Rane MP26 MP26 Mixer Owners Manual - Page 12

MP26 CLUB MIXER The order of processing in the MP26's FlexFX architecture is: 1Independent FlexFX assign for PGM 1-4 and Mic 1-2, or as- sign all sources simultaneously with the Main FlexFX button. 2Internal Digital Effects. 3External Analog Insert, with Send and Return Levels. 4USB Insert. 5FlexFX Loop return Cue and Meter. 6FlexFX On (FlexFX Loop Bypass). 7FlexFX Mix Level control. 1The FlexFX buttons in the PGM and MIC strips assign the post-fader audio to the FlexFX Bus when on, and to the Main Mix when off. This allows multiple inputs to the FlexFX Bus, and allows drumming different signals into and out of an applied effect. The FlexFX button in the Main Mix section assigns all PGM and Mic channels to the FlexFX Loop, applying effects to the entire mix. 2The six effect buttons both turn on and sync an internal effect. By keeping this separate from the FlexFX On button, it is possible to turn on, sync and cue effects, before you hear them in the Main Mix. Only one internal effect is selected at a time. With six independent buttons, it is possible to drum in different effects all with independent beat multipliers, without interruption. 3The Ext Loop button engages or bypasses the analog effects in- sert. Use the Send level to avoid clipping the input of your ef- fects processor. The Return level allows you to bring the signal of the affected output back up to your normal mix level. The FlexFX Bus is always output on the analog loop send, even if Ext Loop is bypassed. This means you may MIC 1 MIC 2 PGM 1 always use the analog FLEXFX FLEXFX FLEXFX Send to record the dry FlexFX mix. 4The USB Loop button engages or bypasses the USB effects insert. The USB insert uses USB record-5 and playback-5 to form an effects loop. Even when the USB insert is bypassed, the audio from the external analog loop is sent to the USB Send. Therefore, when the analog loop is bypassed, USB record-5 can serve as an audio output for recording the FlexFX mix on your computer. 5The FlexFX Cue and Meter are located at the return of the FlexFX Loop, after the analog and USB inserts and before the FlexFX ON switch. This allows cuing the FlexFX mix and any applied effects before they are heard in the Main Mix. 6The FlexFX On button toggles between wet and dry versions of the FlexFX mix. When this switch is off, the FlexFX Loop is bypassed and the dry FlexFX mix is routed to the Main Mix. This allows applying and cueing any combination of effects in the FlexFX Loop before hearing those effects in the Main Mix. When you're ready to listen to the affected audio, engage the FlexFX On button (green) and the wet signal is applied to the Main Mix (as long as the FlexFX Level is up). 7The FlexFX Level controls the level of the FlexFX audio in the Main Mix. Turn down the FlexFX Level to keep the FlexFX audio out of the Main Mix. Then, you can Cue the FlexFX mix and effects. When the mix is correct and the effects are set up, turn up the FlexFX Level to bring the FlexFX mix into the Main Mix. PGM 2 PGM 3 PGM 4 FLEXFX FLEXFX FLEXFX MAIN FLEXFX 1 EFFECTS ENGINE PHASER BPM:120 * 8:1 4000 MS FLEXFX SEND 3 RIGHT LEFT USB Record 4 FILTER FLANGER PHASER ECHO ROBOT REVERB SEND RETURN EXT LOOP SEND RETURN USB LOOP 5 BYPASS ON FLEXFX ON 7 FLEXFX Main Mix LEVEL ̇ BEAT BEAT ̈ TAP TIME RETURN RIGHT LEFT USB Playback 6 CUE Cue Bus 12