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Lpcustom1
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Sep 7, 2012 5:03 AM

Understanding the mixer block

Hello all - new to the HD500 altough I used to float around this board years ago when I had my XT... Glad to see its still going as its a great resource!

Anyway, I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the mixer when used with a mono amp setup - how should I be setting it up?  I would think that it would default to dead center but I've noticed it dosen't.

I'm typically going to be playing straight to the PA via the XLR (right or left or does it matter for Mono?) and was curious to how this affects everything.

The confusion sets in since I'm usually creating my patches via headphones which are of course stereo....

 

Great piece of gear - loving the amp sims!  I'm coming off a GT10 and the HD500 kills it in that dept!  I've found it a bit more cumbersome figuring out how to work it than I expected - but I'll get there.

 

Thanks in advance and happy Friday to all!

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    chaosbringer
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    Sep 7, 2012 6:30 AM (in response to Lpcustom1)
    Re: Understanding the mixer block

    aye,

    as usual, I guess the rule is that there's no rule...but here's how I often use it.

     

    in a mono setup, I always dial in my amp panned hard left and right.  I often push the channel volume up to 100 and as I don't want to change my master volume setting since it affects the tone, once I have everything  set up, I then use the panning controls of the mixer to actually mimic a volume control by bringing the amp gradully back to the center until I reach a volume high enough to suit my needs...

     

    in a dual amp setup (often using twice the same amp/settings but mic'ed up differently), it's a bit different however. I use the mixer volumes to make sure both my amps have an equal volume and I then use the panning pots to blend them to any ratio I like depending on the mics I used.

     

    Hope it helps.

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