Aux Master Controls; Auxiliary Masters; Monitor 1/2 Master; Link To L/R Switch - Alesis Studio 32 Reference Manual

Aux Master Controls

Auxiliary Masters

The four blue knobs in the Aux Master section provide the final overall level control
for the Aux Send mixes. They get their signal from the individual Aux Send level
controls to the left. The signal then goes to the respective AUXILIARY OUTPUT
jacks on the back panel, and to the appropriate Control Room select switch. Adjust
the Aux Masters for the correct level feeding your external effects device. The
nominal (unity gain) setting for these controls is approximately "2 o'clock."

Monitor 1/2 Master

This purple knob is the final overall level control for the Monitor 1/2 mix (the
sixteen controls to its left, plus the four in the Stereo Aux Return section). This
controls the level at the AUXILIARY OUTPUT 1/2 (labeled "MON" underneath)
jacks on the back panel, the MON 1/2 switch in the Control Room section, and the
MON 1/2 selection of the HEADPHONES SOURCE switch. Adjust the Monitor 1/2
Master for the correct level feeding your external headphone or stage monitor
amplifier. The nominal (unity gain) setting for this control is approximately "2
o'clock." Set it there if the MON 1/2 mix will be used to add more inputs to the
final mix using the LINK switch, described below.

LINK TO L/R switch

This is a powerful switch that allows you to turn the Studio 32 into a 32-input
stereo mixer, instead of a 16-input mixer with an in-line monitor section. The LINK
TO L/R switch routes the MONITOR 1/2 MASTER signal to the Master L/R
FADER.
Regardless of whether the LINK switch is up or down, the MONITOR 1/2 signal
always feeds the headphone source and control room source switches, as well as the
AUX 1/2 output jacks on the rear panel. The LINK switch simply mixes or assigns
the 16x2 monitor mix to the L/R mix buss as well.
If you are sending the Monitor signal to the headphones or control room, but don't
want that signal on the Master L/R stereo output, leave the LINK TO L/R switch
off (up).
If monitors are not being used as extra inputs during mixdown, turn the LINK switch
off for the best signal-to-noise ratio.
Description of Controls
Description of Controls
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