Roland M-16DX manual

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    1 W or k sho p M-16DX 16-Channel Digital Mixer © 2007 Roland Corpora tion U.S. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be r eproduced in any f orm without the written permission of Roland Corpor ation U .S. M16DXWS02 Inputs and Outputs on the M-16DX[...]

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    2 About the Workshop Booklets The EDIROL M-16DX 16- Channel Digital Mixer delivers the power of digital mixing to musicians at an incr edibly aff ordable price. This crystal-clear 24-bit digital mixer supports sample rates up to 96 kH z, and it ’ s extremely flexible, with a wide range of analog and digital inputs and outputs, and effects. T he M[...]

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    3 Mic/Guitar/Instrument Inputs 1 2 3 4 This area of the I/O module contains analog input jacks for I nput Channels 1-4. ( T o learn about the M-16DX’ s channels, see the Getting Star ted with the M-16DX W orkshop booklet.) Connect a low-impedance mic cable to any of the four XLR jacks. 1 If y our mics are condenser mics, y ou can supply phantom p[...]

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    4 The device sending audio into the M-16DX must be set to the same sampling rate as the M-16DX. T o learn how to set the M-16DX’ s sampling rate, see the Getting Started with the M-16DX W orkshop booklet. Connect the M-16DX’ s DIGIT AL OUT coaxial or 2 optical jacks to speakers with digital inputs— such as EDIROL MA-15D/BK and Roland DS-90A, [...]

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    5 Outputs Area 5 4 1 2 3 This is the M-16DX’ s main output sec tion. The balanced TRS L and R MAIN OUT jacks car ry the M-16DX main 1 mix bus signal. I f you ’ re using the M-16D X for mixing live sound, y ou’ll want to connect these outputs to the house P A or sound system. The balanced TRS A UX SEND 1 jack carries signals sent to Aux 1 from[...]

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    6 The End We ho pe y ou’ve fou nd t hi s wo rk sho p h el pfu l. Y ou’l l fi nd ot her M-16DX W orkshop booklets available for downloading at ww w .RolandUS.com/EDIROL.[...]