Hey guys, so the channel and master faders on my mixer have numbers starting from all the down: 00(in a very small font), then 40,30,20,15,10,0,5,and 10 at the highest, or top of the slider. Is this fader simply another gain control that is cutting or boosting the signal and optimally I would want it at 0 - no cut or boost to the first head amplifier gain stage? And same with the master fader?
Next, I assume I want the stereo switch on for each vocal (mono) channel so that the signal gets sent to both the left and right buses, which then get sent to the left and right outputs of the mixer to the left and right inputs of the power amp? I realize now that I could run just one channel out of the mixer and "parallel" the inputs on the power amp, but this seems more or less like 6 of one, half a dozen of the other.
Last, on my power amp I have ch1 & ch2 high pass, and low pass filters, which I have set to "flat", the mode set to "stereo" since I'm not bridging. For the "sensitivity" switch, my choices are .775V, .4V, and 3.46V. The manual doesn't explain in a way that I can understand what I should have this set to. I assume since all the other "flat" settings are leftmost, and .775V is leftmost, I should use this setting?
BTW - so far what I am planning to do, is set the head amplifier gain while testing vocals to where the peak led flashes, then back it off to where it only flashes every once in while. The channel 3 band eq will be set to flat, and the 7 band eq off, set the master fader to "0", slowly bring up the channel fader to the desired vocal volume, then since the channel effect send is a rotary knob numbered 1-10 with a little arrow on 6 (as if this is the desired or max setting without overdriving the processor), set this effects send to "6" (no led to know whether I'm overdriving the internal effects processor), then slowly bring up the effects return fader until I can hear the delay mixed in with the dry signal. For the power amp, I'm just going to keep my eye on the "clip" and "fault" leds as a guide for power amp channel attenuation. Finally I'll turn on the 7 band EQ set to flat, then learn how to remove any feedback by reducing whatever band is feeding back.
Please let me know if there is anything wrong with this approach.
Thanks,
Skel