Crest Audio HPW owner manual Group mixing features, Creating additional mixes

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group mixing features

	After using the groups to create the desired sub-mixes, you typically want	Use the Matrix Sends to cre-
		ate additional mixes from the ®
	to route and combine them with other signals or groups to create various
		11 main buses (8 Groups, Left,
	output mixes.These mixes can be your final house mix (L/R/Mono), a spe-
	cial mix for a choir or vestibule area, or an additional feed tailored specifi-	Right and Mono).These additional
	cally for a video or TV broadcast.	mixes can be tailored to suit a spe-
	The two main methods for creating these additional mixes are:	cific need. Mix-in the signals you
		need, or enhance the main-mix,
	1) The bus assignment switches (in conjunction with the Group Pan pot)
		by adding additional instruments
	2) The Matrix Sends
		where needed.
	The bus assignment switches take the post-fader/post-mute group signal
	and routes it to the 3 main output buses.The feed to the L-R buses is always through the
	Group Pan pot. The feed to the Mono bus does not depend on that pan pot.
46	The Matrix Send - These controls allow the user to mix the post-fader/post-mute
	group signal with other groups and/or the 3 main output mixes. If the PRE button is
	pressed, the signal to the Matrix Sends is pre-fader/pre-mute.This allows a totally inde-		46

pendent output mix to be created, and the group fader level will not affect the Matrix mix.The overall level of the entire Matrix mix is controlled by the Matrix Masters, located at the far right of the Master section. Matrix Sends are always fed from post-level/post- mute Group audio, or in PRE position, from the post-insert/pre-level/pre-mute Group audio.

See Matrix section for further matrix information

NOTE:These following controls are ALWAYS fed from the Group audio signal, the Fader- Reverse switch does not affect their function.

Matrix Sends M1 and M2: Always fed from post-level/post-mute Group audio, or in PRE position, from the post-insert/pre-level/pre-mute Group audio

Group Pan: Always fed from the post-level/post-mute Group audio

Bus Assignment Mono and L-R:Always fed from the post-level/post-mute Group audio

creating additional mixes

There is yet another way to create additional output mixes from the Console, but it involves using an external mixer (an XR-20 or XRM would be nice). The Groups have their own TRS output jacks that feed the post-fader/post-mute group audio to the out- side world. These group outputs can be fed into an external mixer where they can be combined into as many outputs as the external mixer is capable of providing. In effect,

you are using the external mixer to create additional “Matrix mixes.” Internally, you are
limited to the 2 Matrix sends
(M1 and M2), but externally,	If you need more than the internal two-matrix mix,	®
you no longer have this limit.
	you can use the outputs of the console to create
The main difference is the feed	additional mixes externally. Use the 11 main buses (8
to the matrix sends: internally,
you could choose Pre or Post;	Groups, Left, Right and Mono), plus any of the 10 Auxes.
externally (using the Group-	These additional mixes can be tailored to suit a specific
Out TRS jack), you only have	need; only mix-in the signals you need, or enhance the
Post available. However, the	main-mix by adding additional instruments or vocals
Group Insert jack can be used	where needed.
to derive a pre-fader signal for

use with an external mixer

if the Tip and Ring contacts are tied together in the cable plug.This creates a “borrow- cable” that allows the signal to still flow through the internal audio path of the group, but allows the pre-fader, insert-send signal to be used as an external feed.

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