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SoundCraft Audio Mixing Console Model Spirit Studio User Manual

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from the main outputs and can therefore provide addi-

tional outputs for foldback or external processing units.
The six Auxiliary busses are arranged in two sections

of three, with each section comprising a pre-fade Fold-

back (FB) send and two post-fade, post-cut switch

auxiliary sends. Normally FB1 and AUX 1 & 2 are in

the Channel path, while FB2 and AUX 3 & 4 are in the

Monitor path.

13.

CHANNEL PAN
The Pan control determines the position of the Channel

signal within the stereo image. Rotation fully anticlock-

wise feeds the signal solely to the Left mix buss and

odd-numbered Groups, while rotation clockwise

sweeps the image to the Right and even-numbered

Groups.

14.

CHANNEL PFL/PEAK LED
When the PFL switch is pressed, the Pre-Fade signal is

fed to the Control Room and headphones outputs,

where it replaces the selected source. The PFL/AFL

LED on the master section illuminates to warn that the

monitor and the meters are now responding to the

PFL/AFL selection and the PFL LED on the input chan-

nel lights to identify the active channel. This is a useful

way of listening to any required input signal without in-

terrupting the main mix, so that adjustments can be

made or problems traced.
When the PFL switch is released the LED on the chan-

nel serves as a PEAK indicator, to warn when an

excessively high signal level is present in the channel.

The signal is sampled at two points in the channel,

PRE INSERT, (PRE HF/LF EQ if in the Channel path),

and POST EQ. The Peak LED will illuminate approxi-

mately 4dB before clipping and therefore give warning

of a possible overload even if the peaks are removed

by external equipment plugged into the Insert.

15.

CHANNEL ON
This switch routes the Channel signal to the Channel

PAN control and then to the routing matrix. It is posi-

tioned post-fader to ensure minimum system noise

when released, while leaving the pre- fade foldback

sends enabled.

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