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Tape / Direct (Tape Returns)
The Mixer's headphone monitoring section allows for the use of tape returns.
These "Tape Return Audio Inputs" are contained on the DB-37 Multi-pin
connector on the rear panel of the Solice Mixer. There are eight tape returns to
go along with the eight main outputs.
These tape returns allow the operator to
monitor "Tape" confidence (old term for recording verification) to insure that audio
is actually being recorded. Some recorders offer this recording confidence as an
output which can be connected to the Solice Mixer's tape inputs.
When the
operator desires to check the tape inputs, he or she simply presses the
Tape/Direct push button switch and his or her headphones are automatically
switched to monitor the tape return inputs. The headphone selection switch is
still active and thus if you were monitoring the mixers outputs 1 and 2, when you
switch to "tape" you will be monitoring the tape returns 1 and 2. The same holds
true for all of the other headphone selections except for "iPod" and inputs
"Channel 1".
These two setting do not offer any tape return function, so if you
switch to tape, these settings will not change.
M-S Stereo Decoding
The Solice mixer will allow decoding of MS stereo signals sent to the mixer's
headphones.
There is a 3-way toggle switch located on the main mixer panel
that is labeled "M-S", "STEREO", and "MONO"
This 3-way switch controls the
audio signal going to the mixers headphone feed. It does not control the feeds
going to the Director or two Boom Operators headphone feeds. When switched
to M-S, MS stereo signals are decoded into standard XY stereo signals for the
operator of the mixer to listen to.
This setting is only used when making MS
stereo recordings. The "STEREO" setting is used for most applications. When
set to this position, the mixer's headphones will receive standard stereo signals.
When set to "MONO" the mixer's headphone signals are mono'd together. This
is useful for checking phasing problems between various microphones and
wireless.
Headphone Selection
Each of the four headphone feeds has a rotary selection switch that has six
positions. Each of these positions selects a specific audio source to feed to that
particular operator's headphones.
This is convenient for allowing the users to
pick their own individual audio source.
The Solice mixer is equipped with four independent stereo headphone feeds.
These are labeled on the mixer as "Mixer", "Director", "Boom 1" and "Boom 2".
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