Example 2 - Recording A Full Band And Monitoring Back Via Stems - Solid State Logic XL-Desk Owner's Manual

example 2 - Recording a Full Band and Monitoring Back via Stems

Let's assume that a band are coming into the studio to record and the input list looks as follows:
Input List
1 Kick Drum Inside Microphone
2 Kick Drum Outside Microphone
3 Snare Drum Top Microphone
4 Snare Drum Bottom Microphone
5 Rack Tom Microphone
6 Floor Tom Microphone
7 Overhead Left Microphone
8 Overhead Right Microphone
For this recording, you have decided that
a click track will be necessary.
1) Plug the first 8 microphones into MIC INPUT 1-8 of XL-Desk (all the drums).
(Using the DB25 to 8 XLR female interface lead.)
2) Use external preamplifiers for inputs 9 -16. Plug the outputs
of the preamplifiers into LINE INPUT 9-16. (If using your own
500-series amps, see notes on page 25.)
tri-colour
LED
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3) Make sure channels 1-16 are NOT sourcing from the DAW input. (The DAW button
should be released.)
4) Increase the gain (red control) on the microphone preamplifiers until
the tri-colour LED starts to show some signal. If the microphone needs
phantom power, use the +48v button. Repeat this process for your
outboard preamplifiers.
Tip: Engage the VHD button on the drum preamplifiers to add crunchy
harmonics and liven up the drum sound. Use the gain (red control)
to drive the signal and the TRIM to back off the overall output level.
5) It's probably a good idea to listen to how the microphones are sounding.
To do this route the first 16 channels to Mix Bus B by pressing the B
routing button above the CUT button. Raise the faders.
6) Make sure the MIX B master level control is at 0dB in the centre section
(centre-indented position). Press the MIX B AFL button and raise the
MONITOR LeveL control to hear your inputs through the speakers.
9 Room Left Microphone
10 Room Right Microphone
11 Bass DI
12 Bass Amp Microphone
13 Rhythm Electric Guitar Microphone
14 Lead Electric Guitar Microphone
15 Backing Vocal
16 Lead Vocal
Inputs Stemmed DAW Returns
Mono Channels 1–16
Mic Preamps
Click
Stereo
Stereo
ch. 1–3
ch. 4
MIC INPUT 1 - 8
LINE INPUT 9 - 16
DAW INPUT 1 - 8
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