Table Of Contents - Behringer DDX3216 Operating Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 10
1.1 Digital vs. analog ............................................................................................................................................. 10
1.2 Concept ............................................................................................................................................................ 10
1.2.1 Architecture ........................................................................................................................................ 10
1.2.2 Design concept and componentry .................................................................................................... 11
1.2.3 Open architecture .............................................................................................................................. 11
1.3 Before you begin .............................................................................................................................................. 11
1.3.1 Shipment ........................................................................................................................................... 11
1.3.2 Initial operation .................................................................................................................................. 11
1.3.3 Warranty ............................................................................................................................................. 11
2. CONTROL ELEMENTS AND CONNECTORS ........................................................ 12
2.1 Connection interfaces and control elements on the top side of the DDX3216 .............................................. 12
2.1.1 Microphone and line inputs 1-12 ...................................................................................................... 12
2.1.2 Line inputs 13 to 16 ........................................................................................................................... 12
2.1.3 Phantom power and 2-track inputs/outputs ..................................................................................... 12
2.1.4 Control room and phones sections .................................................................................................. 13
2.2 The rear panel of the DDX3216 ....................................................................................................................... 13
2.2.1 Control room, multi and main outputs .............................................................................................. 13
2.2.2 Digital S/PDIF and wordclock inputs/outputs ................................................................................... 13
2.2.3 SMPTE and RS232 inputs ................................................................................................................ 13
2.2.4 MIDI connections ............................................................................................................................... 14
2.2.5 Power supply and fuse ...................................................................................................................... 14
2.2.6 Option slots 1 and 2 .......................................................................................................................... 14
2.3 PCMCIA card slot ............................................................................................................................................. 14
2.4 Channels and main mix .................................................................................................................................. 14
2.4.1 Channel strips ................................................................................................................................... 14
2.4.2 Main Mix ............................................................................................................................................. 15
2.5 Display ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
2.6 Snapshot automation: switches and displays ................................................................................................ 16
2.7 Left switch block .............................................................................................................................................. 16
2.7.1 Fader bank ........................................................................................................................................ 16
2.7.2 Channel control bank ........................................................................................................................ 17
2.7.3 Proc(ess) bank .................................................................................................................................. 17
2.7.4 General bank ..................................................................................................................................... 17
2.7.5 Auto(mation) bank ............................................................................................................................. 18
3. DIGITAL CHANNEL PROCESSING ......................................................................... 18
3.1 CHANNEL LIBRARIES ..................................................................................................................................... 18
3.2 CHANNEL PROCESSING switches ................................................................................................................ 19
3.3 A/B function ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.4 Equalizer .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.4.1 EQ menu page .................................................................................................................................. 19
3.4.2 HIGH PASS menu page .................................................................................................................... 19
3.4.3 EQ LIBRARY menu page .................................................................................................................. 19
3.4.4 EQ parameters .................................................................................................................................. 19
3.5 Dynamics processing ..................................................................................................................................... 20
3.5.1 GATE menu page .............................................................................................................................. 20
3.5.2 COMP(RESSOR) menu page ........................................................................................................... 20
3.5.3 Compressor parameters .................................................................................................................. 20
3.5.4 DYNAMICS LIBRARY menu page ..................................................................................................... 21
3.6 DELAY menu .................................................................................................................................................... 21
4. CHANNEL ROUTING AND BUSSES ...................................................................... 22
4.1 Channel routing ............................................................................................................................................... 22
4.2 Multi-track bus faders ...................................................................................................................................... 22
4.3 Aux and FX sends ............................................................................................................................................ 22
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