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2.1.4 Routing, fading and muting
Fig. 2.6: Fader range of Main input channel
Level to the Main mix, Subgroup buses or direct outputs is ultimately determined by the channel faders .
These are designed to give a smooth logarithmic taper of a type more usually associated with megabuck
consoles. The performance, even at low levels, is far smoother than that of a normal budget fader.
The PANORAMA control positions the output of the channel in the stereo field. Its constant-power design
ensures there are no level discrepancies whether a signal is hard-panned, center-stage, or somewhere in-
between. Such pin-point accuracy will be a revelation if you have been working on consoles with lower quality
circuits.
PFL/SOLO we encountered in section 2.1.1. SOLO also follows channel pan.
The MUTE button is ergonomically placed immediately above the channel fader. Engaging MUTE is
equivalent to setting a fader level of minus infinity (Main Mix or Subgroup buses), and is indicated by a light-
emitting diode.
With the ROUTING buttons you can route the Main input channel either to the Main Mix or one of the four
Subgroup buses. For example, if you want to route a signal to Subgroup 3 for recording, simply press routing
button 3-4 and turn the PANORAMA control fully to the left.
2.1.5 FLIP switch
For recording purposes you will want the Main input channel to process the input signals coming from a
microphone, direct-injection box or instrument, while the Mix-B input channel is used to monitor the tracks
already recorded. For mixdowns, on the other hand, it would be a great advantage if you had the Equalizer,
Aux buses, insert and routing options available via the Subgroups (e.g. to create a drum set sub-mix), so as to
process the recorded signals played back by the multi-track recorder. Now, you could re-connect the mono
and Mix-B input channels to be able to use the various processing options in the Main input channels for the
recorded tracks a method that is anything but straightforward! The EURORACK MX3242X features a FLIP
switch (see fig. 2.3) which simply exchanges the signals of both channels. Thus, the Tape Return signal
2. OPERATION
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