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- Page 1 SOUND SYSTEM TRAINING AND REFERENCE MANUAL Revision 1.0...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents 1.0 SETTING UP THE SERVICE ..........................1 2.0 SETTING UP THE BAND..........................2 2.1 PIANO (OPTIONAL VOCALS) ........................3 2.2 ACOUSTIC GUITAR (OPTIONAL VOCALS) ....................4 2.3 VOCALIST ..............................5 2.4 BASS GUITAR ............................6 2.4 DRUMS ..............................7 2.5 KEYBOARD (OPTIONAL VOCALS) ...................... -
Page 3: Setting Up The Service
1.0 SETTING UP THE SERVICE To set up a basic service, the only configuration that is required on the stage is to connect microphones to either or both of the inputs labelled Podium 1 and Podium 2 in the stage plate at the front of the stage (see illustration below). -
Page 4: Setting Up The Band
2.0 SETTING UP THE BAND In addition to setting up the basic service as outlined in Section 1.0, if you have a band it will be necessary to configure monitors, hook up instruments and microphones. The following sections provide specific details for a cross section of common configurations encountered at SBF. -
Page 5: Piano (Optional Vocals)
2.1 PIANO (OPTIONAL VOCALS) Place one of the FX150 monitors on the left side of the piano and run an XLR cable from one of the monitor feeds under the back stage plate to INPUT 1 on the monitor. Now hook up the power supply to the monitor, and plug it in to an outlet under the stage plate. -
Page 6: Acoustic Guitar (Optional Vocals)
2.2 ACOUSTIC GUITAR (OPTIONAL VOCALS) Place one of the FX150 monitors on a mic stand (if setting up for vocals) or a music stand and run an XLR cable from one of the monitor feeds under a nearby stage plate to INPUT 1 on the monitor. Now hook up the power supply to the monitor, and plug it in to an outlet under the stage plate. -
Page 7: Vocalist
Figure 5 - Monitor Setup for Acoustic Guitar 2.3 VOCALIST Place one of the FX150 monitors on a mic stand and run an XLR cable from one of the monitor feeds under a nearby stage plate to INPUT 1 on the monitor. Now hook up the power supply to the monitor, and plug it in to an outlet under the stage plate. -
Page 8: Bass Guitar
Figure 6 - Monitor Setup for Vocalist 2.4 BASS GUITAR The bass guitar uses one of the single channel Voice Solo powered monitors placed on the floor. Simply connect an XLR cable from the MIC/LINE IN input on the monitor (see illustration below) to one of the monitor outs in the stage plate next to the bass amp, and plug in the power cord to one of the outlets. -
Page 9: Drums
2.4 DRUMS Use one of the single channel powered Voice Solo monitors for the drummer, mounted on the short stand and pointed towards the drummer. Simply connect an XLR cable from the MIC/LINE IN input on the monitor (see illustration below) to one of the monitor outs in the stage plate next to the drums (on the back left side of the stage, when facing from the auditorium), and plug in the power cord to one of the outlets. -
Page 10: Keyboard (Optional Vocals)
2.5 KEYBOARD (OPTIONAL VOCALS) Place one of the FX150 monitors on a mic stand (if setting up for vocals), on a music stand or sitting on the top of the keyboard and run an XLR cable from one of the monitor feeds under a nearby stage plate to INPUT 1 on the monitor. -
Page 11: Electric Guitar (Optional Vocals)
Figure 10 - Monitor Setup for Keyboard 2.6 ELECTRIC GUITAR (OPTIONAL VOCALS) Electric guitars cannot be directly plugged into the sound system using a DI, they must use a traditional amplifier with a microphone, or a guitar processor. Place one of the FX150 monitors on a mic stand (if setting up for vocals), a music stand or on the stage and run an XLR cable from one of the monitor feeds under a nearby stage plate to INPUT 1 on the monitor. -
Page 12: Acoustic Instruments (Optional Vocals)
Make sure the monitor is OFF, check the settings on the back panel and reset the monitor to defaults – See Section 9.1. The electric guitarist is now configured with optional vocals. See the section on using the FX150 monitor and remind the musician how to use the monitor. In this configuration: ... - Page 13 Now set up a microphone to pick up the instrument, and run an XLR cable from the microphone to an input channel under the stage plate – note the channel number and musician on the worksheet. OPTIONAL VOCALS: Run an XLR cable from the microphone to INPUT 2 on the FX150, and then run an XLR cable from the THRU connection into an input channel under the stage plate –...
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Page 14: Configuring The Sound Board
3.0 CONFIGURING THE SOUND BOARD The sound system is turned on by using the switch on the power bar, turning the switch on will turn on the sound board, and the amplifiers. Once the power is turned on, the board will boot up and when it gets to the home screen it is ready to use. The first thing you want to do is confirm that the digital snake at the stage has connected and the connection lights are showing green (see Figure 13 below) you should have a green square beside the line that says A:S16 at the top of the screen. - Page 15 Scene management is accomplished using the SCENE section of the sound board, located on the far right (see Figure 15 below). Figure 15 - Scene section of the X32 On the far left of the board you will see two buttons labelled BAND and SERVICE, these will be referenced later on in the manual.
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Page 16: Configuring For A Basic Service (No Band)
3.1 CONFIGURING FOR A BASIC SERVICE (NO BAND) For a basic service with no band – you will want to load the SBF Default scene – this is accomplished by going to the SCENE section on the far right of the sound board, and pressing the VIEW button (circled below). - Page 17 LOAD knob to activate the scene (see Figure 18). You will be asked to confirm using the right arrow button. Figure 18 - Loading Scene into X32 Now the board is configured to a default starting point, with all channels muted, and only a basic configuration that supports Pulpit Mic 1, Pulpit Mic 2, Wireless Microphone, the Presentation PC and the Audio PC.
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Page 18: Configuring For A Full Service (With Band)
Loading a scene is accomplished as outlined in Section 3.0 – please refer to that section to select and activate the appropriate scene in the X32. Now the board is configured to either a default scene, or a scene specifically customized to the Worship Team (if one exists in the scene library). - Page 19 Figure 21 - BAND button active with default channels showing To configure the band channels (1 to 14), you should plug in all the microphones, instruments and monitors on the stage – and record the configuration on the supplied worksheet (see Section 2 on stage setup).
- Page 20 Then press the LIBRARY button beside the display and this will bring up pre-configured channel settings that you can then load. If the person you are setting the channel up for has a saved configuration, you will see it on the list – a master list of custom channels and their uses will be maintained in the soundboard binder so please reference that as a guide.
- Page 21 Figure 24 - SETUP screen showing options for naming and customizing a channel You should continue to load in the remainder of the channels on your worksheet until the entire band has been loaded and labelled as you require. The board is now configured and ready to use. Page 19...
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Page 22: Using The Sound Board
4.0 USING THE SOUND BOARD The following sections cover the basics on how to access and adjust common settings on the sound board. 4.1 CONFIGURING CHANNELS (GAIN/EQ) Now that the board is set up and configured, you can adjust parameters for each channel as you would for any other sound board –... - Page 23 Figure 26 - Selecting the VIEW button for EQ Once the GAIN and EQ are configured for each channel, you can then control the channel volume and set the mix by using the fader. We have already covered the SELECT button, here you will also find the “scribble strip”...
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Page 24: Mute Groups
4.2 MUTE GROUPS Mute groups provide a very easy way to mute multiple channels with the press of a single button – we have set up four custom mute groups for the sound board as follows: 1 - Mute Band 2 - Mute Service 3 - Mute Stage Monitors 5 - Mute ALL... -
Page 25: Stage Monitor Configuration
4.3 STAGE MONITOR CONFIGURATION So up to this point we have configured the board, set up all of the channels, and we are ready to configure the stage monitors. To view the Stage Monitor send, press the Bus 1-8 Button (labelled Monitor/FX) and you will see the first slot identified as MONITOR. - Page 26 To adjust the Monitor mix, press the SELECT button for the Monitor send and then press the SENDS ON FADER button (just to the left), which will flash red. Now the faders on the left side of the board can be set to feed the monitor mix – once you are done, press the SENDS ON FADER button, it stops flashing and the board reverts back to viewing the channel faders on the left side.
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Page 27: The Matrix - Sub, Mains And Building
4.4 THE MATRIX – SUB, MAINS AND BUILDING Now that the board is all configured, the channels are assigned and labelled and the monitor mix is set it is time to bring up the front of house volume and set the individual channels into the mix. The board is set up to drive our front of house full range speakers, the ceiling mounted sub and the building speakers. -
Page 28: Adding Fx
4.5 ADDING FX Occasionally you will want to add a touch of reverb or delay to the vocals in order to fill them out a bit, setting FX level is quite similar to setting the monitor mix. Press the Bus 1-8 Button (labelled Monitor/FX) and you will see two FX channels - identified as FX Reverb and FX Delay. -
Page 29: Fx150 Monitor
5.0 FX150 MONITOR 5.1 CONFIGURING THE MONITOR Make sure the monitor is OFF, and in order to reset to a clean configuration, depress and hold the three LOW buttons on the front while turning the unit on, continuing to hold until the unit is powered up. -
Page 30: Using The Monitor
5.2 USING THE MONITOR The monitors are configured to provide you with a complete monitor mix, vocals and instrument (or any combination) on three separate channels, controlled independently from the monitor. These channels have been labelled on the monitor for your convenience. Each channel is configured as follows: Monitor –... -
Page 31: Adjusting The Monitor Channels
5.3 ADJUSTING THE MONITOR CHANNELS (Reprinted from the TC Helicon FX150 Manual – see Manual for full details) There are two knobs on the FX150: 1. The Edit knob controls parameters depending on selection. The Edit knob has a semi-circle of LED’s surrounding it. From left to right, these LED’s represent minimum to maximum values for each parameter. - Page 32 Use the Edit knob to make changes. Press the button again to exit and save your changes. Page 30...