Recording in Stereo
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Before powering on the console plug a pair of loudspeakers into the
XLRs on the rear of the console labelled
M1 LS O/P
(this is the first set of
stereo speaker outputs), and connect the DAW via analogue connections,
FireWire, or MADI.
When the console is booted for the very first time, the AMS Neve default
Stereo Recording Setup
will be sent to the console. This sets the states
of various controls, routing, metering and monitoring selections, and
presumes that the console will be used for recording in stereo.
(If you wish to change the default setup when the console is powered up -
or create custom setups of your own select the relevant option in the
Settings
screen).
Now set the channel fader to -10dB and the channel strip monitor (DAW)
knobs to the 12 o'clock position.
With the default Stereo Recording setup, the following states will be set on
the main Master Panel:
Metering options
•
Channel meters set to
CH I/P
•
8T meters set to
MON
•
2T meters set to
MIX
Cue Mix panel
(applies to both Cues)
•
Utility set to
MIX
•
AUX 1 - 6 set to
5
and
On.
MASTER SEL panel
•
CH SEL set to
MIC
with mic gain set to about -20dB.
Control Room Monitor
panel
•
MIX
,
INT, M1
and
CUT
will all be selected.
•
The monitor level knob will be set to
Off.
Solo System
•
CH SAFE
,
MON SAFE
and
LATCH
all selected
MON SEL panel
•
Set to
DAW SND
Routing
•
All of the Monitor paths will be sent to the
L
and
R
Main Mix busses for
all channels (regardless of the actual console size).
•
There will be no Surround routing in place.
On the Channel Strips
•
The
Direct Output
will be set to
PRE.
•
(set the DAW control to be Pre for those mics you want to monitor).
•
DAW will be set to
SND
In this state, the console is ready to start recording from the Mic inputs
with the Direct Outputs feeding the DAW (or tape machine).
(In the
Settings
screen, the
Power Up
option will be set to be
Default
and the Timecode display will be set to
DAW T/C
. All other options on
this screen will either be set to zero or unticked).
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