Yamaha MT3X - Master and Monitor Controls

THE CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS
MIXER MASTER SECTION
® AUX SEND 1 and AUX SEND 2 Controls
These adjust the overall output level of the AUX 1
and AUX 2 “mixes” set up using the corresponding
channel AUX controls: AUX SEND 1 sets the over¬
all level of the AUX 1 mix signal appearing at the
AUX SND 1 jack, and AUX SND 2 sets the over^l
level of the AUX 2 mix signal appearing at the AUX
SND 2 jack. These controls should be used to opti¬
mally match the AUX SND output level of the mixer
to the input sensitivity of the external signal proc¬
essing device used.
(D AUX RTN 1 and AUX RTN 2 Controls
The AUX RTN 1 and AUX RTN 2 controls deter¬
mine the level at which the signal from an external
signal processor fed by the corresponding AUX
SND jack is returned and mixed in with the MT3X’s
main stereo output signal. The output from an ex¬
ternal signal processor fed by the AUX SND 1 or
AUX SND 2 jack must be connected to the AUX
RTN 1 (L/R) or AUX RTN 2 (L/R) jacks (see “US¬
ING THE AUX SEND/RTN LOOPS” on page 22).
® MONITOR Controls
The four MONITOR controls determine the level of
the signal from the corresponding recorder tracks
which is sent to the PHONES jack when the
PHONES SELECT switch is set to either “MONi-
TOR” or “MIX.” The MONITOR controls are primar¬
ily used to set up the optimum levels for monitoring
recorded tracks while recording new material (over¬
dubbing).
® PHONES SELECT Switch
The MT3X permits convenient headphone monitor¬
ing via a pair of headphones plugged into the
PHONES jack. The PHONES SELECT switch de¬
termines which signals are sent to the PHONES
jack for monitoring.
MONITOR: In this position only the output from the
recorder’s four tracks is sent directly to the
PHONES jack via the four MONITOR con¬
trols.
MIX: Both the output from the recorder’s four tracks
(via the MONITOR controls) and the stereo
output from the mixer section are sent to the
PHONES jack.
STEREO: Only the stereo output from the mixer
section is sent to the PHONES jack.
® PHONES Control
The PHONES control adjusts both the level of the
headphone signal appearing at the PHONES jack
and the level of the signal appearing at the rear-
panel MONITOR OUT jacks, making it simple to
set the most comfortable monitoring level.
® PHONES Jack
Any pair of stereo monitor headphones with an
impedance of between approximately 8 and 40
ohms can be plugged into this jack. Headphone
monitoring is the most convenient way to listen to
the MT3X’s various signals, and we recommend
that you obtain a pair of high-quality monitoring
headphones for this purpose. The YAMAHA RH-
series Monitor Headphones are ideal.
® MASTER Fader
The MASTER fader sets the overall output level of
the MT3X mixer section, and thus the level of the
output signal appearing at the ST OUT jacks. The
MASTER fader also affects recording level when
any of the mixer section’s channels are assigned to
the recorder’s tracks via the PAN controls (see
“SETTING RECORDING LEVELS” on page 17).
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