Main Section; Main A Section; Level Meters; Subgroups - Behringer Xenyx XL1600 User Manual

XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200
5.3

Main section

5.3.1

MAIN A section

BAL(ANCE)
The BAL(ANCE) control adjusts the mix of the
left and right output signal before both signals are
routed to the MAIN A output. This way the left and
right volume level of the mixer sum can individually
be adjusted if necessary.
MAIN MUTE
When the MAIN MUTE switch is pressed, all input
channels are muted. The MUTE LED lights up
when the MUTE switch is pressed. Only the CD/
TAPE signal will be routed to the main mix. In this
way, you can prevent the microphones from picking
up unwanted sounds or noise that would interfere
with CD playback during a break. The main mix and
channel faders can remain in their normal positions
while playing back music from CD (using the CD/
TAPE inputs, so you don't lose your mix.
MAIN A
Use this high-precision MAIN fader to control the
output level of the main mix.
MAIN B
Depending on the settings of the MAIN B section,
the level of the Main B output is affected by the
MAIN A fader.
5.4

Level meters

Four high-resolution LED meters indi-
cate the levels of the monitor buses' and
mixer sum's output signals. As soon as
you have pressed the solo switch on the
mixing console, the monitor LED meter
automatically shows the solo signal. The
master signal is always indicated.
1 MON 2
The monitor meters indicate the levels of
the monitor buses 1 and 2. In solo mode
(SOLO LED lights up) the PFL signal
(mono, only left meter) or the AFL signal
(stereo, left and right meter) are shown.
This depends on the state of the PFL and
AFL switch in the solo section.
SOLO
When a SOLO switch is pressed on the
mixing console, not only the corresponding LED lights up, but also
the global SOLO LED. This way you can keep a cool head when
mixing live and don't have to check the whole console to see that
one SOLO switch is active. Simultaneously this LED indicates that
the monitor meters are in solo mode.
MAIN
The high-precision level meter accurately indicates the output
signal level (MAIN OUT A).
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5.5

Subgroups

The XENYX pro-
vides 4 subgroups
which allow you to
feed multiple chan-
nels to mono or
stereo mixdowns.
Their volume level
can be adjusted
u s i n g t h e s u b -
group faders. For
example, create a
subgroup with all
vocal channels or
drum signals and
adjust the volume
using the subgroup
fader. This way you
c a n k e e p t r a c k
and, at the same
time, can process
the signal with a
compressor via the
subgroup insert.
Additionally, you
can also use the
subgroup outputs
as sends for a mul-
titrack recorder.
PAN
The PAN control adjusts the position within the stereo image.
MAIN
The MAIN switch routes the subgroup signal to the main mix.
With the PAN control you can adjust the signal to the left side of the
stereo image (PAN turned fully left), to the right side of the stereo
image (PAN turned fully right) or to both sides (PAN in center posi-
tion) of the stereo main mix. For example, when creating a stereo
submix with the subgroups 1 and 2, group 1 should be adjusted
to the left and group 2 to the right side of the main mix in order to
maintain a balanced stereo image. In case you have created a
mono submix with only one subgroup, be sure to center the PAN
control so that the signal is not only heard on one side.
SOLO
The SOLO switch routes the subgroup signal to the AFL bus (Solo
In Place) or PFL bus (Pre Fader Listen), so that you can monitor
the subgroup signal without affecting the main or sub output sig-
nals. The signal to be monitored is taken either pre (PFL, mono)
or post-subgroup fader (Solo, stereo), depending on the position
of the SOLO/PFL switch. The SOLO LED illuminates when the
SOLO switch is pressed.
CLIP
The CLIP LED lights up as soon as the subgroup signal's level
is too high. In this case, pull down the channels' faders routed to
this group.
SIG
The SIG LED lights up when a signal is routed to the subgroup
whose level is higher than -20 dB.
The signal and clip LEDs are not affected by the fader.
+
The signals are indicated even when the subgroup fader
is pulled down.
Fader
The subgroup faders adjust the volume level of the subgroup signal
at the subgroup output. If the MAIN switch is pressed, you can also
adjust the subgroup's volume level in the main mix.
Control elements