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== Introduction==

; 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>

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;Source to Destination

:Throughout this site, we talk about connections by following the signal flow from the source to the destination.

<details><summary>~~Example~~</summary>

<details><summary>Examples</summary>

* Microphone → Mixer → Loudspeaker  

* Guitar → Guitar Modeler → Mixer → Loudspeaker  

Microphone → Mixer → ~~Loudspeaker~~  

'''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

~~Guitar → Guitar Modeler → Mixer → Loudspeaker~~  

'''It is valid to say'''

~~</details>~~

* Microphones and Instruments → Mixer → S1 Pro+

~~We will NOT say~~

~~Loudspeaker → Mixer → Microphone because the sound signal does not travel this way~~

~~Loudspeaker → Mixer → Guitar Modeler → Guitar because the sound signal does not travel this way~~

It is valid to say

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.

* Microphone and Instrument → S1 Pro+ → Front of House

</details>

~~Microphone and Instrument → S1 Pro+ → Front of House~~

'''[[The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work]]'''

:Throughout this site, we talk about the simplest thing that could possibly work.

~~;[[The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work]]~~

~~:Throughout this site, we talk about the simplest thing that could possibly work.~~

'''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.

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 == Introduction==
 ; 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>
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 ;Source to Destination
 :Throughout this site, we talk about connections by following the signal flow from the source to the destination.
-<details><summary>Example</summary>
+<details><summary>Examples</summary>
+* Microphone &rarr; Mixer &rarr; Loudspeaker
+* Guitar &rarr; Guitar Modeler &rarr; Mixer &rarr; Loudspeaker
-Microphone &rarr; Mixer &rarr; Loudspeaker
+'''We will NOT say'''
+* '''L1 Pro''' &rarr; Mixer &rarr; Microphone because the sound signal does not travel this way
+* '''L1 Pro''' &rarr; Mixer &rarr; Guitar Modeler &rarr; Guitar because the sound signal does not travel this way
-Guitar &rarr; Guitar Modeler &rarr; Mixer &rarr; Loudspeaker
+'''It is valid to say'''
-</details>
+* Microphones and Instruments &rarr; Mixer &rarr; S1 Pro+
-We will NOT say
-Loudspeaker &rarr; Mixer &rarr; Microphone because the sound signal does not travel this way
-Loudspeaker &rarr; Mixer &rarr; Guitar Modeler &rarr; Guitar because the sound signal does not travel this way
-It is valid to say
-Microphones and Instruments &rarr; Mixer &rarr; 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.
+* Microphone and Instrument &rarr; S1 Pro+ &rarr; Front of House
+</details>
-Microphone and Instrument &rarr; S1 Pro+ &rarr; Front of House
+'''[[The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work]]'''
+:Throughout this site, we talk about the simplest thing that could possibly work.
-;[[The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work]]
-:Throughout this site, we talk about the simplest thing that could possibly work.
 '''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.