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Recording

STUDIO 24 REFERENCE MANUAL 5 9

USING THE CHANNEL FADERS TO MONITOR THE MULTITRACK

If you’re only recording a few inputs at a time, you may want to use a different

technique for monitoring. Instead of monitoring the multitrack through MON 1/2,

you might prefer listening to recorded tracks through the Channels where you can

use the Channel faders to mix the tape tracks rather than the MON 1/2 knobs.

This is accomplished by pressing the CHAN/MON REVERSE switch on the desired

Channels down. By so doing, the TAPE IN jacks of the Channels becomes the faders’

input source, and signals present in the MIC or LINE jacks are now routed to MON

1/2. This switch simply “reverses” the input source of the Channel: either the

MIC/LINE jacks or the TAPE IN.

Monitoring on the channel faders gives you a head start on your mixdown, and also

allows you to start using the EQ, experiment with effects through AUX 3/4 or try

different PAN settings. Keep in mind, however, that you will not be able to record

any Mic or Line source that’s plugged into a channel simultaneously being used to

monitor a tape return. To hear any tracks you’re overdubbing/recording you will

still use the MONITOR 1/2 mix, on channels not being used for playback.

To listen to tape tracks on the Channel faders:

1 On the multitrack, set the tracks you want to monitor into playback mode

(Record switched OFF).

2 On the Studio 24, make sure the GRP switches of the tracks you want to hear are

all UP (off).

3 Press the CHAN/MON REVERSE switch at the top of the Channel (below TRIM)

down for all tape tracks you want to hear. This makes the tape input jack the

source of the Channel FADER.

4 Assign the tape track Channels to L/R (the switch lowest on the channel strip).

5 Raise the Channel FADERS being used for the tape tracks you wish to listen to.

6 Raise the L/R MASTER FADER, make sure all CONTROL ROOM SOURCE

switches are UP (L/R) and adjust the CONTROL ROOM settings, as in the

previous section.

Do not arm any tracks being monitored this way. If the DIRECT OUT

SOURCE switch is up, it can cause feedback!

7 If you’re doing an overdub, plug the source into the same channel you’re

recording onto. This channel’s CHAN/MON REVERSE switch must be UP. Put

that track into record-ready mode. Set the recording level on the channel fader

as usual.

8 Turn down all MON 1/2 level controls except for the channel being recorded.

Press the MON LINK TO L/R switch down. Adjust the MONITOR 1/2 control

for the proper balance between the overdub and the previous tracks. Do not

adjust the channel fader on this track--that will affect recording level.

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