Nady Systems PMX-420 - Manual (Page 6)

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bus or the internal DSP Echo Effects. The channel Effects Send
control is mono, post-EQ, and post-Ch Volume meaning the
signal level sent to the Effects Send bus will be affected by the
Channel Volume Control (11) setting. For almost all effects
send purposes, post-volume is desirable
so that when a Ch Volume level is
adjusted, any reverb send from that
channel follows the volume. Otherwise,
when the volume is turned down, the
reverb from that channel would still be
audible. You can also use this effect
send to feed inputs of a multi-track
recorder or any other unbalanced line
level application.
(8) PAN
The channel Pan positions the output of
the channel in the left/right stereo field of
the Master mix and also pans between
S1 and S2 in the Submix. Its constant-
power design ensures there are no level
discrepancies whether a signal is hard-
panned, center-stage, or somewhere in-
between.
(9) SUBMIX 1 & 2 SELECT BUTTON
When the Channel S1/S2 button is
selected (button depressed), the
channel signal is fed to the Submix 1 &
2 bus, controlled by the Submix 1 & 2
Volume Faders (16), as well as the
Main Left and Right bus. This signal is
post channel Volume and the placement
between Sub 1 and Sub 2 is adjusted by
the Pan control. The Submix bus offers
you a second stereo submix with its own
stereo Sub 1 and Sub 2 master faders
and Sub outputs. The Submix can be
used as a mixing aid both live and in the
studio; for example, to combine certain
signals to send to a monitor feed, external power amp, or to an
external effects processor. It can also be used as a stereo
headphone mix if faders are desired for controlling headphone
volume. Using the Submix 1 & 2 Send/Return Inserts (29), the
Sub signal can be sent out to an external effects processor and
then returned into the mixer and mixed onto the Main Left and
Right bus allowing these more sensitive faders to adjust the
returned signal level.
(10) CHANNEL PFL BUTTON
This button sends the pre-volume channel signal to the PFL bus
for monitoring the input signal with headphones before increasing
the channel volume into the mix.
(11) CHANNEL VOLUME CONTROL
This adjusts the volume level of each channel signal sent to the
Effects, Submix, and Main Left & Right.
(12) EFFECTS SEND LEVEL CONTROL
This control adjusts the final mixed level of the channel Effects
Send signals. This signal is then sent to either the internal Echo
Effects DSP or the Effects Send Output (27). Plugging into
either the Effects Send Output (27) or Effects Return Input
(28) jack will automatically disable the internal Echo Effects. The
Effects Send signal can be output to an effects processor, multi-
track recorder, or used for any other line-level auxiliary purpose,
such as monitor feeds.
(13) ECHO EFFECTS DELAY TIME
This rotary wheel can be used to select one of 16 preset time
intervals of the built-in Echo Effects DSP between settings 0 - F
as shown on the Echo Effects Display (14). Setting 0 - 2 selects
the shortest echo time to emulate plate and doubling effects
whereas settings 7 - F enables the longest echo time for stadium
reverbs and delay sounds. Settings around 3 - 6 emulate room
and hall reverbs by adjusting the Repeat Control (15) to approx
ten o’clock.
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2. MASTER AND EFFECTS SECTION