Aviom A-16II - Manual (Page 39)

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There are some special ways that the input module can be used to allow this flexible processing. The exact
layout of your existing main mixer will influence how many of these techniques you can use.
Y Cable Insert
The Pro16 analog input module can be used with a console’s insert send/return loop just as if it were an
effects processor. If you have a mixing console with a single TRS jack used for send and return of the effects
loop, a TRS to dual mono “Y” cable is used to split the signal into two components. One of the mono ends
is the Send cable, the other is the Return.
To use this type of insert with a Pro16 analog input module, connect the TRS jack to the console’s insert
point and patch the Y cable Send into the audio I
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jack on the input module. Then use the Y cable Return
plugged into the input module t
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jack to complete the loop back to the mixing console. The input
module is now patched into the channel with no change to the audio signal. The console sees the input
module as just another effects device.
Adding Effects
What if you need to add an effect such as a compressor to the same channel feeding the monitor system
via the input module? There are a couple of options. For both examples, start with the cables set up as just
described for the simple insert example. You’ll need one more cable.
Monitor without the effect:
Remove the cable from the • Thru jack of the Pro16 input module.
Plug it into the • output of the effect.
Connect a cable from the input module • Thru jack to the input of the effect.
The send/return loop is complete and now includes the effect. •
You do not hear the effect in the monitors. •
Monitor with the effect:
Remove the cable from the audio In jack of the Pro16 input module. •
Plug it into the • input of the effect.
Connect a cable from the • output of the effect to the input module In jack.
Leave the cable already connected to the input module • Thru jack as it is. It completes the
loop and sends the processed signal back to the mixing console.
You can wire much of the same functionality described above into a patch bay for more permanent
installations. Remember to use the same type of cables and patch bays—balanced cables with balanced
patch bays, unbalanced cables with unbalanced patch bays.
Studio Cue System
In the studio, the flexibility of the Personal Mixer will give performers more control of their headphone
cue mix. At the same time it allows the recording engineer to spend less time fussing with the cue mix and
more time making the recorded tracks sound great.
Making a cue mix from a recording console is essentially the same as when using a live mixing board. If your
recording console or DAW has direct outputs or unused auxiliary sends, you can use the same techniques
as described for live audio monitor mixes.