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the control room monitor section of the MX2488 console. They provide a means of
routing the output channel signals to the 2-Track Master faders as well as
"Panning" the output channel signal within the stereo field of the 2-Track mix.
During a recording you will usually set up your print (record) levels to your tape
deck with the Output Channel Faders. After you have achieved proper levels to
your multi-track deck you should not need to adjust these controls any further. In
order to then monitor the signals in the control room, you will raise the 2-Track
Monitor faders to achieve the proper volume level (relative to the other signal
levels) in the contol room monitors. And, using the 2-Track Monitor "Pan" control
you will place the output signals within the proper stereo field of the 2-Track mix.
This allows you to perform a rough 2-Track mix for monitoring in the control
room.
* After recording the basic tracks, you will want to listen to them. So,
by depressing the "Tape" switches, the multi-track outputs are routed to the 2-
Track Monitor faders for subsequent listening and adjustments. The outputs of the
tape deck will match the recording levels. So, when the "Tape" switches are
depressed you will be listening to the exact rough 2-Track mix levels you
previously set-up during the recording of the basic tracks. You may make
alterations inthe levels, change the stereo fields, or even make a rough mixdown
using the 2-Track Monitor faders, without affecting your original print mix.
These controls will have no effect on signals going to tape exvept when doing 2-
Track "Rough" mixdowns.
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When doing final mixdowns you will probalbly route the
outputs of your multi-track tape deck through input channels
#1 through #8. This provides for additional equilization
of the playback signals as well as the ability to add
additional effects. These signals will then be routed
directly to the 2-Track Master Faders using the (L-R)
assignment switches, bypassing the 2-Track Monitor
faders.
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* When the Sub Mute switch is depressed the output channel is
removed entirely from the system. This includes any signals routed to the Cue and
Effects monitor. However, the "Tape" switch function is not affected by tfeh mute
switch. This switch allows you to completely mute an output channel and prevent
it from sending a signal to the multi-track tape deck. But, you may monitor the
outputs of the multi-track. So, if you have printed a particular track, you may
wish to mute the consoles output to that track in order to assure you do not print
over previously recorded material. The mute switch may also be used to listen to
selected sub-grouped mixes (prior to recording basic tracks) for properly
adjusting volume and effects levels.
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* Depressing the output channel "Solo" switch output channel to be
soloed in the control room monitors. The solo switch allows you to solo the output
signals from the multi-track tape deck, or the output channel signals. It is an
excellent feature in identifying sub-group tracks and monitoring combinations
of sub-groups for fine tuning a mix. (See "Solo" function in section #3-Input
Channel).
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