Part II–Monitoring Signals and Selecting Screens
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TASCAM SX-1
Reference Manual
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When the Aux sends are linked for stereo operation,
pressing
SOURCE
accesses both the odd and even Aux
channels as a stereo pair. If the Aux sends are not
linked, pressing
SOURCE
will first monitor the odd,
and then the even Aux channels of a pair.
Monitor DIM
Press the
DIM
key to momentarily
lower the output level of your Control Room Moni-
tors by a set amount. The default is –12 dB, but this
value can be as much as –50 db. The attenuation
amount is adjusted from the LCD
PREFERENCES
screen
(
SHIFT
+
SETTINGS/ PREFS
). This is a “smart” key.
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When monitoring at levels that make having a conver-
sation difficult, use
DIM
to get a quick word in without
having to touch the master output levels.
MONO Select
Press
MONO
to hear the source
currently selected in mono (instead of stereo). The
key is of a “smart” type.
Speaker Select
The Speaker Select switch,
labeled
LARGE/ SMALL
, lets you quickly switch
between two different sets of speakers (for example,
large and small control room monitors). The
LARGE
and
SMALL
speaker connections are located on the
top panel of the SX-1.
Monitor LEVEL
The
LEVEL
knob controls the
volume of your control room monitors. You can pre-
set the control’s starting level (if for instance, the ini-
tial output seems too loud) from the LCD
PREFERENCES
screen (
SHIFT
+
SETTINGS/ PREFS
).
The default output is +4dBu.
STUDIO Section
This section provides controls for the Studio monitor
outputs (which can be used to feed a set of speakers
in the tracking room) and the Talkback mic.
SOURCE Select
The
SOURCE
key allows you to
choose the source signal that you want to monitor
through your Studio speakers. Multiple presses of
this key allow you to toggle through the following
sources:
<STEREO>
When the
<STEREO>
LED is illumi-
nated, the source monitored is the Master L/R output
(post the Master Fader).
<CUE>
When the
<CUE>
LED is on, the source
monitored is the Cue mix.
<AUX 1/2>
When the
<AUX 1 / 2>
LED is on, the
source monitored is the Auxiliary 1 and 2 sends.
<AUX 3/4>
With the
<AUX 3 / 4>
LED illuminated,
the source monitored is the Auxiliary 3 and 4 sends.
<AUX 5/6>
When the
<AUX 5 / 6>
LED is on, the
source monitored is the Auxiliary 5 and 6 sends.
For the Aux sends, pressing once will select the odd-
numbered aux send of the pair (the light will flash
slowly) and pressing again will select the even-num-
bered aux send (the light will flash quickly).
<2 -TRACK/CD>
When the
<2 -TRACK/ CD>
LED is
on, you are monitoring the signal coming into the
2 TR IN
stereo input (located on the unit’s top panel).
<D-IN>
With the
<D-IN>
LED illuminated, you are
monitoring the unit’s digital inputs (found on the
unit’s rear).
Press once for
D-IN 1
(the light will flash slowly),
and press twice for
D-IN 2
(the light will flash
quickly).
TALKBACK Select
The
TALKBACK
key engages the Talkback mic
located on the left side of the SX-1’s slanted front
panel. Use the Talkback mic to communicate with
musicians and other talent over the Studio outputs.
The
TALKBACK
key, together with the
MONO
and
DIM
leys, is a “smart” key. Press and release these
keys briefly to latch them on and off. Press and hold
them for longer before releasing to use them as non-
latching keys.
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When the
SHIFT
key is held together with the
TALBACK
key, the
TALKBACK
key acts as a slate key.
Talkback Level
The
TB LEVEL
knob adjusts the
volume of the Talkback mic.
