Mixer Functions (Mixer Basics); Signal Flow Of The Mixer - Fostex LIVE RECORDING MIXER LR16 Owner's Manual

Model LR16 [Mixer functions]
Mixer basics
A mixer accepts audio signals and modifies them, then mixes them.
The following diagram shows how the input signals flow through the mixer section of the LR16.
As the diagram indicates, an analog signal from the [INPUT] connector is level-adjusted by the
[TRIM] control and converted to digital, then sent to the channel fader via the EQ. After the
channel fader, the pan control adjusts the left and right (or odd and even) balance of signal sent
to stereo left and right busses (or odd and even group busses). Then the stereo signal is finally
level-adjusted by the [STEREO] fader and output from the [STEREO OUT (L, R)] connectors.
A buss sums signals and mixes them. In the diagram below, busses are shown as pipes.
The LR16 provides the following eleven busses: stereo busses (L, R), group busses (1, 2, 3, 4), AUX
busses (1, 2, 3), effect buss and solo buss. Each buss sums signals. The mixed signal may be D/A
converted and fed to an external device, or directly fed to the internal effects.
The LR16 is equipped with a hard disk drive for recording and playback. You can perform up to
16 track multitrack recording as well as stereo mix recording. (You can perform multitrack and
stereo recording simultaneously.)
INPUT
LOW CUT
LIMITER
TRIM
A/D
HIGH
MID EQ
LO
SOLO
AUX2
PRE/POST AUX1
AUX3
EFF
PAN
Recorder

Signal flow of the mixer

AUX1 AUX2 AUX3
EFF
EFFECT TO AUX (1, 2, 3)
Internal
Effector
EFFECT TO GROUP (1, 2, 3)
EFFECT
TO STEREO
STEREO
L 1
R
ST
1-2
3-4
SOLO
OUTPUT LIMITER
MONITOR
AUX SEND 1
AUX SEND 2
AUX SEND 3
EFF SEND
TO MONITOR OUT
PHONES
GROUP
2 3 4
OUTPUT
LIMITER
GROUP FADER (1, 2, 3, 4)
OUTPUT
LIMITER
STEREO FADER
34
PHONES
D/A
L
PHONES
MONITOR
R
OUTPUT
LIMITER
AUX SEND 1
D/A
D/A AUX SEND 2
AUX SEND 3
D/A
EFF SEND
D/A
L
TO STEREO BUS
R
1
D/A
2
D/A
GROUP OUT
D/A 3
4
D/A
TO MONITOR OUT
PHONES
L
D/A
STEREO OUT
R
D/A
L
D/A
STEREO MIX OUT
R
D/A