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  • Page 1: User Guide

    USER GUIDE ®...
  • Page 2 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 3 User Guide Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 4 Soundcraft shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    THE 60-SECOND GUIDE - EFX....................8 THE 60-SECOND GUIDE - EPM..................10 WIRING UP..........................12 BLOCK DIAGRAM - Soundcraft EFX...................16 BLOCK DIAGRAM - Soundcraft EPM..................17 MONO INPUT CHANNEL - EFX shown................18 STEREO INPUT CHANNELS (EFX shown).................21 MASTER SECTION (EFX)....................24 Lexicon® FX PROCESSOR OVERVIEW (EFX only)............27 FX OPERATION........................27 FX PROCESSOR CONTROLS (EFX only)................28...

  • Page 6: Safety Symbol Guide

    Contain important information and useful tips on the opera- tion of your equipment. HEADPHONES SAFETY WARNING Contain important information and useful tips on headphone outputs and monitoring levels. Recommended Headphone Impedance >= 150 Ohms. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 7: Important Safety Instructions

    Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 8 Note: It is recommended that all maintenance and service on the product should be carried out by Soundcraft or its authorised agents. Soundcraft cannot accept any li- ability whatsoever for any loss or damage caused by service, maintenance or repair by unauthorised personnel.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    The sonic qualities of our products are exemplary - some of the same circuits which are used on our most expensive consoles are employed in the EFX and EPM, bringing you the great Soundcraft quality in a small format console without compromise.

  • Page 10: Overview

    OVERVIEW To get you working as fast as possible, this manual begins with a 60-second guide. Here you can find quick information on any feature of the EFX console. BANK A KARAOKE THE 60-SECOND GUIDE - EFX 1 MIC INPUT (XLR) Connect Microphones here.
  • Page 11 FX bus are always post-fade. 31 FOOTSWITCH CONNECTOR This is used by the FX Processor, see page 26. 32 LEXICON® FX PROCESSOR See the information starting on page 27 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 12: The 60-Second Guide - Epm

    When this is pressed you will hear no signal from the channel (post-mute signals). 9 PFL When pressed the signal will appear on the monitor and headphone outputs - use this to monitor the post-EQ signal from the channel. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 13 Press this to switch the phantom power (48V) on for condenser microphones. WARNING: Do Not apply Phantom Power before connecting a microphone. 26 HEADPHONES (¼” Jack) Plug your headphones into this socket. Recommended headphones impedance is 150 ohms or greater. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 14: Wiring Up

    RING, with the sleeve as a common ground. The Send may be tapped off as an alternative pre-fade, pre-EQ direct out- put if required, using a lead with tip and ring shorted together so that the signal path is not interrupted. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 15 The Aux & FX Bus outputs are on 3-pole ‘A’ gauge jack sockets, wired as shown on the left, and are impedance-balanced, allowing long cable runs to balanced amplifiers and other equipment. Note EPM has 2 x AUX, EFX has 1 x AUX, 1 x FX.
  • Page 16 If your system still hums, an earth/ground loop is the most likely cause. Two examples of how an earth loop can occur are shown below. Warning! Under NO circumstances must the AC power mains earth be disconnected from the mains lead. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 17 Keep a few in your gig tool box. If in doubt please contact Soundcraft customer support. PRODUCTS UNDER WARRANTY UK customers should contact their local dealer. Customers outside the UK are requested to contact their territorial distributor who is able to offer support in the local time zone and language.

  • Page 18: Block Diagram - Soundcraft Efx

    BLOCK DIAGRAM - Soundcraft EFX Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 19: Block Diagram - Soundcraft Epm

    BLOCK DIAGRAM - Soundcraft EPM Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 20: Mono Input Channel - Efx Shown

    MONO INPUT CHANNEL - EFX shown 1 Mic Input The MIC input accepts XLR-type connectors and is designed to suit a wide range of BALANCED or UNBALANCED signals. Professional dynamic, condenser or ribbon mics are best because these will be LOW IMPEDANCE. You can use low-cost HIGH IMPEDANCE mics, but the level of background noise will be higher.
  • Page 21 AUX 1 SEND is globally switchable between pre and post-fade (see master section on page 24/25). 7 FX Send (EFX only) This control sets the level of the post-fade signal being sent to the FX bus; from there it is routed to the FX processor. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 22 Room outputs automatically switch from monitoring the Mix Outputs. 12 PEAK LED This LED will light when the signal level approaches clipping at any of the three monitored points: a) PRE-EQ b) POST-EQ c) POST-FADE Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 23: Stereo Input Channels (Efx Shown)

    L & R signals. 5 FX SEND (EFX only) This control sets the level of the post-fade signal being sent to the FX bus; from there it is routed to the FX processor. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 24 10 CHANNEL PEAK LED This LED will light when the signal level approaches clipping at any of the three monitored points: a) PRE-EQ b) POST-EQ c) POST-FADE Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 25 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 26: Master Section (Efx)

    The Mix LEFT and RIGHT outputs are sent from the XLR sockets as imped- ance-balanced signals. The Mix INSERT points are on 3-pole ‘A’ gauge jacks and are unbalanced. The MONO OUTPUT (EFX only) caries a mono sum of the left and right mix signals on a 3-pole ‘A’ gauge jack, the output is impedance-balanced.
  • Page 27 This output is on a 3-pole ‘ A ’ gauge jack and is an impedance-balanced output. 15 AUX 1 PRE/POST SWITCH (AND AUX 2 ON EPM) This switch globally switches the AUX 1 sends, on all of the input modules, to be either pre-fade or post-fade. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 28 16 FX BUS OUTPUT (EFX only) (Aux 2 on EPM) This impedance-balanced output carries the signal from the FX bus. It could be used as a second Aux Output if desired, if the FX Processor is not needed at the time. The FX sends on the inputs channels to the FX bus are always post-fade.

  • Page 29: Lexicon® Fx Processor Overview (Efx Only)

    Lexicon® FX PROCESSOR OVERVIEW (EFX only) The effects within the console have been designed with both live sound reinforcement and home recording in mind. Featuring the deep, rich reverb algorithms that Lexicon® are renowned for the effects processor offers increased versatility and high quality effects, all instantly accessible via the extremely intuitive front panel controls.

  • Page 30: Fx Processor Controls (Efx Only)

    FX BUS OUT (see diagram on page 24) - This output carries the signal from the FX bus. It could be used as a second Aux Output if desired, if the FX Processor is not needed at the time. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 31: Reverbs

    Hold Time varies duration and sound. The Gated reverb provides a fairly constant sound with no decay until the reverb is cut off abruptly. This program works well on percussion — particularly on snare and toms; be sure to experiment with other sound sources as well. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 32: Reverb Controls

    Liveliness Adjusts the amount of high frequency content in the reverberation tails. Higher settings increase high fre- quency response, creating brighter reverbs; lower settings create darker reverbs with more bass frequency emphasis. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 33: Delays

    The delays “build up” from softer to louder – creating the sensation that the delays come before the signal. Up to 5 seconds of mono delay time are available. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 34: Delay Controls

    Chorus is commonly used to fatten up tracks and to add body to guitars without coloring the original tone. Chorus can also be used with discretion to thicken a vocal track. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 35 This effect shifts the frequency spectrum of the input signal. Altering the pitch of a sound produces a wide range effects - from subtle detunes to full interval shifts up or down a two octave range. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 36: Factory Reset

    Factory Reset press and hold the STORE button while powering up the console. Once the effects processor has initialized (after three seconds), then release the STORE button and the effects processor will be restored to its factory state. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 37: Effects Data Chart (Efx Only)

    EFFECTS DATA CHART (EFX only) Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 38: Using Your Efx Or Epm Console

    USING YOUR EFX OR EPM CONSOLE The final output from your sound system can only ever be as good as the weakest link in the chain, and especially important is the quality of the source signal be- cause this is the starting point of the chain. Just as you need to become familiar with the control functions of your mixer, so you must recognise the importance of correct choice of inputs, microphone placement and input channel settings.
  • Page 39 If the gain is set too low, you will not find enough gain on the faders to bring the signal up to an adequate level, and backgound hiss will be more noticeable. This is illustrated below: Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 40: Applications

    APPLICATIONS APPLICATION 1 - LIVE SOUND REINFORCEMENT APPLICATION 2 - MULTISPEAKER APPLICATIONS This configuration demonstrates how multiple speaker configurations can be driven by the EFX and EPM mixers. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 41 APPLICATION 3 - PLACES OF WORSHIP (using EFX) This configuration uses the FX OUT BUS (or Aux 2 on EPM) output to drive an induction loop for the hearing impaired (it is assumed that the FX processor isn’t being used in this configuration). Aux 1 output is used to generate foldback monitoring for the speaker/singer.
  • Page 42 The insert points on channels 1-8 may be used to feed a multitrack recorder as shown (link the send and return signals). The Mix outputs are used for a preliminary stereo mix on a DAT recorder. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
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  • Page 44: Glossary

    Nominal levels can be anywhere between 0dBu to +6dBu, usually coming from a low impedance source. Pan (pot) Abbreviation of ‘panorama’: controls the levels sent to left and right outputs. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 45 This method does not provide the noise immunity of a balanced input (see above). +48V The phantom power supply, available at the channel mic inputs, for condenser microphones and active DI boxes. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 46: Typical Connecting Leads

    TYPICAL CONNECTING LEADS Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
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  • Page 48: Mark-Up Sheets - Efx

    MARK-UP SHEETS - EFX You may freely copy these pages, and use them to record the settings used for particular applications/gigs. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 49 KARAOKE Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...

  • Page 50: Mark-Up Sheets - Epm

    MARK-UP SHEETS - EPM Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
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  • Page 52: Fitting Optional Rackmount Ears

    RW5746 RACK MOUNTING KIT- EFX12/EPM12 (included with consoles for models shipped 2010 onwards) Note: a rack extender is included in the EFX8/EPM8 rack mounting kit to make the console fit into a 19” frame, see the fitting instructions below. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
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  • Page 54: Epm/Efx Typical Specifications

    Headphones (@150Ω) ....................300mW Input & Output Impedances Mic Input ..........................2kΩ Line Input ...........................10kΩ Stereo Input ..................65kΩ (stereo), 35kΩ (mono) Outputs ................150Ω (balanced), 75Ω (unbalanced) E & OE. Soundcraft reserves the right to change specifications without notice. Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
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  • Page 56: Warranty

    End User means the person who first puts the equipment into regular operation. Dealer means the person other than Soundcraft (if any) from whom the End User purchased the Equipment, provided such a person is authorised for this purpose by Soundcraft or its accredited Distributor.
  • Page 57 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 58 Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210...
  • Page 60 ® SOUNDCRAFT SOUNDCRAFT USA A Division of Harman International Industries Ltd 8500 Balboa Boulevard Cranborne House, Cranborne Road, Northridge Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 3JN, UK CA 91329 USA Tel +44 (0) 1707 665000 Tel: +1-818-920-3212 Fax: +44 (0) 1707 660742 Fax: +1-818-920-3208 Email: soundcraft@harman.com...

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