Behringer EURODESK SX4882 User Manual

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EURODESK SX4882 User Manual A50-81333-00002 ...

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EURODESK SX4882 2 Important safety instructions This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the * presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure - voltage that may be sufcient to constitute a risk of shock. This s...

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EURODESK SX4882 3 Table of contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................... 4 1.1 The manual .................................................................. 4 1.1.1 Nomenclature ...................

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EURODESK SX4882 EURODESK overview4 Introduction1. The manual1.1 Nomenclature1.1.1 Most specialist subjects are not really all that difcult provided you understand the language used, and the vocabulary of mixing is pretty straightforwa...

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EURODESK SX4882 Input/output channel 5 In remix mode 48 channels are available, all with EQ and access to the aux buses. There are six additional stereo FX returns, giving a grand total of 60 separate line-level inputs: and tha...

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EURODESK SX4882 Input/output channel6 Main equalizer3.4 Main equalizerFig. 3.3: The main equalizer can be switched (S10) out of circuit for easy A/B comparisons between EQed and straight signals, or when you know that you don’t want ...

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EURODESK SX4882 Inserts 7 RoutingFig. 3.5: The level to the subgroup and main mix buses is ultimately deter- mined by the channel faders. These are designed to give a smooth logarithmic taper of a type more usually associated with the name of so...

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EURODESK SX4882 Subgroup and direct outputs8 In this arrangement you might nd that compression + tends to soften the perceived amount of EQ applied. The solution? Apply more EQ. This creates a real “pres- sure” sound, great fo...

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EURODESK SX4882 Master panel 9 after the fader (i.e. post EQ and after the aux sends, see block schematics). This can feed a tape track directly without having to resort to the subgroups, enabling more than eight different tracks to be recorded s...

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EURODESK SX4882 Master panel10 As always, there are exceptions to the above rule. Some + short stereo delay effects (say 30 ms to L, 50 ms to right) cause a psychoacoustic effect where the earlier delay seems louder. A similar effect i...

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EURODESK SX4882 Master panel 11 If you are using the STUDIO output to drive a pair of + monitors actually in the studio, do not ever leave P82 turned up during a take. Howls and howlround may well be the result. Lastly, there is a MONO but...

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EURODESK SX4882 Connections12 Connections7. Rear panel7.1 Expander port bus inputs If you want to add another console to your EURODESK SX4882, the expander port bus inputs give access to all subgroups, auxes and mix busses via an array of 1/4&qu...

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EURODESK SX4882 Connections 13 A and B-channel input sectionFig. 7.8: A-channel line inputs The A-channel line inputs accept balanced or unbalanced 1/4" jacks, tip = hot, ring = cold and sleeve = ground/screen. Mic inputs These are via...

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EURODESK SX4882 Connections14 Connector pinout7.2 You will need a lot of cables for a lot of purposes. Here’s how they should look: ¼" mono (TS) plugs You'll need this kind for: Expander Port Bus Inputs = Subgroup Outputs / T...

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EURODESK SX4882 The patcheld 15 The patcheld8. Nomenclature clarication: FIELD= entire patching area = BAY= a unit of 48 jack sockets arranged as 24 outs over 24 = ins If you really want to make the most of your home studio, invest in a ...

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EURODESK SX4882 Gain optimization16 Rather you should be looking at disconnecting the signal screen somewhere. You could do worse than ensure that all screens are commoned at the patchbay in which case all unearthed equipment would pick up earth ...

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EURODESK SX4882 (Un)balanced lines 17 say, 15 dB of headroom (as is the case with DAT etc.). The PFL/ SOLO meter, on the other hand, looks only at the desk’s analog aux input level, if you hear distortion, but the meter says you’re just hittin...

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EURODESK SX4882 8-track MIDI suite/dance production studio18 A balanced microphone lineFig. 12.1: Start-up13. A-channel setting up procedure13.1 Selecting inputs13.1.1 = MICROPHONE: MIC/LINE switch (S1) UP, PAD switch (S1a) UP, FLIP switch (S3...

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EURODESK SX4882 8-track MIDI suite/dance production studio 19 Sends14.1 Send routingFig. 14.1: In a dance production, effects are often of paramount importance in creating interesting/evolving sounds, and aux sends are usually all dedicated to t...

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EURODESK SX4882 Professional 24-track studio20 Mixdown14.5 The situation here is no different from record, really, save that the subgroups may now be routed directly to the main mix (L/R) bus (S35 to 38) for easier mixing. Remember, you started o...

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EURODESK SX4882 Live P.A. with 2-track recording 21 Choose to send to subgroups 7 and 8 from channels + which are routed to tape from their DIRECT OUT. Otherwise CHANNEL PAN, which will already have been set for recording via a...

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EURODESK SX4882 Live concert with 24-track recording22 Live concert with 24-track recording18. Stereo (quadraphonic) P.A. with sidells, three inlls, two wedge mixes, four FX and simultaneous 24-track recording. Chan- nels Source Tape route D...

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EURODESK SX4882 Input/output conguration 23 In a quadrophonic setup MIX-B should be kept separate + from the main mix (S48 UP). OK: This example has been extreme. Chances are if you were touring with the sort of PA / multitrack described above ...

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EURODESK SX4882 Specications24 Input/output congurationTab. 22.1: The EXPANDER PORT inputs have a nominal level of -2 dBu (subgroup/mix) and +2 dBu (aux). All variable gain circuits offer +15 dB (except aux re- + turns, which of...

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EURODESK SX4882 Specications 25 Specications24. Main channel strip Mic input Type electronically balanced, discrete input circuit Mic E.I.N. 1 (22 Hz - 22 kHz) @ 150 Ω source -129.0 dBu / -117.3 dBqp input shortened -132.0 dBu / -122....

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EURODESK SX4882 Warranty28 Warranty25. Other warranty rights and national law§ 1 1. This warranty does not exclude or limit the buyer’s statutory rights pro- vided by national law, in particular, any such rights against the seller that arise f...

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION Responsible party name: BEHRINGER USA, Inc. Address: 18912 North Creek Parkway, Suite 200 Bothell, WA 98011, USA Phone/Fax No.: Phone: +1 425 672 0816, Fax: +1 425 673 7647 hereby declares that...