Tips- Off-Air Recording - ALLEN & HEATH XB-14-2 User Manual

APPLICATION TIPS: OFF-AIR CALL RECORDING
MIC MIC
LINE LINE
M1 M2
INSERT INSERT
M1 M2 M3
0 0 0
10 10
20 30 20 30 20 30
10 10 10
G AIN G AIN G AIN
0 40 0 40 0
MIC MIC MIC
50 50
LINE LINE LINE
-10 -6 63 26 -10 -6 63 26 -10 -6
100Hz 100Hz
HF HF HF
12kHz 12kHz 12kHz
-15 + 15 -15 + 15 -15 + 15
650 650 650
500 1k 500 1k 500
200 200 200
2k 2k
3k 3k
120Hz 4k 120Hz 4k 120Hz
MF MF MF
-15 + 15 -15 + 15 -15 + 15
LF LF LF
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
-15 + 15 -15 + 15 -15 + 15
PRE PRE PRE
AUX AUX AUX
O O + 6 O O + 6 O O
MIX B MIX B MIX B
BUS BUS BUS
= = =
PAN PAN PAN
L R L R L
AUD AUD AUD
REM MUTE REM MUTE REM MUTE
PEAK PEAK PEAK
SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL
PFL PFL PFL
PGM PGM PGM
FDR FDR FDR
0 0
5 5
10 10
15 15
20 20
30 30
40 40
50 50
O O O O
M1 M2
Allen & Heath
This diagram shows the basic mixer setup using the Audition bus to rec-
ord an interview with a telephone caller off-air, whilst playing music
through stereo channel ST1. The interview could be recorded from the
Audition out phono connectors or via the USB port as shown here.
ST2
MIC MIC TEL IN TEL IN
L
R
CLF OUT CLF OUT
LINE LINE
L/M
M3 M4
ST1
INSERT INSERT
R
TELCO 1 TELCO 2
ST2
M4 T1 T2
0
10 10 5 5 0
20 30
0 0
10 GAIN GAIN
10 10
G AIN
-5 -5
40 0 40
-15
MIC
20 20
50 50
LINE
63 26 -10 -6 63 26 -1O -1O
26 26 + 15
ST2
100Hz 100Hz
120Hz 120Hz
1/2
HF
12kHz
HPF HPF
ST1
-15 + 15
20Hz 6kHz 20Hz 6kHz
0
650 3k 3k ST1
1k 500 1k
200
2k 2k
LPF LPF
-15
3k 3k
4k 120Hz 4k 700Hz 20k 700Hz 20k
+ 15
MF HF
12kHz
TALK TALK
-15 + 15
-15 + 15
AUDITIO N AUDITIO N
LF LF
80Hz CLF SCE CLF SCE 80Hz
AUX AUX
-15 + 15 PGM PGM -15 + 15
PRE PRE PRE PRE
AUX AUX AUX AUX
+ 6 O O + 6 O O + 6 O O + 6 O O + 6
MIX B MIX B MIX B MIX B
BUS BUS BUS BUS
= = = =
PAN PAN PAN BAL
R L R L R L R L R
AUD AUD AUD AUD
REM MUTE REM MUTE REM MUTE
+ START/CUE
PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK
SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL
PFL PFL PFL PFL
PGM PGM PGM PGM
FDR FDR FDR FDR
0 0 0 0 0
5 5 5 5 5
10 10 10 10 10
15 15 15 15 15
20 20 20 20 20
30 30 30 30 30
40 40 40 40 40
50 50 50 50 50
O O O O O O O O O O
M3 M4 T1 T2 ST1
ST4 MIX B OUT CRM SPEAKERS AUD OUT
L L L L
R R R R
EXT MO N IN
L/M L/M L/M
L
ST3 ST5 ST7
R
R R R
GUEST PHO NES 1 GUEST PHO NES 2 CRM PHONES
ST4 ST6
0 0
USB
5 5 5 SE ND
-15 -15
RETURN
+ 15 + 15 AUX+ MO NO
ST4 ST6 (USB)
AUDITIO N 48V
3/4 5/USB
ON
MIX B
ST3 ST5
PGM MIX
0 0 0
ST3 ST5 ST7
5 5 5 5
-15 -15 -15
+ 15 + 15 + 15
HF HF HF
12kHz 12kHz 12kHz
-15 + 15 -15 + 15 -15 + 15
LF LF LF
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
-15 + 15 -15 + 15 -15 + 15
PRE PRE PRE
AUX AUX AUX
CRM+ PHONE S
SELE CTION
O O + 6 O O + 6 O O + 6
CRM
MIX B MIX B MIX B SPEAKERS
BUS BUS BUS
= = =
BAL BAL BAL
DIM SPKS
CUT SPKS
L R L R L R
MIC FADER UP
AUD AUD AUD
= CUT SPKS
CRM
PHONES
+ START/CUE + START/CUE + START/CUE
PEAK PEAK PEAK
SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL
MIN MAX
PFL PFL PFL
EX MO N
PGM PGM PGM
FDR FDR FDR
0 0 0
5 5 5
10 10 10
15 15 15
20 20 20
30 30 30
40 40 40
50 50 50
O O O O O O
ST2 ST3 ST4
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INSERT L
L
MAIN
PGM
OUT
INSERT R
R
AUX
MONO
OUT
PO WE R
+ 16 + 16
+ 9 + 9
+ 6 + 6
+ 3 + 3
0VU 0VU
-3 -3
-6 -6
-9 -9
-12 -12
-16 -16
-20 -20
-30 -30
L R
PFL ACTIVE
AUD
AUX
EXT
MON
USB
IN
GUEST PHONES
MIX B
SELECTION
PFL ENABLE
TO GUEST
Notes:
MIN MAX
TALK
TO GUEST
Ensure Audition buttons
GUEST
PHONES
are pressed and audition
MIN MAX MIN MAX
lights are on for the off-
air channels
MIN MAX MIN MAX
MIX B LEV
AUD
PGM MIX
FADER
0
Switch the CLF source for
5
the caller to Audition.
10
15
Select Audition to USB if
20
recording to computer.
30
The producer can monitor
40
50
either the live program or
O O
the off-air interview using
PGM
the CRM selection switch-
es.
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