Harman SoundCraft MPMo, User Manual

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Page 4: ...ot be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or trans...

Page 5: ...Xi shown 25 MASTER SECTION MFXi 28 MASTER SECTION MPMi 29 Lexicon FX PROCESSOR OVERVIEW 33 FX OPERATION 33 FX PROCESSOR CONTROLS MFXi only 34 REVERBS 35 REVERB CONTROLS 36 DELAYS 37 DELAY CONTROLS 37...

Page 6: ...ly use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use cauti...

Page 7: ...bol The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter N The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal in the plug which...

Page 8: ...ed dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons CAUTIONS The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle...

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Page 10: ...s consultez un lectricien pour faire remplacer vos prises Prot gez le cordon secteur contre tout dommage physique pincement etc plus particuli rement au niveau des fiches des prises et de l embase sec...

Page 11: ...me suit Le fil Vert et Jaune doit tre connect la borne rep r e par la lettre E ou par le symbole de terre masse Le fil Bleu doit tre connect la borne N neutre de la prise Le fil Marron doit tre connec...

Page 12: ...utilisateur d une tension dangereuse non isol e dans le bo tier de l appareil pouvant tre suffisamment forte pour constituer un risque d lectrocution pour les personnes expos es ATTENTION Le point d e...

Page 13: ...most expensive consoles are employed in the MPMi MFXi bringing you the great Soundcraft quality in a small format console without compromise You will also be glad to know you have a one year warranty...

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Page 15: ...ndary PA monitor system 27 AUX CONTROLS The rotary controls set the output levels of the two Aux Outputs The After Fade AFL SWITCHES AFL Listen switches route their respective aux output signal to the...

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Page 17: ...his socket Recommended headphones impedance is 32 ohms or greater 25 AUX 1 2 3 OUTPUTS These outputs can be used to send the channel signal to an artist s monitors Jacks headphones in ear stage monito...

Page 18: ...up the jacks as shown although you should then keep cable lengths as short as possible to minimise inter ference pick up on the cable Note that the ring must be grounded if the source is unbalanced S...

Page 19: ...nbalanced Mono sources can be fed to both paths by plugging into the Left jack only Mix Outputs The MIX outputs are on XLR s wired as shown and incorporate impedance balancing allowing long cable runs...

Page 20: ...are connected to ground only at their source and not at both ends If the use of unbalanced connections is unavoidable you can minimise noise by following these wiring guidelines On INPUTS unbalance at...

Page 21: ...ute channels to different outputs or to auxiliary sends to identify problems on the Master section Compare a suspect channel with an adjacent channel which has been set up identically Use PFL to monit...

Page 22: ...6 22 MONITOR METERS STEREO H PHONES HEADPHONES LEVEL MONITOR OUT LEVEL BALANCE FADER PK STEREO CHANNEL STEREO 1 2 IDENTICAL LEFT MONO RIGHT GAIN POST FADER SIGNAL d c PFL MUTE PRE FADER SIGNAL POST FA...

Page 23: ...FL ENABLE PFL AFL MIX LEFT MIX RIGHT MONITOR OUT L MIX R OUT SOLO METERS L R 16 10 6 3 0 3 6 16 22 MONITOR METERS STEREO H PHONES HEADPHONES LEVEL MONITOR OUT LEVEL BALANCE FADER PK STEREO CHANNEL STE...

Page 24: ...machines synths tape machines or DI d guitars The input is BALANCED for low noise and top quality from professional equipment but you can use UNBALANCED sources by wiring up the jacks as shown in the...

Page 25: ...wo knobs which work together to form a SWEPT MID EQ The lower knob provides 15dB of boost and cut just like the HF EQ knob but the frequency at which this occurs can be set by the upper knob over a ra...

Page 26: ...room output and meters where it replaces the MIX The SOLO LED on the Master section illuminates to warn that a PFL is active This is a useful way of listening to any required input sig nal without in...

Page 27: ...elving response giving 15dB of boost or cut at 12kHz MF EQ Turn to the right to boost mid frequencies by up to 15dB turn to the left to cut these frequencies by up to 15dB The centre frquency of the M...

Page 28: ...is important that the input level is set correctly to give maximum travel on the fader which should normally be used at around the 0 mark See the Initial Setup section on page 42 for help in setting...

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Page 30: ...TO MIX MIX L MIX R 16 10 6 3 0 3 6 12 16 22 MIX SOLO PHANTOM POWER LEVEL AUX1 OUT AUX2 OUT FX BUS OUT MONO OUT 2TRK SUB TO MIX MNTR LEVEL LEVEL STE MNO MIX SUB 5 10 0 5 10 20 30 5 10 0 5 10 20 30 MUTE...

Page 31: ...SUB R MIX AFL AFL AFL 0 10 POST PRE 48V L L R R REC OUT 2TRK IN LEVEL 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 TO MNTR TO MIX MIX L MIX R 16 10 6 3 0 3 6 12 16 22 MIX SOLO PHANTOM POWER 2TRK SUB TO MIX MNTR LEVEL LEV...

Page 32: ...kets are unbalanced Left and Right line level inputs used for connecting a playback device 4 2 TRACK LEVEL CONTROL This adjusts the signal level from the 2 Track inputs 5 2 TRACK TO MIX Press this swi...

Page 33: ...d normally be set close to the 0 mark if the input GAIN settings have been correctly set to give maximum travel on the faders for smooth est control 15 SUB TO MIX This switch routes the Sub L and Sub...

Page 34: ...meters where it replaces the MIX The SOLO LED on the Master section illuminates to warn that an AFL is active 27 FX BUS OUTPUT This output carries the signal from the FX bus It could be used as a thir...

Page 35: ...hoose a program Note that the console has 32 programs which are held in two banks of 16 programs There are individual BANK A and BANK B LED s to indicate which bank is cur rently active When turning t...

Page 36: ...which flashes if the FX processor is muted There is a handy aide memoir of the programs printed on the front panel 7 Clip LED This LED illuminates when either the incoming audio or the pro cessed aud...

Page 37: ...me performance Plate Reverb A Plate reverb is a large thin sheet of metal suspended upright under tension on springs Transducers attached to the plate transmit a signal that makes the plate vibrate ca...

Page 38: ...duce intelligibility Spring Reverb A Spring reverb is created by a pair of piezoelectric crystals one acting as a speaker and the other acting as a microphone connected by a simple set of springs The...

Page 39: ...al Delay is the cleanest most accurate of the delay programs with up to 5 seconds of mono delay and the built in ducking feature Tape Delay In the days before digital delays were created using a speci...

Page 40: ...e more each delay repeat loses intelligibility compared to the original signal Tap Ratio Tap Ratio sets the length between the first and second tap repeats of the Pong Delay With this control set at 1...

Page 41: ...b 3 Regeneration This knob controls the amount of modulated signal being fed back into the input creating feedback Higher amounts add more resonance to the effect signal Tremelo Pan Tremolo and Panner...

Page 42: ...50 0 99 17 SPRING PREDELAY 0 0 100ms DECAY 1 75s 0 99 BOING 35 0 99 18 STUDIO DELAY TIME RANGE 275ms 20ms 2 5s FEEDBACK 15 0 99 H DUCK THRESHOLD 6dB 70 0dB 19 DIGITAL DELAY TIME RANGE 800ms 20ms 5 0s...

Page 43: ...ono inputs HF 12kHz 15dB MF swept 150Hz 3 5kHz 15dB LF 80Hz 15dB Q MF 1 5 EQ Stereo inputs HF 12kHz 15dB MF 720Hz 15dB LF 80Hz 15dB Q MF 0 8 Power Consumption Less than 40W Operating Conditions Temper...

Page 44: ...for recording vocalists or instruments where rejection of unwanted sounds and elimination of feedback is impor tant The aim should be to place the microphone as close as physically possible to the so...

Page 45: ...of the red segments or adjust the Master Faders Remember that the mixer is a mixer not an amplifier Increasing the overall level is the job of the amplifier and if it is impossible to provide adequate...

Page 46: ...0 5 10 20 30 5 10 0 5 10 20 30 A DECAY B FBK DPTH MUTE FX 10 20dB 10 20dB 48V HEADPHONES 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EFFECTS STE1 STE2 SUB L SUB R MIX LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE I...

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Page 48: ...t to re fit them at a later date WARNING ensure that the mixer is disconnected from the mains supply and all other equipment before fitting the rack mounting brackets A and remove the side mouldings U...

Page 49: ...captive rack nut A B A Attach captive rack nuts at points 1 B Attach rack bolts through points 2 and into fitted rack nuts at points A The console can now be fitted to a standard 19 rack Note the exte...

Page 50: ...6 7 8 9 10 11 12 48V L L R R REC OUT 2TRK IN S TE REO 1 S TE REO RETU RN L L SUB R R L L L R R R MONO MONO MONO MIX L MIX R PHANTOM POWER AUX1 OUT AUX2 OUT FX BUS OUT MONO OUT MUTE FX HEADPHONES 32 O...

Page 51: ...V REC STE RE O 1 ST ERE O RE TURN L L SUB R R L L L R R R MONO MONO MONO MIX L MIX R PHANTOM POWER AUX1 OUT AUX2 OUT FX BUS OUT MONO OUT MUTE FX L L R R 2TRK INSTRUMENT AND VOCAL SOURCES FILL AMPLIFIE...

Page 52: ...S OUT MONO OUT MUTE FX INSTRUMENT AND VOCAL SOURCES GRAPHIC EQ AMPLIFIER FOLDBACK INDUCTION LOOP INDUCTION LOOP AMP CD PLAYER GRAPHIC EQ AMPLIFIER MAIN PA LEFT AND RIGHT HEADPHONES 32 Ohms CASSETTE OR...

Page 53: ...MONO MIX L MIX R PHANTOM POWER AUX1 OUT AUX2 OUT FX BUS OUT MONO OUT MUTE FX SPEAKER SWITCH AMPLIFIER PASSIVE MONITORS ACTIVE MONITORS INSTRUMENT AND VOCAL SOURCES CONTROL ROOM STUDIO GRAPHIC EQ AMPL...

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Page 55: ...eeve Sleeve 3 Sleeve Sleeve 3 3 Sleeve Sleeve 3 Sleeve Sleeve Sleeve Sleeve Sleeve Sleeve Sleeve Sleeve TIP TIP TIP TIP TIP TIP TIP TIP TIP TIP TIP TIP TIP TIP TIP TIP TIP RING RING RING RING RING RIN...

Page 56: ...stes via loudspeakers or headphones to enable them to monitor the sounds they are producing Frequency response The variation in gain of a device with frequency Gain The amount of amplication in level...

Page 57: ...y i e a highpass or lowpass derived response Solo An almost generic term used to describe PFL or AFL functions Spill Acoustic interference from other sources Transient A momentary rise in the signal l...

Page 58: ...lst in transit both to and from the Dealer or Soundcraft and postage must be prepaid 4 This warranty shall only be valid if a the Equipment has been properly installed in accordance with instructions...

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