Peavey X-VCA owner manual VCA block diagram, VCA Mono Input

1

X-VCA MONO INPUT

AFL MODE

+48V

(24 TO 48 FITTED)

PRE-FADER

SOLO LEFT

SOLO CONTROL

& SWITCHING

SOLO RIGHT

VCA SUB-CARD

POST-PAN

SOLO

26dB

LEVEL

LEVEL

LEVEL

LEVEL

L - R

VCA

PAD

VCA

ASSIGN

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

Q

Q

Q

Q

BALANCED

GAIN

HPF

3 - 0.7

3 - 0.7

3 - 0.7

3 - 0.7

VCA MASTER

TO

IN

LINE

Ø

15 - 70 DB 20 - 400HZ

NEXT

LINE

P

CHANNEL

BUSES 1-8

INPUT CHAN

MODULE

SW

EQ

FADER

SH

SH

MICRO

XFORMER

ON

INTERFACE

OPTION

HF

HI MID

LOW MID

LF

VCA ASSIGN

CARD

LINE

HPF

1K - 20 KHZ

400 - 8 KHZ

100 - 2 KHZ

40 - 800 HZ

SW

LATCHES

VCA,

FOUR-BAND FULLY PARAMETRIC EQ

MUTE

MUTE

INPUT

CV

AND

PREAMP

SOLO

INPUT METER

CTRL

PRE

INSERT SEND

SIG

-6

0

+8

PEAK

SOURCE

SAFE

GC

MUTE ?

PREVIEW

FROM

INSERT

AUX SENDS

1 OF 4

PREV

NO

YES

1-2

1 THRU 4

CIRCUITS

MODULE

ON

EQ

FDR

PRE

1 - LEV

PRE

PRE

AUX 1

FADER

2 - PAN

SOURCE

AUX 2

BAL INSERT RTN

SELECT

3-4

PRE-SOURCE

POST

PRE-EQ

AMP

PRE

1-2 LEV/PAN CTRL

FADER

3- LEV

DIRECT OUT

GC

PRE-FADER

AUX 3

4 - PAN

DIRECT OUT

AUX 4

POST-FADER

SOURCE

3-4 LEV/PAN CTRL

5-8

PRE

5- LEV

P

GC

GAIN

6 - PAN

AUX 5

AUX 6

ROTARY

USER

5-6 LEV/PAN CTRL

100MM

BICOLOR

GROUND COMP

BALANCED AMP

PANEL

REMOVABLE

FET

ELECT

1/4” TRS

XLR

OBE

7- LEV

POT

FADER

PAD LED

LED

DRIVER

DRIVER

SWITCH

OPTION

SHUNT

SWITCH

SWITCH

JACK

JACK

FRANK

8 - PAN

AUX 7

ALL SWITCHES SHOWN IN THE UP (DESELECTED) POSITION

STANDARD OUTPUT LEVEL IS +4 dBu AT 0 VU

AUX 8

AMP(LIFIER) GAIN SHOWN IN DB WHEN NEEDED

PIN 2 HOT ON ALL BALANCED OUTPUTS (XLR JACKS)

7-8 LEV/PAN CTRL

WHEN SHOWN: 1/4” TRS SWITCHING JACKS HAVE NORMALLY CLOSED CONTACTS

FOR UNBALANCED OPERATION:

USER OPTIONS IMPLEMENTED WITH REMOVABLE SHUNTS

TIE PIN 3 TO PIN 1, USE PIN 2 FOR OUTPUT, PIN 1 FOR GND

LEGENDS

TO SOLO

DEFAULT SHUNT POSITION SHOWN UNDERLINED

“Ø” SYMBOL INDICATES POLARITY REVERSE

SWITCHING

MONO L-R 1

3 5 7

L- AFL -R

PAN

BUS ASSIGN

& CONTROL

SWITCHES

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LEFT RIGHT MONO SOLO L SOLO R

LCR PAN 2 4 6 8

RIBBON

CABLE

INTER-

CONNECT

MONO	L-R			X-VCA GROUP OUTPUT	3
		GROUP		(1 OF 8 SHOWN)
GROUP			PAN
BUS ASSIGN
SWITCHES

	MIX AMP			GROUP				XFORMER	GRP
		GROUP INSERT		INSERT				OPTION
				ON					BAL OUT
GRP		SEND	RTN		GROUP PRE		GROUP
MIX	∑	GC					POST
					VCA	+10
					PK

M1

MATRIX

GRP

SENDS

MUTE

M2

POST

GROUP

GROUP

GROUP PRE

SIG

VCA MASTER

METER SEND

M3

GROUP

BUSES 1-8

GROUP

FADER

M4

POST

GROUP

ATTENUATION

TO EXT MTX

METER

VCA ASSIGN

MICRO

1

LATCHES

CONTROL

2

BUS IN

AFL MODE

3

5

SOLO LEFT

SOLO CONTROL

THRESH

7

THRESH

COMP

CV

& SWITCHING

AUX PRE

ON

9

ON

ON

12

TO GROUP

SOLO RIGHT

AUX POST

GATE

15

SOFT

AUTO

MIX BUS

18

ON

21

KNEE

VOX

PERC

LINK TO ADJACENT CHANNEL

ODD/EVEN PAIRS

GROUP

AUX

AUX ODD/EVEN

6

TO

SOLO

ASSIGN

SOLO

STEREO PAIR

VCA MASTERS

INPUT

CARD

MUTE

(1 OF 8 SHOWN)

MICRO

CARDS

PFL

EXPANDER

COMPRESSOR CONTROL

SLAVE

CONTROL

INTERFACE

UNITY

VCA

GROUP

TO GROUP FADER

EDIT

VCA ASSIGN

MICRO

LATCHES

THRESH

ASSIGN

INTER-

-60 -20

GAIN

RATIO

THRESH

MICRO

CV

FACE

0 DB +20 1:1

20:1

-45 +15

CARD

GROUP

RATIO

TO RIBBON

GROUP

1:5 1:1

MUTE

SAFE

RMS

TIMING CONTROL

SOLO

PREVIEW

OF

FROM

DETECTOR

VCA

MASTER

1 OF 4

PART

MASTER

MICRO

CIRCUITS

FADER

CARD

GROUP DYNAMICS SUB-CARD

AUX

MUTE

SAFE

PREVIEW

AUX

TO SOLO

AUX

AUX

TO SOLO

XFORMER

MIX AMP

INSERT

SWITCHING

LEVEL

MUTE

SWITCHING

AUX

AUX

OPTION

AUX

SEND RTN

BAL OUT

MIX

∑

GC

INSERT RTN

+10

AUX PRE

AUX POST

TALK TO AUX

TB

FEED

X-VCA MASTER MODULE

LEVEL

LEVEL

LEVEL

LEVEL

LEVEL

L / R

TO SOLO BUS & MICRO INTERFACE

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

SOLO

TB

TALK TO L / R

Q

Q

Q

3 - 0.7

3 - 0.7

3 - 0.7

X-VCA block diagram

		METERBRIDGE - 13 MECHANICAL VU METERS WITH LED ILLUMINATION
		8 METERS FOR GROUP OUT , 3 FOR MAIN OUTS, 2 FOR SOLO LEFT & RIGHT
DUAL DC CONNECTORS FOR	LOW-NOISE FAN
LINKING BACK-UP SUPPLY	FOR COOLING
REMOVABLE LINK FOR		STANDARD IEC	LAMP DIM
ISOLATING CONSOLE			( ON REAR )
GROUND		POWER INLET
7		90-250VAC	DC INPUT ( ON REAR )	12V LAMP SOCKETS - 2 OR 4
		50/60 HZ	+/- 18V, +12V, +48V	( ON REAR OF METER BRIDGE )

CREST X-SERIES POWER SUPPLY ( REAR VIEW )

MODEL 5A

IN • MIDI • OUT

( ON REAR PANEL )

X-VCA STEREO INPUT (4 NORMALLY FITTED)

STEREO INPUTS HAVE SAME FEATURES AS

MONO INPUT EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW:

•DUAL SETS OF LINE INPUTS (NO MIC LEVEL)-

-SWITCHABLE BETWEEN XLR OR TRS / RCA

-L & R SOURCE SELECT SWITCHES

•4-BAND SEMI-PARAMETRIC EQ (NO Q CONTROL)

•DUAL-LED SIGNAL PRESENT / PEAK INDICATORS

•NO INSERT SEND / RETURN JACKS2

•NO DIRECT-OUT JACK• NO LCR ASSIGNMENT

FEED
				LEFT					L / R	LEFT POST
LEFT				INSERT					EQ ON
MIX	∑		HPF	SEND	RTN					+10
				GC	HF	HI MID	MID	LO MID	LF		PK
			SUM		1K - 20 KHZ	400 - 8 KHZ	200 - 4 KHZ	60 - 1.2KHZ	40 - 800HZ	LEFT
		HPF	L / R							FADER
	MIX AMPS
		ON				STEREO 5-BAND SEMI-PARAMETRIC EQ
											SIG
RIGHT										L / R
				RIGHT
MIX	∑		HPF						L / R	PRE-FADER
				GC		RIGHT SIDE FOLLOWS LEFT				+10
									PRE-FADER
										RIGHT POST
		HI-PASS FILTERS								RIGHT
		40HZ@24DB/OCT		L / R TO						FADER
				MONO
				LEFT POST	LEVEL	LEVEL	LEVEL	LEVEL	LEVEL
					FREQ	FREQ	FREQ	FREQ	FREQ		MONO
TB	TALK TO MONO			RIGHT POST		Q	Q	Q	TO SOLO BUS & MICRO INTERFACE		SOLO
						3 - 0.7	3 - 0.7	3 - 0.7
FEED
		HI-PASS FILTER		MONO					MONO
		40HZ@24DB/OCT

MATRIX EXPANSION CONNECTOR

37-WAY FEMALE D-SUB

(ON REAR OF MASTER MODULE)

POWER FEED TO

X-MATRIX BOXES

AUDIO FEEDS

FROM -

GROUPS

L / R / MONO

EXT MATRIX IN 1

SOLO AUDIO

AND CONTROL

TALKBACK

AUDIO

MATRIX EXPANSION CONNECTOR ALLOWS ADDITIONAL MATRIX MIXES TO BE CREATED EXTERNALLY USING X-MATRIX BOXES OR OTHER LINE-LEVEL MIXERS.

X-MATRIX BOXES LINK SOLO AND TALKBACK

FUNCTIONS WITH X-VCA CONSOLE.

X-VCA Block Diagram

X-VCA MASTER MODULE (LOWER AREA)

TO METER BRIDGE

M1

ALTERNATE OUT

M2

ASSISTED OUT

M3

M4

MONITOR OUT

L SOLO R

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

∑

SOLO LEFT

SOLO

SOLO

AUDIO

MIX

AMPS

SOLO RIGHT

∑

SUM

4

SUM

SOLO CONTROL & STATUS

MONO

MONO

SOLO

ACTIVE

CLEAR

ALT OUT

LAST

LEVEL

MONITOR

PRESSED

LEVEL

SOLO

POST

FADER

CTRL

TALK TO

L

R

TALK TO

ALT OUT

PRE MON

MONITOR

SOURCE

TALKBACK

L

R

TALKBACK

128

AUDIO

POST MON

AUDIO

SOLO

PRE FDR

SOURCE

OFF

SEQUENCED

SCENE

TO

LEFT

TB AUDIO

EDIT

EDIT

SIDE

-

(TO RIBBON)

PREVIEW

SAFE

GROUP

SINGLE

MICRO

MICRO

SCENE

UTILITY

CARDS

LEFT - RIGHT

L

R

L

R

TB

L

R

SOLO

SEQUENCE

GO

POST MON PRE MON

AUDIO

SCENE ON

SOURCE

SOURCE

PRE MON

TALK ON

TAP TO

SOURCE

MASTER

LATCH

1

MICRO

TB

-

INTER-

SWITCH

HOLD FOR

2

LOGIC

MOMENTARY

L

R

HP

M

FACE

L

R

L

R

A

CARD

MONITOR FEEDS

POST MON

LEVEL

-

POST MON

PRE MON

SOURCE

N

3

TO OUTPUTS

+48V

U

INPUT &

SOURCE

SOURCE

TB

A

TALK BACK

L

4

GROUP

LEVEL

+48 VOLT

M

CONTROL

OFF / ON

U

T

5

E

TO

PINK

JACKS LOCATED ON MASTER MODULE

S

RIGHT

NOISE

AND UNDER ARMREST

C

6

SIDE

E

-

N

INPUT

E

LCR TO

S

7

MICRO

CARDS

OUTPUTS

PINK

8

NOISE

TALK BACK

HEADPHONE

POST

PRE

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

GEN

IN

OUT

MICRO MUTE CONTROL 5

MONO

POST FADER

PRE FADER

SIGNAL SOURCES

FROM L / R / MONO

MONO

INSERT

EQ ON

SEND

RTN

MONO POST

MIX

∑

HPF

GC

HF

HI MID

MID

LO MID

LF

+10

1K - 20 KHZ

400 - 8 KHZ

200 - 4 KHZ

60 - 1.2KHZ

40 - 800HZ

MIX AMP

HPF

5-BAND SEMI-PARAMETRIC EQ

MONO

PK

ON

POST

FADER

MONO

MONO

M1

PRE-FADER

M2

SIG

M3

MONO TO MATRIX SENDS SHOWN.

MONO

LEFT AND RIGHT BOTH HAVE

MATRIX

IDENTICAL SETS OF MATRIX SENDS

M4

SENDS

AND SWITCHES

MAIN OUTPUT LIMITERS

BALANCED INPUTS TO FEED

TO EXT MTX

INTERNAL MATRIX 1-4

EXT INPUT 1 ALSO FEEDS

OUTPUT

TO EXT MTX

EXT IN 1

MATRIX EXPANSION CONNECTOR

ATTENUATION

METER

TO ALL

OUTPUT

ON

M1

1

LEVEL

1

-6 DBU +20

3

L / R

6

M2

2

9

LIMITER ON

12

18

M3

3

24

LEFT

L / R STEREO

BAL OUT

M4

4

LIMITER

EXT MATRIX IN

LEFT

VCA

MATRIX SENDS

EXT MATRIX IN

POST

XFORMER

PK

OPTION

VCA

RIGHT

L / R

LF

HF

EXTERNAL STEREO

RIGHT

20 : 1

SIG

STR PGM

PROGRAM IN

POST

RATIO

LEVEL

STEREO 2-BAND

L

L / R

4

METER

MONO

SHELVING EQ

R

SENDS

OUTPUT

ATTENUATION

METER

TO SOLO BUS

EXT STR PGM

OUTPUT

ON

EXT STR PGM

SOLO

LEVEL

1

MONO

ASSIGN

-6 DBU +20

3

MONO

METER

6

9

LIMITER ON

SEND

12

MATRIX CIRCUITRY 1 OF 4 SHOWN

18

24

MIX AMP

MATRIX

MATRIX

MATRIX

MATRIX

MONO

MONO

MATRIX

LEVEL

BAL OUT

BAL OUT

MATRIX

PRE

MUTE

POST

LIMITER

MIX

∑

+10

VCA

MONO

TALK TO

POST

20 : 1

XFORMER

TB

MATRIX

MUTE AND SOLO SWITCHING

FEED

RATIO

OPTION

(MICRO CONTROLLED)

TO SOLO BUS & MICRO INTERFACE

SOLO

MUTE

SAFE

PRVW

X-VCA owner’s manual

X-VCA BLK DIA-REV1.1 9/8/00