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Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide AP8640_2 USER GUIDE Publication AP8640_2[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 2 AP8640_2 XONE:DB2 User Guide AP8640_2 Copyright © 2011 Allen & Hea th Limited. All rights reserved Allen & Heath Limited Kernick Industrial Estate, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9LU, UK http://www.allen-heath.com http://www.XONE.co.uk This product complie s with the European E lectromagn etic Compatibilit y[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 3 AP8640_2 INTRODUCTION T O THE XONE:DB2 Congratulations on the purcha se of your new XONE:DB2 The XONE:DB2 is a gr ound-breaking mixer featuring studio quality effects and performance features that blur the boundary between DJ’ing a nd live p roduction. Every feature has been meticulously researched with a v[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 4 AP8640_2 W arranty ........ ...... ...... ...... ..... ...... ..... ... 2 Intr oduction to t he DB2 ... ...... ..... .... 4 Pack ed Items ...... ...... ...... ...... ..... ...... ... . 5 Panel Dra w ings ......... ...... ..... ...... ...... ... 6 Application Diagram ........ ...... ..... ...... . 7 Mic/Line C[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 5 AP8640_2 P A CKED ITEMS Check that you have received the following: Safety Sheet. Important ! Read this sheet before starting. Retain for future reference. Type A-B USB Lead. To connect the XONE:DB2 to your computer. Mains Lead Check that the cor rect mains plug is fitted. XONE:DB2 mixer. Spare knobs. XONE:DB[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 6 AP8640_2 P AN EL DRA WINGS[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 7 AP8640_2 APPLICA TION DIA GRAM[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 8 AP8640_2 MIC / LINE CHANNEL MICROPHONE INPUT CONNECTOR Balanced XLR. Plug in a DJ, guest or announcement microphone h ere. Use a good quality low impedance dynamic mic such as those specifical ly designed for vocals. Do not use high impedance or unbalanced microphones, or condenser types which require phantom[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 9 AP8640_2 MIC / LINE CHANNEL CHANEL CUE SWITCH Press the Cue switch to listen to the channel pre-fade signal in the headphones and view its lev el on the ma in meters. The backlit switch l ights red when selected. Press the switch again to deselect cue. 7 CHANNEL LEVEL CONTROL Sets the level of the channel sig[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 10 AP8640_2 MUSIC CHANNEL 1 2 4 6 MATRIX INPUT SELECTOR Please refer to Page 12 for further information on how to use this feature. 1 INPUT TRIM Amplifies or attenuates the input signal by up to ±10 dB. 2 EQ SECTION Configured a s either Three band EQ or High-Pass/ Low-Pass filter depending on menu setting. Pl[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 11 AP8640_2 MASTER SECTION 2 3 1 4 MIX / MONITOR METERS The main meters follow the selected monitor source. The meter reads ‘0’ for a n XLR output of + 4dBu. T he mixer should be operated wit h these meters averag ing a round ‘0’ with loudest peaks no higher than ‘ +6’. In SPLI T CUE mode, whilst a [...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 12 AP8640_2 THE INPUT MA TRIX Each music channel on the XONE:DB2 features an input matrix system, ma king it possible to select from any of the ten available sources no matter which input socket they are physically connected to. Each channel can accept inputs in three formats: ANALOGUE Channel 1 - Line only Cha[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 13 AP8640_2 XONE TR IMOD AL EQ 1 3 2 HF CONTROL Adjusts the high frequency content of the channel audio. In ISO or EQ mode the centre-detent position will give a flat frequency response, fully clockwise will boost the high fr equencies by 6dB, and anticlockwise will attenuate them. In FILTER mode this control b[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 14 AP8640_2 THE FX SECTION 4 5 FX Operation Pressing any of the f ive effects buttons [ 1 ] will select that effect. Each time an effec t button is pressed it will illumina te gr een. Only one effect per channel can be selected. When an effect is selected further parameter s can be adjusted using the global con[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 15 AP8640_2 LO ADING IN AL TERNA TIVE EFFECTS PRESETS Loading Alternative Effects from the Internal Library Each basic effect type, DLY, VRB, RES, MOD and DMG has a library of alternative pre sets within the same category . These are accessed using the SELECT button. To v iew or load a preset, press an F X butt[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 16 AP8640_2 THE FX DI SPLA Y WINDO W The effects display screen is divided horizontally into two segments labelled FX-X and FX-Y . Currently analysed BPM Name of currently selected effect Beat Fraction for current effect In this view, the third parameter of the Delay effect “Fat-Q” is highlighted. It repres[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 17 AP8640_2 CASCADIN G THE FX ENGIN ES (V ersion 2 Fir mwar e) From Version 2 firmware, the two FX engines can be ca scaded, or chained, to run the outpu t of F X-X to the input of the FX-Y allowing the audi o to be processed by a ny combination of two different effec ts. For instance, the track can have a dela[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 18 AP8640_2 BPM ENGINE Unlike a DAW (dig ital audio workstation) the DB2 doesn’t have the complete song file to analyse, it has to do it real time by “listening” to the a udio playing through the main mix. To impr ove the speed and accuracy of tempo analyses the beat detection engine can be guided to look[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 19 AP8640_2 SETUP MENU - EQ AND CROSSF ADER The front page of the setup menu displays the setup options for the EQ and crossfader. To enter the setup menu; pre ss the MENU button, then use the ‘SEL/ADJ’ encoder to scroll up or down between ‘EQ SETUP’ and ‘XFADER SETUP’. To return to the front screen[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 20 AP8640_2 AD V ANC ED SETUP MENU The advanced setup menu lists va rious settings that can be altered, enabling you to fine tune the DB2 to better suit your a pplication. Use the ‘SEL/ADJ’ encoder to select ‘ADV ANCED’ in the front MENU screen. The options are as listed. BPM RANGE Selects the most appr[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 21 AP8640_2 AD V ANC ED SETUP MENU SP A TIAL XO VER SPATIAL XO VER: is a ne w output processing tool that splits the audio into two fr equency bands with adjustable stereo width for ea ch band. This is a useful tool for dealing with po or r oom acoustics, le ss than ide al speaker placement, as a diagnostic too[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 22 AP8640_2 AD V ANC ED SETUP MENU HP SETUP This menu enables you to set the sensitivity, audio source and mode of the headphone cue system Trim: Adjusts the operating level of the headphone amplifier to match the sensitivity of your heaphones. The trim ranges from –28 to +12 dB. Mode: Toggles between Split a[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 23 AP8640_2 METER MODE BAR: Peak reading VU display DOT: Sing le dot display showing peak level. PEAK : As BAR, but the highest signal level LED will remain lit for a short period to provide a c learer UPFADE CURVE The curve of the channel faders can be set to Sharp, Mid and Gentle. Choose a setting that best s[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 24 AP8640_2 This menu selects the routing options for the upstream USB. Send 1 corresponds to USB 1-2, Send 2 to USB 3-4 etc. See page 24 for more informa tion, The options are: CH1-4 Analog: Routes the selected converted analogue input to the soundcard i nput. CH1-2 Digital: Routes the selected digital inp ut [...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 25 AP8640_2 USB AUDIO SY STEM The 16-channel USB2.0, 48kHz /24bit audio system built into the XONE:DB2 makes it the pe rfect interface for use with Digital Audio Workstation software. The mixer deals with the process or intensive effects wor k, leaving the computer lightly loa ded to better stream the audio d a[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 26 AP8640_2 USB SOUNDCARD ROUTING SOUNDCARD INPUTS The XONE:DB2 provide s eight (four stereo) soundcard inputs that wi ll appear in your chosen DAW application. The inputs are arranged as follows: The block diagram above shows the differ ent sources that can be mapped to each of the ster eo soundcard inputs (or[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 27 AP8640_2 USB SOUNDCARD ROUTING CHANNEL SOURCES Each of the USB audio sends can source from various points w ithin the XONE:DB2 Input Channels. From the diag ram, the three options are Analogue In, Digital In and Channel PFL. ANALOGUE IN - The analogue sourc es are arranged as follows: CHANNELS 1 AND 4 - LINE[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 28 AP8640_2 PC DRIVER INST ALLA TION STOP! BEFORE YOU CONNECT YOUR XONE:DB2 TO A COMPUTER PLEA SE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS ON INSTALLING THE CORRECT DRIVERS FOR THE U SB SOUNDCARD. CHECK www.XONE.co.uk/db2 FOR NEWS ON THE LATEST DRIVER V ERSIONS Software Installation (Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7) Follow th[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 29 AP8640_2 6—If this window appears, select ‘Install’. The installation proc ess may differ slightly dependant upon O perating System and Security Software. Note: Always use th e s ame USB port wi th your XONE:DB2 . When installing on a MS Windows system, the dri vers will be a ssociated with the USB por[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 30 AP8640_2 PC DRIVER INST ALLA TION Checking the Driver Installation Once the driver installation is complete, you will ne ed to c heck that the XONE:DB2 is being rec- ognised. Connect the XONE:DB2 to your PC/laptop and then r ight click on My Computer and select Manage . Next select Device Manager in the left[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 31 AP8640_2 STOP! BEFORE YOU DO A NYTHING WITH YOUR XONE:DB2, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY TO E NSURE YOU R MAC IS CORRECTLY SET U P TO BE USED WITH THE MIXER. CHECK www.XONE.co.uk/db2 FOR NEWS ON THE LATEST DRIVER V ERSIONS Mac OSX Open the XONE_DB2_Driver _x.x.x.dmg to reveal the window shown. MA C DR [...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 32 AP8640_2 MA C DR IVER INST ALLA TION Enter your system password. Click on “Continue Installation”. Restart your Mac.[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 33 AP8640_2 MA C DR IVER INST ALLA TION Checking the Driver Installation Once the driver installation is complete, you will need to check that the XONE:DB2 is being recognised. To do this, connect the XONE:DB2 to your Ma c and then, from the file menu, select: GO Utilities Audio MIDI Setup The Audio Devices win[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 34 AP8640_2 MIDI CONTRO L MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, a nd is an interface protocol from the nineteen eighties to enable different keyboards, sequencers, drum machines, etc. to communicate with each other. MIDI is still a common interfa ce used by most DA W software to a llow remote co[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 35 AP8640_2 MIDI CONTRO L MESSA GES DB2 CHANNEL INPUT SELECT SOURCE 1 2 3 4 AN A USB DIG 1 Eb 6 CH 16 D 6 CH 16 C# 6 CH 16 C 6 CH 16 F 6 CH 16 OFF ◄► E 6 CH 16 CC 32 CH 16 2 G 4 CH 16 F# 4 CH 16 F 4 CH 16 E 4 CH 16 A 4 CH 16 OFF ◄► G# 4 CH 16 CC 6 CH 16 3 B 2 CH 16 Bb 2 CH 16 A 2 CH 16 G# 2 CH 16 C# 3 C[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 36 AP8640_2 MIDI CONTRO L MESSA GES EXPRESSION, DR Y / WET , FIL TER A N D FX ON SWITCH FX UNIT EXP DRY/ WET X CC 9 CH 16 CC33 CH 16 Y CC 11 CH 16 CC 7 CH 16 FILTER CC 34 CH 16 CC 3 CH 16 FX ON E 8 CH 16 F 8 CH 16 ADDITIONAL CONTR OLS CC 26, CH 16 CC 28, CH 16 G# 6, CH 16 CC 30, CH 16 A 6, CH 16 X - G# 8 CH 16 [...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 37 AP8640_2 DIGIT AL IO - X-LINK DIGIT AL INPUTS - DIGIT AL OUTPU T DIGITAL INPUTS 1&2 DIGITAL INPUT: The XONE:DB2 has two digital inputs on the rear panel designed for stand ard 75 Ohm RCA interface cables. These inputs are compatible with the following formats: AES3, IEC60958, S/PDIF (Sony/Phillips Digita[...]

Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 38 AP8640_2 SPECIFICA TIONS Dimensions and Weights The c onsole is fitted with rubb er feet for desktop operation. A screw on r ack ear k it i s avail- able for 19” rack or plin th mounting. Width Height Depth Weight Desktop 320 mm (12.6”) 88 mm (3.5”) 358 mm (14”) 5.1 kg (11 lbs) Rack ears fitted 483 m[...]

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Allen & Heath XONE:DB2 User Guide 40 AP8640_2 PROD UCT REGISTRA TION Registering your product Please go to www.allen-heath.com/register.asp and reg ister your product’s serial number an d your details. By registering with us and becoming an official Registered User , you will ensure that any warranty claim you might make is actioned quickly a[...]

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