Mixdown; The 1622 Mixer And A 4 Or 8 Track Tape Deck; Using The 1622 Mixer To Record; A Single Source To 1 Track - Alesis 1622 Reference Manual

which means that the headphone mix will not change if the fader level changes
while the engineer makes adjustments to his monitor mix.
MIXER has 2 Pre-Fader Sends, either 2 separate mono Cue mixes or 1 stereo
Cue mix can be provided.

MIXDOWN

- After all of the desired musical parts have been performed and recorded
satisfactorily, the mixdown stage takes place. During this stage, the musical parts are blended
together, tonally enhanced with EQ and effects, positioned in the desired stereo spectrum with
the PAN controls, and finally recorded onto a DAT (Digital Audio Tape), 2 track reel to reel, or
cassette recorder. The 1622 MIXER provides a separate facility for both a mix to the mixdown
recorder, and for playback as well.

THE 1622 MIXER AND A 4 OR 8 TRACK TAPE DECK

USING THE 1622

A SINGLE SOURCE TO 1 TRACK

1) With a microphone or instrument connected to the desired input channel, set
the input level correctly.
ADJUST LEVELS
2) Connect the DIRECT OUT of the input channel to the input of the desired tape
track. See Section 2, INTERFACING,
3) To monitor (listen to) the track through the Multitrack Tape Deck, place the
desired track of the tape machine into "source" or "input" and raise the Channel
Fader of the 1622 MIXER where the tape return from the Multitrack is
connected; i.e Track 1 to Channel 9, Track 2 to Channel 10, etc. (See Section
2, INTERFACING, and HOW TO ADJUST LEVELS)
playback.
OR FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TWO OR MORE SOURCES TO 1 TRACK.

TWO OR MORE SOURCES TO 1 TRACK

1) With microphones or instruments connected to the input channels, set the input
levels correctly.
LEVELS.
2) If more than 1 instrument is to be recorded on 1 track at the same time, assign
it to a SUB MASTER by switching the SUB switch to the "On" position on the
desired channel.
3) Use the PAN control on all of the assigned channels to position the channels
fully either to the left or right. If the panning is fully left, then you will be using
SUB MASTER 1 (the left). If the panning is fully to the right, then you will be
using SUB MASTER 2.
4) Connect the output of the SUB MASTER of the 1622 MIXER to the input of the
track to be recorded on the Multitrack Tape Deck.
5) The SUB MASTER Fader will now control the level going to tape. For cleanest
recording, the SUB MASTER Fader should be adjusted so that the level going
to tape should reach 0 VU on peaks on the meters of the Multitrack Tape Deck.
The exception to this would be for percussive instruments with lots of high
TO RECORD:
MIXER
See Section 2,
See Section 2, INTERFACING, and HOW TO ADJUST
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Since the 1622
INTERFACING, and HOW TO
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