SoundCraft Spirit Live 4 manual Mixer, Pre-Fade-ListenPFL allow s you to

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The Mixer

As one w ou ld exp ect, the m ain p u rp ose of the m ixer is to

 

com bine sou nd s, bu t u nd er p recise and sm ooth control. This

 

is w hy

long-throw fad ers are essential on any p rofessional

 

p rod u ct. The fad ers p rovid e you w ith clear and instinctive

 

control of the final sou nd balance and like an artist p laying an

 

instru m ent you shou ld listen to the effect of you r fad er

 

m ovem ents, not look at you r hand s.

 

 

You r SPIRIT LIVE 4 m ixer accep ts a w id e range of inp u t

 

signals via a m icrop hone inp u t, for very low level signals, or a

 

line inp u t, for higher level signals from , for instance, tap e

 

m achines, effects p rocessors, etc.

 

 

The m ixer is sp lit into tw o sections. The Inputs receive, m atch

 

and p rocess ind ivid u al sou rce signals, and d istribu te them at

 

p recise m ix levels to either a stereo Mix ou tp u t or to one of

 

the Groups. The Master section allow s overall level control

 

of all ou tp u ts, and p rovid es m onitoring of the au d io signal at

 

m any p oints in the m ixer, either on head p hones or m eters.

 

The Equaliser controls are the m ost flexible and p otentially

 

d estru ctive featu re of the m ixer. They have a sim ilar effect on

 

the frequ ency resp onse of the inp u t channel as the tone

 

controls on a hi-fi system , bu t w ith

m u ch greater p recision,

 

and allow p articu lar characteristics of the inp u t signal to be

 

em p hasised or red u ced . It is very im p ortant that you becom e

 

fam iliar w ith the effect each control has on the sou nd and this

 

is best achieved by sp end ing tim e listening to the effect of each

 

control on a w ell-know n track p layed throu gh the m ixer.

 

The Auxiliary Sends p rovid e a w ay of rou ting the inp u t

 

signals to a nu m ber of second ary ou tp u ts, for artists fold back,

 

echo u nits or ad d itional sp eaker ou tp u ts.

 

The Pan control ad ju sts the p osition of the inp u t signal w ithin

 

the stereo m ix, and can be sw ep t from fu ll left, throu gh to fu ll

 

right.

This allow s p articu lar artists to retain their correct

 

sp atial p osition w ithin the m ix, and

can be valu able for live

 

effects.

 

 

 

Pre-Fade-Listen(PFL) allow s you to

m onitor the signal at

 

m any p oints in the m ixer. Pressing any PFL sw itch p laces the

signal at that p articu lar p oint onto the head p hones and the right m eter, to check the qu ality of the signal or to p in -p oint p roblem s. Using PFL w ill not affect the signals on the ou tp u ts from the d esk.

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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 Sections Stereo InputsEQ 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