Dick, Mark and Andreas, thanks for the replies and suggestions.
Off site testing is a bit of a pain as I would have to remove the mixer from the rolling case as well as bring the stage rack (with the AR2412) home. The equipment is stored on a trailer during the week.
I am working through a plan, which included the normal testing done so far, and posting on this forum. The next step is to try inputting the mic into both channels using a “Y” cable. I expect that to provide signal to both the left and right channels. I will need to determine if both channels exhibit the same results. When I input only to the right channel I got only the right channel with good results. When I input to the right channel I got only the right channel, but with very different results.
When I checked the manual and the settings on the QU, I could not find separate settings for each channel (left/right).
I did expect the pan control would have allowed me to pan either input to either left, center, or right. It did not I allowed me to attenuate the signal on the side it was already on, but never get signal on the other side. I understand from another post on another forum that this may be considered as a possible feature in a subsequent firmware release. That would eliminate the need for a “Y” cable.
My biggest concern is the fact that when I used the right (#22) xlr input I had to lower the level significantly with the gain. fader and/or the pad. It also resulted in the low frequency being much louder than the higher frequencies. This part did not make sense to me. As far as I can see there is only a single set of controls (gain, pad, level, EQ, etc.) for the stereo channel. The single set of controls makes sense, but different results (other than which side the signal goes through) does not make sense.
thanks
Lorne
