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== Introduction== | == Introduction== | ||
; Integrated systems | ; Integrated systems | ||
All the current Bose Portable PA systems are <details><summary>Complete Integrated systems</summary> | All the current Bose Portable PA systems are | ||
<details><summary>Complete Integrated systems</summary> | |||
with built-in mixers, digital signal processors, power amplifiers, low-frequency and mid-high frequency drivers. Provide a sound source (microphone, instrument), and you have a complete sound system.</details> | with built-in mixers, digital signal processors, power amplifiers, low-frequency and mid-high frequency drivers. Provide a sound source (microphone, instrument), and you have a complete sound system.</details> | ||
They can be part of a larger signal flow with components in front of, and following them in the signal chain because they have inputs and outputs. <details><summary>Example</summary> | They can be part of a larger signal flow with components in front of, and following them in the signal chain because they have inputs and outputs. <details><summary>Example</summary> | ||
Microphones & instruments | Microphones & instruments → mixer → '''L1 Pro''' → Front of House PA | ||
</details> | </details> | ||
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This article will discuss signal flow, cables and device names in this order: | This article will discuss signal flow, cables and device names in this order: | ||
;Source to Destination | ;Source to Destination | ||
:Throughout this site, we talk about connections by following the signal flow from the source to the destination. <details><summary> | :Throughout this site, we talk about connections by following the signal flow from the source to the destination. | ||
* Microphone | <details><summary>Examples</summary> | ||
* Guitar | * Microphone → Mixer → Loudspeaker
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* Guitar → Guitar Modeler → Mixer → Loudspeaker
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We will NOT say | '''We will NOT say''' | ||
* | * '''L1 Pro''' → Mixer → Microphone because the sound signal does not travel this way | ||
* | * '''L1 Pro''' → Mixer → Guitar Modeler → Guitar because the sound signal does not travel this way | ||
It is valid to say | '''It is valid to say''' | ||
* Microphones and Instruments | * Microphones and Instruments → Mixer → S1 Pro+ | ||
And it's also possible to use an S1 Pro+ as a personal monitor and send its output to a Front of House sound system. | And it's also possible to use an S1 Pro+ as a personal monitor and send its output to a Front of House sound system. | ||
* Microphone and Instrument → S1 Pro+ → Front of House | |||
</details> | </details> | ||
'''[[The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work]]''' | |||
:Throughout this site, we talk about the simplest thing that could possibly work. | :Throughout this site, we talk about the simplest thing that could possibly work. | ||
'''Short version:''' | '''Short version:''' | ||
Choosing the simplest, fastest solution that still has a realistic chance of achieving the desired outcome—without over‑engineering or adding unnecessary steps. | Choosing the simplest, fastest solution that still has a realistic chance of achieving the desired outcome—without over‑engineering or adding unnecessary steps. | ||