SoundCraft 4 manual Recording a Live Performance

While the connections to the FOLIO 4 for PA work are quite straightforward, recording is rather more demanding because the mixer is not only required to mix down input signals but also to provide a monitor mix for artists to hear previously recorded tracks when overdubbing new parts.

A typical 4-track set-up is as follows:

∙Connect input sources and set gain as described above. Connect the Group outputs to the tape inputs.

∙Route the channel signal via the Group outputs to the required tape input by setting the PAN fully left or right. For example, panning fully left will route the signal from Group 1 or 3 output only. This allows an individual source to be sent to an individual tape track.

∙Connect the tape outputs to unused mixer Line Inputs. Use the faders on these channels, routed to mix, to make your monitor mix. Connect a stereo amplifier and speakers to the monitor outputs, or use headphones to listen to this mix.

∙Use the Aux 1 or Aux 2 (or both) send controls on either tape channels or source channels to set up a mono mix for musicians headphones.

∙Connect a monitor amplifier for foldback headphones or a monitor speaker to the Aux 1 or Aux 2 output as appropriate. Set the amplifier volume to a normal listening level.

∙If a compressor is to be used, connect this to the appropriate group insert points.

∙Connect any effects required using one of the post-fade Aux sends, and return them to the mixer on the Stereo Returns to allow the effect to be balanced with the original source.

Recording a Live Performance

It is not appropriate to use the group outputs to record a live performance, since these will be most useful for subgrouping parts of the PA mix. Instead, use the -10dBV 2-Track Tape Sends, which are completely independent

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