Alesis Studio 24, Справочное руководство

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Recording
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TUDIO
24 R
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ANUAL
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SING THE
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ONITOR THE
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ULTITRACK
If you’re only recording a few inputs at a time, you may want to use a different
technique for monitoring. Instead of monitoring the multitrack through MON 1/2,
you might prefer listening to recorded tracks through the Channels where you can
use the Channel faders to mix the tape tracks rather than the MON 1/2 knobs.
This is accomplished by pressing the CHAN/MON REVERSE switch on the desired
Channels down. By so doing, the TAPE IN jacks of the Channels becomes the faders’
input source, and signals present in the MIC or LINE jacks are now routed to MON
1/2. This switch simply “reverses” the input source of the Channel: either the
MIC/LINE jacks or the TAPE IN.
Monitoring on the channel faders gives you a head start on your mixdown, and also
allows you to start using the EQ, experiment with effects through AUX 3/4 or try
different PAN settings. Keep in mind, however, that you will not be able to record
any Mic or Line source that’s plugged into a channel simultaneously being used to
monitor a tape return. To hear any tracks you’re overdubbing/recording you will
still use the MONITOR 1/2 mix, on channels not being used for playback.
To listen to tape tracks on the Channel faders:
1 On the multitrack, set the tracks you want to monitor into playback mode
(Record switched OFF).
2 On the Studio 24, make sure the GRP switches of the tracks you want to hear are
all UP (off).
3 Press the CHAN/MON REVERSE switch at the top of the Channel (below TRIM)
down for all tape tracks you want to hear. This makes the tape input jack the
source of the Channel FADER.
4 Assign the tape track Channels to L/R (the switch lowest on the channel strip).
5 Raise the Channel FADERS being used for the tape tracks you wish to listen to.
6 Raise the L/R MASTER FADER, make sure all CONTROL ROOM SOURCE
switches are UP (L/R) and adjust the CONTROL ROOM settings, as in the
previous section.
Do not arm any tracks being monitored this way. If the DIRECT OUT
SOURCE switch is up, it can cause feedback!
7 If you’re doing an overdub, plug the source into the same channel you’re
recording onto. This channel’s CHAN/MON REVERSE switch must be UP. Put
that track into record-ready mode. Set the recording level on the channel fader
as usual.
8 Turn down all MON 1/2 level controls except for the channel being recorded.
Press the MON LINK TO L/R switch down. Adjust the MONITOR 1/2 control
for the proper balance between the overdub and the previous tracks.
Do not
adjust the channel fader on this track--that will affect recording level.