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Getting Started Guide

Manuel de l’utilisateur

Kurzanleitung

Guía de introducción

Summary of Contents for Programmable Mixer 01

Page 1: ...L ON 6 6 0 5 10 20 40 60 00 6 SEL ON 7 6 0 5 10 20 40 60 00 7 SEL ON 8 6 0 5 10 20 40 60 00 8 SEL ON 9 6 0 5 10 20 40 60 00 9 SEL ON 10 6 0 5 10 20 40 60 00 10 SEL ON 11 6 0 5 10 20 40 60 00 11 SEL ON...

Page 2: ...uct is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this pro...

Page 3: ...reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose ProMix 01 to rain or moisture In an extremely humid environment condensation may form on the inside and outside of ProMix 01 If condensation do...

Page 4: ...er rare circumstances CH9 16 may pick up radio or TV inter ference when used with unbalanced connectors Therefore we rec ommend that you use balanced connectors wherever possible ProMix 01 Cleaning If...

Page 5: ...ower ON OFF 11 3 Basic Mixing Tutorial 13 Setting the Input Level 14 Applying EQ 15 Using the EQ Library 18 CUE LCD Function 20 Setting the CUE Mode 21 Setting Fader Levels 21 Channel ON OFF 22 Pannin...

Page 6: ...iv ProMix 01 Getting Started Guide 6 Mixing and Automation 41 General Mix Procedure 42 What is ProMix 01 Automation 45 An Automation System 45 Mix Scenes Automation 46 Real Time Automation 47...

Page 7: ...Getting Started Guide Welcome to ProMix 01 In this chapter Welcome to ProMix 01 2 ProMix 01 User Guides 2 Installation 2 Top Rear 3 ProMix 01 Sonic Spec 5 ProMix 01 General Features 5 ProMix 01 Key F...

Page 8: ...et Since printed paper is a non interactive medium however he can t help you out if you get stuck Still the tutorials are relatively straightfor ward so you shouldn t have any problems We recommend th...

Page 9: ...0 40 60 00 16 SEL ON 6 0 5 10 20 40 60 00 ST IN SEL ON 6 0 5 10 20 40 60 00 RTN SEND SEL ON 6 0 5 10 20 40 60 00 ST OUT ST IN RTN SEND ST OUT CLIP 15 12 9 6 3 0 6 12 18 24 40 ENTER L R RTN 1 RTN 2 SEN...

Page 10: ...mories for storing mix scenes Two internal effects processors with 30 preset 10 user programs Three dynamics processors with 10 preset 10 user programs Fully parametric three band EQ EQ library with 3...

Page 11: ...emories MIDI Control As well as sonic benefits digital audio systems also have excellent con trol capabilities In fact the true power of ProMix 01 can be realized through MIDI control Simply connectin...

Page 12: ...noise distortion and crosstalk are virtually eliminated You ll hear a new clarity in your mixes Once in the digital realm there s little point converting back to ana log ProMix 01 features an S PDIF d...

Page 13: ...plified and your audio data remains in the digital realm Dynamic processor settings are stored in mix scenes and can be controlled in realtime Processorsareorganizedintoprograms Thereare10preset progr...

Page 14: ...andabalance control on the stereo input channel These extra controls appear on the SEND3 4 LCD function In addition a SEND3 4 output balance control appears on the PAN LCD function SEND3 and SEND4 are...

Page 15: ...Getting Started 9 ProMix 01 Getting Started Guide Getting Started In this chapter What You ll Need 10 Basic Setup 10 Making the Connections 11 Power ON OFF 11 2...

Page 16: ...roMix 01 A sound source CD player drum machine synth with demo song An amplifier and speakers or headphones Audio connecting cables Basic Setup The following illustration shows how to set up a minimal...

Page 17: ...C receptacle Power ON OFF This section explains how to power ProMix 01 ON and OFF Power ON Always power on your system in the following order signal source devices through to power amplifier Press the...

Page 18: ...12 Chapter 2 Getting Started ProMix 01 Getting Started Guide...

Page 19: ...It s best to start at the beginning of this tutorial and work your way through taking breaks as required Be aware that if you deviate too far from this tutorial or jump into a tutorial halfway through...

Page 20: ...r back off the GAIN control a little otherwise signal distortion may occur The GAIN control should be set with some care because if it is set too low the S N performance will suffer and if it is set t...

Page 21: ...the EQ curve changes In the MEMORY area of the display the word EDIT appears highlighted Don t worry about it at this stage It just means that the mix settings have changed i e they are different to...

Page 22: ...o sweep through the frequency range The MID band covers virtually the entire audio spec trum from 32Hz to 18kHz As well as the frequency value in Hz the dotted vertical line on the EQ graph indicates...

Page 23: ...ally intu itive octave values as opposed to decimal values 5 As you keep turning the PARAMETER wheel counterclockwise effectively increasing the Q the band of frequencies affected by the LOW EQ is nar...

Page 24: ...e of program 26 appears to the right of the program list and the name and number flash 3 Press ENTER to recall the program The program is recalled and channel 9 s EQ is set accordingly Your soundsourc...

Page 25: ...elect characters and the and cursor buttons to position the cursor in the name Spaces are available between upper and lower case letters numerals and punctuation Use them as spaces or to delete charac...

Page 26: ...The signal level is displayed by the meter to the right MIX CUE mode allows you to monitor a pre fader CUE mix of selected channels The SEL buttons are used to add and remove channels The SEL button...

Page 27: ...elected Setting Fader Levels To hear our sound source again we need to feed the channel 9 signal to the main stereo outputs i e the main stereo mix 1 Set channel 9 s fader to the 0dB mark The 0dB fade...

Page 28: ...3 Leave CUE mode set to ST FIX and channel 9 turned ON Panning Now we ll use pan to position channel 9 in the stereo field 1 Press PAN The PAN LCD function shown below appears The number under pan con...

Page 29: ...ng Started Guide Advanced Mixing Tutorial In this chapter Applying Effects 24 Recalling Effects 24 Editing Effects 25 Storing User Effects 26 Patching in a Compressor 27 Storing Mix Scenes 28 Recallin...

Page 30: ...er than SEND1 SEND2 SEND3 or SEND4 the fader returns to its normal operating mode i e channel to stereo mix level control 2 Set channel 9 s fader to the 0dB mark Since there are no master send level c...

Page 31: ...ll an effects program as described page 24 2 Press the cursor button to select EDIT as shown below 3 Press ENTER An edit display similar to the one shown below appears 4 Use the and cursor buttons to...

Page 32: ...on the cursor in the name Spaces are available between upper and lower case letters numerals and punctuation Use them as spaces or to delete characters In this example we ve named our user program My...

Page 33: ...level This means that you can increase the output level a little without the risk of clipping Essentially signals above the thresh old level are compressed while those below are effectively increased...

Page 34: ...tion shown below appears 2 Use the PARAMETER wheel to select mix scene 01 Its name and number flash 3 Press STORE The MEMORY NAME display shown below appears Here you can name your mix scene for easy...

Page 35: ...e PARAMETER wheel to select mix scene 00 InitData READ ONLY appears on the display and the name and number flash 2 Press RECALL The sound is cut and all mix settings are reset to their initial setting...

Page 36: ...t mixing using the techniques that you ve learned If you re relatively new to audio mixing see General Mix Procedure on page 42 The system examples in the next chapter show ProMix 01 in action in some...

Page 37: ...board Mixing 34 MIDI Studio 36 Multitracking 38 This chapter shows ProMix 01 in action in some real life working applications probably its mainstream applications With superb sonic specifications and...

Page 38: ...01 Getting Started Guide Live Performance DAT Stage monitors Front of house main speakers Power amp Headphones Power amp STEREO OUT SEND3 SEND4 DIGITAL REC OUT ANALOG REC OUT 2TR IN Mics Line level s...

Page 39: ...N1 and RTN2 respectively Having internal effects means that you don t have to bother with patch cords and external unit settings All effects set tings are stored in mix scenes so you can recall differ...

Page 40: ...xing Powered monitors Headphones MONITOR OUT SEND3 SEND4 To front of house console Talkback mic Synths tone generators samplers 88 ST IN Effects processor STEREO OUT MIDI Foot controller MIDI sequence...

Page 41: ...e feed to the main front of house console is taken via the balanced XLR type STEREO OUT con nectors ProMix 01 internal effects provide reverb and delay via SEND1 and SEND2 The processed signals are re...

Page 42: ...DI Studio DAT Monitors Power amp Headphones MONITOR OUT DIGITAL REC OUT ANALOG REC OUT Mics Inputs 1 8 Inputs 9 16 SEND3 SEND4 Main MIDI keyboard 88 ST IN Effects processor MIDI sequencer MIDI OUT MID...

Page 43: ...d signals are returned internally via RTN1 and RTN2 respectively A dynamics processor set for compression is patched into the vocal input channel to provide a more consistent volume level Another dyna...

Page 44: ...er amp Headphones MONITOR OUT DIGITAL REC OUT ANALOG REC OUT Mics Inputs 1 8 Inputs 9 16 SEND3 SEND4 Main MIDI keyboard MIDI sequencer MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI THRU To other MIDI synths tone generators s...

Page 45: ...eo mix can be set up The multitrack recorder s outputs are connected to the ProMix 01 inputs Connecting all ProMix 01 inputs and the multitrack recorder s outputs to a patchbay would allow you to patc...

Page 46: ...40 Chapter 5 Application Examples ProMix 01 Getting Started Guide...

Page 47: ...tomation 41 ProMix 01 Getting Started Guide Mixing and Automation In this chapter General Mix Procedure 42 What is ProMix 01 Automation 45 An Automation System 45 Mix Scenes Automation 46 Real Time Au...

Page 48: ...r full details If you re monitoring via CUE use the SEL buttons to select each channel in turn If you re monitoring via the stereo outputs raise each fader in turn to about 0 dB You can always readjus...

Page 49: ...over lapping frequencies This will improve the separation between the instruments and provide a more tonally balanced mix Besides the input channels and effects returns three band parametric EQ is als...

Page 50: ...o output EQ library use the EQ library to store custom EQ settings that you ve found work best with certain instruments or microphones The preset EQ programs provide a good starting point and refer en...

Page 51: ...on i e channel ON OFF mix scene recall and occasional fader moves you can connect ProMix 01 along with the other MIDI devices in your system Since this will not pro duce too much MIDI data system perf...

Page 52: ...RU to OFF on just one MIDI Channel Some sequencers have MIDI filters that can filter out incoming ProgramChangemessages If yoursequencerhasthistypeof filter turn it OFF so that Program Change messages...

Page 53: ...anges are recorded you could fil ter all other MIDI data types Real Time Automation To record and playback mix moves in real time you need to Set the CONTROL Tx and Rx parameters on the MIDI SETUP LCD...

Page 54: ...ing a mix scene This mix scene should contain theinitialmixsettingsthatyouwantatthebeginningof yoursong If you don t do this mix parameters will not return to their initial settings when the mixdown i...

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