O W N E R ’ S M A N U A L
PREMIUM LIVE ANALOG MIXERS
w/PERKINS EQ & ONYX MIC PREAMPS
3ERIES
Page 1: ...O W N E R S M A N U A L PREMIUM LIVE ANALOG MIXERS w PERKINS EQ ONYX MIC PREAMPS 3ERIES...
Page 2: ...m that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by LOUD Technologies...
Page 3: ...5 SettheLevels 5 InstantMixing 5 HookupDiagrams 6 Onyx4 BusFeatures 10 MonoChannelStrips 10 StereoChannelStrips 13 Matrix Compressor andMeteringSection 15 Phones Monitor Solo Mono andTalkbackSection 1...
Page 4: ...x or the Group 1 2 or 3 4 outputs HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL We know that many of you can t wait to get your new mixing console hooked up and you re probably not going to read the manual first sigh So the...
Page 5: ...input source is the same as it would be during normal use If it isn t you might have to readjust these levels during the middle of the set 3 Adjust the channel s GAIN 4 control so that the LEDs on th...
Page 6: ...ut In Out In Out In Stereo Guitar Effects Bass Guitar Bass Amp Guitar Amp MP3 Player Line Out Electric Guitar Electric Guitar DIBox Line Out DIBox DIBox DIBox Headphones Digital Multitrack Hard Disk R...
Page 7: ...Bass Guitar Bass Amp Guitar Amp Line Out Electric Guitar Electric Guitar DIBox Line Out DIBox DIBox DIBox Out In Mono Power Amplifier Mono Power Amplifier Mono Power Amplifier Stage Monitor Mono EQ S...
Page 8: ...S STEREO RETURNS MONO OUT PHONES OUT 3 1 2 1 2 3 MAIN OUT MONTIOR OUT MATRIX OUT MAIN OUT DIRECT OUT 9 16 DIRECT OUT 1 8 L R MAIN INSERTS L R DIRECT OUT 17 24 6 4 5 4 5 6 AUX SEND AUX SEND INSERTS 1 2...
Page 9: ...c Guitar Electric Guitar DIBox Line Out DIBox DIBox DIBox Headphones Digital Multitrack Hard Disk Recorder SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT Stereo Recorder Out In Out In Out In Mono Power Amplifier Stage M...
Page 10: ...t looks like in terms of frequency curves 3 48VPhantomPowerSwitch Most professional condenser mi crophones require phantom power which is a low current DC voltage delivered to the microphone on pins 2...
Page 11: ...t at the center detent position This frequency represents the punch in bass drums bass guitar fat synth patches and some really serious male singers Note Used in conjunction with the Low Cut switch yo...
Page 12: ...TE switch is pushed in If the pre fader Aux Send s internal jumper is wired for pre Mute 56 the MUTE switch will not affect the PRE Aux Send 15 ChannelFader The fader controls the channel s level from...
Page 13: ...up PFL solo mode always overrides any AFL solo mode The Rude Solo LEDS 43 below the SOLO meters indi cate which solo mode is active Soloed channels are sent to the PHONES output and MONITOR outputs an...
Page 14: ...pre Mute 56 the MUTE switch will not affect the PRE Aux Send 28 StereoFader The fader controls the stereo channel s level from off to unity gain at the U marking on up to 10 dB of additional gain 29 S...
Page 15: ...switch on a mono or stereo channel the AFL solo is disconnected from the headphones and monitor outputs and replaced with the PFL signal The Rude Solo LEDS below the SOLO meters indicate which solo mo...
Page 16: ...you to see the input signal level to the compressor and the amount of gain reduction applied to the signal on the me ters This is useful when setting up the com pressor settings prior to actually eng...
Page 17: ...jack and provides the same signal that is routed to the MONITOR outputs 78 The volume is controlled with the PHONES knob 47 WARNING The headphone amp is designed to drive any standard headphones to a...
Page 18: ...or digital delay From there the mono or stereo outputs of the external device are fed back to the mixer s STEREO RETURN jacks 80 These signals are sent through the STEREO RETURN LEVEL controls 64 and...
Page 19: ...the Aux Sends on the Stereo Returns you are using the Aux send to go to an effects processor This way when fader changes are made the wet signal going to the effects processor moves up and down along...
Page 20: ...is en gaged 70 PAN adjusts the amount of signal sent to the left versus the right outputs With the PAN knob hard left the signal feeds the MAIN LEFT output and with the knob hard right the signal feed...
Page 21: ...his is where all the connections are made to the Onyx 4 Bus except the headphones and lamps 73 MICInput This is a female XLR connector which accepts a bal anced microphone input from almost any type o...
Page 22: ...llthewayintothesecond click Foruseasaneffectsloop TIP SENDtoeffect RING RETURNfromeffect MONO PLUG MONO PLUG STEREO PLUG 76 DIRECTOUTS Each of these DB 25 connectors provides balanced direct outputs f...
Page 23: ...hing is plugged into the RIGHT side the signal is automatically routed to both LEFT and RIGHT sides As soon as something is plugged into the RIGHT side the normalled connection is broken and the LEFT...
Page 24: ...PRE ONYX MIC PRE MIC 21 LINE BAL UNBAL MIC LINE BAL UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE MIC B O 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 RIGHT 2 1 TAPE TALK BACK MIC 22 LINE BAL UNBAL MIC 23 LINE BAL UNBAL MIC 24 LINE BAL UNBAL MIC 25 LI...
Page 25: ...t up some of the INPUT meter 16 29 LEDs next to the channel s fader Is the channel assigned to a bus GROUP ASSIGN or MAIN MIX button pushed in Is there something plugged into the CHANNEL INSERT jack 7...
Page 26: ...United States can be obtained through local dealers or distributors If you do not have access to our website you can call our Tech Support department at 1 800 898 3211 Mon day Friday during normal bus...
Page 27: ...connec tions are wired to each other and that the balanced signal low cold goes to the ground earth connection at the unbalanced input In most cases the balanced ground earth will also be connected t...
Page 28: ...external unit is carried on the tip and the return from the unit to the mixer is on the ring from tip this plug connects to one of the mixer s Channel Insert jacks to ring tip ring sleeve SEND to proc...
Page 29: ...y for audio with proper shielding to reduce crosstalk and noise DB25 cables that break out to XLR 1 4 TRS or TT connectors for connecting to other mixers or audio gear are also readily available See y...
Page 30: ...dB mono channels Phantom Power 48 VDC Equalization Mono Channel EQ High 15 dB 12 kHz High Mid 15 dB sweepable from 400 Hz to 8 kHz Low Mid 15 dB sweepable from 100 Hz to 2 kHz Low 15 dB 80 Hz Stereo...
Page 31: ...and Weight Onyx 24 4 Height 7 3 in 185 mm Width 31 2 in 792 mm Depth 21 9 in 555 mm Weight 39 5 lb 17 9 kg Onyx 32 4 Height 7 3 in 185 mm Width 39 8 in 1011 mm Depth 21 9 in 555 mm Weight 48 0 lb 21...
Page 32: ...X ATRIX ATRIX UTE ATRIX ATRIX TO ATRIX TO ATRIX TO ATRIX TO ATRIX TO ATRIX TO ATRIX TO ATRIX TO ATRIX ATRI FROM AIN UT 2 ADER 0AN AIN 0 2 0 0 2 AIN n TO D TO AIN 2 JUMPER JUMPER JUMPER PRE UTE POST UT...
Page 33: ...VEL 3OLO OGIC 0HONES 25 3 3 0HONES EVEL 0 2 0 2 3OLO EVEL AIN ETERS 2 2 2 ONITOR UT ATRIX ATRIX ATRIX ATRIX ONITOR 2 UT ATRIX ATRIX TO ATRIX TO ATRIX TO ATRIX TO ATRIX TO ATRIX TO ATRIX TO ATRIX TO AT...
Page 34: ...VEL 10 dB up 21 dBu max in 20 dB loss TRIM down 20 dB gain TRIM up LINE IN stereo channels 0 dB Insert Send Insert Return Insert Send Insert Return INSERT Send INSERT Return 6 dB 9 dB from L 6 dB From...
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