TC-Helicon Voicesolo FX150, Reference Manual

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Monitoring explained
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What is a Monitor Mix?
Typically, in a reasonably sized venue, you will
have a few wedge style monitors on stage.
The Front-of-House (FOH) engineer (better
known as the sound guy or gal) can route sig-
nals from the main mixer back to the stage. This
is called a monitor or cue mix.
In an ideal situation, each person on stage will
get a unique blend of the instruments they wish
to hear through their monitor.
In a lot of venues, the number of monitor mixes
is limited to one or two (or none, ugh). If there are
two mixes, the lead singer usually commandeers
one mix (jerk!) and the band shares the other.
This is less than ideal, since each band member
probably wants to hear a bit more of themselves
relative to the other instruments.
The FX150 allows you to use a single mix and
add “More ME!” to that signal.
Drums Guitar Keyboard Vocals
Cue Mix More me
“More me” for a singer
Using Input 2 as a Monitor Input
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CH1
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B
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FX150
A. The FOH engineer sends a fairly even “moni-
tor” mix of all instruments to the stage.
B. Plug that “monitor” mix cable into Input 2 on
the FX150.
C. Press the FULL MIX/CH1 switch.
D. Plug your microphone or instrument into Input
1.
E. The FOH engineer uses the FX150’s OUT to
get your signal back to the main mixer. Be-
cause you pressed the FULL MIX/CH1 switch,
only the signal from Input 1 gets sent to the
FOH mixer. This prevents a feedback loop in
the monitor signal path.
If you plug a media player or multi effect unit (via
its headphone out) into the AUX while CH1 is en-
gaged, you will ONLY hear those sounds through
your FX150’s speaker. The signal will NOT be
passed via the OUT. You will need to connect the
main output from your multi effect unit to the PA.
Now here comes the best part…
A. Input 1 contains your primary (“More ME!”)
signal.
B. Input 2 contains the monitor mix (everything
else).
C. Aux contains your secondary (“More ME!”)
signal.
By adjusting the levels of Input 1, Input 2 and Aux
relative to each other, you can create your own
custom mix with as much “ME!” as you like!
Input 1 Input 2 Aux
“More me” mix