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Summary of Contents for UREI 1601E

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Page 2: ...ment on the part of the vendor Soundcraft shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be...

Page 3: ...OUND SYSTEM 13 MAKING ADJUSTMENTS AND FITTING SPARES 14 DESCRIPTION 16 TOP PANEL 16 REAR CONNECTOR PANEL 18 FRONT PANEL 19 OPERATION 20 GETTING STARTED 20 MIC LINE INPUT 20 CHANNELS 1 2 22 FX SEND RET...

Page 4: ...nto your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where t...

Page 5: ...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 6: ...pr t the user to the pr t the user to the pr t the user to the presence of esence of esence of esence of esence of impor impor impor impor important operating and maintenance servicing tant operating...

Page 7: ...eze but perhaps the greatest timesaving is in the automatic synchronization of delays to the tempo of the music No more look up tables for BPM equivalents in milliseconds or complicated formulas that...

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Page 9: ...ternal circuitry may result Likewise on all balanced inputs avoid sources with large common mode DC AC or RF voltages as these will reduce the available signal range on the inputs Note that OdBu 0 775...

Page 10: ...nnection and adequate screening of those interconnections This must be done in a logical sequence to avoid problems and assist in the localisation of problem equipment Connect the Main or Booth system...

Page 11: ...er always consult your local electricity supply authority to ensure that safety regulations are not being infringed WORKING SAFELY WITH SOUND Although your new console will not make any noise until yo...

Page 12: ...ate satisfactorily over a range of ambient temperatures from 0 C to 50C 32F to 122F and up to 80 non condensing relative humidity If the system is installed in an equipment rack console or desk with h...

Page 13: ...13 CONNECTING TO A TYPICAL SOUND SYSTEM The diagram below shows how to connect the different parts of a typical sound system...

Page 14: ...paddle switch and the 10dB pads are below them The switches are push on push off types The pads are in circuit when the switches are depressed Depress the 10dB switches to select the 10dB pads To sel...

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Page 16: ...16 DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION TOP PANEL...

Page 17: ...cal to Channel 1 4 FX SEND RETURN AUXILIARY INPUT see page 24 This section features SEND LEVEL SEND SELECT RETURN AUX LEVEL and RETURN AUX SELECT controls for the effects loop auxiliary input stage Th...

Page 18: ...the sockets marked BOOTH to connect to the monitor amplification system 5 CHANNEL 2 RCA Phono Connectors Earth Terminal Use the sockets marked PHONO and Ground Terminal to connect an analog turntable...

Page 19: ...ols allow you to change the curve of the input fader and reverse the fader action See also page 23 4 LEVEL Rotary control This control sets the audio level to the connected headphones See also page 28...

Page 20: ...use this input as a 3rd line level input ideal for introducing a further CD tape player or other sound source such as MIDI synthesizer sequencer COMBI XLR CONNECTOR This connector accepts the standard...

Page 21: ...fully anti clockwise position the maximum low frequency cut will be applied 15dB As the control is moved clockwise from the centre position the low frequencies will be progressively boosted until at...

Page 22: ...or each channel They allow you to select between the CD LINE inputs and the PHONO inputs CLIP INDICATORS The CLIP indicators are used to detect overload conditions in the gain section before the A D c...

Page 23: ...tion the maximum mid frequency cut will be applied 85dB As the control is moved clockwise from the centre position the mid frequencies will be progressively boosted until at the fully clockwise positi...

Page 24: ...at the fully clockwise position the output level will be at its maximum Use the input level indicator on your effects unit to monitor and set the correct input level RECORD OUT If effects are not req...

Page 25: ...nal FX ON OFF SWITCH The performance paddle type FX switch controls the ON OFF status of the external effects You can use the spring loaded momentary ON position to flick in effects on the fly or use...

Page 26: ...then the limiter will be working to maintain the signal quality It is good practice never to clip the mixer LEVEL OUT METER These indicators show the left and right master output volume from 15 to 5 T...

Page 27: ...high enough to overload the system The red LEDs on the meter will show that the levels are going too high X FADER The inputs to the cross fader are provided by the outputs of the channel 1 and 2 outpu...

Page 28: ...sound will be derived from the XF MONITOR Note when this switch is set to MASTER the headphones will be post eq when it is set to CUE the headphones will be post eq EQ This control adjusts the tone of...

Page 29: ...ontrol is moved to the RIGHT CH2 sound will be gradually introduced until at half way CH1 and CH2 sound will be equal As the control is moved to the RIGHT from the centre position the CH1 sound will g...

Page 30: ...formance may be affected if the beat information is either unavailable or indefinable within the audio track Please consider this when selecting your audio material TOP PANEL CONTROLS 1 BANK MODE This...

Page 31: ...ntrols the FREQUENCY The Y encoder controls the flange DEPTH parameter Press and hold this button to set the flange LFO SHAPE See page 45 sub menu 9 DELAY 5 This button selects the DELAY or echo effec...

Page 32: ...e balance between the un processed sound original and processed sound effect ON OFF switches These two switches apply the bpm fx to either of the input channels or the master output There is a switch...

Page 33: ...ct where you want to apply the EFFECTS channel 1 channel 2 or master The BEAT indicator should be on indicating the BPM is locked ACTIVATING THE EFFECTS Select A single mode on BANK Press the FILTER b...

Page 34: ...e effects to continue operating through quite passages in the audio track If the strong regular beats in the audio track become unavailable the BEAT indicator will blink This will occur approximately...

Page 35: ...inal position either of the BPM FX switches is moved to its on position or the selected effect button 1 5 is pressed Applying the BPM FX If the BPM FX switch on either of the input channels is set to...

Page 36: ...e heard As the fader is moved away from this position the processed signal will be gradually introduced until at the end stop marked EFFECT the maximum processed sound will be heard X Rotary Encoder A...

Page 37: ...cators show when the frequency band is active ON or bypassed OFF as shown in the following examples NOTE 1 To avoid total effect bypass the last remaining frequency band cannot be turned off As an exa...

Page 38: ...SINGLE MODE The five main effects buttons are used to select the active effect Only one effect at a time can be activated in single mode After power up the default effect FILTER will be automatically...

Page 39: ...d flexibility and allows the user to create customised variations The BANK rotary switch is used to recall the factory presets from B to F See the PRE SET VOICE LIST for specific preset program parame...

Page 40: ...CE SHEET for further details When the X encoder is at the home position the frequency will be at its mid point As the encoder is rotated anti clockwise the frequency will decrease As the encoder is ro...

Page 41: ...and subsequent affect on the music To select a different LFO wave shape first press and hold down the FILTER effect button then press the Isolator buttons to select Tri Rise or Fall When you have sele...

Page 42: ...the DELAY effect the delay speed will always be at the rate as set by the BEATS trigger buttons As the encoder is moved anti clockwise the delay speed will smoothly decrease As the encoder is moved c...

Page 43: ...dio signal will become increasingly split into high mid and low frequency elements until at the centre position the separation will be at its maximum This 2 Way setting of SPS shifts two frequency ban...

Page 44: ...ntre position the open period becomes increasingly shorter allowing less and less of the audio signal to pass until at the MAX position the duration of the open period is extremely short allowing thro...

Page 45: ...r sets the frequency of the sweeping element modulated by the trigger setting This lets you fine tune which frequencies the flanging process will bring out At the MIN position only the lower frequenci...

Page 46: ...Mix 25 Filter Frequency Low Mid Hi 5 Cutter Mix 50 Delay speed Mid Hi Bank E 1 Cutter depth 25 Filter Resonance Mid Hi 2 Delay repeats 75 Filter Frequency Low Hi 3 Cutter Mix 50 Filter frequency Low M...

Page 47: ...GRAM GRAM GRAM GRAM GRAM Please note to assist the user in understanding the routing of the signals within the mixer this block diagram has been drawn as if the mixer is an entirely analogue device In...

Page 48: ...48 CONNECTING LEADS CONNECTING LEADS CONNECTING LEADS CONNECTING LEADS CONNECTING LEADS...

Page 49: ...everse switches on front panel Problem DJ Mic causes feedback from booth speakers Engage mic defeat button on rear con panel Problem Turntable volume is very low Check that the phono line switch on th...

Page 50: ...Crosstalk 80dB AUDIO INPUT max input level nominal settings impedance CD Line 14dBu 10k ohms Phono 1kHz 23dBu 47k ohms MIC Line 22dBu 3k ohms 20 22k ohms AUX FX Return 20dBu 22k ohms AUDIO OUTPUT max...

Page 51: ...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 accordance with instructions...

Page 52: ...he cartridge is usually fitted to a removable headshell that plugs into the turntable arm Clipping The harsh distorted sound that results when the signal hits the maximum level possible Contour Law Cu...

Page 53: ...lly less than 100 ohms Low Z sources are less prone to interference pickup Inputs are usually high impedance High Z so that one source can connect to more than one channel without signal loss Note tha...

Page 54: ...such as repeat and reverse The UREI sampler is BPM activated Scratching The art of rhythmically rocking a record back and forward on a turntable to repeat a certain sound a vocal or tone at the same t...

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