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Summary of Contents for EFX12

Page 1: ...1 User Guide User Guide User Guide User Guide User Guide TM TM...

Page 2: ...ver arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electroni...

Page 3: ...18 MASTER SECTION 21 Lexicon FX PROCESSOR OVERVIEW 22 FX OPERATION 22 FX PROCESSOR CONTROLS 23 REVERBS 24 REVERB CONTROLS 25 DELAYS 26 DELAY CONTROLS 26 MODULATED EFFECTS 27 FACTORY RESET 29 EFFECTS...

Page 4: ...hin the product s enclosure that may be of suffi cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons CAUTIONS The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is in tended to alert t...

Page 5: ...to your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs conven ience receptacles and the point where t...

Page 6: ...e objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus No naked flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on the apparatus Ventilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilat...

Page 7: ...e employed in the EFX bring ing you the great Soundcraft quality in a small format console without compro mise You will also be glad to know you have a one year warranty with your product from the dat...

Page 8: ...EQ STAGE Adjust these controls to change the signal tone the character of the signal 6 AUX 1 SEND Adjust this control to change the level of the signal to an artist s monitors headphones in ear stage...

Page 9: ...the input modules to be either pre or post fade 22 STEREO INPUTS Jack These two inputs can be used to connect line level stereo inputs from key boards sound modules samplers computer based audio cards...

Page 10: ...by wiring up the jacks as shown although you should then keep cable lengths as short as possible to minimise interference pick up on the cable Note that the ring must be grounded if the source is unba...

Page 11: ...Inserts The unbalanced pre fade Mix insert point is a break in the output signal path to allow the connection of for example a compressor limiter or graphic equal iser The Insert is a 3 pole A gauge j...

Page 12: ...nd loops ensure that all cable screens and other signal earths are connected to ground only at their source and not at both ends If the use of unbalanced connections is unavoidable you can minimise no...

Page 13: ...ifferent outputs or to auxiliary sends to identify problems on the Master section Compare a suspect channel with an adjacent channel which has been set up identically Use PFL to monitor the signal in...

Page 14: ...14 BLOCK DIAGRAM...

Page 15: ...ut you can use UNBALANCED sources by wiring up the jacks as shown below al though you should then keep cable lengths as short as possible Unplug anything in the MIC input if you want to use this socke...

Page 16: ...the knob in the centre detented position when not required MID EQ There are two knobs which work together to form a SWEPT MID EQ The lower knob provides 15dB of boost and cut just like the HF EQ knob...

Page 17: ...el in the channel strip allows precise bal ancing of the various source signals being mixed to the Master Section You get most control when the input GAIN is set up correctly giving full travel on the...

Page 18: ...giving 15dB of boost or cut at 12kHz MF EQ Turn to the right to boost mid frequencies turn to the left to cut these frequencies The centre frquency of the MID EQ is 720Hz LF EQ Turn to the right to bo...

Page 19: ...ection It is important that the input level is set correctly to give maximum travel on the fader which should normally be used at around the 0 mark See the Initial Setup section on page 31 for help in...

Page 20: ...you a constant warning of excessive peaks in the signal which might cause overloading Aim to keep the signal within the amber segments at peak levels for best performance Similarly if the output leve...

Page 21: ...the Monitor output levels 13 HEADPHONES JACK The PHONES output is a 3 pole A gauge jack wired as a stereo output as shown ideally for headphones of 150 or greater 8 headphones are not recommended 14...

Page 22: ...lect knob to choose a program Note that the console has 32 programs which are held in two banks of 16 programs There are individual BANK A and BANK B LED s to indicate which bank is currently active W...

Page 23: ...ng to the required pro gram will initiate the loading of the program which take approximately 1 second The knob can be rotated clockwise or anticlockwise and will alternate between BANK A and BANK B e...

Page 24: ...erb A Plate reverb is a large thin sheet of metal suspended upright under tension on springs Transducers at tached to the plate transmit a signal that makes the plate vibrate causing sounds to appear...

Page 25: ...er acting as a microphone connected by a simple set of springs The characteristic boing of a spring is an important component of many classic rock and rockabilly guitar sounds REVERB CONTROLS Pre Dela...

Page 26: ...the tape moving in the space between the record and playback heads while delay time was adjusted by changing the speed of the tape loop Although very musical sounding wow and flutter combined with a s...

Page 27: ...ond tap occurs later than they did at the 12 o clock position When the knob is turned clockwise the first tap occurs later and the second tap occurs earlier Depth This controls the intensity of modula...

Page 28: ...r Knob 1 Speed Controls the modulation rate of the Tremolo Panner Knob 2 Depth Controls the intensity of the volume amplitude change Knob 3 Phase Controls whether the amplitude change occurs in both c...

Page 29: ...nd right channel waveforms out of phase resulting in a leftto right panning motion This effect shifts the frequency spectrum of the input signal Altering the pitch of a sound produces a wide range eff...

Page 30: ...TIME RANGE 275ms 20ms 2 5s FEEDBACK 15 0 99 H DUCK THRESHOLD 6dB 70 0dB 18 DIGITAL DELAY TIME RANGE 800ms 20ms 5 0s FEEDBACK 20 0 99 H DUCK THRESHOLD 8dB 70 0dB 19 TAPE DELAY TIME RANGE 500ms 20ms 5...

Page 31: ...ne as close as physically possible to the source to cut out unwanted sur rounding sounds allow a lower gain setting on the mixer and avoid feedback Also a well chosen and well placed microphone should...

Page 32: ...er and if it is impossible to provide adequate level it is probable that the amplifier is too small for the appli cation Choose your amplifier carefully and do not try to compensate for lack of power...

Page 33: ...33 APPLICATIONS APPLICATION 1 LIVE SOUND REINFORCEMENT APPLICATION 2 MULTISPEAKER APPLICATIONS This configuration demonstrates how multiple speaker configurations can be driven by the EFX...

Page 34: ...impaired it is assumed that the FX processor isn t being used in this configuration Aux 1 output is used to generate foldback monitoring for the speaker singer The main outputs are used to drive the m...

Page 35: ...CATION 4 RECORDING The insert points on channels 1 8 may be used to feed a multitrack recorder as shown link the send and return signals The Mix outputs are used for a preliminary stereo mix on a DAT...

Page 36: ...device with frequency Gain The amount of amplication in level of the signal Headroom The available signal range above the nominal level before clipping occurs Impedance balancing A technique used on u...

Page 37: ...ponse Spill Acoustic interference from other sources Transient A momentary rise in the signal level Unbalanced A method of audio connection which uses a single wire and the cable screen as the signal...

Page 38: ...38 TYPICAL CONNECTING LEADS...

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Page 40: ...40 MARK UP SHEETS You may freely copy these pages and use them to record the settings used for particular applications gigs...

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Page 42: ...The part numbers for the kits are RW5745 RACK MOUNTING KIT EFX8 RW5746 RACK MOUNTING KIT EFX12 Note a rack extender is included in the EFX8 rack mounting kit to make the console fit into a 19 frame s...

Page 43: ...Q Mono inputs HF 12kHz 15dB MF swept 150Hz 3 5kHz 15dB LF 80Hz 15dB Q 1 5 EQ Stereo inputs HF 12kHz 15dB MF 720Hz 15dB LF 80Hz 15dB Power Consumption Less than 35W Operating Conditions Temperature Ran...

Page 44: ...o and from the Dealer or Soundcraft and postage must be prepaid 4 This warranty shall only be valid if a the Equipment has been properly installed in accordance with instructions contained in Soundcra...

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