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3. controls up Set the mixer to unity gain see glossary Turn down the FX return If that was the problem try sending more signal to the effects by turning all of the aux knobs up Try turning down channels one at a time If there is one channel that is contributing most of the noise try fixing that at the source You can see level on the meters but can t hear anything through the control room speakers If the 2 Track RCA inputs is the source is the 2 Track to Control Room Phones button on f a Subgroup is the source is the necessary channel Subgroup assignment switch on and the corresponding Subgroup fader up If Aux Return 3 is the source is the Control Room Main Mix button on so that the signal is routed to the Control Room Are the monitors switched on If only one output is working try switching the left and right outputs If the same channel isn t working the problem is with the speaker www HarbingerProAudio com HARBINGER 19 L2404 USB USB MIXER You turned up the Aux Return 4 knob but can t hear the effects Are you sending enough level to the master Aux Send 4 output If not then turn up the individual channel Aux 4 Send knobs and then the master Aux 4 Send Knob Is the Aux 4 Return being routed to the intended bus in order for you to hear it f you are trying to route the Aux 4 Return to the Subgroups press the Main Mix Subgroups button and the button for the Subgroups to which you want to
4. display provides an accurate indication of the Master Out or selected Solo signal level Solo Mode Button AFL and PFL and LEDs This button allows you to switch the solo mode between After Fader Listen AFL and Pre Fader Listen PFL operations When the button is pressed the signal will be routed from the solo sources postfader and the AFL LED will be lit This means that the position of the channel fader s that is being soloed will determine the level heard when monitoring this channel in the Control Room and Headphones When the Solo Mode button is not pressed the solo will be in Pre Fader Listen PFL mode and the PFL LED will be lit Use the solo function in PFL for setting the gain on inputs and use AFL for normal soloing operations such as reviewing an individual or selected number of channel input signals to hear how they sound before they are routed to the main mix Solo Mode LED and Button This solos the channel input to the mixer so you can only hear this channel coming into the mix The LED is lighted only when this button is pressed HARI NGEI L2404FX USB Owner s Manual L2404 USB USB MIXER Subgroup to Main Mix Routing Buttons This is where you can assign the input channels of a subgroup to the main mix You can route a subgroup to another mixer or send them out of the subgroup outputs to a recording device Subgroups con be useful for sub mixing severol input chonnels into mono or stereo mix to be controlled b
5. least twice at the desired tempo This is useful for setting the delay time in tempo with the music For example if you want a quarter note delay press the Tap button on two successive beats of the music and the delay time will jump to that tempo The Tap button will blink according to the tempo you have selected For non time based effects the Tap button will allow the user to select between two different variations of the effect Press the Tap button once to select the first variation Press the Tap button again to select the second variation MONITORING AND LEVEL CONTROL CTRL RM SOURCE Master Subgroup and 2 Track Assignment to Phones and Control Room MX MAX eo These buttons determine whether the Master Subgroups and or 2 Track inputs are routed to the SIRE EM control room headphone outputs LL lt 9 MIN PHONES 12 HARB NGER L2404FX USB Owner s Manual www HarbingerProAudio com Control Room and Phones Knobs These set the level of the outputs to the control room and headphones 2 Track to Mix The 2TR to Mix button routes the 2 Track stereo RCA inputs to the main mix The level of this input is controlled by the output level of the external audio device Power LED Indicates that the mixer is on 48V Phantom Power LED Indicates that the main phantom power switch is turned on switch on the back panel Aux Send Knobs 1 4 These determine the master output level of all of the individual Aux Sends Th
6. out faders on the front panel SUBGROUP OUT Aux Return Inputs The aux return inputs are dual balanced 1 4 TRS inputs designed primarily o for returning stereo signals back into the mixer after they have been routed from the aux send outputs to external effects processors If you are using a mono signal back to the mixer you should use the left jack which will sum the input to mono You can also use the aux inputs as additional inputs AUX RETURN Aux Send Outputs The aux send outputs are balanced V4 TRS outputs which are fed by the top panel Aux Send knobs The aux send outputs are at line level so if you are using these for monitoring these should be connected to a power amp before going to speakers or connected directly to powered speakers You can also use the aux sends to route signals to external effects processor and the effected audio from the output back to the Aux Return jacks Direct Outs o These outputs send the signal from the first 8 mono input channels directly out from the mixer post fader post EQ and post Mute www HarbingerProAudio com HARBINGER MAIN INSERT CTRL RM OUT DSP EFFECTS OUT L2404 USB USB MIXER STEREO TRS UNBAL 17 Lv L L2404 USB SERIES USB MIXER RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK AUDIO THROUGH USB 1 Connect your computer to the mixer with a USB cable Your computer should see the mixer as a device labeled USB Audio Codec 2 Select the mixer to
7. outputs are set at the same level To set the gain correctly first set the fader to the unity marking on the fader channel 0 Then plug in the source to the input channel and adjust the Gain knob to the maximum you can before distorting the input Usually you will see the Clip indicator LED flash which means the gain input is too high Adjust the knob so that the signal is below clipping Once you have this balanced correctly you will have unity gain on the channel input XLR The three pin connector universally used for balanced audio connections A balanced connection reduces outside noise and interference See Balanced above www HarbingerProAudio com HARBINGER 21 L2404 USB USB MIXER BLOCK DIAGRAM eur USB BOARD Q Q L a ii sp RECORD qus n h b assign E six le T E Mic UNUM AUX SENDI AUX SEND p UNEN aah AUXSEND 128 com ee sun sen 36 memen LINEN ah esas Pen SE fm xs Wava FD cubana pica ro ei x n Les EAR r x IEEE r3 m uxsovr lem CH 9 16 shown USB only on CH11 12 AUX only on 13 14 amp 15 16
8. playback audio from your system control panel 3 Playback audio from your application 4 Channels 11 12 are the playback channels for USB audio Press the USB source button on this channel so that audio will playback When the button is off this channel will take its input from the microphone preamp or left and right V4 inputs 5 If you don t hear any audio make sure the fader for the channel is up as well as the main fader To Record Audio 1 Connect your computer to the mixer with a USB cable Your computer should see the mixer as a device labeled USB Audio Codec 2 Select the mixer to playback and record audio from your system control panel 3 Setup your mixer to have audio coming in as you normally would 4 Start up your DAW application on your computer 5 Make sure your DAW application is setup to receive audio from the USB Audio Codec the mixer 6 Create an audio track on your mixer and enable it to record To avoid a feedback loop turn down the fader on channel 11 12 or switch the USB source button to off Z Perform your audio on the mixer and record the track on your DAW application 8 After recording you can play back the track from your computer to the mixer to hear the playback Be sure to enable the USB input on the mixer or bring up the fader if you pulled it down when recording EFFECTS PRESET CHART 1 CHORUS Depth Speed WovShapeTr Sime Chorus ensemble effect with short delays 4 TREMOLO
9. softer This allows you to control the panning in your mix without collapsing the stereo width of the input 2TK Input and Output These 2 Track unbalanced stereo RCA inputs can be used for connecting additional external o stereo audio sources such as CD players tape machines or mobile devices This stereo input can be routed to the Control Room Outs Phones or Main Outputs by pressing the appropriate switch in the control section The 2 Track outputs mirror the Main Mix output and their level is controlled by the master fader INPUT OUTPUT CONTROL SECTION 2TKCTO MIX This area of the mixer is used to route the signal paths that come from the input channels to the Main Outputs Subgroups or Aux Send Returns It is also where the controls for the Multi Core effects processor are located AUX SEND EXT AUX SEND 9 Aux RIN soto eo ON EFFECTS Effects Footswitch Input This input is for an external footswitch controller that can be used to turn on and off the internal Multi Core Effects Processor FOOT SWITCH Phones Output This is a stereo output for driving a pair of headphones The output level is controlled by the Control Room Phones knob www HarbingerProAudio com HARBINGER 1 L2404 USB USB MIXER EFFECTS SECTION The L2404FX USB mixer has a built in Multi Core effects processor to make it easy to set up high quality effects for your mixes Preset The L2404FX USB mixer Multi Core ef
10. using the USB connectivity of the L2404FX USB in the section labeled Recording and Playing Audio through USB Channels 13 16 also have an Aux input that can be used for connecting mobile devices and other stereo sources via a 3 5mm unbalanced stereo cable To use the Aux input press the button beneath the channel labeled Line Aux When the button is off the channel will default to routing the left and right 1 4 inputs Stereo Channel EQ Section Because channels 9 16 are stereo channels each EQ knob on the selected channel controls two EQs The high and low EQs operate the same as on Mono Channels 1 8 In order to match the performance of each side of each stereo channel the Mid EQ has been replaced by a fixed high mid and a low mid EQ These are peaking EQs set at 3kHz and 500Hz respectively with 15dB of gain 15 LO Stereo Channel Aux Sends These aux sends operate like the aux sends on mono channels 1 8 HARBINGER CL Ns RAINA CHANNEL 9110 35 LO 15 L2404 USB USB MIXER QO une RANIA CHANNEL 11112 CHANNEL 13114 CHANNEL 15116 e L2404FX USB Owner s Manual L2404 USB USB MIXER Balance BAL The Balance knob has a similar effect to the pan control explained in the previous section but the balance control just turns down one input or the other As you turn the Balance knob to the right the signal coming into the Left Mono input gets
11. 0dB Phantom Power e ON k Mono Input Gain Control Range Channel 1 to 8 20 dB to 30 dB Stereo input Gain Control Range Channel 13 14 15 16 20 dB to 20 dB Equalization Mono Channel High 15 dB 12 kHz Mono Channel Mid 15 dB Variable 100 Hz 8 kHz Mono Channel Low 15 dB 80 Hz Stereo Channel High 15 dB 12 kHz Stereo Channel High Mid 15 dB 3 kHz Stereo Channel Low Mid 15 dB 500 Hz Stereo Channel Low 15 dB 80 Hz Output Level 20 dBu Maximum Input Levels Mic 12 dBu Gain 10 dB Line Input 20 dBu Gain 0 dB Tape Input and Aux Return 20 dBu Input Impedance Mic Input 2 6 kQ balanced Line Input 20 kQ balanced Stereo Aux Returns 20 kQ balanced CD Tape In 10 kO unbalanced Output Impedance Main 240 balanced 120 unbalanced Ctrl Room Aux Sends 1200 Tape Output Phones Output 252 VU Meters Input signal monitor 15 Segments Red 13 dB First Amber 10 dB Least Amber 4 dB First Green O dB Least Green 35 dB rower consuman _ wasi Dimensions oroza win www HarbingerProAudio com HARBINGER 23 L2404 USB USB MIXER WARRANTY Have a question about service warranty or parts Call 888 286 1809 Toll Free So we may serve you better please register on line at www HarbingerProAudio com 2 YEAR HARBINGER LIMITED WARRANTY Harbinger provides to the original purchaser a two 2 year limited warranty on material
12. 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generate uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and in not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However www HarbingerProAudio com warranty and the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are limited to the two 2 year warranty period Some states do not allow limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitation may not apply to yov There are no express warranties beyond those stated here In the event that applicable law does not allow the limitation of the duration of the implied warranties to the warranty period then the duration of the implied warranties shall be limited to as long as is provided by applicable law No warranties apply after that period Retailer and manvfacturer shall not be liable for damages based upon inconvenience loss of use of product loss of time interrupted operation or commercial loss or any other incidental or consequential damages including but not limited to lost profits downtime goodwill damage to or replacement of equipment and property and any costs of recovering reprogramming or reproducing any program or data stored in equipment that is used with Harbinger products This guarantee gives you specific legal r
13. Depth Oscillation Speed Rapid reiteration of a note producing prominent overtones DELAY Feedback Mod Delay Time Simple mono delay great for vocals and guitars 4 Delay Time Classic echo effect Reflection of sound 7 RV ROOM 1 Time Pre Delay Dampening Bright Dark Emulates a small studio room great for adding ambience to drums and instruments RV ROOM 2 Time Pre Delay Dampening Bright Dark Emulates a large studio room great for adding ambience to drums and instruments RV CHAM Time Pre Delay Dampening Bright Dark Gives the sound of a classical chamber ideal for string and wind instruments RV HALL Time Pre Delay Dampening Bright Dark Gives the sound of a concert hall ideal for keyboards string and wind instruments 12 RV CHURCH Time Pre Delay Dampening Bright Dark Gives the sound of a Church ideal for keyboards string and wind instruments 18 HARB NDBER L2404FX USB Owner s Manual RV THEAT Time Pre Delay Dampening Bright Dark Gives the sound of a large theatre great for adding ambience to instruments and vocals L2404 USB USB MIXER RV PLATE Time Pre Delay Dampening Bright Dark Emulation of a 70 s plate reverb a smooth decay for instruments RV SPRING Time Threshold Dampening Bright Dark The sound of a spring reverb adds a funky vintage sound to guitars RV GATED Time Pre Delay Dampening Bright Dark Gated ambience Applicable to vocals and instruments DETUNE Detune Pre Delay Dampening Brig
14. E LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE UNIT CAUTION AVIS APPARATUS SHALL NOT BE EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS NOOR WON gt 8 Do not install this product near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or any other apparatus including heat producing amplifiers that produces heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Do not break the ground pin of the power supply cord 11 When a cart is used use caution when moving cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 12 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 13 Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the unit through the ventilation ports or any other openings 14 Refer all servicing to a qualified service professional Servicing is required when the apparatus does not operate normally o
15. HARBINGER L2404FX USB USB MIXER Lv L L2404 USB USB MIXER SERIES TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome E 3 Miri Feat res coser troverete 3 Important Safety Instructions 4 Front Panel Layout sse 5 Front Panel Input Section 6 11 Control 11 Effects SeCHON 12 Monitoring and Level 12 15 Back Panel layout iecore ph d 16 17 Recording and Playing Audio through USB 18 Effects Preset Chort sss 18 19 er GEO 19 20 Glossary of Terms 20 21 Block Diagrams er edt UE 22 Mixer Specifications 23 Warranty FCC Statements 24 2 HARI NGEI L2404FX USB Owner s Manual L2404 USB USB MIXER WELCOME Congratulations on your recent purchase of a new Harbinger LvL Series mixer They are the perfect choice for bands individual musicians and clubs who are looking for great sounding mixes live performance durability and the audio specifications that studio users demand To get the most out of your new mixer we suggest that you read through this entire manual at least once then refer back to it as needed MAIN FEATURES Mic Preamps The microphone preamplifiers for the L2404FX USB were carefully developed to give you low noise high gain microphone intelligibility With the 50dB of gain and the professional quality 48V phanto
16. ctor including shield low impedance connection Balanced cables are the preferred method for hum free interconnection of a sound system for their noise rejection characteristics Also see Unbalanced BUS An output destination in a mixer that allows for the routing of individual input signals For example the left and right main outputs are each called buses because you can send a channel to one or both of them by using the pan or balance knob on the individual input channel CHANNEL One of any number of signal paths in an audio circuit such as input channel output channel recording channel left channel right channel etc DECIBEL DB A term representing the ratio between different audio levels It can either refer to the electrical signal running through a channel or the acoustic sound level coming from a sound source DELAY Like an echo this effect duplicates the original signal then plays it back at a rate you control The rate at which these repeats occur is the delay time 20 HARB L2404FX USB Owner s Manual L2404 USB USB MIXER EQUALIZATION Electronic filters that adjust the level of certain frequencies Used for tone enhancement or to reduce extraneous sounds Two types of EQ shapes are peak and shelving described below IMPEDANCE Resistance in an electrical circuit measured in Ohms Q Maintaining proper impedance is important to correctly manage signal level frequency response and in the cas
17. dividuals vary considerably to noise induced hearing loss but most will lose some hearing if exposed to intense noise for a sufficient period of time Please use caution when using this device to avoid subjecting yourself or others to excessive sound pressure levels RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all safety and operating instructions before using this product All safety and operating instructions should be kept for future reference Read and understand all warnings listed on the operating instructions Follow all operating instructions to operate this product This product should not be used near water i e a bathtub sink swimming pool wet basement etc Use only a dry cloth to clean this product Do not block any ventilation openings The product should not be placed flat against a wall or placed in a built in enclosure that will impede the flow of cooling air THIS SYMBOL IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF NON INSULATED DANGEROUS VOLTAGE WITHIN THE PRODUCT S ENCLOSURE THAT MAY BE OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO CONSTITUTE A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK TO PERSONS THIS SYMBOL IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICING INSTRUCTIONS IN TH
18. e of amplifiers and speakers power loading on the amplifier The output of a guitar for example is high impedance and should be connected to a Direct Injection box or DI if you want to connect it directly to a low impedance input on a mixer PEAK EQUALIZER CONTROL Increase or decrease of a frequency range centered at a specific point resulting in an EQ curve that looks like a hill increase or a valley decrease PHANTOM POWER A supply voltage that runs through a microphone cable to power condenser microphones Harmless to microphones that don t need it except for very old and or damaged ribbon microphones REVERB An audio effect that emulates the echo reflections and decay time of a large space SHELVING EQUALIZER CONTROL Increase or decrease of all frequencies above or below a specific frequency TRS Acronym for Tip Ring Sleeve the three parts of a three conductor including shield audio plug TRS phone plugs are often used for balanced mono connections or unbalanced stereo connections e g headphones TS Acronym for Tip Sleeve the two parts of an unbalanced two conductor including shield phone plug TS connectors are sometimes called mono or unbalanced plugs or jacks UNBALANCED A two conductor including shield high impedance connection These are most commonly used for instrument connections and cable runs of less than 20 feet RCA or Phono cables are unbalanced UNITY GAIN This means that the inputs and
19. ere is a solo button to solo the specific Aux Send Aux Send Knob 4 FX This aux send can be routed to the Aux Send 4 Output just as is done with Aux Send Knobs 1 3 however it is also routed to the internal Multi Core effects module The aux bus with effects applied is routed to the DSP Effects Output which can in turn be routed with a cable to an external audio source When a cable is inserted into the DSP Effects Output the solo button will solo the Aux Send 4 post the internal Multi Core effect module HARBINGER L2404 USB USB MIXER 2TKTO MIX 503 a SOLO MIN MAX conte SDAIFX g A q solo 19 14 L2404 USB USB MIXER Aux Return Knobs These knobs determine the level of the aux returns back to the mixer Aux Return 3 can be routed to the main mix or control room Aux Return 4 can be routed to the main mix and or the subgroups by pressing the appropriate switches Aux Return 4 is automatically routed to the internal effects processor as well Ext Aux Send These are for configuring the Aux Send 1 and 2 outputs with the internal Multi Core effects processor The External Aux Send 1 Return button allows you to select routing between the analog Return or the Direct FX Return to the Aux Send 1 and 2 Outputs respectively You can adjust the send level of the effects with the External Aux Send knobs EXT AUX SEND Level Meter This 15 LED multi segment
20. fects processor has 25 presets Each of these is a different effect type The preset names will show on the LCD display Please see the list of Effects on page 19 To select an effect type 1 Turn the large encoder knob above the LCD to select the effect preset 2 Once you select the effect press the encoder button to confirm the change 3 Note time based effects such as Delay or Tremolo will show the acronym BPM for Beats Per Minute in the lower right hand portion of the LCD screen To Change Parameters of an Effect You can change the character of the effect depending on the effect type Each time based effect such as Delay or Tremolo has three editable parameters Other effects will have two variations as well as two editable parameters To change the parameters press the Parameter button to select between the first and second editable parameter 1 Turn the encoder knob to change the value 2 Press the encoder button down to save the selected value 3 After a few seconds the display will return to the effect type name 4 If you want to change to the other parameter press the Parameter button again The LED s next to the button will indicate if you are on the first or second parameter 5 Turn the encoder knob to change the other value 6 Press the encoder button down to save the selected value 7 After a few seconds the display will return to the effect type name Tap Button On time based effects presets press this button at
21. he Master Volume before turning Phantom Power on to avoid loading circuit noise The Phantom Power LED on the front panel will light when this is turned on USB Interface Jack This is a Class Compliant USB 1 1 interface that allows you to connect the mixer directly to and from a computer to play and record stereo audio MAIN OUT Main Outputs The L2404FX USB has two pairs of stereo outputs One pair has XLR jacks and the other are balanced TRS V4 jacks Both can be used simultaneously 5 z 16 HARB L2404FX USB Owner s Manual Main Inserts These jacks allow you to insert an external effects processor before the output of the main outputs Control Room Out The Control Room outputs are designed to allow monitoring of the mix by a sound engineer O often via studio monitor speakers in a separate room of a recording studio however they can be used for other purposes as well The level of these outputs is controlled by the Control Room knob on the front panel This output is at line level and requires a power amp with speakers or powered speakers DSP Effects Out Q This is an unbalanced stereo V4 output which sends the signal from the aux send 4 bus after it has been routed to the internal Multi Core effects processor Subgroup Out The subgroup outs are balanced 1 4 TRS outputs which can be assigned for use by the individual channel assignment buttons and the corresponding subgroup
22. ht Dark Slow pitch modulation with saturation PSHIFTX1 Pitch Shift Pre Delay Detune On Off Pitch modulation with pre delay PSHIFTX2 Shift A Shift B Spread Narrow Wide Pitch Modulation variation DEL CHOR Bal Depth Delay Time Mono Delay with Chorus effect REV MDEL Delay Time Mono Delay with Reverb REV PDEL Delay Time Reverb with a short stereo ping pong delay REV CHOR Bal Time Oscillation Speed Reverb and Chorus multi effect nice on keyboards REV FLGR Bal Time Oscillation Speed Reverb with flanger multi effect interesting with guitar REV VOCD Bal Detune Dampening Bright Dark Reverb with vocal doubler multi effect great for pop vocals TROUBLESHOOTING In this chapter we ll discuss common problems and their solutions as well as who to contact if things go wrong with your mixer VOCDBLER Detune Delay Spread Narrow Wide Vocal doubler effect a Pitch Shifter with a slight echo to fatten vocals or guitars A microphone is plugged in but you don t see any level on the main meters Are the Gain and Level knobs turned up s the Main Mix fader turned up If the mic needs phantom power is the Phantom Power turned on Try it if you aren t sure Try a different microphone cable and or microphone Check the power connections your power strip extension cords etc You can hear everything but ii s very noisy Are all of the level controls turned up very high Try turning those down and the gain
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24. ith a sweepable mid frequency The high and low equalizers are shelving filters that are plus or minus 15dB at their frequency bands The high EQ boosts or cuts all frequencies above 12kHz Turn it up to bring out the breath of a vocal or the high overtones of the cymbals Turn it down to reduce finger squeaks on a guitar or bass The low EQ boosts or cuts all frequencies below 80Hz Turn it up or down to change the character of the kick drum bass guitar or the lower octaves of a keyboard or piano The mid EQ is a semi parametric EQ that has an adjustable frequency between 100Hz and 8kHz Use the Mid knob to set the amount of boost or cut and use the Freq knob to set the frequency Aux Sends The Aux Send is a separate bus on the L2404FX USB mixer This means that you can have a different mix on the aux bus than you do on the main outputs This comes in handy in a few scenarios Sending different amounts to the effects section so that some instruments have more reverb than others Setting up a headphone mix so that a recording musician can hear exactly what they want while you listen to your own mix Creating a monitor mix on stage so that band members can hear what they need to perform while you mix for the rest of the audience Pre Post Fader Button This button switches the fader control from Pre or Post For normal mixing operations set the button to Post Fader If using the Aux bus for monitoring set it to Prefader Pan The Pan control m
25. m power supply you can use studio quality condenser microphones with full assurance of getting the most headroom and clarity Studio and Stage EQ Design Along with great microphone preamplifiers the mixer also has a high quality analog EQ section that was developed to offer a warm and full bodied sound for studio and stage recording environments Effects Processor The internal Multi Core effects processors offers 24Bit 96k processing along with professional quality A D and D A convertors to give pristine audio conversion with high resolution effects Built in Compressors and Inserts One of the most important things needed for live and studio mixing are dynamic compressors The L2404FX USB has eight builtin compressors on the microphone inputs to help smooth out the typical issues with live recording Along with this you can also use other studio outboard gear with the insert jacks on the mono microphone inputs USB Audio Interface The L2404FX USB mixer has a built in digital USB interface This allows you to record and playback stereo audio to and from your computer It offers true plug and play compatibility with the USB class compliant audio interface that is designed to work with most digital audio workstation software on your computer www HarbingerProAudio com HARBINGER 3 Lv L L2404 USB SERIES USB MIXER IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DANGER Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause permanent hearing loss In
26. me headroom or additional space on the LEDs to prevent the occasional very loud sound from distorting Sidebar Why are there two volume controls The Gain and Level controls work together to get the best performance out of the mixer quiet signal may need more gain than a loud guitar amp going into a sensitive microphone Set the gain so that the level on each channel is roughly the same then use the Level controls to set the balance that you want in your mix Compressor compressor is a dynamics processor that increases the perceived loudness of the signal by evening out the loud and quiet passages for a more consistent signal level This knob controls the ote Ne o threshold of the Compressor Turn the knob to the right to lower the threshold which increases the XO o Q perceived loudness Turn the knob all the way to the left to raise the threshold While the knob is in A the OFF position no practical signal will reach the High threshold Therefore the Compressor will be percieved as OFF HPF Switch This button turns on the High Pass Filter which acts as a rumble filter to help decrease low HPF frequency noise beneath 75Hz such as 60Hz hum from AC power from connected or nearby electronics or appliances or noise from walking on the stage when a microphone is on www HarbingerProAudio com HARBINGER 7 L2404 USB USB MIXER EQ Section The Mono channels of the L2404FX USB have a band EQ w
27. nel signal to the solo bus This allows yov to listen to the selected channel s signal without affecting the main output signal The signal is either routed SOLO pre fader or postfader depending upon whether or not the Solo Mode button is pressed You can read more about solo mode in section 32 www HarbingerProAudio com HARBINGER 9 10 Stereo Channels 9 16 These channels are designed to be either stereo inputs or mono inputs depending on how the inputs are used For example if you plug in two 1 4 cables into the left and right 4 inputs the signals will be stereo However if you plug in a single 1 4 plug into the left 4 input the channel will sum to mono These inputs accept standard 4dBu or 1OdBv line level signals The channel will also operate in mono if you plug a microphone into the XLR jack Unlike channels 1 8 there are no compressors or inserts on these channels There is however a 75Hz High Pass Filter HPF for low frequency noise on channels 9 12 as on the mono channels The Gain knobs for the stereo channels 9 10 and 11 12 only influence the MIC input The Gain knobs for channels 13 14 and 15 16 only influence the LINE input Channel 11 12 can be used as a specific source for the USB audio input So if you have a computer that will play music into the mixer you can specifically use this input by pressing the Source switch This is handy for intermission music or backing tracks You can read more about
28. oves the signal between the left and right outputs When turned fully to the left that channel will only show up on the left main output When turned to the center it will be sent in equal volumes to the left and right outputs Turned fully to the right you will only hear it through the right output X Cans Sa 7h A ji NX HARI NGEI L2404FX USB Owner s Manual L2404 USB USB MIXER Peak LED o The Peak LED lights up when the level coming into that channel is too loud If you see this light flash turn that channel s Gain control down and the Level control up Mute LED and Button Press this button to mute the channel If the LED is lighted this means that you have the button pressed and that the channel is muted and there will be no audio sent to the main mix and postfader buses Pre fader aux sends are unaffected by the mute switch Fader This controls the volume level of the channel coming into the mixer Once you have the gain level set to not distort the input you should use the fader to control the volume of the input channel Channel Assignment Buttons These buttons determine where the input channels are routed Pressing the Sub 1 2 button will send the channel to Subgroup 1 and 2 Pressing the Sub 3 4 button will send the channel to Subgroup 3 and 4 Pressing the MAIN LR will send the channel to the Main Mix Solo This Solo button allows the user to route the chan
29. r has been damaged in any way including damage to the power cord or plug damage due to liquids spilled or objects dropped inside the unit dropping the unit or anything else that interrupts normal use of the unit 15 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture 16 Protective Ground Terminal The apparatus shall be connected to an AC main socket with a protective earth ground connection 4 HARI NISER L2404FX USB Owner s Manual L2404 USB USB MIXER FRONT PANEL LAYOUT GZ e yoe OF NE EL QJ 8 83 8 8 89 8 8 39 8 HARBINGER L2404FX USB MULTI CORE 24BIT EFFECTS DSP E 8 39 aren 89 8 FOOT SWITCH CHANNEL 15116 CHANNEL 15116 CHANNEL 13114 8 39 CHANNEL 13114 CHANNEL 11112 gt 4 E E 8 33 8 9110 CHANNEL 9110 o CHANNEL8 CHANNEL8 Hobbit 8 83 E CHANNEL7 CHANNEL7 CHANNEL CHANNEL 6 MA GM Zo ac 2 E ipio Ble boscos ones CHANNELS FREQ CHANNEL 5 z FREQ CHANNEL4 CHANNEL4 8 89 CHANNEL3 CHANNEL3 9 CHANNEL2 CHANNEL 1 CHAN EL1 E 8 83 8
30. route the Aux 4 Return Make sure the associated Subgroup faders are up and the button for the desired Subgroups is pressed in the Control Room Headphones assignment section and the knob for the Control Room or Headphones is turned up as well f you want to route the Aux 4 Return to the main mix make sure the Main Mix Subgroup button is off and the Main Mix button is pressed in the Control Room Phones assignment section and the knob for the Control Room or Phones is turned up as well You turned up the Aux Return 4 knob but can t hear the effects Are you sending enough level to the master Aux Send 4 output If not then turn up the individual channel Aux 4 Send knobs and then the master Aux 4 Send Knob Is the Aux 4 Return being routed to the intended bus in order for you to hear it f you are trying to route the Aux 4 Return to the Subgroups press the Main Mix Subgroups button and the button for the Subgroups to which you want to route the Aux 4 Return Make sure the associated Subgroup faders are up and the button for the desired Subgroups is pressed in the Control Room Headphones assignment section and the knob for the Control Room or Headphones is turned up as well If you want to route the Aux 4 Return to the main mix make sure the Main Mix Subgroup button is off and the Main Mix button is pressed in the Control Room Phones assignment section and the knob for the Control Room or Phones is turned J GLOSSARY OF TERMS A 3 condu
31. s and workmanship on all Harbinger cabinets loudspeaker and amplifier components from the date of purchase For warranty support please visit our website at www HarbingerProAudio com or contact our Support Team qt 888 286 1809 for assistance Harbinger will repair or replace the unit at Harbinger s discretion This warranty does not cover service or parts to repair damage caused by neglect abuse normal wear and tear and cosmetic appearance to the cabinetry not directly attributed to defects in materials or workmanship Also excluded from coverage are damages caused directly or indirectly due to any service repair s or modifications of the cabinet which has not been authorized or approved by Harbinger This two 2 year warranty does not cover service or parts to repair damage caused by accident disaster misuse abuse burnt voice coils over powering negligence inadequate packing or inadequate shipping procedures The sole and exclusive remedy of the foregoing limited warranty shall be limited to the repair or replacement of any defective or non conforming component All warranties including but not limited to the express FCC STATEMENTS 1 Caution Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 2 Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part
32. xer will distort and the noise level will go up HARI NGEI L2404FX USB Owner s Manual L2404 USB USB MIXER Insert The insert jack is designed for inserting a dynamic processor or EQ into the signal path of the input The jack is a TRS jack which means that you need an insert cable which is a Y cable with a stereo TRS plug on one end and two separate TS mono jacks at the other end One of the mono plugs goes into the dynamics processor input and the other mono plug goes into output of the effects processor INSERT This creates a loop of the output of the mic preamp from the mixer into the dynamics processor and then back into the mixer input prefader Gain Control o Gain Control Controls the input gain for the selected channel from either the mic or line input If the gain is set too low the output signal will be noisy when you turn it up at the level control If gain is set too high it will distort For best performance set the gain while looking at the Level LED meters Start with the Gain knob fully to the left Press the Solo button next to the Channel Fader and press the PFL button under the Solo Mode Section beneath the LEDs on the right side of the mixer You ll see the level of the input shown as green orange and red LEDs Now slowly turn up the Gain knob The signal should reach the orange LEDs during louder passages If it reaches the red the signal will be distorting so reduce the Gain a bit Remember to keep so
33. y the faders in the subgroup mixer in the control section for example allowing the ability to control a multichannel drum mix via two subgroup faders left and right rather than say eight separate individual faders SUBGROUPS TO MAIN MIX s s Subgroup Faders These faders control the levels of the subgroups 8 s 8 8 8 a a Master Fader This fader controls the volume of the master outputs www HarbingerProAudio com HARBINGER 15 L2404 USB USB MIXER BACK PANEL LAYOUT 25 Lv L EXT SERIES Thousand Oaks CA 91359 5111 HarbingerProAudio com rm RECRUIT EER ND USERSERCEELE PTS DE REFER TO PERSONNEL HARBINGER oc nicus MAIN OUT DIRECT OUT STEREO MAIN OUT MAIN INSERT DSP EFFECTS OUT SUBGROUP OUT AUX RETURN TRS UNPAL Power Switch This switch turns on the power for the L2404FX USB mixer Be sure to have the switch in the off D position when plugging and unplugging the mixer from the AC power cable Any amplifiers or powered speakers connected to the mixer should be turned on after the mixer is turned on and turned off before the mixer is turned off to prevent damage to amplifiers and speakers PHANTOM Phantom Power Switch This switch turns on the 48V power to the microphone inputs of the mixer This only should be turned on when connecting condenser type microphones to the mixer Turn down t
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