Item description for RANE EMPATH DJ MIXER (Rare Find

Item is in EXCELLENT TO MINT CONDITION!!! Mixee\r comes with power cord, and printed owners manual.

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The Empath mixer exceptional performance and advanced features set this mixer apart from the rest. The Empath is an able 3-channel, 10" format mixer to satisfy all DJ genres. The name implies understanding, awareness and sensitivity to the needs of DJs.

Three, fully equipped stereo input channels

• One Phono and one Line Input for each channel on RCA jacks. ° Be sure to connect each turntable ground to the Phono GND terminal. ° PHONO/LINE source switch selects the Input for each channel.

• ±12 dB input GAIN trims: ° Adjust for +0 dB on CUE Meter.

• Left/Right, constant-level PAN controls: ° The loudness stays the same in the room as you Pan left to right.

• 3-band, full-cut tone controls: ° +6 dB boost to full-cut (off). ° 2nd-order Linkwitz-Riley filter topology. ° Low-Mid crosspoint is 300 Hz. ° Mid-High crosspoint is 4 kHz.

• EQ engage switch ° Allows “transform” EQ effects.

• DRY/WET Pan controls: ° Use to split signal between DRY (no effect) and WET (FlexFx loop). ° See FlexFx Loop section for details.

• A-POST-B Crossfader assignment ° Input channels are assignable to A-side, B-side or Post-Crossfader. ° See Advanced Cue Selection section for automatic “Flash-Cue” operation.

Auto-Gain Switch

• Monitors channel-1, -2, and -3 input signals and automatically adjusts the input gain. ° Level is monitored at the Cue point: After PHONO/LINE source selection After GAIN trim After EQ Before the channel Fader

• Enable by setting the Input 1-2-3 Auto-Gain switch to the “in” position. ° Green indicator will light. ° Auto-Gain is engaged for all three channels or none.

• Target Level: 0 dBu = No gain change.

• Threshold: –16 dBu ° Minimum level required for Auto-Gain operation. ° If the signal is below –16 dB, the gain holds indefinitely.

• Ratio = 3:1 ° 3 dB increase or decrease in input level results in 1 dB increase/decrease in output level.

• Turns the gain down at a rate of 32 dB per second.

• Turns the gain up at a rate of 5.33 dB per second.

• Auto-Gain increase or decrease is monitored by the Cue meter system: ° Set A-CUE-B switch to CUE position. ° Select the desired Cue source. ° Set SPLIT CUE switch to “IN” position. ° Set CUE/MASTER Pan to center position. ° Set meter CUE/MAIN source switch “IN” to CUE. ° Level before Auto-Gain is shown on the left meter. ° Level after Auto-Gain is shown on the right meter.

• Set the Input GAIN trim so that normal input levels result in 0 dB on the meter with or without Auto-Gain engaged.

Penny & Giles Faders

• Most respected, highest quality analog faders available: ° Very high performance, long life and low maintenance. ° Excellent Feel. ° Rated for 2 million cycles. ° Two kinds of fader caps are provided with each mixer for different preferences: ° soft rubber caps for smooth mixing. ° hard plastic caps for fast mixing.

• These faders meet the requirements of the most demanding turntablist.

• High performance Penny & Giles faders.

• The CONTOUR controls allow you to choose a fader response from SLOW, smooth fade, to FAST cut.

• CONTOUR control provided for the Crossfader. ° Allows any response from SLOW, smooth blend, to FAST cut.

Advanced Cue selection

• Three position switch allows automatic “Flash-Cue” or individual Cue selection: ° Set switch to “A” to Cue all channels assigned to the A-side of the Crossfader. ° Set switch to “B” to Cue all channels assigned to the B-side of the Crossfader. ° Set switch to center position for manual Cue selection using individual Cue switches.

• Individual Cue switches with green indicators are provided for: ° Input channel-1 ° Input channel-2 ° Input channel-3 ° AUX Input ° FlexFX RETURN

Headphone Monitor

• Headphone monitor source is decided by two controls: SPLIT CUE switch CUE / MASTER pan control. • SPLIT CUE switch “OUT”: CUE / MASTER control pans between stereo Cue selection and stereo Master mix.

• SPLIT CUE switch “IN”: CUE / MASTER control pans between: mono-Cue in the left channel and mono-Master in the right channel.

• Headphone LEVEL control determines the loudness.

• Two-band Headphone EQ: Maximum boost: 12 dB Maximum cut: -12 dB Center frequency: 1 kHz.

• 3.5 mm and ¼" jacks provided.

• Balanced ¼" TRS input (Tip (+), Ring (–), Sleeve (ground)

• Accepts unbalanced ¼" TS (Tip-Sleeve) plugs.

• Mic Engage switch turns the Mic on and off without changing the Mic level. ° Green indicator lights when engaged.

• MIC level control range is Off to +50 dB • Overload Indicator: ° Lights 3 dB before clipping. ° Monitors the signal level before and after the HI and LOW tone controls. ° If it lights, turn the MIC level down and/or reduce the tone control boost.

• 2-band tone control: ° Maximum boost: 12 dB. ° Maximum cut: -12 dB. ° Center frequency: 1 kHz.

• FlexFX effects loop: ° WET (effect), DRY (no effect) pan control. ° Process mic with any combination of input channels. ° See FlexFX Effects Loop section for details.

AUX Input and Output

• AUX Input: ° Unbalanced RCA jack. ° AUX CUE signal is sent to the cue circuit before the AUX IN level control. ° AUX IN level control range is Off to +10 dB. ° AUX input sums to the Master mix after the Crossfader and FlexFX loop.

• AUX Output: ° Unbalanced RCA jack. ° AUX OUT control range is Off to +0 dB ° Source is the Master mix: Program 1, 2, 3(pre- or post-effects) plus the Mic (pre- or post-effects) plus the AUX Input.

• Balanced ¼" TRS output

• Level control range is Off to +6 dB

• Source is the Master mix: Program 1, 2, 3(pre- or post-effects) plus the Mic (pre- or post-effects) plus the AUX Input.

• Balanced XLR output.

• Level control range is Off to +6 dB.

• Source is the Master mix: Program 1, 2, 3(pre- or post-effects) plus the Mic (pre- or post-effects) plus the AUX Input.

• Level Meters have two modes of operation: ° Stereo Main output ° Cue Monitor.

• Meter mode switch set to MAIN “out”: ° Meter displays the level at the Main output, after the Main output LEVEL control.

• Meter mode switch set to CUE “in”: ° Meter displays whatever is selected by the Cue and Headphone monitoring circuit. ° This is the same signal heard in the headphones. ° Monitor any combination of the five individual Cue signals -or- A-side auto-cue -or- B-side auto-cue. ° Split Cue metering is the same as split cue monitoring in the headphones: Mono-Cue in the left, Mono-Master in the right.

FlexFX Effects Loop

• Allows the addition of an external stereo effects processor.

• Individual DRY/WET pan controls for channels 1, 2, 3 and MIC.

• Use DRY/WET pan controls simultaneously in any combination. • SEND level control: ° Off to +0 dB. ° Set SEND to prevent overloading the effects processor. ° Many effects devices can't tolerate the high signal levels possible with the Empath.

• Unbalanced ¼" Tip/Sleeve SEND jacks.

• Unbalanced ¼" Tip/Sleeve RETURN jacks.

• FlexFX RETURN CUE ° FlexFX RETURN CUE is before the RETURN level control. ° Allows Cuing effects before bringing into mix: Set FlexFX RETURN to minimum. Adjust desired DRY/WET pan control to send signal to the effects processor. Set A-CUE-B switch to center CUE position. Engage FlexFX RETURN CUE “in”. Monitor the effect in the headphones. Bring the effect into the master mix by increasing FlexFX RETURN Level

• Important reminders when using the FlexFX Return Cue: ° The FlexFX Loop is after the channel Fader and Crossfader. You will hear nothing in the Return Cue if the signal is turned down by the channel Fader. You will hear nothing in the Return Cue if the signal is turned down by the Crossfader ° For a signal to reach the FlexFX Loop: One or more of the four DRY/WET pan controls must be set for some WET. The Send Level must be turned up. ° To send DRY (no effect) signal to the Master mix while you Cue the WET signal: Set the DRY/WET pan control in the middle. If you set it to WET with the FlexFX RETURN down, you will lose the signal in the Master mix. If you set it to DRY, nothing is sent to the FlexFX Loop. ° Setting any DRY/WET Pan control to its center position sends an equal signal to the Master mix and the FlexFX Loop. • RETURN level control: ° Off to +6 dB ° Use in combination with the DRY/WET pan controls to determine how much effect is in the Master mix. ° Increases the signal level of low voltage effects processors to the higher levels possible with the Empath.

• The Empath mixer provides two CD triggers: ° CD1 TRIGGER switch determines trigger source 1 —› Input Fader 1 is the source OFF —› No trigger A —› A-side Crossfader is the source ° CD2 TRIGGER switch determines trigger source 3 —› Input Fader 3 is the source OFF —› No trigger B —› B-side Crossfader is the source

• Standard CD trigger format ° 3.5 mm ‘mini’ TRS jacks ° Start pulse on Tip. ° Stop pulse on Ring/Sleeve. ° Normally high – Active low. ° Pulse width is 20 ms. ° Start threshold is at –65 dB of control attenuation. ° Stop threshold is at –75 dB of control attenuation.

• CD triggers may be used with some external effects processors and drum machines ° See manufacturers specifications for details.

Internal switching power supply

• Plug in virtually anywhere

• IEC inlet with power switch

• Universal internal switching power supply

• 100 to 240 VAC ±10%

• 50/60 Hz, 20 watts

• US 120 volt cord provided