User manual YAMAHA MG10-2

[. . . ] MIXING CONSOLE Owner's Manual Making the Most Of Your Mixer Pages 6 to 16 E Precautions --For safe operation-- WARNING Installation G G G G G Connect this unit's AC power adaptor only to an AC outlet of the type stated in this Owner's Manual or as marked on the unit. Failure to do so is a fire and electrical shock hazard. Do not allow water to enter this unit or allow the unit to become wet. Do not place a container with liquid or small metal objects on top of this unit. [. . . ] Larger mixing consoles can have 6, 8, or even more auxiliary buses to handle a variety of monitoring and processing needs. Using the AUX buses and level controls is pretty straightforward. The only thing you need to consider is whether you need a "pre-fader" or "postfader" send. AUX sends often feature a switch that allows you to configure them for pre- or postfader operation. Pre-fader send for a monitor mix. The send signal is fed to the monitor power amplifier and speaker system. The channel fader does not affect the send level so the monitor mix remains independent of the main mix. No return signal is used in this case. AUX Send Level Channel Fader AUX Send Level AUX Return Level Post-fader send for external effects processing. The send signal is fed to the external effect unit--a reverb unit, for example--and the output from the effect unit is returned to the AUX Return jack and mixed back into the main program. The send level is affected by the channel fader so the effect level always remains in proportion to the channel signal. MG10/2 13 Making the Most Of Your Mixer 4-2. Channel Inserts for Channel-specific Processing Another way to get the mixer's signal outside the box is to use the channel inserts. The channel inserts are almost always located before the channel fader and, when used, actually "break" the mixer's internal signal path. Unlike the AUX sends and returns, the channel insert only applies to the corresponding channel. Channel inserts are most commonly used for applying a dynamics processor such as a compressor or limiter to a specific channel--although they can be used with just about any type of in/out processor. Channel Fader When a plug is inserted into the channel insert jack, the internal signal path is interrupted and sent outside the mixer for external processing. Channel insert jacks must be used with a special insert cable that has a TRS phone jack on one end and mono phone jacks on the split "Y" end. One of the mono phone jacks carries the "send" signal to be fed to the input of the external processor, and the other carries the "return" signal from the output of the processor. To the input jack of the external processor To the INSERT I/O jack Sleeve Sleeve Ring Tip Tip To the output jack of the external processor 14 MG10/2 Making the Most Of Your Mixer 5 Making Better Mixes Music First--Then Mix In any case, the music comes first. Think about the music and let it guide the mix, rather than trying to do things the other way around. What is the music saying and what instrument or technique is being used to drive the message?That's where the focus of your mix should be. You're using a hightech tool to do the mixing, but the mix itself is as much art as the music. Approach it that way and your mixes will become a vital part of the music. 5-1. Approaching the Mix--Where Do You Start? Mixing is easy, right?Just twiddle the faders around until it sounds right?Well, you can do it that way, but a more systematic approach that is suited to the material you're mixing will produce much better results, and faster. [. . . ] Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Yamaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante. Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten sind bei Ihrer unten aufgeführten Niederlassung und bei Yamaha Vertragshändlern in den jeweiligen Bestimmungsländern erhältlich. Para detalles sobre productos, contacte su tienda Yamaha más cercana o el distribuidor autorizado que se lista debajo. NORTH AMERICA CANADA Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. 135 Milner Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, M1S 3R1, Canada Tel: 416-298-1311 BELGIUM/LUXEMBOURG Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH, Branch Belgium Rue de Geneve (Genevastraat) 10, 1140 - Brussels, Belgium Tel: 02-726 6032 ASIA THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Yamaha Music & Electronics (China) Co. , Ltd. 25/F. , United Plaza, 1468 Nanjing Road (West), Jingan, Shanghai, China Tel: 021-6247-2211 U. S. A. Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave. , Buena Park, Calif. [. . . ]