Connecting the MX200
Parallel vs. Serial
The MX200 can be used as both a Parallel
and Serial (in-line) effects processor.
Typically, reverbs and delays are used in
parallel, compressors and de-essers in
serial, and modulated effects can be used
in either configuration, depending on the
desired application.
A
Parallel Processor
is connected by send-
ing a copy of a signal (such as from an
Aux Send of a mixer channel) to an effects
device (such as the MX200), and the
effected (or wet) signal is returned to the
mixer or amp. It is then blended together
with the original unaffected (dry) signal.
This blend is called the Wet/Dry mix. This
connection is most often used for reverbs,
delays, and some modulated effects (such
as chorus).
A
Serial Processor
is connected by send-
ing the entire signal through the effects
device and then to an amplifier or mixer,
and is not blended with the unaffected
(dry) signal. This is the type of connection
most often used for a compressor, de-
esser, equalizer, and many modulated
effects (such as tremolo, vibrato, and
rotary).
The following illustrations show how to
connect the MX200 in both Serial and
Parallel configurations, using some com-
mon, real-world examples.
Parallel Connection
Mixer - Mono In/Stereo Out Setup
This setup is the most commonly used
configuration in both live and studio appli-
cations.
1. Select routing 2 or 4 using the
Routing
button.
2. Connect the mixer’s Post Fader Aux
Send output to the MX200’s
Left
(Mono)
input.
3. Connect the MX200’s
Left
and
Right
outputs to a stereo Aux Return input on
the mixer (or a stereo line input, or two
adjacent line inputs if you like).
4. Set the gain on the mixer’s input
channel appropriate to the source (vocal
mic, guitar, keyboard, etc.).
5. Set the Aux Master level (if provided on
your console) to the 12 o’clock position.
6. Set the
Input
on the MX200 to the 12
o’clock position.
7. Set the
Mix 1
and
Mix 2
knobs on the
MX200 to their full clockwise (Wet)
position.
8. Turn up the Aux Send level on the
channel corresponding to the Post-
fader Aux Send (Aux 1 in this
example) that the MX200 is connected
to until the red
Input Bargraph
LEDs
light only occasionally. If the red
Input
Aux
Send 1
Aux
Return 1
Aux
Return 2
SSeettuupp
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