Back of the Mixer, Outputs Area | Roland M-16DX manual

Outputs Area

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This is the M-16DX’s main output section.

1The balanced TRS L and R MAIN OUT jacks carry the M-16DX main mix bus signal. If you’re using the M-16DX for mixing live sound, you’ll want to connect these outputs to the house PA or sound system.

2The balanced TRS AUX SEND 1 jack carries signals sent to Aux 1 from the M-16DX channel strips. You can send this signal to an external effect processor, or connect it to a speaker or headphone amp to create a separate mix for performers, as described in the Live Mixing with the M-16DXWorkshop booklet. For a detailed discussion of effects in the M-16DX, see the Workshop booklet The M-16DX Effects.

3While Aux 2 typically carries signals internally from the channel strips to the M-16DX’s built-in effects, you can also use the bus in the same ways you can use Aux 1—to send signals to an external effect processor or to provide a performer his or her own mix.

4Muted signals are sent to the Alt bus and then to the balanced TRS L and R ALT OUT jacks, which you can use for a variety of purposes. Connect a sampler to them and grab a quick sample of something you’re mixing by muting it out of the main mix to send it to the sampler. You can also use these jacks to send a submix to another room on the Alt bus, while you listen to the entire mix by pressing the MAIN MIX ALT button to bring the submix back into the main mix.

You can also use the Alt bus to group signals in a submix for single-knob control, as described in the Creating Submixes Using the Alt/Mute Bus Workshop booklet.

5You can send the main mix bus’s signal to an MD recorder or other recording device by connecting the device to the L and R 2 TRACK OUT jacks.

Back of the Mixer

In addition to the DX BUS connector that attaches the mixer to the I/O module, the back of the mixer holds the following outputs:

1The PHONES jack accommodates a standard 1/4” stereo headphone cord. The PHONES jack always carries the same signal as the CONTROL ROOM OUT jacks.

2Connect the balanced TRS L and R CONTROL ROOM OUT jacks to your speakers if you’re working alone, or to your control-room speakers if you’re recording someone in another room.

3These inputs are designed to receive balanced TRS returns from an stereo external effect device processing signals sent from Aux 2.

4Here’s the final Channel 15/16 input option, perfect for stereo devices such as personal music players and handheld recorders such as the EDIROL R-09.

As we noted earlier, Channel 15/16’s simplified channel strip—with only a LEVEL knob—makes it ideal for any stereo signal that requires no EQ or Aux send.

At the far right of the mixer back, you’ll find two pairs of switches that allow you to set the sensitivity of the M-16DX’s SENS knobs—as described in the Basic Signal-Flow Tutorial Workshop booklet—and to select whether you’ll use the internal sensor or an external mic for RAC, as explained in the Tuning Your Room with RAC Workshop booklet.