Electro-Voice STEREO POWERED MIXER PSX2200 - Manual (Page 22)

MAIN MIX
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Position the master faders in the range between –30dB and –20dB.
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Establish a basic mix, using the channel faders, so that the individual sound levels relate to each other according to your personal taste.
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The best range for the channel faders to be set to is in the area of –5dB to 0dB. In this way you are provided with enough tolerance for
later adjustments.
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Use the master faders to adjust the overall volume.
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In case you are using the FX units, please proceed like this:
1. Adjust the AUX1/FX1 send controls at their center position.
2. Adjust the FX1 return fader at the –5dB mark.
3. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to select the desired effect preset.
4. Press the FX ON button.
5. Play the sound source of the desired input channel and adjust the desired amount of the FX signal, using the AUX/FX controls
of this input channel. Repeat this step for all input channels that you want to include in your effect mix.
6. Adjust the AUX/FX SEND controls, so that the Peak LED only lights frequently at highly dynamic signal peaks.
If necessary, repeat steps 1 - 6 for the second internal FX unit (FX2).
MONITOR MIX
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To successfully adjust your stage monitors, turn off your audience mix on the PSX but keep the on-stage mix alive.
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Lower the setting of the AUX3 fader within the master section.
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Engage the AUX3 POST button within the master section.
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Adjust the AUX3 faders of all input channels that are momentarily in use at their center position. In this way the main mix and the monitor
mix are completely identical.
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Push the AUX3 fader up until low-level feedback is heard.
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Activate the FEEDBACK FILTER and adjust its control, so that the feedback disappears.
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Use the AUX3 fader to reduce the AUX3 level by about –6dB. This will provide you with enough “headroom” to avoid feedback during
the performance, even when some microphone positions are changed for the worse.
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Use the FX to AUX3 control to add the effects mix to the monitor without influencing the main mix.
Normally, the monitor mix uses a smaller amount of effects than the main mix.
Let the artists perform some and check the sound of the system from different angles and distances. If you come to the conclusion that some
corrections in the overall sound are necessary, activate the 7-band equalizer and adjust the sound to your liking. By doing so, you should
keep in mind, that during the performance the sound will be changed when the audience is present and has a major effect on the acoustical
condition of the room, the degree of first reflections, and the absorption of low frequencies. If possible, you should check the sound “in the
house” during the performance and – if necessary – adjust it to the changed conditions.
We wish you lots of fun and success with your new PSX mixer.
STANDARD INSTALLATION
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