Behringer EURODESK MX9000 User's User Manual

EURODESK® MX9000www.behringer.comENGLISHVersion 1.1 July 2002User´s Manual

103.4 Main equalizerFig. 3.3: Main equalizerThe main equalizer can be switched (S10) out of circuit for easy A/B comparisons between EQed and straight

11Fig. 3.4: Aux sends+ For almost all FX SEND purposes, you will want auxes to be post fader, so that when a faderlevel is adjusted, any reverb send f

12Fig. 3.5: RoutingThe level to the subgroup and main mix buses is ultimately determined by the channel faders. These aredesigned to give a smooth log

13their own MUTE buttons (S22). Aux sends 3/4/5/6 may be diverted from the A to the B-channel via S17.Therefore, if the B-channel is being used to mon

14Fig. 4.1: Post EQ channel insert+ In this arrangement you might find that compression tends to soften the perceived amount ofEQ applied. The solutio

15Fig. 5.1: Stereo subgroup channel schematic+ Try merging a dry signal with a little wet, then compressing the sum heavily. Though there

16Fig. 5.2: Using insert to add channel EQ to subgroup output (while keeping the number of line inputs unchanged!)5.2 Direct outputsEach of the 24 mai

17Fig. 6.1: Aux sends6.1.2 Aux returnsNext to the aux sends are the stereo aux returns (see fig. 6.2). These can be thought of as a dozen extra linein

18^Fig. 6.2: Stereo aux returns

19a) Aux returns 1 and 2Aux returns 1 and 2 have full subgroup routing matrices to enable returning FX to be sent to tape, plus mainmix bus assignment

2This symbol, wherever it appears, alertsyou to the presence of uninsulateddangerous voltage inside the enclosure- voltage that may be suffi

20It can provide 24 extra B-inputs to the mix (S48 DOWN, S23 UP).+ For live applications try using MIX-B to feed a secondary set of speakers. These

21The CONTROL ROOM LEVEL pot P86 sets the level to the control room monitors. This is sourced post themain main mix stereo fader setting: otherwise yo

226.5 PFL/SOLOFig. 6.6: Solo section6.5.1 PFLPressing S95 disengages the stereo SOLO bus, and replaces it with a separate mono PFL (Pre-Fader-Listen)b

23The built in mic (above the main mix faders) allows you to converse with artists remotely. The most importantcontrols are the VOLUME (P99) and PHONE

24PSUThe chunky remote 19" racked power supply is connected via a circular multiway (DC POWER IN) at thebottom left-rear of the console. This sup

25Subgroup insertsUnbalanced send and return from a single stereo jack socket, wired tip = out, ring = in and sleeve = ground/screen.Fig. 7.5: Subgrou

26Stereo outputsThe control room output (monitors) main mix, MIX-B and studio output are all on a pair of unbalanced 1/4"jacks, nominal output le

27A-channel line inputsThe A-channel line inputs accept balanced or unbalanced 1/4" jacks, tip = hot, ring = cold and sleeve = ground/screen.Mic

287.2 Plug soldering guideYou will need a lot of cables for a lot of purposes. Heres how they should look:

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3FOREWORDDear Customer,Welcome to the team of EURODESK users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence inBEHRINGER products by purchasing

308. THE PATCHFIELDNomenclature clarification:s FIELD = entire patching areas BAY = a unit of 48 jack sockets arranged as 24 outs over 24 insIf you r

31Fig. 8.1: Example of patchbay configurations

32Bay 8:L7 & R8 equals the L/R recording input to the 2-tracks. On Bay 8 we have hard-wired these to recording outputs1 to 6 in order to drive all

339. EQUALIZATIONThe variable parameters of the channel A and B equalizers on the EURODESK MX9000 are described insections 3.4 and 3.7.Few people buyi

34+ Look at the extraordinary width of the frequency sweep of the upper mid EQ -300 Hz all theway up. Set to maximum boost and play about with the fre

3511. IMPEDANCES AND TUNINGElectronic inputs tend to have impedances measured in tens of kiloOhms. Outputs, on the other hand, aregenerally two or th

36Well, all other things being equal, the amount of mains hum picked up by a cable is independent of the signallevel. Speaker lines run 50 or more vol

3713.1.2 Initializing channel for gain-setting1) Set GAIN (P2) and all aux sends (P12,13,14 and 15) to OFF (fully counterclockwise).2) EQ switch (S10)

38of digital recorders dont want you to hear this! If you really want to take your recording level to the limit (andfully exploit digitals 96 dB dyn

3914.1 SendsFig. 14.1: Send routingIn a dance production, effects are often of paramount importance in creating interesting/evolving sounds, andaux se

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40Fig. 14.3: Slightly more complicated auxless headphones mixAlternatively:If you need to hear the harmonies, but theyre putting the vocalist off key

41Channel 24 is of course the MIC input. A compressor might be patched into the channel 24 insert. Keep thischannel free until the mix absolutely dema

4215.2 HeadphonesWhile auxless headphone monitoring (see section 14.2) is still an option (and a pretty good one), a smallgeneral purpose studio mig

43Channels Source Route Destination1 Kick Direct out Track 22 Snare Direct out Track 33 Hi Hat Direct out Track 44 Tom 1 Subgroups 5 and 6 Tracks 5 an

4416.2 Very tricky headphonesIn a multi-musician scenario youll probably want as many different headphones mixes as you can muster.With the current c

45Channels Source FOH FX Wedges / monitoring1 Kick Subgroups 1 and 2 / MIX-B - Aux send 1 and 22 Snare Subgroups 1 and 2 / MIX-B Aux send 4 Aux send 1

4618. LIVE CONCERT WITH 24-TRACK RECORDINGStereo (quadraphonic) P.A. with sidefills, three infills, two wedge mixes, four FX and simultaneous 24-t

47Channels Source F.O.H. FX Wedges Infills1 Kick MIX-B - - Subgroups 1/2, 3/4 and 7/82 Snare MIX-B Aux send 4 Aux send 1 and 2 Subgroups 1/2 and 3/43

4819. EXPANDING THE EURODESK MX900019.1 ConnectionsThe EXPANDER PORT is input only, and provides access to all but the PFL/SOLO buses. Since the no

4921. BOUNCINGSometimes you want to play back from one or more tracks, route the signals to a new track or pair of tracks,and re-record. This process

513.START-UP ... 3713.1A-cha

5023. INPUT/OUTPUT CONFIGURATIONNominal level Balanced AttenuationEURODESK internal +4 dBu - -XLR microphone input - Yes Trimpot / PAD switchLine A i

5124.1 Aux sends > post EQAll channel aux sends are post mute and pre fader. If you want to convert these to post EQ, carry out thefollowing modifi

5225. SPECIFICATIONSMain channel stripMic input electronically balanced, discrete input configurationMic E.I.N. (22 Hz to 22 kHz) -129.0 dBu, 150 Ohms

53Aux returns gain range off to unity to + 20 dBAux sends max. out +22 dBuGeneralDistortion (THD & N) 0.007 %, @ +4 dBu, 1 kHz, bandwidth 80 kHzbe

54The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced ortransmitted in any form or

61. THE MANUAL1.1 NomenclatureMost specialist subjects are not really all that difficult provided you understand the language used, and thevocabulary

7enables much flexibility to be bestowed onto the tape monitor signal path, not least being its ability to pick upfunctions easily from the main chann

8Why? Any amplifier circuit is limited in its transient response by the available current. In common with mostdesks of this size, the EURODESK has mor

9Fig. 3.2: Channel input switching architecture+ The B-channels 25 to 48 are only routable EN BLOC to the main mix, via S48. Therefore, theMIX-B bus c