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Soundcraft EFX/EPM User Guide Issue 1210
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing a Soundcraft EFX/EPM mixer. The EFX/EPM range
is a most cost-effective mixing solution, bringing you all the features and
performance that you expect from a Soundcraft product, at an extraordinarily
low price. The packaging, in which your mixer arrived, forms part of the product
and must be retained for future use.
Owning a Soundcraft console brings you the expertise and support of one of
the industry’s leading manufacturers, and the results of nearly 3 decades of
supporting some of the biggest names in the business. Our knowledge has
been attained through working in close contact with leading professionals and
institutes to bring you products designed to get the best possible results from
your mixing.
Built to the highest standards using quality components and surface mount
technology, the mixer is designed to be as easy to use as possible. We have
spent years researching the most efcient methods of control for two key reasons:
1) Engineers, musicians, writers and programmers all need to have very few
interruptions to the creative process; our products have been designed to be
almost transparent, allowing this process to breathe.
2) Whether performing or recording, time is a very expensive and rare commod-
ity. Our products have a user interface which is recognised by millions to be the
industry standard because of its efciency.
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.
You will also be glad to know you have a one year warranty with your product
from the date of purchase. The mixer has been designed using the latest high-
end software based engineering packages. Every console from Soundcraft has
been proven to stand up to all the stress and rigours of modern day mixing
environments.
The entire mixer is manufactured using some of the most advanced techniques
in the world, from high density surface mount PCB technology, to computer
aided test equipment able to measure signals well outside the range of normal
hearing. As each console passes through to be quality checked before packing,
there is also a human listening station. Something we have learnt over the years
is that the human touch counts - and only by using people can you ensure the
product meets the high demands of the user.
ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES
Although your new console will not output any sound until you feed it signals, it
has the capability to produce sounds which when monitored through an ampli-
er or headphones can damage hearing over time.
Please take care when working with your audio - if you are manipulating controls
which you don’t understand (which we all do when we are learning), make sure
your monitors are turned down. Remember that your ears are the most important
tool of your trade, look after them, and they will look after you.
Most importantly - don’t be afraid to experiment to nd out how each parameter
affects the sound - this will extend your creativity and help you to get the best
from your mixer and the most respect from your artists and audience.