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Recording

STUDIO 24 REFERENCE MANUAL 5 3

HOW TO RECORD A SINGLE SOURCE TO ONE TRACK

When recording a single source appearing on one Channel onto a single tape track, it

is usually best to use the DIRECT OUT of the Channel. This provides the most direct

connection between the Studio 24 Mixer and the multitrack.

To record a single source to a single track:

1 With a microphone or instrument connected to the desired input channel, set the

TRIM and fader level correctly (see page 51, Setting Levels). Make sure the

channel’s CHAN/MON REVERSE switch is up. This ensures that the mic or

instrument that you are about to record is routed through the Channel (and the

tape return for that track is routed through the Channel’s MON 1/2 controls).

In the down position, the opposite occurs: the tape return is routed through the Channel

and the mic or instrument is routed through the Monitor system. That’s why this switch

is labeled CHAN/MON REVERSE.

2 Connect the channel’s DIRECT OUT to the Input of the desired tape track (see

page 42, Connecting to a Multitrack Recorder). Make sure that the Channel’s

DIRECT OUT SOURCE switch is in the up position.

3 Place the track you want to record into the “source” or “input” mode (usually by

arming the track for recording). At this point, you may see the channel meter of

the recorder respond to the microphone or instrument. Adjust the fader for the

proper recording level.

4 To monitor (listen to) the signal through the multitrack tape machine, make sure

the CHAN/MON REVERSE switch is in the up position and adjust the purple

LEVEL knob on the Channel’s MON 1/2 section. The CHAN/MON REVERSE

switch must remain in the up position until mixdown.

Tip: Note that this Monitor control may be in a different Channel strip, if you’re

recording onto a different-numbered track. Example: If you’re recording a

synthesizer plugged into Channel 4 onto tape track 7, you should hear the signal

through the tape machine coming back through Channel 7’s MON 1/2 section.

5 To hear MONITOR 1/2 in the control room, raise the MONITOR 1/2 MASTER

control knob, select MON 1/2 as the control room source (by making sure all

other Control Room Select switches are up, except the top MON 1/2 switch), and

raise the Control Room LEVEL knob. To hear it in the headphones, raise the

HEADPHONE LEVEL knob.

Be sure the L/R and Group Assign buttons of the Channel being

recorded are in the “Off” position (up). Otherwise, this may cause

the monitoring to be false if the signal can be heard from two

sources: the Channel (source) and the Tape Monitor (return).

NEVER select tape as the source of the channel (by pushing the

CHAN/MON REVERSE switch down) when the tape recorder is in

input or record mode and the DIRECT OUT is connected to the track

input. This will cause feedback, since the tape will be trying to

record its own output.

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