Playback/Mixdown; Getting The Mix To The 2-Track Deck; Mixdown Basics - Alesis Studio 32 Reference Manual

Playback/Mixdown

Getting the Mix to the 2-Track Deck

Once you have established a satisfactory mix, it's time to get it over to the tape
deck. This involves connecting the L/R MAIN OUT jacks to the mixdown tape
deck's left and right inputs. For more information on connecting the Studio 32 to a
two-track mixdown deck, see page Error! Bookmark not defined..
Assign all Channels, Monitors, Stereo Aux Returns and Groups being used to the L/R
MASTER FADER, by making sure the L/R buttons for each is down. Then create a
mix using the Faders for the selected channels.
Make sure the L/R switches of all unused channels, monitors or aux returns are UP,
to keep the noise floor to a minimum.

Mixdown Basics

Here is a simplified step-by-step way to establish a mix:
1 On the channels where you want to hear tape track, press the FADER SOURCE
switch down. Now the TAPE IN will appear at the channel input.
2 Make sure the channel L/R switches are down. Set the Main L/R fader at full
and raise the channel FADERS being used as tape returns to the desired levels.
3 Add the amount of effects desired by adjusting the AUX levels of each Channel.
If required, adjust the AUX MASTERS to avoid overloading outboard effects.
4 Assign the STEREO AUX RETURNS to L/R.
5 Raise the level of the STEREO AUX RETURNS. For quietest operation with
the greatest amount of headroom, it's best to run the individual channel AUX
Sends at about the "2 o'clock" level, the AUXILIARY MASTERS at the same
position, and if the effects are too loud, turn down the AUX RETURNS, not the
sends.
6 Adjust the input of the mixdown deck, or if necessary the Master L/R FADER, so
that the desired level is sent to the mixdown tape machine.
7 Press 2 TRACK as the source in the CONTROL ROOM section. This assures
that you are hearing only what is actually reaching the mixdown deck, and
that it is in RECORD mode when you want it to be.
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