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Chapter 2 – Connections
16 MicroVerb 4 Reference Manual
Interfacing to a Mixing Console
The MicroVerb 4 handles mono or stereo sends at all system levels. The input
circuitry of the MicroVerb 4 can easily handle +4 dBu levels (+20 dBu peaks), while
having enough input and output gain to interface with the low -10 dBV signal levels of
budget recording systems.
The MicroVerb 4 may be connected to a mixing console in several different ways. It
can be used to effect several instruments at once by using the auxiliary send and
return controls of the mixer. Another method of interfacing is to connect the unit
directly to the insert send and return patch points of the channel that is to be effected.
Still another way of interfacing the MicroVerb 4 to a mixer or recording console would
be in-line across the output of your mixing console. This last setup would be used
only if you wanted effects on the entire mix.
Using Aux Sends
Generally, mixing consoles provide two types of auxiliary sends: pre-fader sends for
creating a cue (headphone) mix, and individual, post-fader effect sends. Typically, if a
mixer has more than two sends per channel (4, 6 or 8, perhaps), the first two sends
are reserved for the cue sends, while the remaining sends are used to feed effects,
such as the MicroVerb 4. If you are using a mixer with more than two sends, connect
the MicroVerb 4 using post-fader sends.
Using a mixer’s aux sends poses a distinct advantage: each channel has its own
level control feeding the aux output (and eventually the MicroVerb 4 input). This
allows you to make a mix of any channels you want to go to the effects by using the
individual channels’ aux send levels on the mixer. Most consoles also have aux
master controls, which set the overall level of each aux output.
Coming back from the MicroVerb 4’s outputs into the mixer, you have two options:
• connecting to dedicated return inputs, or
• connecting to channel inputs.
The former is good if your mixer provides dedicated inputs (called returns) for effect
devices like the MicroVerb 4. If your mixer does not have these, or you have already
used them all, consider connecting the MicroVerb 4 to channel inputs (if there are any
remaining). This method gives you the added bonus of more panning options and EQ
on the effects.
No matter where you connect the output of the MicroVerb 4 into the mixer, you are in
control of the balance between the mixer’s channel inputs (the uneffected signal
being routed to the aux sends and the Mix), and the effect returns coming from the
MicroVerb 4. The effect returns generally should only contain effected signal, and not
have any uneffected signal mixed with it (since these two signals are blended
together at the mixer). Therefore, it may be necessary to modify the mix so that only
effected signal is present at the MicroVerb 4’s outputs. To do this, turn the Mix control
all the way to the right.

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