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TTM 56S
PERFORMANCE MIXER
Quick Start
Congratulations! You are the proud owner of an exceptional
performance instrument. Experienced turntablists will find the
TTM 56S comfortable and familiar. The TTM 56S has many
unique features which are mastered quicker if you read the
manual. Right! We know you can’t resist jumping right in, but
please
read at least this portion of the manual
. It will help you get
a good start.
About the faders:
The program faders and crossfader are mag-
netic, non-contact faders
. This means
No travel noise – No bleed
– Ever!
The electrical performance of the faders is unaffected
by use. Old habits are hard to break, but you really don’t have
to mess with these faders. The magnetic faders in this mixer are
very different from what you are used to. Be sure and read the
Q
and
A
section on page Manual-6.
Special Features:
•
KILL
switches behave like transform controls, to quickly cut
a signal in or out. Be sure these switches are
up
to get sound!
• Separate
CONTOUR
controls for each fader and the cross-
fader allow continuous adjustment from smooth blend to fast
cut.
• The
CHANNEL SWAP
switch allows the left-hand or right-
hand fader to control PGM 1 or PGM 2.
WEAR PARTS:
This product contains no wear parts.
• Auxiliary Inputs and Outputs, with independent level controls, give session mixing ability.
AUX
Inputs may be used for a drum machine, keyboard, etc.
AUX
Input comes in after the Crossfader and after the FlexFX loop.
AUX
Outputs may be used for recording, booth monitoring, or a second zone.
AUX
Output is the same mix as the Master.
•
FlexFX
™
allow individual assignment of PGM 1, PGM 2 or both to the effects loop. The effects loop is
post-fader
. You get great
results when using the program faders or crossfader with reverb or other delay effects. For instance, reverb and echo tails are still
heard after the fader is off. The
WET
/
DRY
pan lets you control how much of the effect is in the mix.
• Three-band
Accelerated-Slope™
EQ allows full cut of each band. The
EQ
engage switches lets you A/B compare or quickly trans-
form the EQ effect.
• Two 10-segment meters provide Dual-Mono-Cue
or
Stereo-Master operation.
• Yes, we included a power switch on the rear.
The flexibility of the TTM 56S can result in some initial confusion. The CHANNEL SWAP switch, KILL switches, REVERSE
switches, Faders and Crossfader are all different ways to cut the signal. We recommend trying one thing at a time. Check that the
KILL switches are ON (
up
position). Make sure the CHANNEL SWAP switch (and its yellow LED) is
off
. Start by changing the
Contour of each fader, one at a time. See the diagrams on page Manual-5 to understand the fader responses under different settings,
with REVERSE on and off. Once you understand the controls, start creating!
