Schertler ARTHUR ART48-MASTER, User Manual

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ART48-MASTER X
COMBINING MASTER MODULES (MASTER X and L/R MASTER)
A standard mixer used for live and recording applications only needs one master L/R for connection
to a PA system, or a recording device etc. There are however numerous situations in which more than
one L/R output is not only useful, but essential.
The Arthur concept, which offers total flexibility, enables the combination of a quasi-infinite number
of outputs. In a hotel audio installation for example, a microphone and a stereo input might be
sufficient for inputting the sound source, but more outputs would be needed for it to be independently
controllable in different areas such as the bar, restaurant or hotel lobby. Another example could be
a “splitter mixer” for audio demonstration, requiring only one stereo input module (for the audio
source), but numerous master modules for sending the music signal to different loudspeakers for A/B
comparison. Even on a standard mixer, a second master output could be helpful for controlling a
subsidiary part of the PA system, or side fills for example.
The mixer’s structure only allows for one summing amp, which will sum all L and R signals coming from
the BUS. The Master X unit features a white switch - positioned on the circuit board - to deactivate
that summing function. If you are using more than one master module, only one of these should be
left with its default setting (i.e. with summing on); all the other master modules must have both the
blue and white switch depressed.
Note: If you want to position an Arthur SPRING reverb to the right of the Master (forming the final
unit on the right of the mixer as many users prefer), you must first deactivate the summing amp on
the Master X. Do this by depressing the blue button on the Master X circuit board.
Spring on the left
side of the Master
Spring on the right
side of the Master
Multiple Masters
setup
SPRIN
G
SPRIN
G
MAS
TER X
MAS
TER X
MAS
TER X
ADDITION
AL
L/R MAS
TER
ADDITION
AL
L/R MAS
TER
Released
Depressed