Xenyx Eurodesk SX3282 User Manual

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Summary of Eurodesk SX3282

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    English this manual is available in english, german, french, spanish, italian, russian, polish, dutch, finnish, swedish, danish, portugese, greek, japanese and chinese. There may also be more current versions of this document. Download them by going to the appropriate product page at: www.Behringer....

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    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 2 important safety instructions caution * this symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure - volt- age that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock. Caution ! This symbol, wherever it appear...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 3 introduction 1. The manual 1.1 thank you for expressing your confidence in us and our work by purchasing the eurodesk sx3282. Our first task in writing this manual is to make you feel comfortable with the special terms that are used to describe your sx3282 and i...

  • Page 4: Sx3282 Overview

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 4 sx3282 overview 2. Architecture 2.1 the sx3282 is a conventional split console. By this we mean that the inputs and outputs occupy separate areas of the board. This makes for easier visualization of signal path compared to an in-line design, which uses combined ...

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  • Page 7: Mono Input Channels

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 7 mono input channels 3. Each channel comes with a balanced line input on ¼" trs jack, and an xlr mic input. Press the phantom switch (71) at the back panel if required. The mic amp circuit has an unusually wide gain range {1} from 10 db to 60 db, is of extreme lo...

  • Page 8: Stereo Input Channels

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 8 an exception to this rule is when laying down voice takes. ◊ it is often convenient to have the mic channel(s) routed to all potential take tracks simultaneously, since you are often dropping in quickly between four or more tracks. It means one less button to pr...

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    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 9 all mono input channels have got insert points, as have the sub- groups and the main mix. Each insert point is accommodated on a single trs jack socket wired tip = send, ring = return, sleeve = ground/screen. Inserts are always pre-fader, and also pre-eq/ pre-au...

  • Page 10: Main Section

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 10 or line input is now guided into the subgroup inserts input. It appears to be sensible to use this signal path preferably for readily edited signals (e.G. Tape tracks or post-eq di-outs from instruments amplifiers), as there is no eq in the subgroup signal path...

  • Page 11: Monitoring

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 11 when carrying out the setup mentioned above or any other stereo imaging exercise, don’t just rely on the control room moni- tors. Get a pair of headphones and listen in stereo and in reverse stereo, to allow for any hearing discrepancy between your ears. Aux re...

  • Page 12: Talkback

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 12 a compressor etc. Pre-fader. This is important: connecting a compressor or gate after the 2-track output would disrupt any attempt to acquiring a smooth fade using the output faders. Although the 2-track output is primarily designed for recording, it can also b...

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    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 13 main output (trs sockets) unbalanced ¼" trs sockets, wired tip = hot (+ve), sleeve = ground/screen. Main outputs (xlr) balanced xlr, wired pin 1 ground/screen, pin 2 hot (+ve), pin 3 cold (-ve). Maximum level is +28 dbu. Fig. 7.1: ¼" ts connector fig. 7.2: ¼" t...

  • Page 14: Setting Up

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 14 all outputs are ground-compensated (decoupled from the ◊ mains supply earth) to eliminate the possibility of ground loops. Please make sure that every part of your equipment is ◊ connected to the mains earth. To avoid any risk of electric shock never disconnect...

  • Page 15: Half-Normalled

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 15 the majority of commercially available patchbays include two rows with 24 phone jacks each in a 19" 1 u rack panel. On the rear, either a corresponding number of phone jacks or contacts for soldering signal leads can be found. Each group of four of these phone ...

  • Page 16: Patchbay Organization

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 16 tude lower than line levels (+4 dbu or -10 dbv). Therefore, they should never be routed via a patchbay. In any case, patching in a field with 48 v dc (phantom power) flying about is to be avoided at all costs. It is best to plug mics directly into the mixing co...

  • Page 17: Looming Problems

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 17 it should be noted that patchbays should be placed one below the other in such a way that the patch cords won’t hang all over the patchbays. In our example you don’t have to span great distances, for instance, to patch the dynamics and eq’s to the insert paths....

  • Page 18: 8-Track Studio Recording

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 18 channel inputs source subgroup/track mic/line mono/ stereo 1 vocals 1 m m 2 backing vocals 2 m m 3 backing vocals 2 m m 4 backing vocals 2 m m 5 kick drum 3&4 (stereo mix) m m 6 snare drum 3&4 (stereo mix) m m 7 hi-hat 3&4 (stereo mix) m m 8 tom 1 3&4 (stereo m...

  • Page 19: 16-Track Studio Recording

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 19 stereo signal then being fed into the vocalists cans. If you need to hear the harmonies, but they’re putting the vocal- ist off key, you’ll want to be able to delete channels from the headphone mix. If you still don’t want to assign a couple of aux buses to hea...

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    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 20 channel inputs source subgroup/track mic/line mono/ stereo 1 kick drum 1 m m 2 snare drum 2 m m 3 hi-hat 3 m m 4 tom 1 4&5 (stereo mix) m m 5 tom 2 4&5 (stereo mix) m m 6 tom 3 4&5 (stereo mix) m m 7 tom 4 4&5 (stereo mix) m m 8 overheads l 6 m m 9 overheads r ...

  • Page 21: Multitrack Initialization

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 21 channel inputs source subgroup/track mic/line mono/ stereo 24 effects 2 mix l s 25/26 tape mon 1/2 mix l s 27/28 tape mon 3/4 mix l s 29/30 tape mon 5/6 mix l s 31/32 tape mon 7/8 mix l s auxrtn1 tape monitor 9/10 mix l s auxrtn2 tape monitor 11/12 mix l s auxr...

  • Page 22: Technical Background

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 22 technical background 11. Mixing 11.1 equalization 11.1.1 in the beginning, eq was an instrument for removing unwanted frequencies, or compensating for imperfect microphone response curves, or bumps in a studio’s acoustic. It was a corrective device. Tamla motow...

  • Page 23: Expanding

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 23 expanding 12. When the sx3282 is your main mixer, you may find that you run out of inputs as your system expands. It is possible to expand your mixing system by combining two or more mixers. Adding extra line inputs to your eurodesk a small line mixer can inexp...

  • Page 24: Specifications

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 24 specifications 14. Input channels mic input type electronically balanced, discrete input circuit mic e.I.N. 1 (22 hz - 22 khz) @ 150 Ω source -129.0 dbu / -117.3 dbqp input shortened -132.0 dbu / -122.0 dbqp distortion (thd+n) 0.007 % @ +4 dbu, 1 khz, bandwidth...

  • Page 25: Legal Disclaimer

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 25 legal disclaimer technical specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice. The information contained herein is correct at the time of printing. All trademarks (except behringer, the behringer logo and just listen) mentioned belong to their r...

  • Page 26: Warranty

    English eurodesk sx3282 user manual 26 warranty other warranty rights and national law § 1 this warranty does not exclude or limit the buyer’s statutory rights provided [1]. By national law, in particular, any such rights against the seller that arise from a legally effective purchase contract. The ...

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    English this manual is available in english, german, french, spanish, italian, russian, polish, dutch, finnish, swedish, danish, portugese, greek, japanese and chinese. There may also be more current versions of this document. Download them by going to the appropriate product page at: www.Behringer....