How do I set up a basic mix?

Press the PFL/Solo switch on the relevant input.
Adjust gain/input sensitivity until meters read within the yellow (‘3’ to ‘6’ on meter scale)
Release PFL/Solo
Repeat for all other inputs.

NB: EQ affects gains settings. If you adjust the EQ you will need to re-check your gain level using the above method.

Faders allow you to make fine adjustments to your sounds and act as a visual indication of the overall mix levels. It is important to keep your input faders aroundthe ‘0’ mark for greater control. This is because fader scales are typically logarithmic and not linear so if your fader
position is near the bottom of its travel then even a small movement will lead to huge leaps in level.Similarly try not to have your fader at the top of its travel because this will leave you no room to further boost the signal.

Set your master outputs to ‘0’ on the scale.

There are three reasons for this;
1. You have the maximum fader travel for fading out your mix.
2. If your faders are set below ‘0’ you will not be getting the
full benefit from the meters because you will only be using the
first few LED’s on the meter scale.
3. Your mixer is not an amplifier. So the master output faders
should be set to maximum (‘0’ on scale). If extra output is required,
then turn up your amplifier

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