Aphex USB 500 Rack - Manual (Page 10)

USB 500 Rack
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Slot 1 MODULE INPUT SOURCE set to “XLR.”
Slot 2 MODULE INPUT SOURCE set to “MOD 1.”
Slot 3 MODULE INPUT SOURCE set to “MOD 2.
Slot 4 MODULE INPUT SOURCE set to “MOD 3.”
This sends the microphone input to module 1. The mic pre output is
sent to the compressor; the compressed mic pre signal is sent to the
EQ. The compressed and EQ’d mic pre signal is sent to the Exciter.
The output of the Exciter can be sent to a single DAW track and the
XLR output of slot 4.
NOTE: Remember that the module output signals are ALWAYS
sent to their associated XLR outputs. Keeping with the signal flow
from this example, the output of the mic pre would be sent module
output 1, the compressed mic pre signal would be sent to module
output 2, the EQ’d and compressed mic pre signal would be sent to
module output 3 and the excited, EQ’d, compressed mic pre signal
would be sent to module output 4.
NOTE: Module one does NOT have a MOD selection as there is
no previous module to receive a signal from.
USING XLR LINE LEVEL, +4DBU INPUTS
Let’s say slots 2-4 have their MODULE INPUT SOURCE switch set
to “MOD.” This means the modules will derive their signal from the
output of the previous module. In this scenario the USB SOURCE
switch for slots 2 and 3 can be set to “XLR” allowing the XLR inputs
to be used as a +4 line level inputs to the DAW. A practical use of this
would be recording a vocal using all 4 modules chained as a channel
strip while using XLR inputs 2 and 3 with external preamps to simul-
taneously record an acoustic guitar, a bass and a harmony vocal.
Another way to look at this setup is as a module bypass. Setting the
“USB SOURCE” switch to XLR allows the signal connected to that
XLR to be sent directly to the DAW, bypassing the module.