SOUND

• Has an amp built in• Needs a power source

Heavier than a passive but you would use this if you were travelling because its less things to carry and it looks neater because it doesn’t need to have a separate amp.

Speakers- Active

• Doesn’t have an amp built in

• Needs an external amp

Lighter than an active speaker. You would use this speaker if you were doing a bigger gig because you can control it from the amp so you can put the speaker in a rig.

Speakers- Passive

Accessories

Figure of 8

Kettle lead Phono lead

Mini jack ¼ inch jack

XLR

Accessories

Figure of 8

Kettle lead Phono lead

Mini jack ¼ inch jack

XLR The XLR cable connects the speakers to the sound desk. The Kettle Lead connects

the sound desk and the speakers to a power source.

The Phono Lead connects the desk to the CD player.

The ¼ inch jack goes from the sound source to the desk.

The Mini Jack is used for connecting iPods or MP3s to the sound desk

The Figure of 8 is used to connect the CD player to the power source

Sound Desk- Yamaha MG32/14FXThere are 24 channels in the desk. There are 24 mono inputs and 12 stereo inputs because a stereo needs 2 inputs because there is a left and a right.

This is the gauge. This is controlled by the gain. If you turn the gain and the lights go to red, then the gain is too high and needs to be turned down so the light is either orange or green.

This is the master fader. This controls all the other faders on the desk and should be put on 0.

This is the gain. This controls how much sound is sent to the desk from the sound source.

This is the EQ. these control the high, the mid and the low frequency.

These are the auxiliary and these control each monitor individually.

This is the pan. It is used to send sound left or right using stereo inputs. If it is panned to the left, the sound will go to the left speaker and if it is panned all the way to the right, the sound will go to the right speaker. If it is in the centre, the sound will go to both speakers.

This is the fader. This controls the volume . The higher the fader is, the louder the volume will be.

These are the effects. These control the reverb, the delay and the echo.

These are the pre-set buttons which control the amount of effect.