Yamaha MT2X Owner's Manual - Page 8

Pan Pan Pot Controls - mixer

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PAN (PAN POT) CONTROLS After volume level and equalizing, the input signal is sent to these controls. During mixdown (see "Mixdown" on page 31, each control helps determine the acoustic "position" of the signal in regards to the stereo field. Turning the control all the way to the left puts the signal all the way over to the left side of the stereo sound field; turning the control to the right sends the signal towards the right. At dead center, the signal comes out equally from the left and right channels. L Center R I I PAN All the way to the left, the signal comes out from the left channel. L R PAN All the way to the right, the signal comes out from the right channel. These controls are also useful in ping-ponging (see "Pingponging" on page 25). AUX CONTROLS The MT2X is equipped with an AUX SEND jack and two (left and right) AUX RETURN jacks When special effects are desired on a certain channel, reverb or delay effects can be connected between these jacks to provide only the desired effect to the desired channel. Amplified monitor speakers can also be connected to the AUX SEND jack. Each AUX control adjusts the sources connected to the AUX SEND jack in the following manner. CONNECTING AN EFFECTOR AUX controls Channel 1 signal Channel 2 signal Channel 3 signal Channel 4 signal AUX MASTER SEND control Effects device (digital reverb, digital delay, etc.) AUX RTN control To the left & right stereo mix busses Channel 5 signal Channel 6 signal Raise the AUX control of the channel which requires effects. At the same time, make sure that the AUX controls for the other channels are adjusted for proper balance. The effected signal, with all the channel signals mixed in, flows in the following manner: AUX MASTER SEND control effects device AUX RTN . At the end, the sounds are mixed by the stereo mix buss. CONNECTING MONITOR SPEAKERS AUX control Channel 1 signal Channel 2 signal AUX MASTER SEND control Channel 3 signal Channel 4 signal Channel 5 signal Channel 6 signal Amplified monitor speakers Performers or sound mixers can control the level balance of the four channels (instruments) with the AUX controls level adjusted by the AUX MASTER SEND control , with the total output 6

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PAN (PAN POT) CONTROLS
PAN
After volume level and equalizing, the input signal is sent
to these controls. During mixdown (see “Mixdown” on
page 31, each control helps determine the acoustic
“position” of the signal in regards to the stereo field.
Turning the control all the way to the left puts the signal
all the way over to the left side of the stereo sound field;
turning the control to the right sends the signal towards
the right. At dead center, the signal comes out equally
from the left and right channels.
L
I
Center
R
I
All the way to the left,
the signal comes out
from the left channel.
L
R
All the way to the
right, the signal comes
out from the right
channel.
PAN
These controls are also useful in ping-ponging (see “Ping-
ponging” on page 25).
AUX CONTROLS
The MT2X is equipped with an AUX SEND jack
and two (left and right) AUX RETURN jacks
When special
effects are desired on a certain channel, reverb or delay effects can be connected between these jacks to provide
only the desired effect to the desired channel.
Amplified monitor speakers can also be connected to the AUX SEND
jack.
Each AUX control adjusts the sources connected to the AUX SEND jack in the following manner.
CONNECTING AN EFFECTOR
AUX MASTER
SEND control
AUX controls
Channel 1 signal
Channel 2 signal
Channel 3 signal
Channel 4 signal
Channel 5 signal
Channel 6 signal
Effects device
(digital reverb, digital delay, etc.)
AUX RTN control
To the left & right
stereo mix busses
Raise the AUX control
of the channel which requires effects. At the same time, make sure that the AUX controls for the other channels
are adjusted for proper balance. The effected signal, with all the channel signals mixed in, flows in the following manner: AUX MASTER
SEND control
effects device
AUX RTN
.
At the end, the sounds are mixed by the stereo mix buss.
CONNECTING MONITOR SPEAKERS
AUX control
AUX MASTER
SEND control
Channel 1 signal
Channel 2 signal
Channel 3 signal
Channel 4 signal
Channel 5 signal
Channel 6 signal
Amplified monitor
speakers
Performers
or
sound
mixers
can
control
the
level
balance
of
the
four
channels
(instruments)
with
the
AUX
controls
,
with
the
total
output
level adjusted by the AUX MASTER SEND control
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