SoundCraft Notepad 5 User Manual

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® User Guide For Soundcraft Notepad 5, 8FX & 12FX ® NOTEPAD ...

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NOTEPAD 5, 8FX, 12FX INFORMATION INFORMATION INFORMATION IMPORTANT Please read this manual carefully before using your mixer for the rst time. This equipment complies with the EMC directive 2004/108/EC and LVD 2006/95/EC. This product is appr...

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CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS 1.0 AN INTRODUCTION TO NOTEPAD 1.1: Safety 1.2: Warranty  1.3:Specications 2.0: INTRODUCTION TO THIS MANUAL 2.1: Introduction To Consoles 2.2: Parts Of The Console 3.0: INPUTS AND OUTPUTS 3.1: Introductio...

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1.0: INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION TO NOTEPAD 1.0: INTRODUCTION TO NOTEPAD Drawing on over 40 years experience in sound mixing, the Notepad Series combines a superb an- alogue control surface with the unrivalled British sound of Soundcraft in a powerful,...

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1.1: SAFETY INTRODUCTION > SAFETY 1.1: INTRODUCTION > SAFETY THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTHED Under no circumstances should the mains earth be disconnected from the mains lead. The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following ...

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1.1: SAFETY INTRODUCTION > SAFETY 1.1: INTRODUCTION > SAFETY WARNINGS • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all instructions. • Clean the apparatus only with a dry cloth. • Do not instal...

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1.1: SAFETY INTRODUCTION > SAFETY 1.1: INTRODUCTION > SAFETY WARNINGS ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES Although your new console will not output any sound until you feed it signals, it has the capabilitytoproducesoundswhich...

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1.2: WARRANTY INTRODUCTION > SAFETY 1.2: INTRODUCTION > WARRANTY WARRANTY 1 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd. EndUsermeansthepersonwhorstputstheequipmentintoregularop...

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1.3: SPECIFICATIONS INTRODUCTION > SPECIFICATIONS 1.3: INTRODUCTION > SPECIFICATIONS TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Response 20Hz – 20kHz Mic / Line Input o any Output: +/-1.5dB Noise MicInputE.I.N.atmaximum...

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2.0: GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED - AN INTRODUCTION TO THIS MANUAL 2.0: INTRODUCTION TO THIS MANUAL Anyone with minimal audio experience should be able to operate the Soundcraft Notepad console without reading too much of this manual, though we d...

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2.1: CONSOLE INTRO GETTING STARTED > INTRODUCTION TO MIXING CONSOLES 2.1: INTRODUCTION TO CONSOLES The main function of a mixing console is to combine different audio inputs and independently adjust the levels of those contributions to the mix. W...

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2.2: PARTS OF THE CONSOLE GETTING STARTED > PARTS OF THE CONSOLE 2.2: Parts Of The Console Inputs & Outputs The Notepad console features a variety of physical inputs and outputs for getting audio in and out of the console: • XLR inputs fo...

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2.2: PARTS OF THE CONSOLE GETTING STARTED > PARTS OF THE CONSOLE 2.2: Parts Of The Console NOTEPAD 5, 8FX, 12FX User Manual FX Return (Notepad 12FX only) The FX return channel takes its input from the output of the internal Lexicon FX processor...

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3.0: INPUTS AND OUTPUTS INPUTS, OUTPUTS, AND CONNECTIONS 3.0: INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The physical inputs and outputs on the Notepad console are varied, and together with the mic preampsandHi-Zinputcontrol,provideaexiblescheme�...

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3.1: INTRO TO I/O INPUTS & OUTPUTS > INTRODUCTION TO I/O 3.1: INTRODUCTION TO I/O The Notepad console offers a choice of industry standard audio inputs and outputs. All Jack and XLR inputs are balanced. RCA inputs are not balanced. Below are ...

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3.2: CONSOLE INPUTS INPUTS & OUTPUTS > CONSOLE INPUTS 3.2: CONSOLE INPUTS Mic Input - XLR Input connection for microphones using standard XLR connection. Pin-2 is the positive, hot termi- nal. When using condenser microphones, the 48V phantom ...

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3.3: CONSOLE OUTPUTS INPUTS & OUTPUTS > CONSOLE OUTPUTS 3.3: CONSOLE OUTPUTS MASTER Master Left and Right outputs, XLR connectors These are impedance-balanced line level outputs. The XLR outputs are labelled ‘MASTER L’ and ‘MASTER R’, ...

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Power Connection The Notepad console uses an external mid-lead power supply. The power connector is located on the back panel of the console. Rated at DC18V, 1.3A A power cord restraint is located on the back of the mixer, to reduce chance of the po...

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4.0: CONSOLE ROUTING CONSOLE ROUTING 4.0: CONSOLE ROUTING Understanding the facilities a console offers for routing and controlling audio is an important step in learning how to operate the Notepad console most effectively. ThisSectionusess...

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4.1: MONO INPUT CONSOLE ROUTING > MONO INPUT 4.1: MONO INPUT ROUTING Mono Input Channels All mono input channels provide the choice of XLR (mic) and Jack (Line) balanced inputs. The odd numbered mono channels have Hi-Z input switch- es, most ...

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4.2: STEREO INPUT CONSOLE ROUTING > STEREO INPUT 4.2: STEREO INPUT ROUTING Stereo TRS Input Channels Stereo TRS channels have two TRS input jacks and have the same routing options as mono input channels. Aux bus contributions from stereo ch...

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4.3: FX RETURN CONSOLE ROUTING > FX RETURN 4.3: FX RETURN ROUTING Stereo FX Return Channel (Notepad 12FX only) The FX Return channel is usually used for return of effects pro- cessing from the built-in Lexicon effects. Alternatively this channe...

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4.4: AUX MASTER CONSOLE ROUTING > AUX MASTER CHANNEL 4.4: AUX MASTER ROUTING The Aux Bus sum is sent to the Aux Master output level control. This sum is made up of the aux send pre-fade contributions from each channel. That is, the sends are take...

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4.6: MASTER STEREO OUTPUT CONSOLE ROUTING > MASTER STEREO OUTPUT 4.5: MASTER STEREO OUTPUT ROUTING The Master Stereo output is derived from contributions from all input channels to the Master Stereo Bus. NOTEPAD 5, 8FX, 12FX User Manual ...

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5.0: CHANNEL CONTROLS CHANNEL CONTROLS 5.0: CHANNEL CONTROL There are four types of Notepad console input channels: Mono Input with Mic/Line Combi jack Stereo Input with Stereo TRS jacks Playback input with Stereo RCA and USB Return 11/12 / ...

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5.1: INPUT CONTROLS CHANNEL CONTROLS > INPUT CONTROLS 5.1: INPUT CONTROLS Input channels take sources, process them and route them to one or more buses. The sources ca- tered for by the Notepad consoles include mono (single channel) sources, stere...

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5.1.1: MONO INPUT CONTROLS CHANNEL CONTROLS > MONO INPUT CONTROLS 5.1.1: MONO INPUT CONTROLS PHANTOM POWER 48V DC voltage of 48V to all microphone inputs PHANTOM POWER 48V is a DC voltage applied to all microphone inputs. This is for powering cond...

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5.1.1: MONO INPUT CONTROLS CHANNEL CONTROLS > MONO INPUT CONTROLS 5.1.1: MONO INPUT CONTROLS HPF 100Hz Activate the High Pass Filter The High Pass Filter (HPF) is an 18dB/Octave lter that attenuates frequencies below 100Hz. This can be useful f...

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5.1.1: MONO INPUT CONTROLS CHANNEL CONTROLS > MONO INPUT CONTROLS 5.1.1: MONO INPUT CONTROLS MONITOR (Notepad-5) Adjust the level of this channel’s contribution to the Monitor bus A Monitor bus is a summed 'alternate' mix of any contri...

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5.1.1: MONO INPUT CONTROLS CHANNEL CONTROLS > MONO INPUT CONTROLS 5.1.1: MONO INPUT CONTROLS Level Adjust signal level The channel level control adjusts level between -innity (no signal), when rotary is rotated all the way to the left to +10dB...

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5.1.2: STEREO INPUT CONTROLS CHANNEL CONTROLS > STEREO INPUT CONTROLS 5.1.2: STEREO INPUT CONTROLS TRIM Adjust the input line level This rotary control gives an adjustment range suitable for the typical stereo line-level source for this channel, s...

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5.1.2: STEREO INPUT CONTROLS CHANNEL CONTROLS > STEREO PLAYBACK CONTROLS 5.1.2: STEREO INPUT CONTROLS BAL Adjust a stereo channel’s stereo weighting in the mix. Balance aects only the signal’s position on the Master (MST) Left/Right output....

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5.1.2: STEREO INPUT CONTROLS CHANNEL CONTROLS > STEREO PLAYBACK CONTROLS 5.1.2: STEREO INPUT CONTROLS BAL Adjust a stereo channel’s stereo weighting in the mix. Balance aects only the signal’s position on the Master (MST) Left/Right output....

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5.1.3: FX RETURN CONTROLS CHANNEL CONTROLS > FX RETURN CONTROLS 5.1.3: FX RETURN CONTROLS Aux/FX send is pre-fade due to the dual use of the Aux bus. An inputchannel’scontributiontothatAuxSendprocessingeldis ind...

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5.2: AUX SEND OUTPUT CHANNEL CONTROLS > AUX MASTER CONTROLS 5.2: AUX SEND OUTPUT The Aux Master control determines the output level of a whole Aux Master mix (the sum of all Aux/FX contributions) Notepad-12FX Aux Bus On Notepad 12FX, the aux bu...

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5.3: MASTER STEREO OUTPUT CHANNEL CONTROLS > MASTER STEREO CONTROLS 5.3: MASTER STEREO OUTPUT The Master Stereo Output channel determines the out- put level of the main stereo bus (left and right) mix from the Master L and Master R physical outpu...

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6.0: MONITORING MONITORING 6.0: SOLO AND MONITORING MonitoringontheNotepadfamilyofconsolesisveryexible.Itisprovidedbyamonitorbusorbyuse oftheAux-sendbus.On8FXand12FX,...

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7.0: USB OPERATION USB CONNECTIVITY AND SETTINGS 7.0: USB OPERATION The Soundcraft Notepad consoles use USB 2.0 audio streaming for sending and receiving digital au- dio. The Notepad-5 and Notepad-8FX consoles have a two-track USB system while the No...

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7.1: NOTEPAD USB 7.1:NOTEPAD USB NOTEPAD 5, 8FX, 12FX User Manual Notepad-5 Using the Soundcraft USB Audio Control Panel for PC on the Soundcraft.com website, users can se- lect the “Audio Routing” tab, to select the point in the console feedi...

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8.0: LEXICON FX LEXICON EFFECTS 8:0 LEXICON FX The Notepad console has an internal Lexicon Effects processor with dedicated internal send and return routing. The user may select from combinations of Delay, Chorus, or Reverb audio processing. Audio ...

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8.1 FX CONTROL LEXICON FX: FX CONTROL 8.1: FX CONTROL FX TYPE Select an effects processing algorithm To engage one or more Lexcion eects algorithms, push down the Reverb, Chorus, or Delay button or any combi- nation of the buttons. With all three ...

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8.2: PROCESSING LEXICON FX > PARAMETERS 8.2: PROCESSING Delay Delays repeat a sound a short time after it rst occurs. Delay becomes echo when the output is fed back into the input (feedback). This turns a single repeat into a series of repeats...

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8.2: PROCESSING LEXICON FX > REVERBS 8.2: PROCESSING Delay + Reverb In this mode, the parameter control is mapped to vary all three parameters of the selected eects; the number of repeats, the reverb time and the room size to produce a progres...

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APPENDIX 1: Troubleshooting APPENDIX 1: NO SOUND? A Troubleshooting Guide. Isaninputfailingtoappearatanoutput?Thebestapproachistorstmakesuretheinputisvalid,and thenworkthrou...