Hi, thanks for your comments, don't worry too much about the missing 1 knob compressors (they don't impress me much as they don't act anything like a real compressor, but a real compressor would definitely be handy on any mixer) Regards Dean

Hi, Lapels are very challenging to keep feedback under control & to then have a realistic natural sound for the spoken word, headsets are usually a little easier as they are closer to the mouth and less prone to gain issues. I usually ring out the lapel/headset before hand when no-one is around, walk the stage area and keep boosting the gain until feedback starts, then using a 31 band eq notch out the offending frequencies. I cut the first 3 frequencies & last 3 frequencies to the lowest the eq will allow, then ramp up/down over 3 frequencies. For eq looks like this _ _ _ / - - - - - - - \ _ _ _ sometimes you might have to add back some lower frequencies if it sounds too sharp/harsh, as a general rule I try not to notch much more than 6db to 9db for a single frequency and stop adjusting when I have over 50% of frequencies adjusted, ie less is best. So that gets rid of a lot of feedback but can make the spoken word sound yukky, don't be afraid to pull back some of your cuts or better still add some other frequencies top compensate ie add lower bass frequency will remove sharp treble tone. Once you get a base line that sounds good for the "average person" then you're nearly home, you only need to make minor changes as you get different presenters.Key frequencies I like to use are, ADD around 100hz to add bass tone, CUT around 300 to 500hz for the toilet/nasal sound, ADD 3khz to 5khz for clarity or CUT if sharp/annoying. Most adjustments are minor, usually 3 db. If you are using a parametric eq you can sweep the frequencies to listen for what you want to add/cut. The more you do it the better/quicker you will get at it, I think most people like myself at the start adjust too much, I always advise making minor adjustments at 3db. Hope that helps, can help if you have specific question. Regards Dean

Super helpful. We had great sound using the board at our Chicago event. We had 1600 people in the audience and all the mics sounded great. We only had a few minor hiccups with 2 presenters initially and I was able to quickly compensate for their voices using your tactics. Thank you for your helpful tips!

Hi, this is a very common question (if you look down the thread of this and the other mixer tutorial you'll probably see some similar conversations). It is easy, but it can be tricky the first time. Use the FX AUX2 send knob on the Mic channel, set it straight up, rotate the AUX2FX send effects knob located under the led display on the effect unit (point it straight up) , now the last knob you need to rotate is the AUX2FX return knob located in the same area (point it straight up). You should now have effects on your main out. For more detail refer to these sections in my videos. [Time 9:55] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pMejprykxLnGaIU.html [Time 13:20] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g8qIochnpsvJiY0.html

Thank you so much! I don't have the mixer yet, and that was the feature I have been looking for.

This Mixer is very capable once you know what it can do.

Hi, there are 2 problems with setting the trim, if you are too hot you will get distortion = bad, if you are too low you will introduce electronic floor noise = who cares!, if you are going to be wrong in setting the trim, always err on the side of slightly under rather than slightly over.In regards to the distortion, are you checking the led level indicator on the channel to detect distortion or are you detecting distortion with your ears?Only reason I ask is that if it's by ear your system/speakers may be distorting, when you check the level PFL/Solo the leds should hit around zero/unityAre all singer's microphones exactly the same?Regards

MDTV3 Thanks for the fast response. The distortion shows on the clipping LED of the individual chanel, on the LED of the main mix volume meter and also in the speakers distortion can be heard.

I only have two microphones. One for me and one for everyone else. I cannot set the the slider level to unity because I get feedback

Hi, if you have 2 microphones the same but two singers that are very different in the acoustic volume then yes, I'd expect the loud one on a quarter and the softer one on half (roughly).Feedback is another question though, this has more to do with your proximity to your speaker or monitorHappy to help out, but I struggle to "see" your layout, feel free to send me a pic of your setup & it'll probably make it easier to see what's up

MDTV3 Thanks a lot for your help. Unfortunately I don't have a one see-up only. I work at different restaurants an each restaurant provides it's own speaker wich are already mounted and I cannot relocate them. Would it still help if I send you a drawing of at least one of the places?

Sorry for the delay, rough rule, cut all lows on everything except what you image you want through the subs, ie Bass guitar Kick drum. Definitely NOT vocals

Hi sorry for the delay, I am not fam with Garage Band, but you should be able to use it (you might be limited to recording 2 tracks depending on your interface)

Sorry for the delay, this unit is UNPOWERED so it will not run speakers without an separate amplifier or an amplifier in the speakers

Yep too easy, you can use AUX1 to send output to your monitors, daisy chain the monitors together. Turn up the AUX1 know on each channel you want in the monitor. To get the effects in the monitor (from memory) turn up the AUX 1 (I think) RETURNS

I tried that still no effects in monitors thanks for your help

works great thanks so much

Hi, with the built in effects you can only select 1 pre-set, you could run the signal out of the aux to multiple standalone effects units or add the onboard effect and an outboard effect unit. Not sure about the dubbeling effect? you'd have to scroll through them or read some of the descriptions (I usually just scroll through until I find something pleasant for vocals).

The TAPE OUT RCAs are supposed to be a copy of the main output send so if you can hear the effects on the main output then you should hear it on the TAPE OUT. (Just make sure you're listening to the main output) You could try the CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS. Strange, but I haven't ever done that on this mixer before.

is the solo button next to the effect knob supposed to be depressed>? drummer here....im getting a whole new appreciation for sound guys.

Hahaha you should have lead with "I'm a drummer". Yes the SOLO button will send the effects to your headphones, so that could be the confusing factor. Brief summary of what you need to do is, on the channel strip rotate the AUX2FX send effects knob (point it straight up), rotate the AUX2FX send effects knob located under the led display on the effect unit (point it straight up) , now the last knob you need to rotate (this is probably your problem) is the AUX2FX return knob located in the same area (point it straight up). You should now have effects on your main out. For more detail refer to these sections in my videos. [Time 9:55] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pMejprykxLnGaIU.html [Time 13:20] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g8qIochnpsvJiY0.html

thank you soo much...it works !

Cool, no probs

Hi, definitely not aimed at beginners, there is a lot of good videos by others for entry level, this video was aimed at those who own this mixer who want to understand how to use it. Mixing in general is a long learning, I've been doing it for years and always learn more all the time.....