Record + Mix Status (Overdub Mode) - Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Operator's Manual

SL 9000 J Console Operator's Manual

Record + Mix Status (Overdub Mode)

This mode was designed for use in overdubbing but many engineers will use this
status when laying basic tracks. Select this combined status by pressing the RECORD
and MIX status buttons simultaneously.
The desk is basically in MIX status but an individual module may be put into the
RECORD status, in order to record onto that track, if either the TAPE or the GROUP
button is selected. The advantage of this mode is that the majority of modules will be
in MIX status and you can mix with the Large Faders as if you were doing a final mix.
In other words, the modules are not split into source signal paths and monitor signal
paths unless you are recording from that module. You can work towards the final mix
as you are tracking, using the mix capabilities to their full extent but with the ability to
record onto the necessary tracks.
It is quite usual for the desk to be split for this way of working. The first 24 or 48
modules are dedicated to the multitrack, and modules upwards from 25 or 49 act as
source channels, although this is not essential.
By way of an example, suppose you were overdubbing a vocal to several tracks at the
very end of the recording process. You have four tracks free, 35 to 38. Select RECORD
+ MIX status and mix the rest of the tracks normally, as you would in basic MIX mode.
Plug the vocal mic into Channel 49, FLIP the input to Mic, and select LF to the Routing
Matrix. Now deselect LF MIX on 49 to avoid feeding the mic direct to the Mix bus. By
selecting routing button 35, the Large Fader on Channel 49 will feed the mic to Track
35.
Now select GROUP (and/or) TAPE on Module 35 to monitor the multitrack signal.
This will put Module 35 into RECORD mode with the Large Fader monitoring the
signal to the Mix bus. (the converse will be true with SMALL FADER TO MON also
selected.)
Proceed with the overdub as if you were in basic RECORD status.
When you have completed the overdub, just deselect GROUP (and/or TAPE) on 35
and select GROUP (and/or TAPE) on 36 to continue recording onto Track 36. You will
also need to select 36 on Module 49's Routing Matrix, unless all the overdub tracks
have been preselected.
Just to add to the possibilities, you could carry out the same recording process in a
slightly different way. Simply plug the mic to Channel 35 hit GROUP (and/or TAPE)
to put 35 into RECORD mode. The Small Fader will feed the mic signal to the Routing
Matrix, so select 35 and monitor the multitrack signal on the Large Fader using the
GROUP and TAPE buttons.
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