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Page 1: User Guide
USER GUIDE ®... - Page 2 User Guide Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Soundcraft shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual. -
Page 4: Safety Symbol Guide
Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110... - Page 5 Live (Hot): Brown (US - Black) which are used on our most expensive consoles are employed in the EFX and As the colours of the wires in the mains lead may not correspond with the coloured mark- EPM, bringing you the great Soundcraft quality in a small format console without ings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: compromise.
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Page 6: Overview
12 INPUT CHANNEL FADER This is used to control the level fed to the Mix Bus and post-fade sends. information on any feature of the EFX console. 13 MIX OUTPUTS (XLR) & Connect these to your analogue recording device, or to your amplification MONO OUT (¼”... -
Page 7: The 60-Second Guide - Epm
When this is pressed you will hear no signal from the channel (post-mute signals). 9 PFL When pressed the signal will appear on the monitor and headphone outputs - use this to monitor the post-EQ signal from the channel. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110... -
Page 8: Wiring Up
RING, with the sleeve as a common ground. balanced amplifiers and other equipment. Note EPM has 2 x AUX, EFX has The Send may be tapped off as an alternative pre-fade, pre-EQ direct output 1 x AUX, 1 x FX. - Page 9 Customers outside the UK are requested to contact their territorial distributor who is able to offer support in the local time zone and language. Please see the distributor listings on our website (www.soundcraft.com) to locate your local distributor. OUT-OF-WARRANTY PRODUCTS For out-of-warranty consoles purchased in the United Kingdom, please contact the Customer Services Department (e-mail: soundcraft.csd@harman.com) at the factory...
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Page 10: Block Diagram
BLOCK DIAGRAM - Soundcraft EFX BLOCK DIAGRAM - Soundcraft EPM Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110... - Page 11 MONO INPUT CHANNEL - EFX shown operates at a lower level (-10dBV) than professional equipment and will therefore need a higher gain setting to give the same output level. See “Initial Setup” on page 31 to learn how to set GAIN correctly.
- Page 12 This control sets the level of the post-fade signal being sent to the FX b) POST-EQ bus; from there it is routed to the FX processor. c) POST-FADE Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110...
- Page 13 10 CHANNEL PEAK LED This LED will light when the signal level approaches clipping at any of the three monitored points: a) PRE-EQ b) POST-EQ c) POST-FADE Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110...
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Page 14: Master Section
The Mix INSERT points are on 3-pole ‘A’ gauge tor output levels. jacks and are unbalanced. The MONO OUTPUT (EFX only) caries a mono sum of the left and right mix signals on a 3-pole ‘A’ gauge jack, the output 13 HEADPHONES jACK is impedance-balanced. -
Page 15: Lexicon® Fx Processor Overview (Efx Only)
Lexicon® FX PROCESSOR OVERVIEW (EFX only) 16 FX BUS OUTPUT (EFX only) (Aux 2 on EPM) This impedance-balanced output carries the signal from the FX bus. It could be used as a second Aux Output if desired, if the FX Processor is not needed at the time. The FX sends on the inputs channels to the FX bus The effects within the console have been designed with both live sound reinforcement and home recording in are always post-fade. - Page 16 FX BUS OUT (see diagram on page 20) - This output carries the signal from the FX bus. It could be used as a second Aux Output if desired, if the FX Processor is not needed at the time. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110...
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Page 17: Delays (Efx Only)
Tempo light (represented by a Quarter Note); lower values create faster repeats, higher values increase the time between repeats. Range 0-72. See The Effects Data Chart for exact note values. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110... -
Page 18: Modulated Effects (Efx Only)
Knob 3: Stereo Spread Increases or decreases the stereo imaging of the Rotary effect. Knob 3: Voices Controls the number of additional Chorus voices. Up to 8 voices can be added, continuously variable in 100 individual steps. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110... - Page 19 Factory Reset press and hold the STORE button while powering up the console. Once the effects processor has initialized (after three seconds), then release the STORE button and the effects processor will be restored to its factory state. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110...
- Page 20 USING YOUR EFX OR EPM CONSOLE phone and speaker placement and repeat the exercise. If feedback persists, it may be necessary to use a Graphic Equaliser to reduce The final output from your sound system can only ever be as good as the weakest the system response at particular resonant frequencies.
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Page 21: Applications
The record and playback connections are used to pass audio to and from a DAT machine or Cassette Recorder. APPLICATION 2 - MULTISPEAKER APPLICATIONS This configuration demonstrates how multiple speaker configurations can be driven by the EFX and EPM mixers. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110... - Page 22 The insert points on channels 1-8 may be used to feed a multitrack recorder as shown (link the send and return signals). The Mix outputs are used for a preliminary stereo mix on a DAT recorder. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110...
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Page 23: Glossary
Nominal levels can be anywhere between 0dBu to +6dBu, usually coming from a low impedance source. Pan (pot) Abbreviation of ‘panorama’: controls the levels sent to left and right outputs. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110... -
Page 24: Typical Connecting Leads
TYPICAL CONNECTING LEADS Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110... - Page 25 MARK-UP SHEETS - EFX You may freely copy these pages, and use them to record the settings used for particular applications/gigs. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110...
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Page 26: Mark-Up Sheets
MARK-UP SHEETS - EPM Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110... -
Page 27: Fitting Optional Rackmount Ears
RW5746 RACK MOUNTING KIT- EFX12/EPM12 (included with consoles for models shipped 2010 onwards) Note: a rack extender is included in the EFX8/Epm8 rack mounting kit to make the console fit into a 19” frame, see the fitting instructions below. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110... -
Page 28: Typical Specifications
Mic Input ..........................2kΩ Line Input ...........................10kΩ Stereo Input ..................65kΩ (stereo), 35kΩ (mono) Outputs ................150Ω (balanced), 75Ω (unbalanced) E & OE. Soundcraft reserves the right to change specifications without notice. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110... -
Page 29: Warranty
End User means the person who first puts the equipment into regular operation. Dealer means the person other than Soundcraft (if any) from whom the End User purchased the Equipment, provided such a person is authorised for this purpose by Soundcraft or its accredited Distributor. - Page 30 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1110...
- Page 31 ® SOUNDCRAFT SOUNDCRAFT USA A Division of Harman International Industries Ltd 8500 Balboa Boulevard Cranborne House, Cranborne Road, Northridge Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 3JN, UK CA 91329 USA Tel +44 (0) 1707 665000 Tel: +1-818-920-3212 Fax: +44 (0) 1707 660742 Fax: +1-818-920-3208 Email: soundcraft@harman.com...
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