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U.S. Audio 

whirlwind 

OPERATIONS MANUAL 

Mix 6 

STEREO MIXER 

 

UNPACKING

INTRODUCTION

US Audio has made e\'erv effort to ensure that your equipment is received 

Thank you for selecting the US Audio Mix 6. The Mix 6 delivers the ultimate 

in the same perfect condition it was in when it left the factory. Please 

in sonic performance for the most demanding professional mic and line 

inspect your product for any signs of damage during shipping and report 

mixing applications. Utilizing the Analog Devices 2017 

IC, 

a carefully 

them to your dealer so that he can present a claim to the shipper. \Ve 

wound toroidal power transformer, trUe star grounding, plus many other 

recommend that you save your packaging material for use in the unlikely 

design features, the Mix 6 has a working signal to noise ratio (S/N) of 92db 

event that you need to return your equipment for service.

with 22dB headroom at unity gain! At 40dB of gain the Mix 6 holds a working 

S/N of 85dB making it ideally suited for production with digital recording 

media. The Mix 6 can provide up to 76dB of gain, with a professional quality 

signal to noise ratio and still have 10 to 15dB of headroom. Other features 

include 2 stereo aux inputs, one of which can be used as a separate monitor 

input, a stereo peak limiter, low cut filters and a headphone circuit. \Vith a full 

complement of hook-up hardware, the Mix 6 is capable of handling any 

configuration of line or mic level signals as well as any combination of 

balanced or unbalanced XLR and 1/4” connectors.

Summary of Contents for Mix 6

Page 1: ...er recommend that you save your packaging material for use in the unlikely design features the Mix 6 has a working signal to noise ratio S N of 92db event that you need to return your equipment for service with 22dB headroom at unity gain At 40dB of gain the Mix 6 holds a working S N of 85dB making it ideally suited for production with digital recording media The Mix 6 can provide up to 76dB of ga...

Page 2: ...in at 3 O clock The 60db of attenuation in the off position allows the Mix 6 to adequately turn off line level signals Maximum signal level through the Mix 6 at clipping is The limiter section of the Mix 6 is pre master fader allowing versatility in selection of output 28dBm balanced and 22dBm unbalanced The sonic figures apply to both the input and the levels while the peak limiter is active The ...

Page 3: ...right LEDs on the front panel illuminate when the limiter is working and get brighter as limiting increases Attack time is fast and the ratio is approximately 4 1 4 OL Over Load LEDilluminates when the level is 3dB below distortion The clip circuit senses the signal level at the input diff amp and after the channel gain 10 Stereo Headphone Circuit consists of a source select switch a volume contro...

Page 4: ...and the front panel LED indicates that the unit is working Both sides of the 15 Left and rightBalanced 1 4 TRS Jacksfor aux2 input AC line are switched and a mains fuse is located on the circuit board inside the unit 16 Output Mic Line Switches affect only the XLR output jacks by inserting a 20dB pad across pins 2 and 3 in the Mic position 22 Power Cord has a standard 15 amp plug for l2OVAC and ha...

Page 5: ...ESIDUAL NOISE 10 Line 0 12 101 91 0 Line 0 22 91 91 0 Line 10 12 92 82 10 Line 20 12 82 72 10 Line 30 2 82 62 20 Line 33 9 72 59 20 Mic 36 6 105 89 30 Mic 36 16 95 89 40 Mic 40 22 85 85 40 Mic 50 12 86 76 50 Mic 50 22 76 76 50 Mic 60 12 76 66 60 Mic 60 22 66 66 60 Mic 70 12 68 58 ...

Page 6: ...AC Nominal Aux 1 2 22 dBm unbalanced 28 dBm balanced Internal Mains Fuse 25 Amps Slo Blo 3AG Input Impedance 4k Ohm Size Single space standard E I A Spec 19 0 482 6mm Width 6 0 152 4mm Depth Aux 2 Input Impedance 4k Ohm 1 75 44 45mm Height Maximum Output Level Shipping Weight 9 lbs 4 08kg Balanced 28dBm Unbalanced 22dBm Unit Weight 7 lbs 3 18kg Output Impedance XLRs Line mode 100 Ohms Mic mode 200...

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