Tapco MIX.FX MIX10FXP User Manual - page 17

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17. AUX SEND MON

This control allows you set up a nice 

monitor mix, independent of the main mix. 

Adjust these controls on each channel until 

your band is happy with the stage monitor 

mix. The controls are off when turned fully 

down, deliver unity gain at the center 

detent, and can provide up to 15 dB of gain 

turned fully up. Adjustments to the channel 

level (20) or main master level (28) will not 

affect the monitor output (9), but channel 

EQ (14-16) and gain (21) will.

Speaker-level output B (3) can power 

passive stage monitors if you set the amp 

mode switch (12) down.

Monitor send (9) is a line-level output 

that is used to send the monitor signal out 

to external stage monitiors. These could be 

powered stage monitors, or power amplifi ers 

running passive stage monitors.

18. AUX SEND FX

These controls allow you to send a sample 

of each channel's signal to the internal FX 

processor.

Carefully adjust each control to set up the 

FX mix as desired. The controls are off when 

turned fully down, deliver unity gain at the 

center detent, and can provide up to 15 dB 

of gain turned fully up.

If you set these controls too high, the 

processor’s OL LED (35) may light, showing 

that the internal processor is being 

overloaded. If this happens, turn down 

these controls down.

The processed output from the internal FX 

processor can be added to the main mix 

with the FX to main control (27), or added 

to the monitor mix with the FX to monitor 

control (31). Select different presets using 

the preset selector (34), experiment and 

have fun.

19. OVERLOAD (OL) LED

This LED will come on when the channel’s 

input signal is too high. This should be 

avoided, as distortion will occur.

If the LED is coming on regularly, check 

that the gain switch (21) is set correctly for 

your input device: Set it to low if you are 

using a line-level input or have a strong 

mic signal. Set it to high if you are using a 

microphone input.

20. CHANNEL LEVEL

This adjusts the level of each channel sent 

to the main mix. The “U” mark  indicates unity 

gain, meaning no increase or decrease 

of signal level. All the way up provides an 

additional 15 dB, should you need to boost 

a section of the band. If you fi nd that the 

overall level is too quiet or too loud with the 

level near unity, check that the gain switch 

is set correctly.

21. GAIN SWITCH

Press this in (low) if you are connecting a 

line-level input source to channels 1 to 6. 

Press this out (high) if you are connecting 

a microphone-level signal to channels 1 

to 6. A strong mic signal, such as from a 

kick drum mic, or hot condenser mic, may 

require the low setting.

This is the fi rst control that the input signals 

meet. It allows you to choose the level 

depending on the type of input source you 

have connected. If it is set incorrectly, then 

the input signals may overload the mixer, 

causing distortion, or it may come in too 

low, and be lost in noise.

The gain switch allows you to make the 

initial level adjustment, appropriate for the 

connected device (mic or instrument, for 

example). The channel level controls (20) 

are more for fi ne-tuning, to balance the 

channels appropriately for the song.