Master Section; Power And Phantom Indicators; Headphones Level And Source; Phone Jacks - Alesis Studio 32 Reference Manual

MASTER SECTION

On the right hand side of the console are controls that affect the outputs of the
mixer.

Power and Phantom indicators

The switches for these indicators are located on the back panel. The PHANTOM
LED indicates that 48 volt phantom power is being applied to all 16 XLR jacks

Headphones Level and Source

The LEVEL knob sets the overall level of the two headphone output jacks next to it.
The HEADPHONES SOURCE switch has two positions: CR (CONTROL ROOM)
and MON 1/2. When CONTROL ROOM is selected (switch UP), the headphone is
sent the same signal appearing at the Control Room outputs (but independent of the
Control Room's level control). When the switch is down, the Headphones are sent
the signal at the MON SEND 1 and 2 outputs. This allows you to hear the pre-
fader monitor mix.

Phone jacks

The headphone jacks on the front panel are designed for most stereo headphones.
The internal headphone amplifier outputs the maximum power allowed by safety
standards. The impedance and efficiency of the headphones will determine the
maximum volume available. Eight-ohm headphones may be louder at a given
setting than 150-ohm or 600-ohm headphones; however, there should be enough
gain to drive any dynamic headphone to reasonable levels if the mixer is being run
properly.

Stereo Aux Return Section

This section is essentially an eight-input addition to the channels, squeezed into
the top of the master section. This section is where you determine how much signal
will be heard from effect devices.

MON 1/2

Turn these purple knobs in order to hear the Stereo Aux Returns in the Monitor 1/2
mix. This is a pre-fader stereo send typically used for performer monitors and
headphone feeds. Signals from the left input will go to Monitor 1, and signals from
the right input will go to Monitor 2. The MON 1/2 send is not affected by the
LEVEL control beneath it.

LEVEL

The grey LEVEL controls set how much signal from the Stereo Aux Return inputs
will be sent to the Aux Return ASSIGN switches. In that sense, they are just like
the Channel Faders in function.
Description of Controls
Description of Controls
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