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MP26

CLUB MIXER

The MP26 Control Panel

The MP26 Audio Driver Control Panel allows you to set some 

preferences for your MP26 Mixer. There are three pages in the 

panel: Preferences, PGM Inputs 1-4, and MIDI Configuration. 

Switch between these pages by pressing the button in the upper 

left-hand corner. The button displays the name of the next page.

Preferences

The Preferences page allows you to control these features:

•  Headphone Tone controls adjust the level of headphone out-

put high and low frequencies from +6 dB to Off.

•  USB-6 Record source routes the specified signal within the 

MP26 to the USB-6 Record channel. The available options 

are Main Mix, Mic 1, and Mic 2. Main Mix is the default.

•  Button backlighting is on by default, but may be turned off 

using the Button Backlight control. When the backlight is 

on, buttons toggle between dimly lit and fully lit. When the 

backlight is off, buttons toggle between dark and fully lit.

•  The USB driver buffer size may be increased to achieve higher 

stability at the cost of higher latency. The MP26’s drivers run 

very reliably at latencies below 10 milliseconds. However, 

computer performance and available resources (number of ap-

plications running) may adversely affect the computer’s ability 

to stream audio reliably. If pops and clicks are heard in the 

USB audio, try increasing the buffer size to eliminate them.

•  If the MP26 firmware installed with your driver on your com-

puter is newer than the firmware in your MP26, the Update 

Device Firmware panel is enabled. Pressing the Update Firm-

ware button updates the MP26 firmware to the newer version.

PGM1-4 Inputs

The 

Filter

 controls on the program strips each have two Filter 

Resonance values. The Filter Resonance may be set High or Low.

MIDI Configuration

The MP26’s front panel controls are MIDI enabled. Changes to 

front panel controls may be sent via MIDI to audio applications 

on the computer. By default, the MP26 uses MIDI channel 1 to 

send MIDI messages. You can change the output channel num-

ber using “MIDI Out Port Channel.” Checking “Send MIDI 

Beat Clock” causes the MP26 to transmit a MIDI Beat Clock at 

the BPM of the MP26 effects engine. Some MP26 features may 

be controlled via MIDI. By default, the MP26 does not accept 

MIDI input. However, you can enable MIDI input to the MP26 

by setting the MIDI In channel number. Checking “Receive 

MIDI Beat Clock” allows the MP26 to track the BPM of a soft-

ware application generating MIDI Beat Clock.

Summary of Contents for MP26

Page 1: ... 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW OL 6 3 0 3 12 6 18 MAX MIN 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 6 OFF 6 OFF 6 OFF 6 OFF 6 OFF 6 OFF 6 OFF 6 OFF 6 OFF 6 OFF 6 OFF 6 OFF 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 RIGHT LEFT 6 OFF 6 OFF 10 0 2 4 8 ...

Page 2: ... AC mains disconnect device and must remain readily operable To completely disconnect this apparatus from the AC mains disconnect the power supply cord plug from the AC receptacle 16 This apparatus shall be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection 17 When permanently connected an all pole mains switch with a contact separation of at least 3 mm in each pole shall be ...

Page 3: ...ible Pour déconnecter totalement l appareil du secteur débranchez le câble d alimentation de la prise secteur 16 Cet appareil doit être branché à une prise terre avec protection 17 Quand il est branché de manière permanente un disjoncteur tripolaire normalisé doit être incorporé dans l installation électrique de l immeuble 18 En cas de montage en rack laissez un espace suffisant pour la ventilatio...

Page 4: ... kHz BW Max Output RCA and Unbalanced TS 4 Vrms Max Output XLR and Balanced TRS 8 Vrms Zone Booth Auto mono left and right jacks Main Output Mono switch rear panel attenuator 0 to 24 dB Dynamic Range Line Input to Line Output 100 dB A weighted Analog to Digital Converters ADCs 24 bit 48 kHz Dynamic range 101 dB A weighted Digital to Analog Converters DACs 24 bit 48 kHz Dynamic range 107 dB A weigh...

Page 5: ...alkover ducking One with front and rear panel connectors One with a line level input option OUTPUTS Stereo Main Outputs on balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA Rear panel Mono Stereo switch and Max Out level attenuator Stereo balanced TRS Zone and Booth outputs Auto mono output on both Left and Right jacks Stereo Record outputs on RCA S PDIF and USB USB Four stereo playback channels stream audio from y...

Page 6: ...4 8 6 RIGHT LEFT 6 OFF 6 OFF 10 0 2 4 8 6 RIGHT LEFT 6 OFF 6 OFF Two Mic Inputs Mic 1 allows connection to either front or rear jack Pan and 2 band full cut tone controls Mic 2 allows switchable Mic or Line level Input Record Mic 1 Mic 2 or the Main Mix via USB Each Mic includes FlexFX bus assignment to effects Talkover mode engages the mic and automatically ducks all other program inputs by 10 dB...

Page 7: ...gned to the Cue bus Main Output XLR and RCA includes Balance and Level controls and rear panel Mono and 0 24 dB attenuation controls Zone Output with a Level control and auto mono balanced 1 4 TRS outputs The Main Mix may be assigned to the FlexFX bus and Monoed Six Internal Effects with seamless switching between effects Software Most DJ and DAW software are compatible with the included ASIO and ...

Page 8: ...ced RCA and balanced XLR jacks with pin 2 hot per AES standards XLR preferred If the Main output feeds a mono PA system engage the Mono switch on the rear of the MP26 If the Main output is able to clip the input to the PA system when the front panel Main Level control is at maximum reduce the maximum output level using the rear panel Max Out control The Booth and Zone outputs are from balanced TRS...

Page 9: ...D1 D4 the MP26 s digital program inputs Each of the four program strips has access to one of the four digital input channels using the Source selector on the program strip The fifth stereo playback channel is the return channel of the FlexFX USB insert loop Digital Outputs The MP26 s USB audio interface includes six stereo record chan nels Record channels are audio streams from the MP26 to the com...

Page 10: ...0 Hz as the knob is turned counter clockwise High pass filter cut off moves from 20 Hz toward 20 kHz as the knob is turned clockwise The filter resonance can be switched high or low in the computer s MP26 driver control panel The A B Post switch assigns the channel to A side B side or Post Crossfader FlexFX assign takes the channel out of the Main Mix and sends it to the FlexFX Bus post fader Cue ...

Page 11: ...oth and Zone Outputs are available on balanced TRS jacks Left and right jacks automatically provide a mono signal if the other plug is not inserted Record Outs Stereo unbalanced RCA and S PDIF outputs The S PDIF output is a 24 bit 48 kHz digital output The Main Mix Mic 1 or Mic 2 may be recorded via USB record channel six Record source selection is made in the computer s MP26 driver control panel ...

Page 12: ...ix 4The USB Loop button engages or bypasses the USB effects insert The USB insert uses USB record 5 and playback 5 to form an effects loop Even when the USB insert is bypassed the audio from the external analog loop is sent to the USB Send Therefore when the analog loop is bypassed USB re cord 5 can serve as an audio output for recording the FlexFX mix on your computer 5The FlexFX Cue and Meter ar...

Page 13: ...ill snap to 120 4 1 and change the time to its product 2000 ms A flashing bar graph indicates that the requested effect time is out of range For example if a BPM of 120 is used with a beat multiplier of 4 the resulting time is 2 seconds If the multiplier is set to 16 the resulting time would be 8 seconds which is out of range In this case the time remains at 2 seconds and the bar flashes Effects S...

Page 14: ...tion 1 Connect the MP26 to your computer and power it on 2 Locate the setup executable either on the installation CD or where you downloaded the driver from www rane com a 32 bit Windows RaneAsioMP26x86Setup exe b 64 bit Windows RaneAsioMP26x64Setup exe c If you install from the CD that came with your MP26 launch the Rane MP26 Setup bat file and it automatically chooses the right installer 3 Doubl...

Page 15: ...er performance and available resources number of ap plications running may adversely affect the computer s ability to stream audio reliably If pops and clicks are heard in the USB audio try increasing the buffer size to eliminate them If the MP26 firmware installed with your driver on your com puter is newer than the firmware in your MP26 the Update Device Firmware panel is enabled Pressing the Up...

Page 16: ...ST MIC ON TALKOVER FLEXFX MIC ON TALKOVER FLEXFX LEVEL DEPTH BEAT CUE FILTER BEAT TIME TAP PHASER FLANGER ROBOT ECHO REVERB FLEXFX ON LEVEL HIGH PAN LOW LEVEL HIGH PAN LOW FLEXFX SEND RETURN LEVEL FILTER MID HIGH LOW MID HIGH LOW MID HIGH LOW MID HIGH LOW BALANCE FLEXFX FILTER FLEXFX FILTER FLEXFX FLEXFX MONO USB LOOP EXT LOOP FILTER SOURCE D1 A3 A4 P1 A1 A2 SOURCE D2 A3 A4 P2 A1 A2 SOURCE D3 A3 A...

Page 17: ...ILTER FLEXFX FLEXFX MONO USB LOOP EXT LOOP FILTER SOURCE D1 A3 A4 P1 A1 A2 SOURCE D2 A3 A4 P2 A1 A2 SOURCE D3 A3 A4 P3 A1 A2 SOURCE D4 A3 A4 P4 A1 A2 CUE MAIN 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW OL 6 3 0 3 12 6 18 MAX MIN 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8...

Page 18: ...e side 6 Use a soft lint free cloth to wipe off the rails 7 Add a drop of silicone lubricant or quick spray from aerosol to the center of each rail 8 Move the carrier back and forth to distribute lubricant 9 Do not bend the torsion spring Do not disturb the position of the small sensors at each end of the Fader If you accidentally do make sure the parts are standing straight before reinstall ing 1...

Page 19: ...erconnections Grounding and EMC practices Shields of connectors in audio equipment containing active circuitry Rane s policy is to accommodate rather than dic tate However this document contains suggestions for external wiring changes that should ideally only be implemented by trained technical personnel Safety regulations require that all original grounding means provided from the factory be left...

Page 20: ...nal grounding system improperly thus creating balanced equipment that is not immune to the cabling s noise currents This is one reason for the bad reputation sometimes given to bal anced interconnect A second reason for balanced interconnect s bad reputation comes from those who think connecting unbalanced equipment into superior balanced equip ment should improve things Sorry Balanced inter conne...

Page 21: ...on Figure 1b Recommmended practice CASE COMMON WRONG PRACTICE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE OPTIONAL CASE 1 2 3 3 1 2 CHASSIS GROUND SIGNAL GROUND CHASSIS GROUND CHASSIS GROUND Not using signal ground is the most radical depar ture from common pro audio practice Not that there is any argument about its validity There isn t This is the right way to do it So why doesn t audio equipment come wired this way We...

Page 22: ...h consistent success indicates this and other acceptable solutions to RF issues exist though the increasing use of digital and wireless technology greatly increases the possibility of future RF problems If you ve truly isolated your hum problem to a spe cific unit chances are even though the documentation indicates proper chassis grounded shields the suspect unit is not internally grounded properl...

Page 23: ...References 1 Neil A Muncy Noise Susceptibility in Analog and Digi tal Signal Processing Systems presented at the 97th AES Convention of Audio Engineering Society in San Fran cisco CA Nov 1994 2 Grounding Shielding and Interconnections in Analog Digital Signal Processing Systems Understanding the Basics Workshops designed and presented by Neil Muncy and Cal Perkins at the 97th AES Convention of Aud...

Page 24: ... 20 24 24 19 18 17 B B B B A A A A A A FEMALE BALANCED XLR NOT A TRANSFORMER NOR A CROSS COUPLED OUTPUT STAGE FEMALE BALANCED XLR EITHER A TRANSFORMER OR A CROSS COUPLED OUTPUT STAGE BALANCED TRS NOT A TRANSFORMER NOR A CROSS COUPLED OUTPUT STAGE BALANCED TRS EITHER A TRANSFORMER OR A CROSS COUPLED OUTPUT STAGE FLOATING UNBALANCED TRS TIP RING SLEEVE SLEEVE IN UNIT NC OR 3 5 mm UNBALANCED TS TIP S...

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Page 27: ...ply distorting the heck out of the audio In case you re wondering both sound terrible When using a software program it s important to adjust your level controls properly within the program before tweaking the level controls on your mixer Once the level meters within the software are adjusted properly i e no red you re ready to adjust the level controls on your mixer Using Rane mixer metering Rane ...

Page 28: ...e red and then back the level down until out of the red giving yourself a little room for sudden level peaks Repeat the same process for PGM channel 2 if using more than two channels PGM channel 3 and PGM channel 4 4 While playing audio using each PGM channel check the master output level meters If the master output level meters are in the red make small adjustments to each PGM channel gain contro...

Page 29: ...ration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of Rane Corporation Type of Equipment Professional Audio Signal Processing Brand Rane Model MP26 Immunity Results THD N 4 dBu 400 Hz BW 20 Hz 20 kHz Test Description Specification Conditions RF Electromagnetic Fields Immunity 80 MHz 1000 MHz 1 kHz AM 80 depth 3 V m 59 dB 80 MHz 108 9 MHz 75 dB 108 9 MHz 216 MHz 70 dB 216 MHz 243 MHz 75 d...

Page 30: ...IS LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL BE THAT WHICH IS DESCRIBED TO THE ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASER BY THE AUTHORIZED RANE DEALER OR DISTRIBUTOR AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE Rane Corporation does not however warrant its products against any and all defects 1 arising out of materials or workmanship not provided or furnished by Rane or 2 resulting from abnormal use of the product or use in violation of instructions or...

Page 31: ...U S AT THE RANE FACTORY IN THE U S If the product is being sent to Rane for repair please call the factory for a Return Authorization number We recommend advance notice be given to the repair facility to avoid possible needless shipment in case the problem can be solved over the phone UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE PERFORMED ON ANY RANE PRODUCT WILL VOID ITS EXISTING FAC TORY WARRANTY FACTORY SERVICE If you...

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