Studio Section; Talkback Select - Tascam SX-1 Reference Manual

Part II–Monitoring Signals and Selecting Screens
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When the Aux sends are linked for stereo operation,
pressing SOURCE accesses both the odd and even Aux
channels as a stereo pair. If the Aux sends are not
linked, pressing SOURCE will first monitor the odd,
and then the even Aux channels of a pair.
Press the
Monitor DIM
lower the output level of your Control Room Moni-
tors by a set amount. The default is –12 dB, but this
value can be as much as –50 db. The attenuation
amount is adjusted from the LCD
( +
SHIFT SETTINGS/ PREFS
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When monitoring at levels that make having a conver-
sation difficult, use DIM to get a quick word in without
having to touch the master output levels.

STUDIO Section

This section provides controls for the Studio monitor
outputs (which can be used to feed a set of speakers
in the tracking room) and the Talkback mic.
The
SOURCE Select
SOURCE
choose the source signal that you want to monitor
through your Studio speakers. Multiple presses of
this key allow you to toggle through the following
sources:
When the
<STEREO> <STEREO>
nated, the source monitored is the Master L/R output
(post the Master Fader).
When the
<CUE> <CUE>
monitored is the Cue mix.
When the
<AUX 1/2> <AUX 1 / 2>
source monitored is the Auxiliary 1 and 2 sends.

TALKBACK Select

The key engages the Talkback mic
TALKBACK
located on the left side of the SX-1's slanted front
panel. Use the Talkback mic to communicate with
musicians and other talent over the Studio outputs.
The key, together with the
TALKBACK
leys, is a "smart" key. Press and release these
DIM
keys briefly to latch them on and off. Press and hold
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key to momentarily
DIM
screen
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). This is a "smart" key.
key allows you to
LED is illumi-
LED is on, the source
LED is on, the
and
MONO
Press
MONO Select
MONO
currently selected in mono (instead of stereo). The
key is of a "smart" type.
The Speaker Select switch,
Speaker Select
labeled , lets you quickly switch
LARGE/ SMALL
between two different sets of speakers (for example,
large and small control room monitors). The
and speaker connections are located on the
SMALL
top panel of the SX-1.
The
Monitor LEVEL
LEVEL
volume of your control room monitors. You can pre-
set the control's starting level (if for instance, the ini-
tial output seems too loud) from the LCD
screen (
SHIFT
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The default output is +4dBu.
With the
<AUX 3/4> <AUX 3 / 4>
the source monitored is the Auxiliary 3 and 4 sends.
When the
<AUX 5/6> <AUX 5 / 6>
source monitored is the Auxiliary 5 and 6 sends.
For the Aux sends, pressing once will select the odd-
numbered aux send of the pair (the light will flash
slowly) and pressing again will select the even-num-
bered aux send (the light will flash quickly).
When the
<2 -TRACK/CD>
on, you are monitoring the signal coming into the
stereo input (located on the unit's top panel).
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With the LED illuminated, you are
<D-IN> <D-IN>
monitoring the unit's digital inputs (found on the
unit's rear).
Press once for (the light will flash slowly),
D-IN 1
and press twice for
D-IN 2
quickly).
them for longer before releasing to use them as non-
latching keys.
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When the SHIFT key is held together with the
TALBACK key, the TALKBACK key acts as a slate key.
The
Talkback Level
TB LEVEL
volume of the Talkback mic.
to hear the source
LARGE
knob controls the
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SETTINGS/ PREFS
LED illuminated,
LED is on, the
LED is
<2 -TRACK/ CD>
(the light will flash
knob adjusts the