SoundCraft manual Using Your Spirit Live 4 Console, Initial Set Up

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USING YOUR SPIRIT LIVE 4 CONSOLE

The final sou nd from you r P.A. system can only ever be as good as the qu ality of the sou rce signal. Ju st as you need to becom e fam iliar w ith the control fu nctions of you r m ixer, so you m u st recognise the im p ortance of correct choice of inp u ts, m icrop hone p lacem ent and inp u t channel settings. H ow ever, no am ou nt of carefu l setting u p can take accou nt of the sp ontaneity and u np red ictability of live p erform ance and the m ixer m u st be set u p to p rovid e ‘sp are’ control range to com p ensate for changing m icrop hone p osition and the absorp tion effect of a large au d ience (d ifferent acou stic characteristics from sou nd check to show ).

The front panel drawing inside the rear cover shows typical initial control positions which may be found a useful guide to setting up the mixer for the first time.

Initial Set Up

The d iagram on p age 5 d em onstrated how the m atching of

 

inp u t gain to the signal sou rce w as cru cial to avoid d istortion

 

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one extrem e and excessive noise at the other. Set u p

 

ind ivid u al inp u t channel as follow s:

 

Connect the inp u t requ ired (m icrop hone, keyboard etc.)

 

 

N ote: Phantom p ow ered m ics shou ld be connected before

 

 

the +48V is sw itched on.

 

Set Master fad ers at 0, inp u t fad ers at 0, and set p ow er

 

 

am p lifier levels to abou t 70%.

 

Provid e a typ ical p erform ance level signal and p ress the

 

 

PFL bu tton on the p articu lar channel, m onitoring the level

 

 

on the right-hand m eter.

 

Ad ju st the inp u t gain u ntil the m eter is ju st reaching the

 

 

am ber section (0d B) at a typ ical m axim u m sou rce level.

 

 

This allow s su fficient head room to accom m od ate p eaks

 

 

and establishes the m axim u m level for norm al op eration

 

 

(bu t see note below ).

 

Rep eat this p roced u re on other channels as requ ired . As

 

 

m ore channels are ad d ed to the m ix, the m eters m ay m ove

 

 

into the red section . Ad ju st the overall level u sing the

 

 

Master Fad ers if necessary.

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Contents Page Page User Guide Introduction Basic Principles of PA Mixing Mixer Pre-Fade-ListenPFL allow s you toClipping Connections and Connectors Getting StartedBa lanced a nd Unba la nced Pola rityUnbalanced Pa ge IC RO PHO NE Input Getting to Know Your ConsoleInput Channel Direc T O UtputLine Selec T Line InputInsert AIN C O Ntro LHI- Pass Filter EQ UaliserAuxiliary Sends Switc H PA NPFL/ Peak LED RO Uting Switc HESStereo Inputs Stereo SectionsEQ Ualisatio N Balanc E AUX SendAUX Selec TIO N PFLGroup Section No O Utput RO UP O UtputPO WER SO C KET IX L & R O UtputsTalkbac K Auxiliary M AstersAuxiliary O Utputs Headpho NE V O LUM EUsing Your Spirit Live 4 Console Initial Set UpPa ge Applications Exa mple 1 Public Address Stereo OutputExa mple 2 Public Address Stereo + Centre Feed Exa mple 3 Public Address Mono OutputExa mple 4 Stereo Recording Exa mple Multitra ck RecordingCare of Your Mixer Genera l Preca utionsFrequency response Selectable Options Removal of +48V on Mic Inputs Reconfiguring Aux 2 as a Post Fa de Send Specifications NoiseDistortion Page Input Stereo Stereo