Behringer X2442USB Manual - Page 10

10 XENYX X2442USB/X2222USB/X1832USB/X1622USB User Manual Monitor mix with effect 2.3.6 Supplement to X1832USB In this instance, your effects device should be set up as follows: the AUX SEND 2 jack should be connected to the L/Mono input of your effects device, with its outputs coming back into the STEREO AUX RETURN 1 jacks. Connect the AUX SEND 1 jack output to the amplifier of your monitor system. The AUX SEND 1 master control determines the overall volume of the monitor mix. The X1832USB has a stereo fader for the AUX RETURN FX and offers a variety of routing options: MUTE disables the effect return (but not PFL of course!), SOLO routes it to the Solo or PFL busses, SUB to the subgroups and MAIN to the main mix. Using the STEREO AUX RETURN (TO AUX SEND) control, the effect signal can now be blended into the monitor mix. You can easily use the headphones distribution amplifier BEHRINGER POWERPLAY PRO HA4700/HA8000 to provide four (HA8000: eight) stereo headphone mixes for your studio. The following table shows which jacks on the console can be used for this purpose. X1622USB X1832USB X2222USB X2442USB optional: External effects device receives signal from... AUX SEND 2 AUX SEND 1 AUX SEND 2 AUX SEND 2 AUX SEND 1 External effects device routes signal back to... STEREO AUX RETURN 1 connectors STEREO AUX RETURN 2 connectors STEREO AUX RETURN connectors 1 or 2 STEREO AUX RETURN 1 connectors STEREO AUX RETURN 2 connectors Tab. 2.1: Connectors and controls for monitor mix with effect The effect signal reaches the monitor mix via... STEREO AUX RETURN 1 (TO AUX SEND 1) control MONITOR switch of the FX/AUX 2 RET STEREO AUX RETURN 1 (TO AUX SEND 1) control STEREO AUX RETURN 1 (TO AUX SEND 1) control STEREO AUX RETURN 2 (TO AUX SEND 2) control STEREO AUX RETURN FX On consoles X1622USB and X1832USB this is the STEREO AUX RETURN 2, on consoles X2222USB and X2442USB this is the STEREO AUX RETURN 3. Use the STEREO AUX RETURN FX control to determine the level of the signal routed from the AUX RETURN FX jacks to the main mix. If nothing is connected to these jacks, the output of the built-in effects module will appear. X1832USB Fig. 2.13: The FX/AUX 2 return fader of the X1832USB MON The MON switch routes the signals appearing at the AUX RETURN 2 jacks to the monitor path, along with the monitor signals from the channels. If you wish to route the effect signal to the monitor mix, you can also switch aux 1 to pre-fader, drive the effect device from the aux 1 output and return the effect signal via AUX RETURN 2 to the monitor signal. 2.3.7 XPQ Surround function (X1832USB only) MAIN MIX / TO SUBS This switch routes the signal fed in via the STEREO AUX RETURN FX jacks either to the main mix (not pressed) or to the submix (pressed). On the X2442USB you can select which subgroup the signal is assigned to (switches 1-2 / 3-4, to the right of MAIN MIX / TO SUBS). SOLO RETURNS Additionally, this model allows you to route the aux returns together to the solo bus and the PFL bus. The LED lights up when Solo is on. STEREO AUX RETURN 4 (X2442USB only) This control behaves the same way as the other stereo aux returns. Additionally, it provides for a simple monitor path using the switch PHONES/CTRL ROOM ONLY. PHONES/CTRL ROOM ONLY Use this switch to route the signal appearing at the AUX RETURN 4 jacks to the control room and headphones outputs. X1832USB Fig. 2.14: Control elements of the surround function The XPQ surround function can be enabled/disabled with the XPQ TO MAIN switch. This is a built-in effect that widens the stereo width, thus making the sound more lively and transparent. Use the SURROUND control to determine the intensity of this effect. VOICE CANCELLER Here, you have a filter circuitry that lets you almost entirely remove the vocal portion of a recording. The filter is constructed in such a way that voice frequencies are targeted without majorly affecting the rest of the signal. Additionally, the filter seizes only the middle of the stereo image, exactly there where the vocals are typically located. ◊ Connect the signal sources you wish to process using the Voice Canceller to the CD/TAPE INPUT connectors. The Voice Canceller circuitry is not available for other inputs.