Connecting Your Rm-Series Mixer To Your Audio System; Before You Begin - PRESONUS RM32AI Owner's Manual

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Connecting Your RM-series Mixer to Your Audio System

4.1

Before You Begin

4 Connecting Your RM-series Mixer to Your Audio System
4.1 Before You Begin
Your RM-series mixer has many input and output connections.
We'll explain each one here, then show a few examples of how
the RM-series mixer can be put to some common uses.
Important points to remember:
• The mic inputs on RM-series mixers have a +12 dBu maximum input
level, and can comfortably accept most line-level signals.
• The RM32AI and RM16AI mixers are both 32-channel mixers. The
RM32AI has twice as many XLR inputs and XLR outputs (and DB25
mirrored outputs) as the RM16AI, but the RM16AI is capable of mixing
an additional 16 channels of digital inputs and 8 mix outputs using
the digital connections on the option card (FireWire or AVB, with the
standard option card) for a full 32-channel mix with 16 aux mixes.
A few good rules of thumb:
• Always turn down master faders in the UC Surface software and
the front-panel Phones knobs before making connections.
• Mute a channel before plugging a microphone into it or unplugging one from it.
• In general, start with faders set at or near the "0" mark
whenever possible. When set to 0, a channel is at unity gain,
meaning the signal is neither boosted nor attenuated.
Power User Tip: If the main output of your RM-series mixer is too high
when your faders are at or near unity, you can use the Main mix fader
to lower the level until you have achieved the optimal volume.
• Do not allow inputs to clip. Watch the level meters and avoid illuminating the
red clip segment at the top. When the clip segment is lit, the analog-to-digital
converters are being overdriven. Overdriving the converters causes digital
distortion, which sounds terrible. The XMAX preamps
in your StudioLive RM mixer provide plenty of headroom; take advantage of it.
• Your P.A. and studio equipment should be powered on in the following order:
1. Sound sources (keyboards, direct boxes, microphones, etc.)
connected to the StudioLive RM mixer's inputs
2. StudioLive RM-series mixer
3. Computer
4. Power amplifiers or powered monitors
Power down the system in the reverse order.
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