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SoundCraft Spirit Live 4 User Manual

SoundCraft Spirit Live 4 User Manual

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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Master Section ..... . 18 Using your SPIRIT LIVE 4 Console ... . . 20 Initial Set Up .

  • Page 4: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Congratu lations on you r p u rchase of a SPIRIT LIVE 4 m ixer. Ow ning a Sou nd craft console brings you the exp ertise and su p p ort of one of the ind u stry’s lead ing m anu factu rers and the resu lts of over 20 years exp erience su p p orting som e of the biggest nam es in the bu siness.

  • Page 5: Basic Principles Of Pa Mixing

    SPIRIT Live 4 is d esigned to be as u ser-friend ly as p ossible, bu t a few m inu tes sp ent read ing throu gh this m anu al w ill...
  • Page 6 You r SPIRIT LIVE 4 m ixer accep ts a w id e range of inp u t signals via a m icrop hone inp u t, for very low level signals, or a line inp u t, for higher level signals from , for instance, tap e m achines, effects p rocessors, etc.
  • Page 7 Each inp u t channel and the three m ain ou tp u ts have an Insert ‘A’ gau ge jack socket, w hich is a break p oint in the signal p ath. It allow s the signal to be taken ou t of the m ixer, throu gh an external p iece of equ ip m ent and then back into the m ixer d irectly after its original exit p oint.

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    . The follow ing section w ill help you to connect SPIRIT LIVE 4 correctly. Tw o d ifferent typ es of au d io connectors are u sed , 3-p in XLR "...
  • Page 9 -ve(cold ) signal to the grou nd at the d estination, not at the ou tp u t of you r SPIRIT LIVE 4 console. You w ill p robably be fam iliar w ith the concep t of p olarity in electrical signals and this is of p articu lar im p ortance to balanced au d io signals.
  • Page 10 Source Device Source Device If the u se of u nbalanced connections is u navoid able, you can m im im ise noise by follow ing these w iring gu id elines: On IN PUTS, u nbalance at the sou rce and u se a tw in, screened cable as thou gh it w ere balanced .

  • Page 11: Fa Ult Finding Guide

    Fa ult Finding Guide Repairing a sou nd m ixing console requ ires sp ecialist skills, bu t basic Fault Finding is w ithin the scop e of any u ser if a few basic ru les are follow ed . Get to know the Block Diagram of you r console (see insid e rear cover) Get to know w hat each com ponent in the system is...

  • Page 12: Getting To Know Your Console

    Refer to the fold -ou t front p anel d iagram w hich show s the control fu nctions on the SPIRIT LIVE 4. Each facility is d escribed below , and is id entified by the reference nu m ber.
  • Page 13 INPUT LINE INPUT The LIN E Inp u t is a 3-p ole balanced or u nbalanced line level sou rces w hen the LIN E sw itch(5) is p ressed . Unlike the low im p ed ance Microp hone inp u t, this stage p resents a high im p ed ance(>10k ) to the inp u t signal, enabling m any typ es of instru m ents to be p lu gged...
  • Page 14 HI- PASS FILTER Pressing this sw itch inserts a 12d B p er octave 100H z H i-Pass Filter in the signal p ath, im m ed iately after the inp u t am p lifier. This is p articu larly u sefu l on live vocals, and its u se is strongly recom m end ed , even on m ale vocals.
  • Page 15 INPUT Frequency Response Curves of the Equa liser MID Section 20.0 15.0 10.0 -5.0 -10.0 -15.0 -20.0 Frequency/Hz HF Section 20.0 15.0 10.0 -5.0 -10.0 -15.0 -20.0 Frequency/Hz AUXILIARY SENDS These controls rou te the inp u t channel signal to any one or m ore Au xiliary bu sses.
  • Page 16 The PAN control d eterm ines the p osition of the signal w ithin the stereo m ix im age or m ay be u sed to rou te the channel signal to p articu lar ou tp u t GROUPS as selected by the ROUTIN G SWITCHES (13).

  • Page 17: Stereo Sections

    STEREO STEREO SECTIONS STEREO INPUTS Each Stereo Inp u t section com p rises a p air of sim ilar inp u ts. The inp u ts are electronically balanced and sep arate jacks are p rovid ed for the Left and Right sou rce signals. A m ono signal m ay be p lu gged into the u p p er socket only for each p air to be fed equ ally to left and right bu sses.
  • Page 18 AUX SEND A single control feed s a m ono su m of the stereo signal to a choice of Au x Send bu sses (see 5 below ). AUX SELEC TIO N The flexibility of the Au x send control (4) is m axim ised by a choice of d estinations on the tw o Stereo sections.

  • Page 19: Grou P Sections

    G RO UP FADER Linear fad ers are p rovid ed for p recise and sm ooth level control for each Stereo section. GROUP SECTION RETURN A m ono Retu rn is p rovid ed to each ou tp u t Grou p , w hich is intend ed for u se as a su b-m ix from another d esk or as an effects inp u t.

  • Page 20: Master Section

    G RO UP O UTPUT The Grou p ou tp u ts are d riven by grou nd com p ensated am p lifiers to a stand ard MASTER SECTION D.C . PO WER SO C KET The cable from the p ow er su p p ly connects to the console via this 5-p in socket.
  • Page 21 M ASTER M O NO The level of the MON O ou tp u t (9) is set by a rotary fad er. The associated AFL sw itch w ith ind icating LED m onitors the final ou tp u t after the fader. AUXILIARY M ASTERS Each of the Au xiliary Send bu sses is p rovid ed w ith a rotary m aster level control and an AFL sw itch w ith ind icating LED...

  • Page 22: Using Your Spirit Live 4 Console

    Initia l Set Up USING YOUR SPIRIT LIVE 4 CONSOLE The final sou nd from you r P.A. system can only ever be as good as the qu ality of the sou rce signal. Ju st as you need to...
  • Page 23 Microphone Pla cement Carefu l m icrop hone p lacem ent and the choice of a su itable If you cannot obtain a satisfactory setting, e.g. the gain control is right at the extrem e low end of the scale on Microphone Inpu t, try u sing the Line Inpu t instead .

  • Page 24: Applications

    Exa mple 1 - Public Address - Stereo Output APPLICATIONS SPIRIT LIVE reinforcem ent m ixer, bu t m ay also be u sed for basic m u ltitrack record ing. The follow ing d iagram s show typ ical configu rations w hich w ill illu strate how the m ixer is connected to other equ ip m ent.
  • Page 25 Exa mple 2: Public Address - Stereo + Centre Feed Exa mple 3: Public Address - Mono Output FROM SUBMIXER ou tp u t signal p ath via the Left and Right insert p oints. In this second exam p le the Grou p 1 Ou tp u t is u sed to d rive an ad d itional centre sp eaker, w ith ind ivid u al fad er control.

  • Page 26: Record Ing

    Exa mple 4: Stereo Recording Exa mple 5: Multitra ck Recording final ou tp u t. The console m ay also be u sed for 2-Track or basic m u ltitrack record ing live or in the stu d io. The set u p is sim ilar to the p reviou s exam p les bu t w ith the Mix L/ R Ou tp u t feed ing a 2-track Tap e Machine.

  • Page 27: Care Of Your Mixer

    Genera l Preca utions auxiliary send balance clipping dB (decibel) D I(direct injection) direct output equaliser CARE OF YOUR MIXER Avoid storing or u sing the m ixer in cond itions of excessive heat or cold , or in p ositions w here it is likely to be su bject to vibration, d u st or m oistu re.
  • Page 28 feedback foldback frequency response (sub) group headroom highpass filter line level signals mono output pan (pot) peaking PFL (pre-fade listen) rolloff shelving spill talkback transient +48V the ‘how ling’ sou nd cau sed by bringing a m icrop hone too close to a lou d sp eaker d riven from its am p lified signal. a feed sent back to the artistes via lou d sp eakers or head p hones to enable them to m onitor the sou nd s they are p rod u cing.

  • Page 29: Selectable Options

    INPUT BOARD SC3209 JSKT1 JSKT2 JSKT3 Selecta ble Options Remova l of +48V on Mic Inputs To d isable the +48V p hantom p ow ering on the m icrop hone inp u ts, rem ove link J3 from Inp u t PCB SC3209. This can be d one w ithou t rem oving the PCB as show n below , by carefu lly cu tting the lead s of the link above the PCB at the p oints m arked .
  • Page 30 Reconfiguring Aux 2 a s a Post Fa de Send Au x 2 is configu red as a PRE FADE send at the factory, bu t m ay be altered to be POST FADE if requ ired by rep ositioning a link on the Inp u t PCB SC3209 as show n below .

  • Page 31: Specifications

    Typ ical Figu res for a 16 Channel Console NOISE Measu red RMS, 22H z to 22kH z Band w id th Line inp u ts selected at u nity gain and term inated 150R MIX NOISE Inp u t fad ers d ow n, channels rou ted to L-R, Pans central, Masters at m axim u m Mix Left -82d Bu Mix Right...
  • Page 32 DISTORTION TH D m easu red at +20d Bu Line Inp u t to Mix Ou tp u t INPUT & OUTPUT IMPEDANCES Microp hone Inp u t Line Inp u t Insert Send s Insert Retu rns Ou tp u ts INPUT &...
  • Page 34 DIRECT LINE LINE -20dB GAIN INPUT stereo master GRP 1 GRP 1 GRP 2 GRP 2 STE 1 STE 1 AUX 1 AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX 2 RET 1 RET 1 RET 2 RET 2 STE 2 STE 2 INS 1 INS 1 INS 2...

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