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SoundCraft Spirit Folio Rac Pac manual

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    1 4 4 1 1 2 GRPS 3 4 MIX[...]

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    Introduction Thank you for buying a SPIRIT FOLIO RAC PAC mi xer, brought to you with pride by the SPIRIT team of Peter, Graham, Martin, Ian, Stuart, Pe ter, George, Colin, James, Chris, Mukesh, Andy, Cand y and Simon. We hope you ha ve as much fun as we did ! Owning a SPIRIT console brings you the experti se and support of one of the industrys l[...]

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    ConnectORS Left Signal Right Signal Ground Headphones Signal (+ve) Ground Sense (-ve) Screen Signal (+ve) Gnd/Screen Gnd/Screen Signal Send Signal Return Gnd/Screen Tip Ring Sleeve Inserts Mix Outputs Group Outputs Aux Outputs Direct Outputs Hot (+ve) Cold (-ve) Gnd/Screen Signal Gnd/Screen Gnd/Screen Ti p Ring Sleeve Unbalanced 3 pole Jack Unbalan[...]

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    ConNections - Input Channels R SPIRIT FOLIO RAC PAC 3[...]

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    CONNECTIONS - MASTER SECTION R 4 SPIRIT FOLIO RAC PAC[...]

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    INITIAL SETTING UP You will probab ly use your SPIRIT FOLIO RAC PAC with a wide range of diffe rent types of sound source, and these will be at varying signal levels . It is important to set the GAIN of the inputs corre ctly to give the best performa nce. Set up the individual Mono input channels a s follows: • • Plug in the chosen source (us u[...]

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    SETTING UP FOR RECORDING While the connections to the FOLIO RAC PAC for PA work are quite straig htforward, recor ding is rather more demanding bec ause the mixer is not only required to mix down input signals but also to pr ovide a monitor mix for artists to hear previously rec orded tracks when overdubbing new parts. Two typical set-ups a re as f[...]

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    THE CONTROLS IN DETAIL MONO INPUT CHANNELS 1-10 1 TRIM The TRIM control sets how much of the source signal is sent to the rest o f the mixer. Too high, and the signal will distort as it overload s the channel and causes clippi ng. Too low, and the level of any background hiss will be more noticeable and you may not be able to get enough signal leve[...]

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    3 EQUALISER The Equaliser (EQ) allows precis e manipulation of the sound, particularly to improve the sound of microphone sources where the original signa l is often far from ideal due to poor acoust ics or restrictions on where to place microphones and where slig ht boosting or cutting of particular voice frequencies can really make a differenc e [...]

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    Aux 3 and 4 are always PO ST-FADE, ideal for Effects where it is us eful for the Aux Send to fade up and down with the fader. For flexibility, the Master Section AUX2 PRE switch allows you to switch AU X 2 from post- to pre-fade across the whole mixer as re quired. Aux 5 & 6 are identica l to Aux 3 & 4 and may be selec ted as an alterna tiv[...]

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    5-6 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 STEREO INPUT CHANNELs 11-14 These inputs accept 3-pole A gaug e (TRS) jacks. Use these inputs for sources such as keyboards, drum ma chines, synths, tape machines or as returns from processi ng units. The inputs are BALANCED for low noise a nd immunity from interfer ence, but you can use UNBALANCED sources by wiring up[...]

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    5-6 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4B A L A N C E This control sets the amount of the channel signal feeding the pairs of Groups, allowing you to balance the source in the stereo ima ge. When the control is turned fully right or left you feed only that side of the signal to the Groups selected by the Routing switc h (see be low). 5 ROUTING This switch selects[...]

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    1 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 STEREO RETURNS There are four Ster eo Returns, which have simila r controls but diffe rent routing configurat ions to provide the max imum flexibilit y. Each Return has an unbalanced stereo input on 3-pole A gauge (TRS) ja cks. If a mono source is to be used, plugging into the Left jack automatically feeds the signal eq uall[...]

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    1 4 4 1 1 2 GRPS 3 4 MIX 11 10 7 4 6 3 2 1 12 5 9 8 SPIRIT FOLIO RAC PAC 13[...]

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    MASTER SECTION 1 GROUP FADERS Four Group FADERS set the overall level of the Groups, allowing the combined control of a selected numb er of input sources. The Groups may feed exter nal equipment directly through the ground compensated Group output jacks, or may be mixe d together to the stereo Mix output (see below). The faders should no rmally be [...]

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    1 4 4 1 1 2 GRPS 3 4 MIX 11 10 7 4 6 3 2 1 12 5 9 8 SPIRIT FOLIO RAC PAC 15[...]

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    AUXILIARY MAS TERS The Master section houses the summing amplifier s for each of the Auxiliar y Send , and feeds the signal via ground compensated output amp l ifiers to the Auxiliary O utput jacks. 7A U X A F L The individual outgoing Aux signals may be monitored on the control room outputs or headp hones by pressing the appropr iate AFL (After-Fa[...]

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    R Applications Multitrack Recording This example illustrates how Rac Pac may be set up for multitra ck recording to eight tracks. Individ ual instrument or vocal tracks are recorded on Di gital Multitracks by connecting the channel Direct Outputs to the tape inputs. The outputs from the Multitrack are brought b ack on the Stereo Returns ( or spare [...]

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    Stereo Public Address In this basic PA set-up, va rious sources a re connected to the inputs, microphones to Mic inputs and keyboa rds etc. to Line inputs. Note that some guitars will not produce sufficient level for a direct connection, and will re quire a Direct Injection (DI) box connected via the microphone input. The mic channel has a compr es[...]

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    Relocating the connector panel The connector panel is fitted as standard to the rear of the frame, allowing the mixer to be used as a fre e-standing, desktop unit. If the mixer is to be rack-m ounted, it may be found mor e convenient to move the connector panel to the optional position in the ba se of the frame, opposi te the front panel, giving re[...]

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    Technical Specification Output Noise Typical Group Output, Input faders down -87dBu Group fader down -92dBu Mix output with groups routed to mix -83dBu Mix fader down -98dBu Aux Noise Typical, inpu t sends down -85dBu E.I.N. 150R source -129dBu Distortion Mic gain 30dB, to group output @ 14dBu < 0.005% Crosstalk @1kHz Input fader attenuation (to[...]

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    GloSSARY AFL (After Fade Listen) a function that allows the operator to monitor the post-fade signal in a channel independently of the main mix. Balance the relative levels of the lef t and right channels of a stereo sign al. Balanced a method of audio connection which balance s the signal between two wires and a screen which carries no signa[...]

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    3 1 2 MONO INPUT CHANNELS (1-10) STEREO INPUT CHANNELS (1 1-14) TYPICAL STEREO RETURN (A-D) ▲ ▲ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ MASTER SECTION System Block Diagram 22 SPIRIT FOLIO RAC PAC[...]