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8 - Monitoring, etc.
The TM-D1000 allows you to connect an amplifier/
speaker monitoring system to the
connectors. The level of the signal transmitted from
there is controlled by the
LEVEL
There is also a
PHONES
jack, into which you can
plug standard headphones. The level here is indepen-
dently controllable with the
control.
WARNING
Do not connect a pair of monaural head-
phones to the stereo
PHONES
monaural jack plug. This can damage the TM-
D1000 headphone amplifier.
8.1 Choosing the monitoring
source
Use the
MONITOR SELECT
monitor source (the bottom
source selection switch, but switches the stereo mon-
itored busses to a mono mix).
As explained earlier, when recording, you will prob-
ably want to listen to the L-R mix, as this is the mix
to which all tracks can be assigned safely. However,
you can also use the
1-2
and
check the group and aux outputs, as well as the
switch to check the input at the
8.1.1, "EXT IN"below).
NOTE
Signals corrseponding to the analog nominal
level will be shown on the meters as –16 dB.
You can select more than one monitor source at a
time (more than one of these switches can be pressed
simultaneously).
NOTE
When the EXT IN switch is pressed, even if
digital signal SELECT switches are also
pressed, the meters will be in "analog" mode,
i.e. any peak hold or release time settings
(see 14.2, "Meter settings") will not be
effective.
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MONITOR OUT
control.
PHONES LEVEL
jack with a
switches to select the
switch is not a
MONO
3-4 SELECT
switches to
EXT
jacks (see
EXT IN
The
switch allows you to check the mono
MONO
mix of any of these stereo pairs. However, you
should note that the meters will still continue to
meter the two stereo signals individually, rather than
the summed stereo pair.
WARNING
As mentioned earlier, you should not assign
the return from any recorded tracks to a pair
of groups feeding those tracks, otherwise you
will create a feedback loop.
8.1.1 EXT IN
The
EXT IN
switch is a little different from the other
switches provided to select the monitor source.
The
L-R
,
1-2
, and
3-4
show the digital signal levels
on the meter, the
EXT IN
switch shows the analog
levels received at the
EXT INPUT
The options which affect the meter ballistics (see
14.2, "Meter settings") only apply to the digital mon-
itor selections, not to the analog
8.2 Soloing
The TM-D1000 provides you with three solo modes:
a pre-fade listen mode (PFL), an after (post)-fade lis-
ten (AFL) and an in-place solo mode (IPS).
The last two modes are mono modes (i.e. the pan or
balance controls will have no effect on the final solo
mix).
The solo mode is activated by pressing the
key (above group
and
3
4
solo mode, this key will either light (IPS) or flash
(AFL or PFL) red. The current solo mode is also
shown in the display for about a second after the solo
mode is enabled.
The channel
keys change function and
MUTE
become solo keys when the solo mode is activated.
In addition to the "primary" solo mode, there is also
a "secondary" solo mode, which is activated when
the
key is pressed and held down and the
SHIFT
SOLO
key is pressed. The assignment of primary and
secondary solo modes is explained below.
NOTE
One big difference between the AFL and the
IPS modes is that when IPS is activated,
unsoloed channels will be cut from the L-R
jacks.
metering.
EXT IN
SOLO
faders). Depending on the
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