Alesis Studio 24, Reference Manual

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Introduction
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FFECTS
The last important mix is usually used for adding effects (such as reverb, delay,
chorus, etc.) to the mix. This may be part of the tracking and overdubbing stage, and
is almost always part of the mixdown stage. The rows of blue knobs running across
the center of the Studio 24 may be thought of as secondary submixers, with a little
less independence from the other mixes, because they follow them in the signal path.
This is the “send” side of the “effects send/receive” process. Both the AUX 3 and
AUX 4 knobs send the signal of that channel, post-fader, to the respective AUX
SEND jack.
AUXILIARY OUTPUTS
CHANNEL
FADER
MUTE
AUX 3
AUX 4
Aux Sends (8)
Once you’ve made an effect, it’s of no use unless you hear it, so the STEREO AUX
RETURNS are a pair of “miniature stereo channels” designed for effect returns. You
may want to record effects to the multitrack, so they have GRP ASSIGN switches.
The musicians may want some reverb in their headphones to help them stay on
pitch, so it has a pair of MON 1/2 controls. The engineer may need to hear the
output of a single effect device to change the delay time, so there are SOLO switches.
And, of course, you want effects on the final mix, so they all have L/R ASSIGN
switches.
Except for the limitations of not having a mic preamp, EQ, post-fader Aux Sends, or
mute, the Aux Returns are just like channels—they don’t have to be used for effects.
Consider them as an extra four input channels especially for stereo line instruments
such as synthesizers that already have their own internal effects.
MON 1/2
RETURN
LEVEL
GRP 1/2
L/R
(to Monitor 1/2 Master)
(to GRP masters)
(to L/R master)
STEREO AUX
RETURNS L, R
Stereo Aux Returns (2)