Typical Applications; Input Jack Wiring - Alesis Wedge Reference Manual

Chapter 2 – Connections
• Never unplug a cable by pulling on the wire itself. Always unplug by firmly
grasping the body of the plug and pulling directly outward.
• Do not place cables where they can be stepped on. Stepping on a cable may not
cause immediate damage, but it can compress the insulation between the center
conductor and shield (degrading performance), or reduce the cable's reliability.
• Avoid twisting the cable or having it make sharp, right angle turns.
• Although Alesis does not endorse any specific product, chemicals such as
Tweek and Cramolin, when applied to electrical connectors, are claimed to
improve the electrical contact between connectors.

Typical Applications

The audio inputs and outputs are typically used in one of three ways:
• from one or two aux send outputs of a mixer, and back to the effect return
inputs of the mixer; or,
• from a line-level instrument (like a guitar or keyboard with either a mono or
stereo output), and out to an amplifier or mixer input; or,
• from the stereo buss outputs of a mixer to a mix-down tape machine or
amplifier.
When used with a mono source, the Wedge is placed between the source and the
mixer/amplifier. Although the source may be mono, both the [LEFT] and [RIGHT]
outputs can be connected to the inputs of a mixer/amplifier if stereo processing
effects are desired.
Alternatively, you could use the inserts on your mixer to "patch in" only the left or
right channel of the Wedge. If using the effect sends of a mixer, you have the
advantage of sending any of the mixer's input channels to the Wedge's input(s), and
have control over the level of each channel being sent.
These applications are outlined and illustrated in detail on the following pages.

Input Jack Wiring

The Wedge's [LEFT] INPUT jack is normalled to the [RIGHT] INPUT. This means
that if you only connect a single mono cable to the [LEFT] INPUT jack, it will also be
routed to the [RIGHT] INPUT. However, if anything is connected to the [RIGHT]
INPUT jack, this normalized connection will be broken; therefore the [LEFT] INPUT
jack feeds only the [LEFT] INPUT, and the [RIGHT] INPUT jack feeds only the
[RIGHT] INPUT.
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