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In the first place, not all brands use these designations in the same way. Generally, an xbus mixer has x busses to sum signal. The simplest is a two bus mixer. Stereo. A left bus and a right bus. You determine what signal goes to which bus with a pan pot. A 4 bus mixer likely isn't counting the stereo main out, and is referring, instead, to the ...

A compressor would be an ideal use for an insert. An insert is both the input and the output. They use a TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) connector. The tip, for instance, will be the send, and the ring would be the return. The mixer usually labels the insert so you know which is input and which is output. You'd use a 'Y' cable. The bottom of the 'Y' is TRS. ...

Dr. Mayhem was right about the straight forward differences between the 2 models. However I'd like to refer to the "Under which circumstances would you prefer the one over the other?". So usually, you won't be using the Graphic EQ while utilizing the mixer for studio tasks. In studio you will be more interested in preamp and whole channels quality, maybe ...

I think you mean that those buttons are on the right side of the mixer, just before the main mix output faders. The big clue is that underneath them is the word SUBGROUPS. Subgroups are a useful intermediate step between the channel faders and the main mix. The signal flow is as follows. Each channel fader can be assigned to submix 1-2, submix 3-4, or the ...

Check your mixer's back panel. I bet there are 8 sub outputs and not just 4. In this case, what's probably going on is that each sub signal is routed into a couple of outputs. sub1->sub5 sub2->sub6 sub3->sub7 sub4->sub8 For you this is just and additional versatility. You can use outputs to plug in 2 more stage monitors, recording equipment, ...