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Behringer Xenyx 1204USB manual

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    U ser Manual XE NY X X 12 0 4 U S B Pr em iu m 1 2 -Inpu t 2/2 -Bu s Mix er w it h XE NYX Mic P r ea mp s & C omp re ss ors, Bri ti sh E Q s, 2 4 -Bi t Multi-FX P roce ssor an d USB / A udio I nterfac e 12 0 4 U S B Pr emiu m 1 2 - I npu t 2 / 2-Bus M ix er with X ENYX Mic P ream ps & Com pres sors, Bri tish E Qs and U SB / A udio In terfac[...]

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    2 XENYX X1 204USB/ 1 204USB User Manual Thank you Congratulat ions! In purchasing the BEHRINGER XENY X you have acquired a mixer whose sma ll size belies its i ncredible ver satilit y and audio per forma nce . The XENY X Series r epresent s a milestone in the d evelopment of mixin g console technology. With the new XE NYX micr ophone preamps includ[...]

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    3 XENYX X1 204USB/ 1 204USB User Manual Impor tant Safety Instructions LEGAL DISCLAIMER LIMITED W ARRANT Y T erminals marked with this symbol carr y electrical current of su cient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality professional speaker cables with ¼" TS or twist-locking plugs pre-installed. Allother in[...]

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    4 XENYX X1 204USB/ 1 204USB User Manual 1. Introduct ion   Caution! We should li ke to draw your at tention to th e fact t hat ex treme volu mes may da mage yo ur hearing and/ or your h eadphones or lou d speak er s . T ur n the MAIN MIX fade rs and ph ones cont rol in the m ain sec tion ful ly down bef ore you sw itch on the u nit. Always b [...]

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    5 XENYX X1 204USB/ 1 204USB User Manual LOW CU T The mono c hannels of the mixing con soles have a high-slop e L OW CUT lter f or eliminating unwante d low-frequenc y signal compo nents (75 Hz, 1 8 dB/octave) . GAIN Use the TRIM cont rol to adjust the in put gain. This contro l should always be turne d fully counterc lockw ise whenever you conne[...]

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    6 XENYX X1 204USB/ 1 204USB User Manual CLIP- LED The CLIP LED light s up when the input sig nal is driven too high. In this c ase, turnd own the GAIN control and, i f necessar y , ch eck the set ting of the c hannel EQ. SO LO The SO LO switch ( X 12 0 4USB only ) is u sed to route the c hannel signal to the solo bus (Solo In Place) or to the PF[...]

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    7 XENYX X1 204USB/ 1 204USB User Manual 2.3 .3 Stereo aux return connec tors Fig. 2 .8: Stere o aux ret urn co nnec tor s STER EO A UX RE TURN 1 The STEREO AUX RETURN 1 connec tors gene rally ser v e as the ret urn path fo r the ee cts mi x generated using t he post-fader aux s end. This is where you conne ct the out put signal of the ex ternal [...]

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    8 XENYX X1 204USB/ 1 204USB User Manual PHONES /CTRL R (oom ) Use this contr ol to set contro l room outpu t level and head-pho nes volumeresp ecti vely . CD/T APE TO MAIN When the CD/ T APE TO MAIN s witch is depre ssed, the 2-track inpu t is routed to the main mix an d thus ser ves as an additional inp ut for tape mac hines. Y ou c an also con[...]

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    9 XENYX X1 204USB/ 1 204USB User Manual 2.4 Re ar view of 1 204USB/X 1 20 4U SB 2 . 4 .1 Main m ix outpu ts, Alt 3 -4 ou tputs an d control room outputs Fig. 2 . 14: Main m ix out puts , Alt 3-4 o utpu ts and co ntro l room ou tput s MAIN OUTPUTS The MAIN output s carr y the MAIN MIX signal and are on b alanced XLR connec tors with a no minal level[...]

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    10 XENYX X1 204USB/ 1 204USB User Manual 3. Dig ital Eec ts Processor Fig. 3.1 : Di gital e ec ts mo dule (only X1204US B ) 24 -B IT MUL TI - EFFEC TS PRO CESSOR Here you c an nd a list of all pres ets sto red in the multi- eec ts pr ocessor. This built-in e ect s module prod uces high-g rade standar d eec ts such as reverb, chor [...]

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    11 XENYX X1 204USB/ 1 204USB User Manual 4 . 2 .1 Audio connections Please use co mmercial RCA c ables to wire the 2-trac k inputs and ou tputs. Y ou c an, of course, also conne ct unbalan ced devices to the balance d input/ outpu ts. Use eithe r mono plugs, or ensure that r ing and sleeve are bri dged inside the ster eo plug ( o r pins 1 & 3 i[...]

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    12 XENYX X1 204USB/ 1 204USB User Manual 5. Sp eci catio ns Mono Inputs Microphone Inputs (XENY X Mic Preamp ) T yp e XLR, elec tronic al ly balanced, discreteinput c ircuit Mic E.I.N. (20 Hz - 20 kHz) @ 0 Ω source re sistance - 1 34 dB / 13 5.7 dB A-weighted @ 50 Ω source re sistance - 1 31 dB / 1 33 . 3 dB A-weighted @ 1 50 Ω s ource res[...]

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    13 XENYX X1 204USB/ 1 204USB User Manual USB Audio Stereo In/ O ut C on n e c t o r Ty p e B Conver ter 16-b it Sample R ate 48 k Hz Mai n Mix Syste m Data 2 Noise Main mix @ -∞, - 10 5 d B / - 108 dB A-weighted Channel fader -∞ Main mix @ 0 dB, -9 5 d B / -9 7 dB A-weig hted Channel fader -∞ Main Mix @ 0 dB, -82,5 dB / -85 dB A-weighted Chan[...]

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    14 XENYX X1 204USB/ 1 204USB User Manual FEDERAL C OMMUNICA TIONS C OMM IS SIO N C OMPLI ANCE INF ORMA TION Responsible Par ty Name: MUSIC G roup Se rvice s US Inc. Address: 1 891 2 N ort h Creek Park way , Suite 2 00 Both ell, WA 980 1 1, USA Phone/Fax No .: Phone: + 1 425 6 72 081 6 Fax: + 1 425 6 73 7647 XENY X X 1 204USB/1 20 4USB complies with[...]

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