How-To / Application Examples
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SSL 2 User Guide
Monitoring Your Inputs
Once you have selected the correct input source and have a healthy 3 green LEDs of signal coming in, you're ready to monitor
your incoming source.
1. First, ensure that the
MONITOR MIX
control is rotated towards the side labelled
INPUT
.
2. Secondly, turn up the
PHONES
control to listen on headphones. If you want to listen through your monitor speakers, turn up
the
MONITOR LEVEL
control.
CAUTION!
If you are using a microphone, and monitoring the
INPUT
be careful about turning the
MONITOR LEVEL
control up because this can cause a feedback loop if the microphone is close to your speakers. Either keep the
monitor control at a low-level or monitor through headphones.
When To Use The STEREO Switch
If you are recording a single source (a single microphone into one channel) or two
independent sources (such as a microphone on the first channel and a guitar on
the second channel), leave the
STEREO
switch unpressed, so that you hear the
sources in the middle of the stereo image. However, when you are recording a
stereo source such as the left and right sides of a keyboard (coming into channels 1
and 2 respectively), then pressing the
STEREO
switch will allow you to monitor the
keyboard in true stereo, with
CHANNEL 1
being sent to the left side and
CHANNEL
2
being sent to the right side.
