Section 4: Installation
4.1 WHERE TO INSTALL YOUR POWER-Q IN THE SOUND SYSTEM
. The most common placement of the
POWER-Q is between the output of a mixing console and the input to a power amplifier. If your
system requires a crossover or additional delays (such as the Sabine DQX-206), put the POWER-Q
in line after the mixer, but before those units. The configuration looks like this:
A variation of this setup might involve using the POWER-Q as a “dual mono” unit. Patch the main
output of your mixer into Channel A of the POWER-Q, and the monitor output into Channel B.
Then plug Channel A POWER-Q output into your main power amp, and Channel B POWER-Q
output into your monitor power amp. This will allow use of the POWER-Q as if it were two sepa-
rate mono units. The configuration looks like this:
The POWER-Q may also be used at a mixer insert point, either for a single input channel, or for a
group or bus insert point. This will dedicate all of the features of the POWER-Q to a pair of single
channel inputs on your mixer or to a subgroup of inputs (for example, all the drums in your mix).
The patching will look like this:
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Section 4: Installation
Fig. 5: Most common
setup
Fig. 6: Using the
POWER-Q as a "dual
mono" unit
Fig. 7: Using the
POWER-Q at a mixer
insert point
