Party Vibe

Mr AHC – you crack me up sometimes with your posts…You should have asked when you were down my way…I could have showed you how they work.

First question, two way or three way (are you gonna use bass mid and hi, or just bass and mid/hi)??

Second question, do you have separate amps for each of the above, or are you using half and amp for bass , half for tops etc.

Third question, what Xover is it, can you photograph the front and back?

I’ll probably be gazumped by the proper engineers on here (Raj. Elrat, B-Tech etc ) but I would be happy to give you a dumbed down version….:crazy_diz

Sounds like you’ve got it pretty sussed.

If you are running two way then it will be stereo, so you’ll need to go in from your mixer both sides.

Then from the bass out left and Right to your big amp channel one/A and channel two/B

I would set your crossover point at around 120Hz (again, the pros might disagree)…

You should have a master gain and a bass gain, I tend to go for about three quarters on each, and then use the master to up or down your volume.

Same for the mid-his, left to ch 1/A right to ch2/b on the smaller amp.

If the 2way button is pressed, then there should be a set of writing (either black for 2way and white for 3way or the other way round) telling you what knobs are for which setting.

Again, I tend to go for three quarters on the master and three quarters on the Mid-hi gain, using the master gain for overall control. Berry’s usually have mute buttons, so muting three and playing with one at a time should get you to learn/hear how varying the Xover point and gains will sound.

Have a play, let me know how you get on mate.

Don’t worry about delay, unless you are using additional mid-his “further down the hall”. ie if all your rig is at the front, you won’t need to use the delays or owt.

Hope this helps:bounce_fl

There is actually two inputs.

I’ve made this for you it explains the inputs and outputs you want to use( click to make it big)

If you have trouble with the setting of the x-over settings on the front then I can make one for the front as well.

Red is usually right so white/black = left.

If you’re buying the speakers, don’t forget to take out any passive crossover in the bass cabinets, or you’re wasting your time having the active box (you’ll need the passives in the mid/highs to stop it blowing the tweeters).

The dB level gain for each frequency is an individual gain adjuster for each frequency band (so you can tune the rig for your venue more easily). Nothing to do with crossover attenuation – the crossovers in the CX3400 are 4th order L-R’s, so it’s 24dB per octave slope, and is fixed.

There is also a switch at the rear you need to be aware of, which multiply’s the xover frequency you select by 10 (meaning you need to be reading the outer white background frequency points). It’s quite easy to turn it on by accident, and then spend hours trying to figuere out why nothing sounds like it’s supposed to….

The hard limiter is useful too (means you can do away with any compressor that you have, as the limiter does the same protection job and is easier to use). I usually have mine set to around +6dB, as it gives a bit of leeway for accidental red lining, but will keep everything protected if a muppet gets on the decks. Don’t set it too low though, as it’s a hard knee brick wall limit, and can do more damage than it prevents if it’s constantly on.

CX 3400’s are good crossovers though (we use two in 4-way mono). You’ll figure it out pretty quickly, just use your ears when you make any changes…:love: