Allen&Heath DP 1000 USER GUIDE - Manual (Page 44)

T
HEATRE
S
ETUP
Here the icon is shown in a theatre setup typical of a small drama production. The L, R and M
jack outputs feed external amplifiers to drive the front-of-house left, centre and right
loudspeakers. The built in
AB amplifiers (main outputs) are configured for AUX-FB. FB drives
an on-stage monitor speaker so that the performers can hear any backing music or sound
effects.
AUX drives a parallel pair of delay fill speakers to reinforce the sound to the audience
seated to the rear of the auditorium. The AUX mix is set pre fader and derived from FX1 which
is set up as a delay. Calculate the delay time in milliseconds DELAY = DISTANCE in feet x 1mS .
Raise the channel FX1 ‘wet’ sends to around position ‘48’and set up the AUX mix from FX1
only. Make sure the FX1 fader is turned off to prevent any delayed signal in the main LR mix.
Use the AUX fader to send only a small amount of delayed signal to the fill speakers. Too much
can be distracting rather than helpful to the audience. Alternatively, the AUX mix could be used
to feed a ‘hard-of-hearing’ loop system with ambient mic added to the mix.
Channels 1 to 7 are used for microphones: 3 front of stage ‘float’ mics, 2 hung ‘overhead’
mics, and 2 lavalier radio mics. Use directional mics and balanced connections for these.
Channel 8 shares both the sound effects player for the performance and a CD player for
intermission music. The
PAUSE patch is used for the intermission settings with all
microphones muted.
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