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auxiliary sends, you can use the same techniques as described for live audio monitor mixes.
Playback Monitoring
In the studio, performers also need to listen back to tracks they have just recorded. If each performer is using a different mix while recording, playback of the track will be different in each set of headphones.
If you can dedicate two inputs on the input module for playback, you can easily provide the performers with a
•Set aside the first fourteen Channels of the input module for audio tracks to be sent to the performers as a cue mix.
•The remaining two channels are reserved for the stereo mix that the engineer creates in the studio.
•Connect cables from the console for monitoring the fourteen performer Channels as described previously. Use direct outputs, aux sends, etc.
•Patch the stereo mix output that you want the performers to hear into the remaining two Input module inputs.
The idea is that you will create two Presets on the Personal Mixers for the performers. The first is their standard cue mix. It uses fourteen channels; the last two are muted. They can change it as needed while they work. The other Preset is the exact opposite. The performer’s fourteen cue channels are muted and the two channels containing the engineer’s playback mix are on.
For the example, let’s assume that Channels 1 through 14 are used for performer cue playback. Channels 15 and 16 will be used to play back the recorded track.
To complete the setup:
•On the input module front panel, set the Link switch on Channels 15 and 16 to the linked position.
•On each Personal Mixer create a basic mix of the fourteen channels of audio.
•Mute Channels 15 and 16.
•Save the Preset (to location #1, for example).
•Create another Preset that has the first fourteen channels muted. (Shortcut: Start by recalling the All Channels Zero Preset by holding RECALL and then pressing MUTE.)
•Set a volume for the playback on Channels 15 and 16.
•Save the Preset (to location #16, for example).
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