Sound Reinforcement Applications; Creating A Mono House Mix; Subgrouping With The Group Faders - Alesis Studio 24 Reference Manual

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Though the Studio 24 has been designed as a recording console, it makes an excellent
console for live PA applications. It has just as much (if not more) headroom as a PA
console, is more flexible, and has a much more powerful EQ than the typical stereo
PA console.
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REATING A MONO HOUSE MIX
Most sound reinforcement applications work best in mono, since so few members of
the audience are seated in the ideal spot to hear the balance of a stereo sound system
effectively. Also, a stereo sound system can be much more difficult to mix.
To configure the Studio 24 mixer in order to achieve a mono mix:
1 Pan all of the Channels fully left (or fully right).
2 Assign all Channels to L/R.
A mono mix will now be present at the MAIN OUT L jack (or the MAIN OUT R
jack, if all Channels were panned to the right).
Note that the MONO switch above the GROUP faders may be used to assign the
Group signals to left and right equally, no matter what the pan position is. Follow the
instructions below for subgrouping, making sure that no channel is assigned to L/R
directly.
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UBGROUPING WITH THE
The Groups are extremely useful in sound reinforcement work. A Group can be used
to control the overall level of several Channels with the movement of only one fader.
Here are two examples:
To control all the vocal mics from the Group 1 master fader:
Raise the selected Channel faders to the desired levels.
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2 Unassign each of the selected Channels from the L/R Master Fader by switching
their respective L/R buttons to the "Off" (up) position.
3 Now assign each of the selected Channels to Group 1 by first switching the GRP
button to its "On" (down) position. Then adjust the PAN control of each of the
selected Channels so that it is fully Left.
Assign the Group to the Master faders by switching the LINK TO L/R switch to
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its "On" (down) position. The Group 1 _____ will now control the selected
Channels, and the combined signal will appear at the L/R MASTER FADER
along with the other Channels directly assigned to L/R.
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