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SPIRIT FOLIO
- A quick overview
The Controls - The Mono Input Channel
The Stereo Input Channel
Using Folio -
Typical Applications
Location Recording
System Block Diagram
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SPIRIT FOLIO - A quick overview The Controls - The Mono Input Channel The Stereo Input Channel The Master Section Introduction Safety Precautions Initial Setting Up The Controls in More Detail Using Folio -... - Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com MIC is for low level microphone signals such as vocals You can listen to the signal (Mono Inputs only) from here on stereo HEADPHONES. LINE is for higher level signals such as keyboards, guitars, drum machines and tapes Along the CHANNEL STRIP , controls adjust the GAIN (to get the best quality signal and avoid overload)
- Page 3 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com The final MIX OUTPUT is taken from here to a suitable power amplifier and loudspeakers or to record the mix to a tape machine. You can listen to the signal on loudspeakers by taking the signal from the MONITOR OUTPUTS via a suitable power amplifier.
- Page 4 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Accepts 3-pole `A' gauge (TRS) jacks. Use Accepts XLR-type connectors and is this input for sources other than mics, such designed to suit a wide range of as keyboards, drum machines, synths, tape BALANCED or UNBALANCED signals.
- Page 5 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Turn to the right to boost high (treble) frequencies, The Equaliser (EQ) allows fine manipulation of the sound, particularly adding crispness to cymbals, vocals and to improve the sound in live PA applications where the original signal electronic instruments.
- Page 6 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Accept 3-pole `A' gauge (TRS) jacks. Use Turn to the right to boost high (treble) frequencies, these inputs for sources such as adding crispness to percussion from drum machines, keyboards, drum machines, synths, tape synths and electronic instruments.
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Page 7: The Master Section
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com This is used to set up a separate mono mix for FOLDBACK or to drive EFFECTS PROCESSORS, and the combination of all the Aux 1 Sends is mixed to the Aux 1 Output. For Effects it is useful for this to fade up and down with the FADER (this is called POST-FADE), but for Foldback or Monitor feeds it is important for the send... - Page 8 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Many professional condenser mics need PHANTOM POWER, which is a method of sending a powering voltage down the same wires as the mic signal. Press the switch to enable the power to all of the MIC inputs. DO NOT connect unbalanced mics to the mono inputs with the phantom power switched on.
- Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A built-in 1kHz OSCILLATOR provides a test tone for system tests or aligning Tape Machines. Press the switch to turn ON the oscillator and feed the tone to the MIX outputs. The TAPE RETURN jacks are an ideal place to connect Beware of accidentally sending bursts the playback of a tape machine, without using up any of loud tone to the outputs ! SO...
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Page 10: Introduction
INITIAL SETTING UP You will probably use your SPIRIT FOLIO with a wide range of different types of sound source, and these will be at varying signal levels. It is important to set the GAIN of the inputs correctly to give the best performance. - Page 11 • • Select TAPE RETN (Tape Return) and adjust TAPE RETURN LEVEL until the meters again read ‘0’. • • Release TAPE RETN to listen once again to the mix output. There should not now be a significant difference in level between the mix output (TAPE RETN up) and playback (TAPE RETN down). SPIRIT FOLIO...
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Page 12: The Controls In More Detail
Use this in live PA situations to reduce stage rumble or ‘popping’ from microphones. Signal Noise If the signal level is too low it may be masked by the noise. SPIRIT FOLIO... - Page 13 ‘0’ mark, generous control range below and some gain in hand above the mark when you need that little bit extra. See the ‘Initial Setting Up’ section on page 10 for help in setting a suitable signal level. SPIRIT FOLIO...
- Page 14 Master Section. It is important that the input level is set correctly with the +4/-10 switch to give maximum travel on the fader which should normally be used at around the ‘0’ mark. See the ‘Initial Setting Up’ section on page 10 for help in setting the right level. SPIRIT FOLIO...
- Page 15 If, even with correct input settings, you find that you are working with the master faders very low, then turn your power amplifiers down so that you can bring the fader level back to normal. SPIRIT FOLIO...
- Page 16 The internal power regulation circuits for the mixer are fitted in the top right-hand corner of the case. A small amount of heat is dissipated by these circuits and it is therefore quite normal for this corner of the mixer to become warm in normal operation. SPIRIT FOLIO...
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Page 17: Stereo Public Address
(DI) box connected via the microphone input. The output is taken from Mix L & R and connected to the speakers via a suitable power amplifier. A compressor/limiter is included in the Mix inserts, and a cassette machine connects to the Tape Return to provide interval music. SPIRIT FOLIO... -
Page 18: Stereo Recording
In this example the mixer is used as a simple, very portable microphone mixer, with the addition of an electronic instrument input if required, mixed down to a 2-track tape machine. A compressor/limiter is included at the Mix Inserts. SPIRIT FOLIO... -
Page 19: Glossary
3-pole jack with Tip, Ring and Sleeve connections Unbalanced a methode of audio connection which uses a single signal wire and the cable screen as the signal return. This method does not provide the noise immunity of a balanced input (see above). SPIRIT FOLIO... -
Page 20: Technical Specifications
12/2 RM 5.2Kg 0.6Kg 0.8Kg Dimensions 10/2 - 65 12/2 - 65 12/2RM - N/A All dimensions are in millimetres 10/2 - 376 12/2 - 376 12/2RM - 311 10/2 - 412 39.2 12/2 - 478 12/2RM - 482 SPIRIT FOLIO... - Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com...