SEND
RETURN
