Behringer Eurorack MX3242X - Applications; Recording Situation Setup

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assignments even after years).
On the lower part of the consoles panel you can attach a strip of tape on which to make notes of which
instrument is assigned to which channel. Please remember to remove the tape after the session, so as to
avoid traces of glue remaining on the console.
4. APPLICATIONS
Using several examples, this chapter explains how to wire and use your MX3242X in typical studio and live
applications.
4.1 Recording situation
Fig. 4.1: Recording situation: example of typical connection scheme
In a typical recording situation the instruments or voices to be recorded are directly connected to the main
input channels of the console, using microphones (vocals, guitar amp, wind instruments, drums, etc.) or line
outputs (keyboards, sound modules, samplers, etc.). Ideally, this is done with a wall box mounted in the studio
(recording room) and connected to the Main input channels of the MX3242X set up in the monitor room. In
this configuration, the audio signal passes through the channels and is routed to the multi-track recorder
(Tape Send), either via the Subgroups or the direct outputs. It should be made sure though that the Main Mix
routing buttons are not pressed. Subsequently, the signal is sent back from the multi-track machine to the
Mix-B inputs (Tape Return). Please select monitor bus Mix-B in the MON/CTRL section, so that you can
control the tape return signals using the LEVEL and PAN controls of the Mix-B input channels.
+ In a recording situation the recorded material should always be monitored via the Tape Return
bus.
The same applies to the monitor mix and effect sends for the performing musician(s); they, too, should be fed
from the Tape Return bus. Press both SOURCE buttons in the Aux Send section as well as the PRE button of
Auxes 1 & 2. Now, you can create a monitor mix using Aux send 1 and/or Aux send 2, and send the effects via
Aux send 3 through 6 (press the SHIFT button to use Aux Sends 5 and 6). If you wish to use the on-board
effects processor, you should press the routing button AUX 1-2 in the Main Aux Return 3 section, so as to
route the effect signal directly on the monitor mix controlled with Aux Send 1 and/or 2.
+ In a recording situation both monitor mix and effect sends should always be assigned to the
Tape Return bus.
4. APPLICATIONS