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USER GUIDE ®.
Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210.
1 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 User Guide.
2 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 © Harman Inter national Industries Ltd. 2010 All rights reser ved. P ar ts of the design of this product ma y be protected b y worldwide patents. P ar t No. BD10.530000 Issue 1210KA Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman Inter national Industries Ltd.
3 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 Contents SAFETY SYMBOL GUIDE...................................................................................................4 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.................................................
4 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 For your own safety and to a void inv alidation of the w ar ranty please read this section carefully . SAFETY SYMB OL GUIDE For y our own safety and to av oid inv alidation of the war ranty all text marked with these symbols should be read carefully .
5 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water . Clean only with a dr y cloth. Do not block an y ventilation openings.
6 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference w hen the equipment is operated in a commercial en vironment.
7 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 INTR ODUCTION Thank y ou for purchasing a Soundcraft EFX/EPM mixer . The EFX/EPM rang e is a most cost-effective mixing solution, bringing y ou all the features and performance that y ou expect from a Soundcraft product, at an extraordinarily low price.
8 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 O VERVIEW BANK A KARAOKE THE 60-SECOND GUIDE - EFX 1 MIC INPUT (XLR) Connect Microphones here. If y ou are using a condenser mic, ensure phantom pow er is supplied by pressing the s witch at the top of the master section.
9 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 11 PEAK LED This is used to indicate that the signal is close to distor ting (clipping) on a specic channel. 12 INPUT CHANNEL F ADER This is used to control the lev el fed to the Mix Bus and post-fade sends.
10 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 THE 60-SECOND GUIDE - EPM 1 MIC INPUT (XLR) Connect Microphones here. If y ou are using a condenser mic, ensure phantom pow er is supplied by pressing the s witch at the top of the master section. WARNING: Do Not apply Phantom P ow er before connecting a microphone.
11 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 10 PEAK LED This is used to indicate that the signal is close to distorting (clipping) on a specic channel. 11 INPUT CHANNEL F ADER This is used to control the lev el fed to the Mix Bus and post-fade sends.
12 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 WIRING UP Mic Input The MIC input accepts XLR-type connectors and is designed to suit a wide rang e of BALANCED or UNB ALANCED low-le vel signals, whether from delicate vocals requiring the best lo w-noise performance, or dr um kits needing maximum headroom.
13 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 Stereo Inputs STEREO 1/2 and Stereo These accept 3-pole ‘ A ’ gaug e jacks, or 2-pole mono jacks which will automatically ground the ‘cold’ input. Use these inputs for sources such as ke yboards, dr um machines, synths, tape machines or as retur ns from processing units.
14 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 Headphones The PHONES output is a 3-pole ‘ A ’ gaug e jack, wired as a stereo output as shown, ideally for headphones of 150 Ω or greater .
15 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 PR OBLEM SOL VING Basic problem solving is within the scope of an y user if a few basic rules are fol- low ed. • Get to know the Block Diag ram of y our console (see pag e 16/17). • Get to kno w what all controls and/or connections in the system are supposed to do.
16 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 BLOCK DIA GRAM - Soundcraft EFX.
17 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 BLOCK DIA GRAM - Soundcraft EPM.
18 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 MONO INPUT CHANNEL - EFX shown 1 Mic Input The MIC input accepts XLR-type connectors and is designed to suit a wide rang e of BALANCED or UNB ALANCED signals. Professional dynamic, condenser or ribbon mics are best because these will be LO W IMPED ANCE.
19 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 Note that some sound equipment, par ticularly that intended for domestic use, operates at a low er lev el (-10dBV) than professional equipment and will therefore need a higher g ain setting to give the same output le vel.
20 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 7 Aux 2 Send (EPM only) This is used to set up a separate mix for FOLDBA CK or recording , and the combination of each Aux Send is mixed to the Aux 2 Output.
21 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 STEREO INPUT CHANNELS (EFX shown) 1 INPUTS STEREO 1/2 These inputs accept 3-pole ‘ A ’ gaug e (TRS) jacks. Use these inputs for sources such as ke yboards, drum machines, synths, tape machines or processing units.
22 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 5 AUX 2 SEND (EPM only) This is used to set up a separate mix for FOLDBA CK or recording , and the combination of each Aux Send is mixed to the Aux 2 Output.
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24 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 y our microphone manufacturer for guidance). Mics should alwa ys be plugged in, and all output faders set to minimum before switching the Phantom P ow er ON to av oid damag e to exter nal equipment 2 POWER INDICA T OR This LED lights to show w hen pow er is connected to the console.
25 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 6 RECORD OUTPUTS These two RCA outputs carr y a copy of the MIX L and MIX R signals. They allow the use of a recording de vice, e.g . D A T pla y er , Minidisc recorder etc. 7 2 TRACK IN These two RCA phono sock ets are unbalanced Left and Right line-lev el inputs, used for connecting a pla yback device.
26 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 16 FX BUS OUTPUT (EFX only) (Aux 2 on EPM) This impedance-balanced output carries the signal from the FX bus. It could be used as a second Aux Output if desired, if the FX Processor is not needed at the time.
27 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 Lexicon® FX PR OCESSOR O VERVIEW (EFX only) The effects within the console ha ve been designed with both liv e sound reinforcement and home recording in mind.
28 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 FX PR OCESSOR CONTR OLS (EFX only) 1. T empo Button - T apping this button twice sets the Dela y T ime of the selected program. The LED ashes to indicate current tempo. Can be tapped in time with music source to synchronise the dela y .
29 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 REVERBS Rev erberation (or “rev erb” for shor t) is the complex effect created b y the wa y we perceiv e sound in an en- closed space. When sound wav es encounter an object or boundar y , they don’t just stop.
30 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 Reverse Reverb Rev erse rev erb works in the opposite fashion from normal rev erb . Whereas a nor mal re verb has the loudest series of reections heard .
31 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 Diffusion Controls the initial echo density . High settings of Diffusion result in high initial echo density , and low settings cause lo w initial density . In a real-world situation, ir regular walls cause high diffusion, w hile larg e at walls cause low diffusion.
32 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 DELA Y CONTR OLS T ime Rang e Controls the length of the dela y relative to T ap T empo. At the 12 o’clock position, dela y repeats are synchro- nous with the T empo light (represented by a Quarter Note); low er v alues create faster repeats, higher v alues increase the time betw een repeats.
33 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 Knob 1: Speed Controls the modulation rate of the Chorus effect. Low er settings are subtle, while higher v alues are much more pronounced. Knob 2: Depth Controls the amount of pitch shifting for each v oice.
34 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 F A CT ORY RESET Use this function if y ou want to erase all program data and restore the effects processor to its factor y state. T o perform a F actor y Reset press and hold the STORE button w hile pow ering up the console.
35 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 EFFECTS D A T A CHART (EFX only) No NA ME ADJ U ST1 VALU E RA N GE ADJ U ST2 VALU E RA N GE ADJ U ST3 VA LU E RA NGE FIXED1 VALUE FIXED2 VALU E FIXED3 VALUE ROU TING 1 SMALL HA LL PREDELAY 10ms 0-100ms DECAY 1.
36 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 USING Y OUR EFX OR EPM CONSOLE The nal output from y our sound system can only ev er be as good as the w eakest link in the chain, and especially impor tant is the quality of the source signal be- cause this is the starting point of the chain.
37 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 • Listen carefully for the characteristic sound of “feedback”. If y ou cannot achiev e satisfactor y input lev el setting without feedback, check microphone and speaker placeme nt and repeat the exercise.
38 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 APPLICA TIONS APPLICA TION 1 - LIVE SOUND REINFORCEMENT APPLICA TION 2 - MUL TISPEAKER APPLICATIONS This conguration demonstrates ho w multiple speaker congurations can be driven by the EFX and EPM mixers.
39 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 APPLICA TION 3 - PLACES OF WORSHIP (using EFX) This conguration uses the FX OUT BUS (or Aux 2 on EPM) output to drive an induction loop for the hearing impaired (it is assumed that the FX processor isn’t being used in this conguration).
40 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 APPLICA TION 4 - RECORDING The insert points on channels 1-8 ma y be used to feed a multitrack recorder as shown (link the send and return signals). The Mix outputs are used for a preliminar y stereo mix on a D AT recorder .
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42 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 GLOSSARY Auxiliar y send An output from the console comprising a mix of signals from channels deriv ed independently of the main stereo mix. Balance The relativ e levels of the left and right channels of a stereo signal.
43 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 P eaking The point at w hich a signal rises to its maximum instantaneous lev el, before falling back down ag ain. It can also describe an equaliser response cur ve affecting only a band of frequencies, (like on a g raphic equaliser), “peaking” at the centre of that band.
44 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 TYPICAL CONNECTING LEADS.
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46 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 MARK-UP SHEETS - EFX Y ou ma y freely cop y these pages, and use them to record the settings used for particular applications/gigs.
47 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 KARAOKE 16.
48 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 MARK-UP SHEETS - EPM.
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50 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 FITTING OPTIONAL RA CKMOUNT EARS The part numbers for the kits are: R W5744 RACK MOUNTING KIT - EPM6 R W5745 RACK MOUNTING KIT - EFX8/EPM8 R W5746 RACK MOUN.
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52 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 EPM/EFX TYPICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Frequency Response Mic / Line Input to an y Output ...............................................................+/-1.5dB , 20Hz – 20kHz T .H.D . Mic Sensitivity -30dBu, +14dBu @ Mix output .
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54 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210 WARRANTY 1 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman Inter national Industries Ltd . End User means the person who rst puts the equipment into regular operation.
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