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- Page 1 M 18 Digital Mixer - User’s Manual Date: 8 jan 2016 This document refers to: Rev.: 1.0.015 Firmware version 0182 or earlier p/n: 10399006 rev. A iOS MixRemote app version 1.0.2 or earlier RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
RCF S.p.A. accepts no liability for any loss which may be suffered by any person who relies either wholly or in part upon any description, photograph, or statement contained herein. Technical specifications, appearances, and other information are subject to change without notice. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. -
Page 3: The M Series Digital Mixers By Rcf
The M series Digital Mixers by RCF A new family of compact Digital Mixers have been designed by RCF, with the aim to address the requirements of modern performing musicians. The main goal is to allow the user to minimize the amount of equipment needed for a live act. Therefore, a significant effort has been spent to include all the main features to ensure a seamless performance. - Page 4 This document is available to help you in exploring the various features of the M 18 Digital Mixer, and is arranged in different sections: M 18 Features An overview of the most interesting features of the M 18 Digital Mixer is presented, focusing on the unique aspects of the unit.
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Page 5: M 18 Features
M 18 features Overview The M 18 Digital Mixer is a feature-packed unit that includes several of the useful blocks required to arrange a good- sounding live act. Signal processing capabilities of the M 18 Digital Mixer In addition to the usual essential processing blocks that are present in every mixer (equalizers, compressors), several... - Page 6 A complete overview of the M 18 internal features is shown here below: The internal Access Point is a dual-band, dual-antenna MIMO WiFi interface; one of the two antennas is external, while the other is located on the top right side (when facing at the RCF logo). RCF spa...
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Page 7: Internal Reverb
A full set of carefully crafted presets are available, grouped into categories as indicated by their prefix: [MIS] Miscellaneous, general-purpose [VOX] Voice-oriented [ACO] Acoustic RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 8: Multifx
It is thus possible to create a wide variety of sonic results without additional equipment. In the M 18 Digital Mixers the internal effects are combined into a total of 4 multi-effects, which are inserted into 4 input channels. The insertion point is before the EQ section, as follows:... -
Page 9: Master Processor
(it’s an attenuator knob, so rotate it full clockwise for NO attenuation) The Maximizer can be also used “to compact” the overall mix sound, so in this case you can use it boosting and attenuating at the same time. RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 10: Storing And Recalling Parameters
(both send levels and effect types). When using the M 18 as a submixer, you can also save input channels levels by enabling the Mix Bus option during Save;... - Page 11 FX parameters MFX4 is a daisy-chain of 5 individual effects MOD parameters MFX4 (DLY, FX, MOD, OD, AMP with assignable OD parameters order); it affects input channel 10 AMP parameters FX order RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual...
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Page 12: Mixremote Ios App
Offline (M08): this feature is intended for the M08 model, is currently disabled and reserved for future upgrades OffLine (M18): you can browse all features of the app without the need to connect to a physical M 18 unit Connect: the mixer connects to your control device in few seconds, provided that you have selected the proper mixer WiFi Access Point After pressing Connect, you are directed to the real operative views of MixRemote. -
Page 13: Faders > Inputs View
RCF logo (3), which is lit (in brilliant white) when your controller is connected to the M 18 Digital Mixer. A small indicator just below the logo signals lights up to indicate that the M 18 Digital Mixer is busy and the app is waiting for a response. -
Page 14: Input Channels: Preamplifier, Dynamics, Multifx
The right column, under the RCF logo, is dedicated to the MAIN OUT section, featuring the * key (19) to recall the MAIN settings page, a box (20) indicating the level of the stereo fader in dB, the Mute button (21), the MAIN OUT text box and the red stereo fader (22), which remains active in almost every page of the mixer. - Page 15 INPUTS view. The RCF PRE preamplifier features GAIN (from 0 dB to 60 dB in 10 dB steps), TRIM (from 0 dB to -10 dB in 0.1dB steps), the LED indicating the activation of the Phantom 48V power over the INV switch (phase inversion).
- Page 16 The order from left to right of the FX, MOD and DEL buttons reflect the actual audio cascading. If you touch any of the effect button, the editing view for effects will shift to include the effect you have selected. RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual...
- Page 17 Let’s see an example of the following effects order: DEL, FX, MOD, OD, AMP. The picture above shows the first two effects; then, by tapping on the buttons at the top right (see red box), you obtain different views: RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual...
- Page 18 AMP (see below): RadioElectro 16 (large-diaphragm cardioid dynamic) American 57 (small-diaphragm cardioid dynamic) GermanFet 87 (large-diaphragm cardioid condenser) The choice for microphone position is between: Near, on-axis Near, off-axis Far (1 metre from cabinet) RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual...
- Page 19 If you have a mono backing track on one channel, and the metronome click on the other, then you may work in dual mono mode, which allows you independent pan and mixing controls. RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual...
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Page 20: Input Channels: Eq Section
All three models, with the Advanced option, have the following frequency ranges; Band Freq. Range 40-400 Hz MID1 100 Hz – 10 kHz MID2 100 Hz – 10 kHz 1 – 16 kHz RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 21: Faders > Send View
The central part of this page has 3 faders for FX sends and six faders for AUX send levels. Each of the FX send faders feature a Mute button. To choose the effects of the three sends, please go to the EFFECTS tab. RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 22: Effects View
You can create your own configurations by modifying the following parameters: - Predelay (delay before reverb) - ER (amount of primary reflections) - Decay (time decay) - Spaceness (percentage of spatialization) - Damping (percentage of absorption of the higher frequencies) RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 23: Effects > Multifx
09 and 10 provide you five effects. Pressing any of these buttons or the blue button, access immediately corresponding channel. For details about MFX options, please see Inputs 05-08 and Inputs 09-10 chapters. RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 24: Outputs View
Advanced EQ for that AUX send; the other controls are for level and mute. The “Advanced” equalizer features low (40Hz-400Hz) and high (1kHz-16kHz) shelving and two fully parametric bands (range 100Hz-10kHz for both). RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 25: Phones View
On the right side of these controls there is a time indicator (1); by default, it shows the remaining time to the end of file. By clicking on the time indication, you can toggle the value shown to represent the time elapsed. A scroll bar (2) RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... - Page 26 WAV stereo audio files; 44.1 and 48 kHz, 16- and 24-bit (*.WAV extension) AIFF stereo audio files, ; 44.1 and 48 kHz, 16- and 24-bit (*.AIF and *.AIFF extensions) MP3 stereo audio files (*.MP3 extension) RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual...
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Page 27: Meters View
The lower section shows the output levels of the three FX SENDS and the OUTS level of the six AUX sends. This view is very useful to quickly check which signals are actually active, and it is recommended to check this view every time you want to verify the mixer status. RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 28: Load/Save View
Load. To save a Show, first select the Show number on the left pane, and the press Save; you have the option to edit the Show name before confirming the Save operation. RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 29: Settings View
By selecting the appropriate country where you are operating the mixer, you can comply with local radio regulations. Please notice that if you leave to the default value NONE, transmitting power is limited and you will not obtain the best performance from the M 18 Digital Mixer, including maximum distance and robustness to interference Band You can select between the usual 2.4 GHz band and the less crowded 5 GHz band, depending on your tablet... - Page 30 The Output Routing section has drop-down menus to choose the source for several physical output: AUX output between its relevant AUX, MAIN or PHONES busses PHONES output between MAIN and PHONES busses RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual...
- Page 31 Multieffect MFX3 (assigned to input ch 9) patch change (Pgm change messages) MFX3 and individual effect toggle (NOTE on) Multieffect MFX4 (assigned to input ch 10) patch change (Pgm change MFX4 messages) and individual effect toggle (NOTE on) RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual...
- Page 32 SYSTEM This page contains system settings affecting the M 18 Digital Mixer operations. The Snapshot saves switches allow to save also the MFX patch numbers, independently for each MFX. In this way, you can associate saved patches of each MFX to the current Snapshot.
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Page 33: Hardware Description
Input 7 & 8 provide Mic input on the XLR connection and Line input on the TRS jack connection. 3. MAIN OUTPUT L&R Connect your active speaker or your amplifier to these +21dBu balanced Output. The green LEDs RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... - Page 34 MAIN MIX channels independently for LEFT and RIGHT outputs. 4. External Wi-Fi Antenna connector M 18 includes an internal antenna and provisions for an external antenna. Attach the provided external antenna to this connector for optimal performance of the MixRemote app.
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Page 35: Startup Sequence And Recovery From An Error Condition
The RECOVERY MODE is indicated in the Firmware version field, in both MixRemote (SETTINGS > SYSTEM), and in MixUpdate apps. After a mixer starts in RECOVERY MODE, please check if later firmware updates are available on RCF web site to ensure that you can take advantage of all functionalities. RCF spa... -
Page 36: Restoring The Unit
When the front LED will blink slowly, you must turn power off. At the next power-on, the unit will startup in default conditions. Please notice that if you have saved global settings previously (country code, password, etc…) you will need to set these parameters again. RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 37: M 18 Usage
The approach described for Toms above should be reiterated for all instruments. Gain Input Level, HPF and Gain Structure are the most important elements to keep in mind for the usage of a digital console. RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 38: Sound Shaping With M 18
[DRM] Drums [KEY] Keyboards [PRC] Percussion [VOX] Voice [BSS] Bass [ORC] Orchestral [EGT] Electric Guitar [MIS] Miscellaneous [AGT] Acoustic Guitar Let’s take a look to some real examples and usage tips. RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 39: Drums
Take a listen to the two channels in solo and shift the phase of one (generally the bottom); if you hear the low end increasing, then it would be better to keep the phase inverted, because some phase cancellation is occurring in absence of phase shift. RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... - Page 40 HPF and adding a bit of compression and reverb. In this way, the Overhead mics are like the “Room Mics” generally used in studio recordings that can give to the overall sound a natural spaciousness that it’s hard to achieve with close mics only. RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual...
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Page 41: Bass
Here are some suggested frequency ranges to be considered when approaching keyboard equalization: HPF: OFF > 400Hz Presence: 1KHz>3KHz Body: 100Hz > 200Hz Attack: 2KHz>8KHz Resonance: 180Hz >500Hz Definition: 5KHz>12KHz RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 42: Electric Guitars
The Smooth EQ is also great to increase the body of the sound removing some resonances using only one band! RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 43: Voice
TIP: When mixing, voice intelligibility is the main concern. The mid range is where the voice is mostly located, so be careful to check how other instruments work in that frequency range; usually it is better to cut some instruments that over-eq or increase the voice level. RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... -
Page 44: A1 - Block Diagram
A1 - Block Diagram INPUT PROCESSING DETAIL RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual... - Page 45 SOLO PM details OUTPUT SECTION details RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual...
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Page 46: A2 - Midi Implementation Chart
Note On MOD ON/OFF TOGGLE Note On FX ON/OFF TOGGLE Note On OD ON/OFF TOGGLE Note On AMP ON/OFF TOGGLE Note On PATCH PREV Note On PATCH NEXT PROGRAM CHANGE 1-100 PATCH LOAD RCF spa M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual...
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