AVE Strike-FX6 User manual

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PROFESSIONAL
MIXING CONSOLE EQUIPMENT
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4/6/8/12/-CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER
Professional Mixing Console Eq uipment

Contents .............................................................................. 1
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................ 2
Read This Page! ... ............................................................... 3
E-Z INTERFACING ............................................. 4
1. MIC INPUTS ........................................................ 4
PHANTOM POWER ........................................... 4
2. LINE INPUTS ...................................................... 5
3. PHONES ............................................................. 5
4. AUX SEND .......................................................... 5
5. AUX RETURNS ................................................... 5
6. TAPE OUTPUT/REC .......................................... 5
7. MP3 PLAYER ...................................................... 5
8. MAIN OUTPUTS .................................................. 5
9. POWER SWITCH ................................................. 6
10. POWER CONNECTION ...................................... 6
Patchbal Description
Appendix B: Technical Inf ormation
Specifications........ ................................ 14
20. POWER LED ..................................................... 8
21. PHANTOM POWER SWITCH .......................... 8
22. METERS ............................................................ 9
23. PHONES LEVEL ............................................... 9
24.USB PLAYER CHANNEL . ..................... ... 9. ........
25. USB FADER ................................................ 9.......
26 DISPLAY .......................................... 9. .................
27. REPEAT ........................................................... 9
29. AUX RETURN .................................................. 9
30. FX RETURN FADER......................................... 9
31. MAIN FADER ......................... 9..........................
Master Controls Description
Block Diagram.............................................................. 10
Appendix A: Connections
"XLR Connectors................................... 11"
1/4"TRS Phone Plugs and Jacks.............. 11
1/4" TS Phone Pllugs and Jacks............... 11
Switched 1/4"Phone Jacks...................... 11
RCA Plugs and Jacks.............................. 12
Unbalancing a Line................................. 12
TRS Send/Receive Insert Jacks............... 12
Using the Send Only on an Insert Jack .... 12
stereo Input and returns :
Mono, Stereo,Whatever........................... 13
Channel Strip Description
11. GAIN .................................................................... 6
12. HI EQ .................................................................. 7
13. MID EQ ................................................................ 7
14. LOW EQ ............................................................. 7
15 AUX / FX ..................................... .......................... 8
16 AUX .............. ..... ......... .......................................... 8
"U" LIKE UNITY GAIN.............................................. 6
17. PAN ...................................................................... 8
18. PEAK(PEAK LEVEL INDICATOR) ..................... 8
19. CHANNEL FADER .............................................. 8
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28. AUX SEND ...................................................... 9

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the
mixer
We realize that you must have a powerful hankerin’
to try out the mixer or you might be one of those people
who never reads manuals.All we ask is that you read
this pageNOW,and read the rest later you'll be glad
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you did.
1. Turn the GAIN,MON,FX send and fader contols
fully down.
2. Set all the EQ knobs at the center detents.
3. Connect the signal source to the MIC or LINE
channel input.
4. Engage (push in ) the channel’s PFL switch.
5. Play something into the selected input, at real-world
levels.
6. Adjust the GAIN control so that the display on the
meter stays around “0.” (Only the left meter is active
in the Level-Setting Procedure.)
7. If you’d like to apply some EQ, do so now and return.
8. Disengage that channel’s PFL switch.
9. Repeat for each channel.
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1. MIC INPUTS
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6.TAPE OUTPUT/REC
2. LINE INPUTS
7.MP3 PLAYER
This procedure allows you to quickly play an mp3
song stored in the mass storage system(USB).
1.plug the USB cable in to your computer.
See the following section regarding mps upload.
2.Push the Play/Pausec
Buton to play the first mps song of the mass
storage medium.Led blinks during music play.
3. Next/ Plus:to change a music track or
change a control level.
4. Repeat:to Repeat the somg is playing.
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This 1/4" TRS stereo jack will drive any standard
headphone to very loud levels.Walkperson-type
phones can also be used with an appropriate adapter.
If you’re wiring your own cable for the PHONES
output,follow standard conventions:
3.PHONES
4. AUX SEND
These 1/4'' TRS output connectors provide
balanced or unbalanced line-level signals for
connecting to the inputs of effects devices or
stage monitor amplifiers.
the outside world. Connect them to the balanced
inputs of a power amplifier or powered speakers.
See page 16 for details of the main mix.
These low-impedance outputs are fully balanced
and capable of driving +4 dBu lines with up to
28 dB ofheadroom. This output is 6 dB hotter than
other outputs.
These line-level outputs connect the main mix to
8. MAIN OUTPUTS
5.AUX RETURNS
This is where you connect the output of your par-allel
effects devices(or extra audio soures).
These balanced inputs the circuits will handle stereo
or mono,balanced or unbalanced signals,either
instrument level.They can be used with just about
any pro or semipro effects device on the market.
The suigbals com-ing into these inputs can be adjusted
using the STEREO RETUN knobs before passing onto
the main mix bus.
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mixer, its power jack accepts a standard 3-prong
IEC cord like those found on most professional
recorders musical instruments, and computers.
Just in case you lose the cord provided with the
9.POWER SWITCH 10.POWER CONNECTION
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Mono Channels
The mono channel controls affect both
the mono mic input and the mono line-level
input.
The gain knob adjust both mic and line
input.
Each mono channel has an insert jack and
low cut switch.
Channel 1 has a hi-z switch to connect a
guitar directly.
The 3-band EQ has shelving high,shelving
low,and peaking mid EQ.
“U”LIKE UNITY GAIN
Theye mixers have a “U” symbol on almost
every level control.This “U” stands for “unity
gain,” meaning no change in signal level(0 dB
gain).Once you have adjusted the input signal
with the gain control,set every control at “U”
and the signals will travel through the mixer at
optimal levels.What’s more,all the labels on our
levels cotrols are measured in decibels(dB),so
you’ll know what you’re doing levels-wise if
you choose to change a control’s setting.
Channel Strip Description
11.GAIN
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12.HI EQ
This control gives you up to
15 dB boost or cut above 12kHz,
and it is flat (no boost or cut) at
the detent,Use it to add sizzle to
cymbals,and an overall sense of
transparency,or edge to
keyboards,vocals,guitar and bacon
frying.Turn it down a little to reduce sibilance,or to
hide tape hiss.
13.MID EQ
Short for “midrange,” this
knob provides 15 dB of boost
or cut, centered at 2.5 kHz,also
flat at the center detent.
Midrange EQ is often thought
of as the frequencies that define
any particular sound are almost
always found in this range.You can create many
interesting and useful EQ changes by turning this
knob down as well as up.
14.LOW EQ
This control gives you up to 15
dB boost or cut below 80 Hz.The
circuit is flat at the center detent
position.This frequency
represents the punch in bass
drums,bass guitar,fat synth
patches,and some really serious
male singers.
Used in conjunction with the
low cut switch,you can boost the
low EQ without injecting a ton
of subsonic debris into the mix.
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16.AUX
17.PAN
These knobs adjust the amout of channel signal sent
to the left versus the right outputs.On mono channels
these controls act as pan pots.On hybrid and stereo
channels,they work like the balance control on a home
stereo.They do not affect the aux mon or FX mixes.
19.CHANNEL FADER
These faders control the channel’s level from off,
to unity gain,on up to 10 dB of additional gain.The
mono channels have mono faders,and the hybrid and
stereo channels use stereo faders.
With the gain control [16] set correctly,the faders
should be set around unity gain (U).
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15.AUX / FX
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18.PEAK(PEAK LEVEL INDICATOR)
A red LED indicates a signal level at the insert return point,
pre master fader,It illuminates at approximately 5dB below
clipping.
This switch is used to select whethev the AUX
signal assign to the FX bus or the AUX send bus.
These tap a portion of each channel’s signal out
to an effects processor or for stage monitoring.
The AUX send levels are contrilled by the channel’s
AUX 1-3 knobs,and by the AUX SEND MASTERS knobs.
Master Controls Description
21.PHANTOM POWER SWITCH
If the microphones need phantom power,press in
this switch to add phantom power to all the XLR
microphone inputs of the mixer.This lets the mixer
send low-current DC voltage to the mic’s electronics
through the same wires that carry audio.The LED
will turn on as a reminder that phantom power is
engaged.
20.POWER LED
This LED comes on when the mixer is plugged
into the AC mains supply,and the rear panel power
switch [10] is on.
If the LED does not turn on,make sure the AC
power is live,both ends of the power cord are
correctly inserted,the electricity bill has been paid
and the lights in town are on.
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23.PHONES LEVEL
This controls the volume of the headphones
output from off to maximum gain.
Warning The headphone amplifier is
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designed to drive any standard
headphones to a very loud level.
It can cause permanent hearing damage.Even
intermediate levels may be painfully loud with
some headphones.Be careful!Always start with
the phones level control turned all the way
down before connecting headphones or making
any connections. Keep it down until you’ve put
on the headphones,and turn it down first
whenever you play a new source or instrument.
These meters have 2 columns of 10 LEDs
each,with dB markings from -20 to +10,and
OL (overload at +10 dBu).They indicate the
stereo signal strength of the main mix after
the main fader [31].
22.METERS
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This USB play channel are similar the mono
channel.
24.USB PLAYER CHANNEL
These fader control the USB level fron of ,to
unity qain on up to 10 dB of additional.
25.USB FADER
26.DISPLAY
Please press the Rey stroke up and down,and
it will be gotten the perfect neverberative effect
that you need.
These function which has (16) effective posture
can be turned up.
27.REPEAT
This knod is used for adjusting frequency of
echo repeat.Since too much echo repeat may
cause ahowl.Please adjust frequency properly.
28.AUX SEND
This control adjusts the signal level sent to
the AUX SEND jack.
29.AUX RETURN
These contrd set the overall level of effects
received fxm the RETURNS [13] input jacks.
30.FX RETURN FADER
Use this fader to gently adjust the level of
the stereo output from the internal FX
processor being added to the main mix.
The range is off to +10 dB with unity at “U”.
31.MAIN FADER
This fader controls the level of the main
mix and affects the meters and main line-
level outputs.
This gives you ultimate control over the
audience.
Adjust it carefully,with a good eye on the
meters to check against overloading and a
good ear on the levels to make sure the
audience is happy.
The main mix signals are off with the
fader fully down,the “U” marking is unity
gain and fully up provides 10 dB of additional
gain.This additional gain will know it’s there.
The level control is stereo, as it affects both
the left and right of the main mix equally.
This is the control to turn down at the end of
the song when you want “The Great Fade-Out.”
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Block Diagram
GA IN 2
HI L OW HI L OW
AU X
FX
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PF L
PF L ON
GA IN 2
USB FA DER
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6.20kg5.00kg 7.40kg
373*385*100 485*385*100 597*385*100
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