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User’s Manual
Version 1.2
January 2001
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  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User’s Manual Version 1.2 January 2001 www.behringer.com...
  • Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com EURORACK MX1604A SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not remove the cover (or back). No user serviceable parts in- side; refer servicing to qualified personnel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
  • Page 3 It is our philosophy to share our joy with you, because you are the most important member of the BEHRINGER family. With your highly competent suggestions for new products you’ve greatly contributed to shaping our company and making it successful.
  • Page 4 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com EURORACK MX1604A EURORACK ® Ultra-low noise 12 channel, 4-bus mic/line mixer s Ultra-low noise 12-channel 4-bus mixer s 4 mono input channels with gold plated XLRs s 4 stereo input channels s 2 additional multi-functional stereo aux returns...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    6.3 Project studio – laying vocals to tape .................... 16 7. SOME MIXING TOPICS ....................... 17 7.1 Equalization ..........................17 7.2 Gain optimization .......................... 18 8. CONNECTIONS ........................18 8.1 EURORACK MX1604A connections ....................18 8.2 Connections ..........................19 8.3 Looming problems ......................... 21...
  • Page 6 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com EURORACK MX1604A 9. APPENDIX ..........................22 9.1 Specifications ..........................22 9.2 Block diagram ..........................23 9.3 Front & back panels ........................24 9.4 Modifications ..........................25 9.5 Expanding ............................. 25 10. WARRANTY .......................... 27...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Channels 1 - 4 are mono, with a choice of balanced Mic or Line inputs. The vintage-style high-current discrete Mic amps are of the same incredible quality as those found on the acclaimed BEHRINGER EURODESK MX9000, while a large external Power Supply ensures low noise and superior transient response at all times.

  • Page 8: Before You Begin

    (op-amps) inside. When being driven hard, many desks begin to show signs of stress due to power supply limitations. Not so with the EURORACK MX1604A. The sound will always stay clean and crisp right up to the operating limits of the op-amps themselves, thanks to our generous 40 W external Power Supply Unit.

  • Page 9: Input Level Setting

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com EURORACK MX1604A levels +4 dBu and -10 dBV are clearly and accurately marked 2.1 Input level setting Channel input level is determined by the Gain control . Use Solo/PFL to bring the channel input onto the left and right bargraph meters respectively.

  • Page 10: Stereo Input Channel

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com EURORACK MX1604A 3. STEREO INPUT CHANNEL Each stereo channel comes with two balanced Line level inputs on 1/4" TRS jacks, for left and right signals. When only the left input is connected, the channel operates in mono.

  • Page 11: Metering

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com EURORACK MX1604A If no connection is made to Aux Return 2, the signal is “normalled” (connected directly) to Aux Return 1. Depressing “FX TO AUX 1” will then feed the signal from Aux Return 1 into the cue feed (Aux Send 1) and can be controlled in level independently with Aux Return 2.

  • Page 12: Monitoring

    With depressed you have another stereo Line input available to the mix, useful e.g. for adding the output of a second EURORACK or a BEHRINGER ULTRALINK PRO MX882 to your mix (see Section 9.5 “Expand- ing”). Output The Main Mix output is delivered by XLR connectors and TRS jacks on the back panel as well as by RCA phono jacks on the front.

  • Page 13: Setting Up

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com EURORACK MX1604A Remember that when Alt 3-4 is in use, you do not have a channel mute facility on your desk: you will have to pull down the fader to silence any channel.

  • Page 14: Multitrack Initialization

    Experience tells us that the cables in a studio environment get tangled very quickly (inviting mistakes). A patchfield will facilitate patching and repatching considerably. The BEHRINGER ULTRAPATCH PRO PX2000 makes patching easier and trouble free, increasing both ergonomics and productivity.

  • Page 15: Live Gig With Simultaneous 2-Tk Recording

    FOH sound, as well as causing a reduction in feedback thresholds. Don’t forget to notch out trouble- some frequencies using a Graphic or Parametric Equalizer, or Feedback Destroyer (see the BEHRINGER ULTRA-CURVE PRO DSP8024 or the FEEDBACK DESTROYER PRO DSP1100P, which do all of these and more).

  • Page 16: Project Studio – Laying Vocals To Tape

    1) patched across insert points, 2) inserted between the sampler’s outputs and desk inputs, or 3) driven from the channel insert. If you have invested in the 8-channel BEHRINGER ULTRALINK PRO MX882 for tape monitoring purposes, you can turn the 2-TK input into 8 line inputs for accepting stereo or mono effects or synths etc.

  • Page 17: Some Mixing Topics

    Parametric Equalization in your rack. (You can always bounce tracks though the outboard EQ, freeing up the unit for the next task). Check out the BEHRINGER ULTRA-CURVE PRO DSP8024, a superlative digital stereo Equalizer and much, much more. Or our ULTRA-Q PRO PEQ2200 5-band Constant-Q state-variable analog EQ.

  • Page 18: Gain Optimization

    (FX gain too low). Noisy FX (or synth) returns can be greatly improved by the addition of single-ended noise reduction between FX output and Aux (or channel) Returns. The BEHRINGER DENOISER SNR2000 is ideally suited for this pur- pose.

  • Page 19: Connections

    Or use our online registration option available on the Internet at www.behringer.com. Let us now move onto the front panel of your EURORACK MX1604A. Mono input channels 1 - 8 Mic inputs Balanced XLR, wired pin 1 = ground/screen, 2 = hot (+ve), 3 = cold (-ve).
  • Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com EURORACK MX1604A Fig. 8.1: Headphones plug Unbalanced use of Balanced use of mono 1/4" jack plugs stereo 1/4" jack plugs Tip = Tip = Signal hot (+ve) Ring = cold (-ve) Sleeve =...

  • Page 21: Looming Problems

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com EURORACK MX1604A Care should be taken NOT to plug mics into the console (or stagebox) while the Phantom Power is on. Also, mute the monitor/PA speakers when turning Phantom Power on or off.

  • Page 22: Appendix

    6 kg BEHRINGER is constantly striving to maintain the highest professional standards. As a result of these efforts, modifications may be made from time to time to existing products without further notice. Specifications and appearance may differ from those listed or shown.

  • Page 23: Block Diagram

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com EURORACK MX1604A 9.2 Block diagram 9. APPENDIX...

  • Page 24: Front & Back Panels

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com EURORACK MX1604A 9.3 Front & back panels 9. APPENDIX...

  • Page 25: Modifications

    9.4 Modifications The following modifications require you to do some soldering. Attempt only if you are experienced in using an iron on PCBs. Otherwise, refer to qualified personnel. After modification the BEHRINGER warranty becomes discretionary. Links should not be threaded into holes on the PCB. They should be soldered to the tinned areas around the holes, and bowed slightly upwards in between.
  • Page 26 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com EURORACK MX1604A considerably higher than the typical source signals (coming from mics, MIDI instruments or tape) seen by the remaining channels of the master console or the 2nd EURORACK. A usefull feature here is the 20 dB pad buttons on the back panel. These buttons enable you to feed the balanced output of the MX1604A to the Mic input of another console.

  • Page 27: Warranty

    (user included) will void the warranty. at its sole discretion, either repair or replace the product. 6. If an inspection of the product by BEHRINGER shows that the 2. If the warranty claim proves to be justified, the product will be defect in question is not covered by the warranty, the inspection returned to the user freight prepaid.

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