How do I assign the 1st 16 tracks of Tape Returns…?
1 With the SHIFT indicator lit, press the
LINK/GRP key. Press the soft key
under ST LINK. Use the cursor keys
to navigate the arrow under AUX 1 and
press ENTER. AUX 1-2 will now show
ST LINK.
2 Press the SHIFT key again so the indicator
goes out. Press the AUX 1-2 key. Press
the soft key below SOURCE. Use the
cursor keys to highlight the SETUP
section of the display. Turn the first
POD knob to change setting to RETURN.
Turn the second POD knob to change the
setting to ALL. Press ENTER. A pop up
screen will ask you to confirm by pressing
ENTER again. Do it. You’ll notice that the
first 16 channels are now labeled RETURN.
When recording on tracks 1-16 AUX 1-2 are used as the tape return path. That being
the case there are a few settings you will need to be aware of. This section will cover
those settings.
4 Press the MASTER LAYER STATUS key.
The faders will jump to show master buss
and aux send levels. Locate the AUX 1
master fader and bring it to a unity gain
setting. In other words, push the fader to
the “0” level on the console.
5 In the control room section you’ll need to
choose AUX 1-2 as your monitoring
source. Now set your control room volume
to a respectable level. Press the CH 1-16
LAYER STATUS key. Now Press the
AUX 1-2 key. Your faders now represent
your tape return levels for tracks 1-16.
Use them to set the levels as you wish.
3 Press the LAYER STATUS key for CH
1-16 and press the CH 1 SELECT key.
Turn SHIFT off and press the AUX 1-2
key. Use the cursor keys to select “Aux
level fader control” at the top left of the
screen. Press ENTER to select ON. Your
Aux send levels will now be controlled by
the faders. Notice that your LAYER
STATUS key for CH 1-16 will blink.
This lets you know that you are looking
at AUX levels not CHANNEL levels. Press
the MODULE key at the left of the display
to view CHANNEL levels again. Notice
the LAYER STATUS key for CH 1-16
has stopped blinking. Now everytime you
press the AUX 1-2 key the faders will
jump to display the aux send levels.
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