Aviom A-16 - Manual (Page 53)

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Using Console Inserts
When you use your console’s insert points to send audio signals to the A-16T Transmit-
ter for processing, you have some options. The patching on the rear panel of the A-16T
is designed so that you can still use the insert point on your console for its traditional
use—adding an effect to a channel.
There are some special ways that the A-16T can be used to allow this flexible process-
ing. The exact layout of your existing main mixer will influence how many of these
techniques you can use.
Y Cable Insert
The A-16T can be used with a console’s insert send/return loop just as if it were an
effects processor. If you have a console with a single TRS jack used for send and return
of the effects loop, a “Y” cable is used to split the signal into two components. One is
the Send, the other is the Return.
To use this type of insert with the A-16T, patch the Send cable into the In jack on
the A-16T. Then use the Return cable plugged into the A-16T Thru jack to complete
the loop back to the main mixer. The A-16T is now patched into the channel with no
change to the audio signal. The console sees the A-16T as just another effects device.
Adding Effects
But what if you need to add an effect such as a compressor to the same channel? 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 A-16T.
• Plug it into the output of the effect.
• Connect a cable from the A-16T 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 In jack of the A-16T.
• Plug it into the input of the effect.
• Connect a cable from the output of the effect to the A-16T In jack.
• Leave the cable already connected to the A-16T Thru jack as it is. It
completes the loop.
Using a Balanced TRS Cable
A single balanced cable can be used to complete an insert send/return loop when used
with the A-16T Transmitter. In this case, the send and return loop will be completed