SoundCraft 1601S manual Introduction

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing a UREI 16XX series digital DJ mixing desk.

Digital technology is revolutionizing the world around us: digital audio, digital video, digital television, digital radio -in all these fields digital technology is expanding our ideas of what is possible. Digital Signal Processing has already delivered many of the technological innovations in audio which have driven the recording and re-mixing of dance music. Sampling and effects processing are major parts of the re-mix process and many styles of dance music just wouldn’t have evolved without them. Up until now, the DJ has made do with the limitations of analogue technology in the live arena.

Now, UREI by Soundcraft bring the DJ a range of digital mixers for the performance DJ, with operating ergonomics and facilities that ONLY digital can bring you, and which no other products available today can offer. Configurability, audio performance and special effect integration are well served by digital technology.

The 1601 and 1601S are just the first of the digital innovations which UREI by Soundcraft are developing to bring the benefits of digital technology to live mixing. As the 16XX series Digital DJ Mixing System expands, other exciting new methods of processing the sound in live mixing will be added, as the DJ and the UREI mixer become one.

Introducing the 16XX series. Welcome to the future of DJ mixing.

Registering Your Mixer

Please take this opportunity to register the purchase of your mixer with Urei By Soundcraft. You can do this by filling in the pre-paid postcard included in the packaging, or by going online to www.ureidj.com/registration.

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Contents Page Potters BAR Contents Important Safety Instructions Green and Yellow US Green/Yellow Headphones Safety Warning Safety Symbol GuideTIP Introduction Page General Precautions InstallationMains Installation Audio Wiring Initial Wiring ConsiderationsShielding Working Safely with Sound Points to RememberEnvironmental Considerations Inspection and InstallationPowering Unpacking and InspectionConnecting to a Typical Sound System Setting The Pre-trim Pads Making Adjustments and Fitting SparesPage TOP Panel 1601S Shown DescriptionPage Rear Connector Panel 1601S Shown EQ CUT -Rotary Front PanelMIC / Line Input Combi -XLR ConnectorOperation Getting StartedEQ -LOW Control Level ControlEQ -HIGH Control Clip Indicators Input Selector SwitchesPRE-TRIM Pads MID EQ Channel Volume FadersTrim HI EQSend -SELECT FX Send & Return / AUXSend -LEVEL Record OUTReturn / AUX -LEVEL Clip IndicatorFX ON/OFF Switch FX SEND/RETURN RE-CONFIGURATIONMaster / Booth Output Exciter FaderFader Curve Level Headphone MonitorMASTER/CUE Select Monitor Controls Sampler 1601S onlyLocking Onto the Beat Recording Loops Recording ModeSelecting the Sampling Source PLAYING-BACK Loops Play ModeShot Mode Reverse ModeRule of Thumb Loop Synchronisation AdjustmentsSampler Specification Disengaging the BPM EngineBlock Diagram Connecting Leads Troubleshooting Specifications Warranty Post after the channel fader GlossaryEqualising the system to notch out the offending frequencies Riaa