Behringer FEX800 Stereo System User Manual


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8 MINIFEX FEX800 User Manual
3.4 SFX/DUAL
This category includes two eects for special sound modications, as well as two
presets providing a combination of two eects.
• ROTARY simulates the accelerating, braking and rotating movements of
a Leslie loudspeaker system. The fast rotation produces a characteristic
shifting of frequencies. Traditionally, this is an eect for electronic organ.
However, it can also be used for other signals.
• PITCH SHIFT adds another signal to the original signal, below or above
the original pitch. This eect is particularly suited to enhance the sound of
guitars and vocals.
• DELAY + REV is a useful combination of the DELAY and CONCERT
eects. This eects combination works particularly well with guitars,
keyboardsandvocals.
• CHORUS + REV is a useful combination of the CHORUS and CLUB eects.
This eects combination is a classic eect for guitars and electric pianos.
4. Application Examples
The FEX800 can be integrated into the signal path in various ways. Please nd a
few wiring examples below.
4.1 The MINIFEX in the aux(iliary) path
It is particularly advisable to connect the MINIFEX via the aux paths of a mixing
console. Aux paths are signal busses to which you can route specic signals.
Eachchannel strip on a mixing console has a level control for each aux path,
which determines the signal portion routed from the respective channel strip
to the aux bus. The signal is routed from the aux bus output of the console to an
eects unit for processing. Subsequently, the processed eect signal from the
external eects processor is routed back to the console via an aux return or other
mono/stereo input, where it is mixed with the unprocessed original signal in the
main mix bus.
This way of connecting your FEX800 allows you to adjust dierent eect
intensities for dierent instruments. For example, you could give a snare drum
more reverb than a kick drum. The volume ratio of direct vs. eect signal is
determined using the aux return level control, while the aux send control in the
corresponding channel strip adjusts the eect intensity for each instrument.
Twomono aux paths are required for stereo signal processing. If you want to
process single signals in mono, please use only one aux path. In this case, the aux
send output must be connected to the L(MONO) jack in the INPUT section
(14) of
the FEX800.
◊ Please make sure that the FEX800 provides only one effect signal in this
type of application (MIX BALANCE control
(7) turned fully right).
XENYX X1222USB
AUX RET 1
AUX SEND (MON+FX SEND)
MINIFEX FEX800
Fig. 4.1: Wiring the MINIFEX via the aux paths
4.2 The MINIFEX in the insert path
If your mixing console is equipped with insert paths, you can also connect
the MINIFEX using these combined inputs/outputs. In this case, the eects
unit is directly integrated into the signal path of the mixing console. Such a
conguration is usually required for signal processors such as compressors,
because you only want to use the processed signal rather than a mix of direct and
eects signals. In order to use an eects unit such as the MINIFEX in the insert
path, you will have to adjust the desired volume ratio of direct vs. eect signal
with the MIX BALANCE control
(7).
Please use the respective channel insert to process specic instruments.
Groupsof instruments or stereo mixes can be processed with the sub-group/
main-mix inserts.
Regler einstellen.
INSERT I/O 2
INSERT I/O 1
MINIFEX FEX800
XENYX X1222USB
Fig. 4.2: Wiring the MINIFEX via the insert paths
4.3 The MINIFEX as an eects unit
forinstruments
You can also use the MINIFEX on stage as an eects unit for keyboards. This can
be useful if your keyboard has only limited eect capabilities or if you want to
process selected sounds with the MINIFEX eects via existing single outputs.
The illustration below shows how to wire the FEX800 either to an amplier or
via a D.I. box to a mixing console. You can switch the eect on and o using an
additional footswitch.
DUAL A/B SWITCH
AB200
MINIFEX FEX800
ULTRA-DI DI100
ULTRATONE KT108
Keyboard
EURORACK UB1222FX-PRO
Fig. 4.3: Connecting the MINIFEX to an amplier or D.I. box
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