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EXAMPLE 3: AS AN EXPANDER MIXER TO A
RECORDING SYSTEM
In th is case, we have the same inputs as in hookup',
but this time we want to integrate itwith ourTASCAM
246 Portastudio. The principle is the same for any other
recording system that has BUSS IN jacks.
20
INPUTS
I
1:1
Effects Device
Buss I n Signal Flow (246 Portastudio)
OL Indicator
INSERTion
(BUSS IN)
(BUSS Ol;1Tl
11
.1
6
INPUTS
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""1'
(MIX DOWN)
DD
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0
MASTER TAPE
~:~~~~~~
ASSIGN Switches
@)~
LINE
B (ch 5
/
6 only)
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PGM
BUSS
IN
The
RCA/
Phono outputs of the MM-' connect to the
PGM/
GRP BUSS IN , and 2 of the Portastudio. This
makes the MM-' part of the first two busses of the
Portastudio: the output signal can
be
recorded directly
onto tracks' and 2, with no controls on the Portastudio
but the PGM MASTERS having any
effect.
At mixdown
time, when PGM BUSS OUT' and 2 feed a two track
recorder, you have the six inputs of the 246 added to
the 20 inputs of the MM-', for a 26-channel mixdown.
Points to Consider.
Choosing the buss to patch into: The 246 is a 4 buss
mixer; the MM-' only has 2
.
Other consoles have 8 or
even '6 mix busses.
*I f you want to record the instruments onto tape
from the MM-', you have to patch the MM-' onto the
buss of the track you're recording on
.
*If
you are running a MIDI Sync setup with "virtual
tracks" (i .e., a sequencer-ru n backi ng track) that you
don't want to record onto tape, you must patch the
MM-'
into
a buss that has already been recorded on, or
that you won't use for a while. For example, after you've
recorded the MID I sync tone on track 4 of the 246, you
can use PGM BUSS IN 4 for the MM-', since that buss
won't be used again. Repatch the MM -' to Buss In , & 2
for final mixdown.
Tying the effect busses together. Since the Portastudio
has 2 effect sends, you can either keep them separate (in
which case you hook up some effect devices to the 246,
and others to the MM-'), or tie them together as we did
in the example. Take the EFF , and 2 OUT of the Porta
studio, and plug it into the EFF BUSS IN , and 3 of the
MM-'. By doing this, the two effect systems are linked,
with the effect devices hooked up only to the MM-', but
"hearing" the sends from the 246. I n this case, the
Portastudio's effect system becomes an "expander" to
the
MM-"s.
Set the Effect Masters of the Portastudio to
their nominal (2 o'clock) position
.
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