Concert Series Mixers
C1240 • C2040 4-BUS MIXER BROCHURE/USER GUIDE
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Overview
CARVIN has been serving the music industry since 1946. Noted musicians such as Frank Zappa, Steve Vai and Craig Chaquico, have used Carvin consoles over the years. Carvin’s commitment to USA manufacturing 65 years ago is upheld today in the face of most companies turning to off-shore manufacturing. The very best American workmanship and the highest standards in quality control are put into every Carvin product.
Improving Your Live Sound
Carvin’s C1240 and C2040 4-bus consoles were designed for high performance live mixing. Like all Carvin consoles, the heart of each board starts with high quality Mic Pre amps that provide smooth signals with plenty of headroom. Construction and circuit design is of the highest quality utilizing sealed potentiometers; poly film capacitors and 1% tolerance surface mount resistors.
With THD less than .01%, every sound will remain pure to its source.
All primary outputs feature balanced XLR connections. Main L-R, Subwoofer and Monitor outputs are all balanced to
accommodate long runs from the board. This is especially important when using powered monitors. Sending a balanced signal to the stage will ensure each monitor amplifies a high quality mix.
Two 24-Bit on-board stereo effect processors are available to every channel through EFF send 1 and 2. Should an outboard processor be needed, both EFF sends can be routed out of the board and returned in stereo using the last two stereo channels.
Another alternate use of the EFF sends is to use them as 2 additional monitor sends should they be required. This would be ideal for adding a personal ear monitor system such as Carvin’s EM900. Should the musicians choose to have both stage monitors and ear monitors, the operator can mix these separately and adjust master levels separately as both the Monitor sends and EFF sends have master send controls.
Simplicity In Operation
These mixers are designed on a smallscale platform which will make it easy to transport. No other console offers more channels per linear desk inch. The consoles are designed with the operator in mind. Ease of operation is incredibly important, because you may not have a technician available. Everything is logically arranged. Simply plug in the channels, adjust the monitor levels and bring up the main L/R faders and you’re up and running.
Stringent Testing
Our quality control department personally inspects every mixing console. After the physical inspection, the most critical and most important part of QC testing is running every channel, master section and connector through the Audio Precision™ computers to verify every function. This means everything meets 100% of its specifications. This is great assurance that every EQ section, every output delivers the highest voltages with the lowest possible THD. The chart below shows that the THD is actually .002% which is about 5 times
lower than our stated THD of .01%.
Construction
The engineering and design is what you’d expect from this high-end
manufacturer. Ultra low-noise, high slew rate IC’s for exceptional sound. Sealed controls and switches guard against the elements while the “SMT” Surface Mount Technology construction ensures the
integrity of each component. The rugged chassis incorporates the integral
SwitchMode™ 90V-260V 50-60 Hz power supply, which can be used worldwide.
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Carvin’s San Diego Factory
CHANNEL FEATURES
•12 and 20 ch models
•8 XLR + 4 Stereo CH or
16 XLR + 4 Stereo CH
•4 Buses + L/R + MONO
•Adjustable Gain attenuator
•3 Band EQ w/ Mid sweep
•Low Cut Filter
•4 Ch Monitor Sends
•2 Ch Effects Sends
•Ch mute/Peak indicator
•PFL/solo
3 BAND CH EQ + LO CUT
The 3-band Ch equalizer offers both HF and LF EQ plus a mid sweep to dial in critical midfrequencies. The LO CUT switch eliminates frequencies below 75Hz. This is ideal for reducing stage rumble and works well on channels such as guitar and snare drum where frequencies below 75Hz are not common.
4 CH MONITOR SENDS
4 monitor sends per channel is ideal for providing each band member their own custom monitor mix. Send each member’s mix to a powered monitor or to an in-ear monitor transmitter.
MASTER FEATURES
•4 Sub Groups + L/R
•Center/Sub output
•2 effect processors – 256 effects each
•Effects to monitors
•2 9-band L/R Graphic EQ’s
•USB power port
•C2040: Rear slots for wireless options (up to 2 mics or beltpacks)
•Ultra low THD – less than .001%
•SwitchMode™ 90-260 VAC power supply
HEADPHONE MONITORING
Assign any combination of the 4 ch monitors, 4 busses, L/R and MONO outputs and for headphone monitoring.
USB POWER PORT
A convenient USB power port is availalbe for powering your iPod™ while in use or to power an optional LED gooseneck light.
WIRELESS OPTION FOR C2040
The exclusive True Diversity USM16 built-in wireless system can be installed in the C2040. Two recievers can be installed which can be used with wireless microphones, lavalier mics or guitar transmitter. The signals are automatically routed to the first two channels on the console. Each system is connected with a simple plug-in connector. For more information, read about the UX16 wireless products, which is the outboard version of the USM16. See Carvin.com/USM.
2 CH EFFECT SENDS
2 effects sends permit two simulations effects for each channel utilizing the two on board effects processor or external processors.
See Demo CARVINCHANNEL.COM
CH FADERS & ASSIGN SWITCHES
Each channel has assign switches that allow the operator to bus each channel to the desired output. A mute and PFL switch for solo monitoring is also available on every channel.
SPECIFICATIONS
Freq. response: |
20-20k Hz ±1 dB |
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THD distortion: |
.01% 20-20k Hz |
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E I N: |
-117 dBm |
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S/N Ratio |
90 dB |
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Dynamic Range: |
104 dB |
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Mic Gain: |
52 dB |
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Line Gain: |
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30 dB |
Total Gain: |
72 dB (balanced) |
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Max Output: |
+28 dBm |
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Power Req. |
90 to 250VAC 50-60Hz |
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C1240: 14.5”W x 16.3D x 3.75”H, 14 lbs 36.8cmW x 41cmD x 9.5cmH, 6.4 kgs
C2040: 22.2”W x 16.3D x 3.75”H, 18 lbs 56cmW x 41.4cmD x 9.5cmH, 8.2 kgs
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