TESTING THE MIXER FUNCTIONS
Now that you have setup your turntable and begun playing a record you can
start using the mixer to adjust and mix the sound. Follow the guides below
for using each of the MIX-3 features
Using the channel faders
By pushing up the channel 1 fader, music from the TT-500 connected to
channel 1 should now be heard from you speakers.
By pulling down the channel 1 fader and pushing up the channel 2 fader the
sound from the remaining TT-500 will be output through your speakers.
The further up the channel faders are set, the louder the music will be.
Using the channel gain controls
Some equipment many vary slightly in their output levels. Use the instructions
below for how to correctly match too different input levels using the channel
gain controls (3, pg 6).
1. Set both channel faders at equal levels (not maximum).
2. Connect the supplied headphones.
3. Use the cue selector switch (2, pg 6) to listen to the volume levels of each
channel.
4. If one channel seems louder than the other, use the channel gain controls
to increase/decrease the level of that channel so that both channels are
equally matched.
USING THE CROSSFADER
The MIX-3 is equipped with a user replaceable crossfader. Moving the
crossfader from one side to the other will allow a seamless mix between
the two music channels. If the crossfader is placed in its central position,
both channel 1 and channel 2 can be heard through the speakers. If the
crossfader is moved fully to the left, only sound from channel 1 will be heard.
For example, if the channel 2 fader is pushed up with the crossfader in the
left position, no sound from channel 2 can be heard.
If the crossfader is now moved from the left position over to the right position,
the sound from channel 1 will reduce, and the sound from channel 2 will
increase.
Conversely if the crossfader is now moved back to the left position, sound
from channel will reduce and sound from channel 2 will increase.
The crossfader can be used to great effect once beat matching is mastered,
when the crossfader is moved from left to right or visa-versa, the beats of the
relative tunes are matched and a fluid mix is achieved.
TIP: If the beats are not matched the resulting sound can sometimes be a
mismatch of beats that sounds dreadful; this is what is called in the trade
‘crashing the mix’.
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