Setting Up Cue Mixes - DigiDesign Control 24 Manual

Setting Up Cue Mixes

The Control|24 AUX OUT outputs can be con-
nected to your cue mix system to provide a
headphone mix. The Talkback and Listenback
signals are always routed to these outputs.
To set up your cue mix, you can either engage
the MONITOR TO AUX switch in the COMMU-
NICATIONS/HEADPHONE section to send your
main stereo mix to the AUX OUT outputs, or use
sends to create a special cue mix.
Control Room to Cue Mix
To feed the cue mix the Main Pro Tools (Control
Room) Monitor Mix:
Make sure your cue mix system is connected
1
to the Control|24 AUX OUT outputs.
Press MONITOR TO AUX.
2
Use the AUX LEVEL knob to adjust cue mix
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level.
In surround monitor modes, only the front
L/R source is sent to the AUX outputs.
Discrete Cue Mix
To create a discrete stereo cue mix with Pro Tools
Sends:
Connect a pair of Pro Tools outputs to the
1
Control|24 AUX IN inputs.
Make sure your cue mix system is connected
2
to the Control|24 AUX OUT outputs.
Assign a pre-fader stereo send on each channel
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and Aux Input needed for the cue mix (using
pre-fader sends enables you maintain a cue mix
independent of your main monitoring mix).
98 Control|24 Guide
Assign the send outputs to the output pair
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patched to the Control|24 AUX IN buss.
Once your mix is set up pre-fader, you can copy
your current (main) fader mix to your newly-
created, independent, stereo cue mix.
To copy track levels to send level:
While pressing APPLY TO ALL CHANNELS or
1
OPT(ALT)/ALL, press any channel SELECT
switch. All select switches on all channels light.
With your mouse, choose Copy To Sends from
2
the Pro Tools Edit Menu. A dialog will appear
asking if you wish to copy all fader data (includ-
ing automation, mutes, etc.), or just levels.
Choose levels only (the default), and choose
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your new stereo cue send as the target in the
pop-up menu at the bottom of the dialog. Press
ENTER on the Control|24 numeric keypad to
confirm.
Press PLAY, and adjust the send levels as
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needed for your cue mix. The AUX LEVEL knob
controls overall cue mix volume. Because the
cue sends are pre-fader, any soloing or muting
tasks that you perform in the control room will
not be heard in the cue mix.
For more control over the cue mix, in addition
to the Aux level master control, create a stereo
master fader for overall level control of the aux-
iliary buss.
Flip mode is very useful for setting up send/cue
mix levels, as it enables you control send levels
from the Control|24 touch-sensitive faders. For
more information, see "Using Flip Mode with
Sends" on page 106.