Alesis Q20 14

Chapter 1 - Setting Up

Mono In - Stereo Out. If you only want to feed the Q20 a mono input, but wish to connect both of its outputs back to the mixer, you will need three audio cables. Connect a cable from an effect send to the [L] INPUT of the Q20, another cable from the [L] OUTPUT of the Q20 to an effect return or other mixer input, and another cable from the [R] OUTPUT of the Q20 to an adjacent mixer input.

Left Input

Left and

Right

Outputs

Aux Send 3

Stereo Aux Returns

Stereo In - Stereo Out. This connection is similar to the one described above. However, by utilizing two sends from the mixer, we add one more cord and can now send a stereo signal to the Q20Õs inputs. Example, if you connected effect sends 3 and 4 to the [L] and [R] INPUTS, and had a stereo instrument (such as a keyboard) connected to two channel inputs of the mixer (either one panned hard left and hard right), you would send the left channel to send 3 and the right channel to send 4. Alternatively, you could have two discrete effect sends between the Left and Right channel, and process each separately within the Q20. For example, the Left channel (from send 3) could be a chorus, and the Right (from send 4) could be a reverb. This is similar to Dual Mono, described earlier.