MOTU 828 User Manual page 38

CueMix 5 Output tab, as shown below in
Figure 5-4. After doing so, the main volume knob
and MUTE button (on both the front panel and in
the CueMix 5 Home and Output tabs) affect all of
them. The MONO button sums only Main Outs
1-2 when additional channels are included in the
Monitor Group.
Figure 5-4: The Monitor Group. In this example, outputs 3-6 have been
added to Main Out 1-2 for monitor control of a 5.1 surround system.
Main Out 1-2 are always part of the Monitor
Group, so they cannot be enabled or disabled like
the other analog channels.
Figure 5-5: When A/B Mode is enabled, the Monitor Group controls
both pairs of A and B outputs (Main Out 1-2 and Line Out 3-4, respec-
tively). See "A/B Mode" below.
Use the trim controls in the CueMix 5 Output tab
to trim Monitor Group outputs relative to each
other.
MUTE AND MONO
Push MUTE (Figure 5-6) to temporarily silence all
outputs currently included in the Monitor Group
(Figure 5-4).
Push MONO (Figure 5-6) to temporarily sum the
Main Out 1-2 pair (or the A/B monitor pairs, if
enabled) to mono. When summing to mono, the
left and right channels are mixed together and the
resulting mono audio stream is sent to both
outputs of the stereo pair. The resulting mono
signal is also attenuated by 3 dB to maintain the
same overall loudness of the original stereo image.
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If the Monitor Group currently has additional
channels included in the group (beyond Main Out
1-2), the MONO button affects only Main Out
1-2. It does not affect any of the other Monitor
Group outputs.
A/B MODE
The 828 front panel provides controls for the
primary and secondary monitors in your studio,
labeled A and B, respectively (Figure 5-6).
These controls are also available in the CueMix 5
Home tab (page 42) and Output tab (page 46), so
you can control them from your laptop, tablet or
smartphone.
Figure 5-6: A/B Mode and Monitor controls on the front panel.
Output connections for Monitor A and B
Monitor pair A should be connected to the XLR
Main Outs 1-2 and monitor pair B to Line Outs
3-4.
Enabling A/B monitor mode
To enable or disable A/B monitor mode, press the
AB ON button. When enabled, the output
channels in monitor group A and B share the same
audio signal (assigned to the channels in group A).
Monitor A/B select
To select a monitor pair and mute the other pair,
press A or B (Figure 5-6). Press both buttons at the
same time to hear both sets of monitors simulta-
neously.
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