ARP2600 - Fundamentals of Music Technology - Cyborgstudio.com

SECTION NINE: THE MIXER SECTION - 073EXPERIMENTS FOR SECTION NINE:1. Could a mixer be helpful on a larger scale (i.e. more inputs) in the studio in general?2. Try moving a signal from side to side using the panning controller. How could this be useful on alarger scale?3. Locate the mixer post input/output jack. How is this helpful at times?4. Locate the 2600’s main audio outputs. When might these be used?5. Locate the 2600’s main inputs. When might these be used?6. Locate the mixer’s direct outputs. How are these useful?7. Patch VCO-1 to the reverberator’s input. Practice using different amounts of reverb. CD track 478. Add reverb to a signal coming into the mixer such as the noise generator gated by the VCF. How andwhy is this more effective than the results of #7? Try using diferent amounts of reverb. CDtrack 48 Try adding too much reverb and listen for the watery effect. (Also listen for addednoise) CD track 509. Determine how the reverberator is connected to the mixer by tracing the connecting lines on thefront panel.10. What is the electronic device which creates reverberation in the ARP 2600?11. Try jostling the springs in the reverb tank by thumping gently on the top of the cabinet or on thebottom of the table on which the cabinet sits. CD track 49