Specifications

Introduction
Studio 32 Reference Manual 14
The different mixes and what they’re
needed for
Now that you understand the different sources and different destinations used
during the three stages of the multitrack recording process, let’s look at each one
individually, without the other components getting in the way. Please note that
these illustrations show the controls in the order they are electronically, and omit
controls that don’t apply to the mix being explained. Here are the mixes that you
will control during a typical multitrack recording session:
Multitrack Mix
This mix goes from the sources (microphones or line inputs) to the tracks of the
multitrack recorder. It is controlled by the Channel Faders and sent via the four
Group Master Faders to the Group Output jacks. (If you need to record more than
four tracks at once, some signals will go to the multitrack directly from Channel
Faders via the Direct Out jacks.) In the multitrack mix, the goal is to set the
controls so that each track is recorded as loud as it can be without distorting the
recorder.
For example, a microphone is plugged into channel 1, and its level is set by the
TRIM control. The FADER SOURCE switch is left in the UP position (MIC/LN).
After passing through the INSERT jack on the rear panel, signal may then pass
through the 75 Hz filter (if its switch is down) and the EQ (if the EQ IN switch is
down) on its way to the Channel Fader and MUTE switch. At this point, signal is
available to the DIRECT OUT jack (where it may be connected to the multitrack);
in any case it then goes on to the channel PAN and the 1/2, 3/4, and L/R assignment
switches. The channel PAN affects what group (odd, even or both) the mic will be
sent to. The mic is mixed with any other channel sources feeding the same group,
via the Group Master faders to the selected track (in the illustration, Group and
track 4).
Please note a key concept: you can go from any channel input to any of the group or
main outputs. Inputs and tracks are independent of each other. You can plug a mic
into channel 1, and record it on track 4 without repatching.