Behringer EURODESK SX2442FX Brochure - Page 2

EURODESK SX2442 Balanced Main mix outputs with ¼" jack and gold-plated XLR connectors, separate Control room, Headphone and stereo Tape outputs Solo-In-Place and Pre-Fader-Listen functions plus full-featured Talkback section Standby switch mutes all channels during breaks while background music is provided via CD/Tape inputs Long-wearing 60 mm logarithmic-taper faders and sealed rotary controls Internal autorange power supply for maximum flexibility (100 - 240 V~), noise-free audio, superior transient response plus low power consumption for energy saving High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life Conceived and designed by BEHRINGER Germany Page 2 of 8 Naturally we gave you a whole palette of creative effects like reverb, chorus, flanger, delay and pitch shifter tones, as well as mind-bending multi-effects to take your sound out of this world. But you also get problem solving workhorses like compression and gating plus final effects such as Ultramizer, Ultrabass and Exciter that can put a PA or studio mix over the top. And because there are two processors, you can cue two separate effects, then apply one or both to channels 1 through 20 - compression for the vocalist, reverb for the vocalist and snare drum, for example. What the heck is "British EQ"? A good thing to have on your side when you start reaching for those channel equalization knobs. At a live concert or in the studio. Think of it as kinder, gentler, more musical EQ like the type found on classic British consoles from the 60's and 70's. Single malt scotch instead of Everclear. Home-baked cherry cobbler instead of an artificial cherry lollypop. British EQ's distinct configuration of wider curves/lower Q and harmonic phase characteristics allows you to add or subtract EQ more generously than you can with conventional EQ circuit designs. When you add low midrange, you get a firmer sound instead of a nasty bonk. When you back high frequencies off a bit, treble backs off just a hair instead of turning muffled. All SX2442FX mono channels have low and high shelving plus a sweepable "midrange" you can move anywhere from 100 Hz to 8 kHz. Think of it as your roving English troubleshooter. Kill feedback before it maims your audience. When it comes to suppressing feedback, the SX2442FX is like having a bloodhound trained to spot trouble frequencies a mile away. The 9-band graphic EQ (which you can choose to apply to your main mix or monitor mix via the MAIN/AUX1 button) features the FBQ Feedback Detection system. It makes finding and adjusting critical frequencies a snap. Just push FBQ IN, then watch as LEDs on the individual EQ sliders light up, indicating which frequency bands are causing feedback. Simply adjust until the LED goes dim. The Ins and Outs Some manufacturers make what they call 24-input mixers that count stuff like CD/TAPE IN as an input. But the SX2442FX really gives you sixteen honest mono channels plus eight stereo channels, making it easy to accommodate a variety aio or live performance configurations. You can connect up to 16 microphones or other mono instruments and up to four stereo instruments (keyboards or tone modules, for example). You can combine these input in four different sub-mixes (we call them buses). That allows you to blend multiple channels-say all the mics on a drum kit or all the backup singers' mics-to a single fader, which is easier to adjust for the overall mix that goes to the PA speakers. You can also use one or more of the sub-mix buses to create custom monitor mixes for picky members of your band ("More me! More me!"). A zillion ways to change the channel At the top of each mono channel, you'll find both a balanced XLR input with a XENYX mic preamp and a ¼" input. A phantom power switch located on the back near the main power switch accommodates condenser mics. Next comes is an insert for connecting up individual signal processors or feeding a remote broadcast feed or multitrack recorder directly. Trim control and level set LED let you adjust the channel's input level for maximum headroom and minimum noise - the huge range of this control can handle anything from a very timid vocalist to a close-miked guitar amp stack. Each mono channel features a 3-band EQ with semi-parametric mids (giving you control of the Mid level and a sweepable frequency with a boost or cut of 15 dB) and a Trim control for adjusting input gain via a Level Set LED. Continued on next page