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16, 22, 22MTK User Manual

5.1.1: MONO INPUT CONTROLS

CHANNEL CONTROLS > MONO INPUT CONTROLS

5.1.1: MONO INPUT CONTROLS

PHANTOM POWER 48V

Apply a DC voltage of 48V to all microphone inputs

This button is found on the right of the console near the headphones level control, not on the channel strip.  
With phantom power on, you should use only balanced sources in the console's XLR microphone inputs. Balanced 
dynamic microphones (for example) will be unaffected. Condenser microphones normally require phantom  
power, and it is sometimes used to power active circuitry in other devices, such as DI boxes. 

LIMITER

Activate the input limiter

The Signature’s dbx® Limiters uses fixed time constants and threshold with high-ratio compression to tame signal 
peaks and prevent audio clipping. You can purposefully ‘drive’ the limiter by turning up the Gain until the limiter 
LED lights. The Limiter button LED lights when gain reduction is applied.

GAIN REDUCTION LED

Lights when the Limiter is applying gain reduction

When the Limiter applies gain reduction, the LED will light. The LED’s light will become more intense as more gain 
reduction is applied.

HI-Z

Switch the line (Jack) input to 'Hi-Z' (high impedance) mode

Activating Hi-Z presents a much higher load impedance to the source in order to work more effectively with 
high-impedance sources such as guitar, bass, and other instrument pick-ups that are connected directly to the 
console. Using the ‘standard Z’ mode on high impedance sources will have a detrimental effect on the high  
frequency response.

GAIN

Adjust the input gain

The Gain range is -5dB to +58dB. It is advisable to listen and/or to check the channel Peak LED while increasing 
gain to avoid distortion due to clipping. Before plugging in a new source, turn the Gain down to avoid sudden 
loud noises.

Summary of Contents for Signature 16

Page 1: ...User Guide For Soundcraft Signature 16 22 22MTK...

Page 2: ...can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Incr...

Page 3: ...Channel 4 3 FX Return Channel 4 4 Aux Master Output 4 5 Group Master Output 4 6 Master Stereo Output 5 0 CHANNEL CONTROLS 5 1 Input Controls 5 1 1 Mono Input Controls 5 1 2 Stereo Input Controls 5 1 3...

Page 4: ...d for its musical sound and unmistakable British quality Soundcraft GB audio routing Flexible pre post switching on eachAux and subgroups with powerful routing and switching options as well as dedicat...

Page 5: ...is known for it s ultra low noise and high headroom making high gain settings possible without compromising signal integrity Sapphyre British EQ The Soundcraft Sapphyre console Asym metric EQ makes b...

Page 6: ...muddiness in he signal while a slight boost when cutting enables you to clean up the low end without losing precious punch and body of the signal For the HF shelf a slight cut when boosting prevents...

Page 7: ...the letter N The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L Ensure that these colour codings are followed carefully in the event of t...

Page 8: ...Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has be...

Page 9: ...in which your console arrived forms part of the product and must be retained for future use NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursua...

Page 10: ...sk of the End User whilst in transit both to and from the Dealer or Soundcraft and postage must be prepaid 4 This warranty shall only be available if a The Equipment has been properly installed in acc...

Page 11: ...MF swept 140Hz 3kHz 15dB LF 60Hz 15dB Power Consumption Signature 16 80VA Signature 22 100VA Signature 22MTK 120VA Operating Conditions Temperature Range 5 C to 40 C Input Output Levels Mic Input 12 5...

Page 12: ...ch will familiarise you with all of the main possibilities facilities and functions Please note Most of the illustrations in this manual are based on the Signature 22 console Where there are differenc...

Page 13: ...ll as mixing all the input source channel into one Master Stereo output you can send particular channels into additional group outputs or create several different aux auxiliary mixes of all channels t...

Page 14: ...ED PARTS OF THE CONSOLE 2 2 Parts Of The Console The diagrams show different sections of the Signature console and describes those functions After that are more detailed descriptions of the console se...

Page 15: ...e and line level capability In addition specific channels feature Hi Z inputs for high impedance sources such as guitar pick ups Refer to Sections 4 2 and 5 2 for more detail Stereo Input Channels Sig...

Page 16: ...s Groups 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 outputs can be summed to mono and or routed to the Master Stereo Output Refer to Sections 4 6 and 5 6 for more detail Master Stereo Output Controls the output level of the...

Page 17: ...power switch on the rear underside of the console to power it on and off It is good practise to turn the output level down first in case this affects any connected speakers USB Power Socket For attac...

Page 18: ...ND OUTPUTS The physical inputs and outputs on the Signature console are varied and together with the Ghost mic preamps dbx limiting and Hi Z inputs provide a flexible scheme for any sources you might...

Page 19: ...Z High Impedance Guitar pick ups generally have high impedance outputs and therefore require a significantly higher than usual input imped ance when plugging them directly into a console straight from...

Page 20: ...tom power with unbalanced or instru ment inputs switching it off BEFORE unplugging and switching it on AFTER plugging in Line Input Jack Balanced line level connection for all other inputs A Hi Z opti...

Page 21: ...of the main stereo output These should be connected to the input of your amplifier PA system recorder or similar AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX 3 Auxiliary output connectors quarter inch Jack Line level output TRS...

Page 22: ...t and output USB input USB channels 1 and 2 are summed with the RCA input signal on the highest numbered stereo input channel The USB output is taken either from the Master Stereo output MST or the Au...

Page 23: ...l paths and routing options for all channel and bus types If you have never operated a similar console before it is worth digesting all these options before you use the console in a critical applicati...

Page 24: ...nels have Hi Z input switches for the line inputs while channels 1 and 2 incorporate switchable input limiters All Mono input channels can contribute to Aux 1 Aux 2 Aux 3 Aux 4 FX Aux 5 FX on Signatur...

Page 25: ...t numbered Stereo input is a sum of the line level R inputs and the stereo USB input if present This is the playback channel and works with the INTERVAL MUTE function for convenient 2 track playback f...

Page 26: ...eo input channel is fed from the output of the internal FX processor An FX Return channel can contribute to any Aux bus EXCEPT its own source and to the Master and Group busses as per mono and stereo...

Page 27: ...be based on the fader levels of the contributing input channels The Playback Channel highest numbered stereo input Aux 1 and 2 sends can be individually switched post fader This is useful where for ex...

Page 28: ...itches The Group Masters can contribute to the Master Left Right Bus A useful example of this in practise might be where a group of related input channels drum mics backing singers and so on are mixed...

Page 29: ...NSOLE ROUTING MASTER STEREO OUTPUT 4 6 MASTER STEREO OUTPUT ROUTING The Master Stereo output is derived from contributions to the Master MST Stereo Bus You can choose to route input channels to the Ma...

Page 30: ...NEL CONTROLS 5 0 CHANNEL CONTROL There are three types of Signature console input channels Mono Input Stereo Input and FX Return The output channel types are the Auxiliary Aux Master Outputs the Maste...

Page 31: ...FX Return channel The controls are shown in the order they appear on the console channel strip from top to bottom This is not necessarily signal path order Please refer to the relevant signal path di...

Page 32: ...rive the limiter by turning up the Gain until the limiter LED lights The Limiter button LED lights when gain reduction is applied GAIN REDUCTION LED Lights when the Limiter is applying gain reduction...

Page 33: ...Frequencies above this will be boosted or attenuated depending on the control setting With this Sapphyre asymmetric EQ there is a small boost at the filter frequency on cut and a small cut on boost Se...

Page 34: ...vel of this channel s contribution both to the Aux bus as per Aux 1 2 and 3 and the Internal FX processor Signature 22 and 22MTX consoles have two internal FX processors and therefore have an addition...

Page 35: ...mute any channels not routed to the Solo bus With a PFL enabled the headphone output will switch to the Solo Bus Please see section 6 for more detail FADER Adjust signal level The Fader adjusts level...

Page 36: ...s By switching the playback incidental of interval music for example to post fader musicians will be able to hear the playback music when it is faded up and still allow the console operator to hear th...

Page 37: ...relative levels of the left and right signals for this channel effectively adjusting the left right position of the overall stereo image across the Master Stereo Bus and odd even Group pairings accord...

Page 38: ...l how much of that source is present in the reverberant field generated by the processor the FX return fader will then control the level of that whole reverberant field in the mixes it is routed to Ma...

Page 39: ...UXn PRE POST Globally switch Aux sources from input channels between pre and post fade Determines whether the Aux mix is affected by the input channel fader positions or not Note that the Stereo Playb...

Page 40: ...umbered groups are left 1 3 and even numbered groups are right 2 4 MST Route the Group output to the Master Stereo mix in addition to the physical Group Outputs Groups 1 and 3 go to the Left and Group...

Page 41: ...their MST buttons FADER Adjust the overall level of the Master Stereo output INTERVAL MUTE Mute all channels except Stereo Playback channel 15 16 Signature 16 or 21 22 Signature 22 22MTK A fast way o...

Page 42: ...s or any channels currently assigned to the Solo bus via the headphone output Pressing a PFL button on an input channel sends that source pre fade pre mute post EQ to the Solo Bus and switches the Hea...

Page 43: ...phone output source to the Solo bus PHONES LEVEL Adjust the level of the headphone output The headphone output will either be the Master Stereo Output default or the Solo bus if a Solo is active PFL E...

Page 44: ...0 audio streaming for sending and receiving digital audio The Signature 16 and 22 consoles have a two track USB system while the Signature 22MTK Multi Track uses a 22 channel system for channel direc...

Page 45: ...ality This could be used for recording a mix to a PC or Tablet for example or to use a computer as a playback device Channels 1 and 2 are received by the Stereo Playback Channel 15 16 for Signature 16...

Page 46: ...ual soundcheck from a previously recorded show Multi Track channels are numbered according to Input Channel numbers so Signature input channels 1 22 use USB audio channels 1 22 The Signature 22MTK Inp...

Page 47: ...USB devices only charging devices USB powered lamps and so on USB RTN Press to use the USB return path for this channel The USB audio channel corresponding to the input channel number will be used ins...

Page 48: ...o adjustable parameters mapped to the PARAM 1 and PARAM 2 controls For FX 1 Aux 4 FX Sends control input channel contributions to both the FX processor and the Aux 4 output For FX 2 Signature 22 and 2...

Page 49: ...ry simple To use the FX simply turn up an active input channel s Aux FX send control with the FX TYPE encod er select an appropriate algorithm and press the encoder to activate push up the FX Return c...

Page 50: ...hen used judiciously for fattening up high energy signals like electric guitar amp recordings Parameter 1 Liveliness Parameter 2 Decay Time PLATE The plate reverb algorithm simulates the original plat...

Page 51: ...cteristic boing of a spring is an important component of many classic rock and rockabilly guitar sounds Parameter 1 Liveliness Parameter 2 Decay Time HALL CHORUS A hall reverb combined with chorus eff...

Page 52: ...umber Of Repeats Parameter 2 Delay Time DELAY MOD The modulated delay is enhanced by an LFO low frequency oscillator that produces a chorusing effect on the delay repeats This is a great delay for gui...

Page 53: ...one Chorus can also be used with discretion to thicken a vocal track Studio Chorus is a studio quality chorus with a wide stereo image Parameter 1 Modulation Speed Parameter 2 Modulation Depth MODERN...

Page 54: ...on Depth VIBRAPAN A unique dual voice vibrato effect with a variable phase control for the voices Parameter 1 Modulation Speed Parameter 2 Modify Phase Control PHASER The Phaser automatically moves fr...

Page 55: ...rrectly Check Input Channel Path To Routing If the signal is present on the Solo bus with PFL engaged the problem might be further down the input channel It could be simply that the Mute is active or...

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