Behringer Eurodesk SX2442FX Owner's Manual

EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX User Manual

2.2.3  Stereo channel aux/FX send buses
Basically, the aux and FX buses on the stereo channels are the same as on the 

mono channels. Since aux buses are always mono, the signal from a stereo 

channel is first mixed to mono before it is routed to the aux bus.

 

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Fig. 2.7: Channel fader, balance control, mute switch, etc.

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The BAL(ANCE) control has the same function as the PAN control on 

the mono channels. It determines the relative volume of the left and 

right input signals before they are routed to the stereo main mix bus 

(or to two subgroups).

All other control elements of the stereo channels work in the same ways as their 

counterparts on the mono channels (faders, MUTE switches, etc.).

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Fig. 2.8: Auxiliary stereo channels

Your EURODESK has two stereo channels with an aux send section 

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(AUX 1 and AUX 2) and one LEVEL control. 

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For these channels, the aux buses 

are hard-wired to pre-fader and are therefore particularly useful for monitoring. 

They have no routing switches and are always sent to the main mix. Like the 

normal stereo channels they have two line-level inputs on ¼" TRS connectors 

for the left and right channels, and a SOLO switch.
Similar to the CD/TAPE inputs (see 

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) the auxiliary stereo channels 

can be connected to CD players, tape decks, etc., for example, to feed in 

playback material.

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Fig. 2.9: Subgroups 1 - 4

The EURODESK has 4 subgroups enabling you to create mono or stereo mixes 

from multiple input signals. Subgroups are controlled from one (mono) or two 

(stereo) subgroup faders. Additionally, it is possible to connect the subgroup 

outputs as tape sends to a multi-track recorder.

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The subgroup faders determine the volume of the subgroup signal at the 

subgroup output 

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. Depending on the position of the routing switch 

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you can thus control the subgroup volume in the main mix.

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The SOLO switch routes the subgroup signal to the solo bus (Solo In Place) 

or PFL bus (Pre Fader Listen), so that you can monitor the subgroup signal 

without affecting the main or sub output signals. The signal to be monitored 

is taken either pre (PFL, mono) or post-subgroup fader (Solo, stereo), 

depending on the position of theSOLO/PFL switch 

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). The SOLO LED 

illuminates when the SOLO switch is pressed.

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Use the routing switches for the subgroups to send the subgroup signal to 

the main mix. You can route it to the left stereo side (=LEFT pressed), to the 

right stereo side (=RIGHT pressed) or to both (=LEFT and RIGHT pressed). 

For example, when you have created a stereo submix using subgroups 

1 and 2, be sure to route group 1 to the left and group 2 to the right side 

to maintain proper stereo positioning. If it is a mono submix with just one 

subgroup, route it to the left and right sides of the main mix to make the 

signal audible on both sides.

 

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Fig. 2.10: Subgroup outputs 1 - 4

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These four SUBGROUP OUT (puts) carry the signals of the individual 

subgroups. For multi-tracking connect the outputs to the inputs of a  

multi-track recorder (see chapter 4.1 “Studio set-up”).