Audient ASP8024 HERITAGE EDITION - Inserts & Auxiliaries (Using Outboard Equipment); The Mix Bus

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Inserts & Auxiliaries (Using Outboard Equipment)
There are a few dierent ways to connect outboard equipment to the desk, depending on how
you want the outboard to aect your audio. The first way is to add the outboard gear in the
channel insert point. This means the outboard can only aect the channel it is placed on. Connect
your outboard gear between the insert send and return, then press the ‘Insert In’ on the DAW/
TAPE inputs to send the signal through the gear. The Sub Groups can also have gear inserted in
the same way, useful when wanting to process a group of channels as a whole.
Another way of using outboard eects is to use the auxiliaries. This allows you to send multiple
channels of audio to the same piece of outboard gear, while not aecting the original audio. The
Aux Send level knobs allow you to alter the amount of signal being sent to the auxiliary from each
channel. The output of the outboard can be fed back into the console either through an unused
input channel, or one of the Stereo EFX Inputs.
When using an Auxiliary, ensure that the corresponding Aux Master is turned up in the Master
Section of the console. The Aux Master Solo buttons can be used to monitor what is being sent to
the outboard gear.
The Mix Bus
The Mix Bus is the two channel bus that your mix is summed into. On the ASP8024-HE, the summing
bus is active and uses a pair of JensonTM 990C+, fully Discrete Op-Amps. This oers a fast punchy
sound, minimal crosstalk and an extremely low noise floor. This then runs into the Heritage output
card, which gives additional tone shaping options.
The first option is RETRO IRON, which runs the signal through a vintage style amplification stage
followed by a pair of Carnhill Transformers - adding extra weight and warmth to the output. The
transformers also add body and punch to the low end and a little bit of top end sparkle.
With the RETRO IRON Card switched in, you can also switch in two Baxandall EQ stages:
Low Bump adds a 2dB boost at 60Hz, this helps push kick drums and bass forward in the mix and
tightens the low end. High Lift adds a 2dB boost at 20kHz which will make cymbals sparkle and
make vocals more present.
The Mix Bus Insert is located after the Heritage Output Card and allows you to apply outboard
eects to the entire mix. Plug your outboard gear into the two mix inserts, one for the left channel,
and one for the right. We recommend using stereo or stereo linked units, or two identical units with
switched controls. Two units with continuous controls can be used, however care must be taken to
match the units to prevent imbalance across the stereo field.