Alesis 24 Specifications download pdf (Page 73)

Sound Reinforcement

7 2 STUDIO 24 REFERENCE MANUAL

being fed by the same microphones, a whole set of possibilities open up.

USING MONITOR 1/2 TO FEED A CASSETTE DECK

Since the Studio 24 has a true stereo mixer independent of the main console, it can be

used to create a stereo reference mix of a live concert, while the main faders set the

PA mix. This technique is popular especially with artists who want to hear a tape to

evaluate each performance. If you just record the mix going to the PA, the balance

will be wrong on the tape for instruments that don’t need to go to the PA (for

example, the lead guitarist’s kilowatt stack may be too loud to need PA

reinforcement, but if you rely on bleed through the vocal mics for the recording, the

guitar won’t sound right).

1 Connect the MONITOR OUTS L and R jacks to the input of your stereo tape

deck.

2 Make sure the MON 1/2 MASTER LINK TO L/R switch is OFF. Otherwise, the

mix you want for the recording will also go to the PA system.

3 Connect the 8 RCA-to-RCA jumpers between the DIRECT OUTs and the TAPE

INs on the back panel.

4 Make sure that the CHAN/MON REVERSE and DIRECT OUT SOURCE

switches are in their up positions for Channels 1 - 8. This ensures that all mics and

instruments coming from the stage will be routed to both the Channel faders (the house

mix) and the MON 1/2 (the record mix to cassette).

5 Set the monitor LEVEL and PAN controls for the recording mix you want.

This is what will happen with this setup:

• Certain changes you make on Channels 1 - 8 WILL affect the MON 1/2 mix:

moving the FADER

muting the Channel

changing EQ, including the 75Hz filter

changing the TRIM setting

• Other changes you make on the main channel will NOT be heard on the

recording:

changing the PAN setting

changing the GRP or L/R assignments

changing the GRP or L/R master levels

using SOLO

• Any effect that goes to the STEREO AUX RETURNS (A and/or B) will be

recorded on the cassette deck only if the purple MON 1/2 controls in this section

are raised.

• If you have house mics for recording audience reaction or hall ambience, make

sure to mute those Channels so they aren’t brought up in the PA system.

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