ALESIS PEQ-450 - Manual (Page 3)

PEQ-450 Manual
PEQ-450 Reference Manual 3
Contents
Welcome! ........................................................................................................................6
How to Use This Manual ...........................................................................7
Important Safety Instructions....................................................................8
Quick Start Guide .......................................................................................................15
If you can't wait to get started:................................................................15
Step 1: Hook it up to a mixer ..........................................................15
Step 2: Try some equalization.........................................................16
Step 3: Try some filtering.................................................................17
Connections .................................................................................................................19
Unpacking and Inspection.......................................................................19
Installing in a Rack ....................................................................................19
Power ...........................................................................................................20
Connecting inputs and outputs ..............................................................22
Connecting to the Channel Inserts of a mixing console: ...........22
Connecting to the Main Inserts of a mixing console: .................23
Connecting to the inserts on an instrument amplifier: ..............24
Connecting to equipment with XLR inputs and outputs:.........25
Dual Channel Operation ..........................................................................25
About Audio Cables..................................................................................26
Basics of Equalization...............................................................................................27
What is equalization?................................................................................27
Description of Controls ............................................................................28
Gain...................................................................................................28
Frequency.........................................................................................28
Q ........................................................................................................29
HPF ...................................................................................................30
LPF ....................................................................................................30
Input..................................................................................................31
Output ..............................................................................................31
Equalization Artifiacts ..............................................................................32
Distortion .........................................................................................32
Noise .................................................................................................32
Phasing .............................................................................................32