Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product M-16DX Edirol
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1 W or k sho p M-16DX 16-Channel Digital Mixer © 2007 Roland Corpora tion U.S. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be r eproduced in any f orm without the written permission of Roland Corpor ation U .
2 About the Workshop Booklets The EDIROL M-16DX 16- Channel Digital Mixer delivers the power of digital mixing to musicians at an incr edibly aff ordable price. This crystal-clear 24-bit digital mixer supports sample rates up to 96 kH z, and it ’ s extremely flexible, with a wide range of analog and digital inputs and outputs, and effects.
3 Cabling While the M-16DX’ s inputs can work with balanced or unbalanced cables, they ’ re designed t o work with balanced cables. Balanced cables provide optimal noise-rejection, so if you can use them, do—they ’ll help you avoid problems at a gig.
4 P erformer Hookup Example T o give you an idea of how you can use the M-16DX’ s inputs, let ’ s talk about how you’ d hook up a small group with two singing acoustic guitarists with pickups on their guitars, a keyboard player , a bass player , and a beatbox rhythm back ing.
5 the Alt bus— • to create a few different types of mixes. Y ou can make a click-track feed— • that allows your r hythm-keeper to play to a metronome click only he/she can hear . a main mix with added per former-only elements— • such as spoken cues from one musician to another .
6 Creating a Monitor Mix with Aux Bus 2 The Aux 2 bus normally sends input channel signals to the M-16DX’ s internal effects. When you use it instead for a monitor mix, the internal effect processor is automatically turned off. Sending the Aux 2 Signal to the Stage The A ux 2 bus is a mono bus , like Aux Bus 1.
7 Using the CONTROL ROOM outputs for an Alt bus monitor mix gives you: an overall Alt bus gain control— • using the PHONES/CONTROL ROOM knob. routing flexibilit y— • using the MUTE MAIN MIX button and the PHONES/ CONTROL ROOM AL T and FX buttons.
8 Some Live-Mixing Thoughts Here are some tips for building a successful live mix with the M-16DX. Keep onstage volumes to a minimum— • When onstage amps are turned up too high, you’ll have little chance of getting the mix under control, with quieter elements such as v ocals being hard t o bring out in the mix.
An important point after buying a device Edirol M-16DX (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
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If you already are a holder of Edirol M-16DX, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Edirol M-16DX.
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