Behringer EURODESK SX3282 Manual - Page 10

10 EURODESK SX3282 User Manual ◊ A stereo equalizer is generally preferable to using two mono equalizers when EQ-ing a stereo signal, as often discrepancies between left and right settings can occur. 4.3 Aux Sends These are the same as for mono channels (see section 3.3). Keyboard 4.4 Routing & Muting The only difference here from the mono channel described in 3.4 is in the implementation of the pan control. When a channel is run in mono, there is no difference at all. In stereo operation however, this control functions as a BALANCE control (19), determining the relative balance of the left and right channel signals being sent to the left and right main mix buses, or odd and even subgroup buses. For example, with the balance control turned fully clockwise, only the right portion of the channel's stereo signal will be routed to any or all of buses R, 2, 4 etc. ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ246 Stereo Channel/Input SX3282 5. Subgroups and Inserts Fig. 5.1: Inserting into a stereo channel 5.1 Subgroups The principal routes to multitrack are via the subgroup outputs. There are eight mono (or four stereo) subgroups. All channels can access all of them, as can aux returns 1 and 2 ((47)). Subgroup level is determined by the Subgroup fader (20), while the signal level may be accurately checked by solo-ing ((22)). Subgroup outputs can also be assigned to the main mix during mixdown by pressing the MAIN MIX switch (21), in which case stereo position in the L R mix is determined by the subgroup's PAN pot (23). ◊ Try inserting compression/de-essing/an exciter or a noise gate across grouped signals (e.g. backing vocals, drums, layered synths). ◊ Try merging a dry signal with a little wet, then compressing the sum heavily. Though the reverb proportion will be low when a signal is present, the resultant reverb tail pumped up by the compressor at the start of each silence will give the illusion that the reverb was massive at the time. (The listener will be left wondering how the singer could sound so clear in such a wet acoustic!) ◊ Please note that we didn't draw the ground/screen connection in the following graphics to keep them as simple as possible. ◊ If you want to insert an external EQ or dynamics processor post-EQ, a subgroup insert should be used as follows: Channel 1 Input Subgroup 1 Insert 5.2 Insert Points Insert points are useful for adding dynamic processing or equalization to a channel, a group, or the mix. Unlike reverbs etc., which are usually added to the dry signal, dynamic processing is normally applied across an entire signal. Here an aux send would be inappropriate. Instead the signal is intercepted somewhere along the channel, fed through the dynamics processor and/or EQ, then returned to the console at the same point where it left. The insert point is normalized, i.e. the signal is only interrupted when a jack is plugged into it. All mono input channels have got insert points, as have the subgroups and the main mix. Each insert point is accommodated on a single TRS jack socket wired tip = send, ring = return, sleeve = ground/screen. Inserts are always pre-fader, and also pre-EQ/pre-aux sends for channels. ◊ If you want to insert a dynamics processor etc. into one of the stereo channels, it must be done between the source output and the SX3282, as these channels have no bona-fide insert point. Send ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496 Fig. 5.2: Inserting an external EQ / dynamics processor post channel EQ Return