signal chain and adding prossecors ?

[wp001]

k i have a peice behringer mixer with a fx send and 2 aux return. i have a maiximizer runing right out of the master out puts which goes into comp. so my question is i have bought a behringer compressor pro-xl mdx2600 how would i be able to loop it in thro my mixer and it only effect channals i want it to. o each channal has a fx nob. for right now in just running 2 mics directly into the compressor then into the mixer. your help would be great thank you.

 

[LemonTree]

compression is an insert effect, fx sends are for reverbs, delays etc

 

[wp001]

ok that didnt help. if i wanted it to do this on say a 16 track mackie how would i use the aux sends and what not so the signal goes throu the pre-amps in the mixer?

 

[NYMorningstar]

Actually that did help. What you need to do is use it as an insert into the channels you want it on. Not sure which Behringer board you have but you may have an insert in the back of your channels for this.

You need to get a Y jack that on one end is T/R/S(plugs into the channel insert in back) and the other ends are just T/S( one going into the compressor and the other coming out).

 

[wp001]

Actually that did help. What you need to do is use it as an insert into the channels you want it on. Not sure which Behringer board you have but you may have an insert in the back of your channels for this.

You need to get a Y jack that on one end is T/R/S(plugs into the channel insert in back) and the other ends are just T/S( one going into the compressor and the other coming out).

its a really bad behringer eurorack ub802 6 channal.

but i rent a mackie 16 channal.

but i am still confused

 

[cpl_crud]

There are two ways to run effect- a loop and an insert.
What you are doing now is effectivley a loop, however by running the loop from the masters, you're limiting your control

In the case of the behringer:
Connect your effects units to the output labelëd "FX out" (or similar), then take the output of those units and run it back into another, empty channel. You can then use the "FX" knobs to control how much of each channel goes to the effects loop.

In the case of the macike (or any other mixer), you will usually dedicate an Auxillary out to drive the effects loop. It is usually best to take a "post-fade" auxillary when running effects loops. That way, any change in the main channel fader will also change the output to the effects loop- so if you kill the guitar (for example) it will also no longer run through the effects loop.

Inserting the effects is used when you want to apply an effect to a single channel only (this is ually the case with compressors).
As mentioned above ,you take a y-cable (insert type, not splitter type) and plug it into the "insert" jack on the back of your console. This takes the signal from the mixer, out through the effect, then back in. It will only effect the channel that the insert is plugged into.