BEHRINGER MX2642A - Manuals

Page 2 - SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

2 EURORACK MX2642A This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure voltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts y o u t o i m p o r t a n t o p e r a t i n g a n d m a i n t...

Page 3 - FOREWORD

3 EURORACK MX2642A FOREWORD Dear Customer,Welcome to the team of EURORACK users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the MX2642A.It is one of my most pleasant tasks to write this letter to you, because it is the culmination of many months of hard...

Page 4 - EURORACK

4 EURORACK MX2642A MX2642A EURORACK ® Professional 26-Input 4-Bus Mixing Console s Ultra low-noise 26-channel 4-bus mixer with assignable subgroups s Extremely high headroom offering more dynamic range s 4 assignable subgroups for multitracking / mixing s 8 mono input channels with insert points a...

Page 5 - TABLE OF CONTENT

5 EURORACK MX2642A TABLE OF CONTENT 1. THE MANUAL ........................................................................................................................................ 6 1.1 Nomenclature .................................................................................................

Page 7 - EURORACK OVERVIEW

7 EURORACK MX2642A 2. EURORACK OVERVIEW The configuration is 26 into 4 into 2. This means that there are 26 inputs in total (8 mono and 4 stereo channels, 4 stereo line inputs, and an extra 2-track stereo input which can also be routed to the main mix. 2 stereo (or 4 mono) subgroups are provided for...

Page 8 - MONO INPUT CHANNEL; Input Level Setting

8 EURORACK MX2642A 2.3 PSU (Power Supply Unit) Any amplifier circuit is limited in its transient response by the available current. Every mixer has numerous line level operational amplifiers (op-amps) inside. When being driven hard, many desks begin to show signs of stress due to power supply limita...

Page 9 - STEREO INPUT CHANNEL; Input Level Setting

9 EURORACK MX2642A There is +15 dB of gain on every aux send. Such a high boost is usually only appropriate where the channel fader is set around -15 dB or lower. Here, an almost exclusively wet signal will be heard. In most consoles, such a wet mix requires the use of a pre-setting for the channe...

Page 10 - SUBGROUPS, DIRECT OUTPUTS AND INSERTS

10 EURORACK MX2642A 4.3 Aux Sends These are the same as for mono channels (see 3.3). Note that a mono sum is taken from the stereo input. 4.4 Routing The only difference here from the mono channel described in 3.4 is in the implementation of the BALANCE control. When a channel is run in stereo, this...

Page 11 - Stereo Line Inputs

11 EURORACK MX2642A 5.4 Inserts Insert points are useful for adding dynamic processing or equalization to a channel, the main mix or a group. 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 inap...

Page 14 - Relocating the Connector Panel

14 EURORACK MX2642A 7. CONNECTIONS 7.1 Relocating the Connector Panel A moveable panel houses all connection sockets to the EURORACK, except that to headphones. The EURORACK comes supplied with this panel fixed to the rear of the unit, ready for flat-mounting the console. If you want to rack mount y...

Page 17 - Auditioning a Mix

17 EURORACK MX2642A 8.6 Recording Levels When recording to digital, its a good idea to keep the recorders peak meters below 0 dB. Most (not all, esp. samplers) read 0 dB with some headroom left. This is because, unlike with analogue, the onset of digital distortion is as sudden as it is horrible. ...