Specifications

Recording
Studio 32 Reference Manual
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Recording Multiple Sources to Two Tracks
(Stereo)
Recording multiple sources onto two tape tracks is simple--you just use two Groups.
Pan hard left all channels going to the odd-number Group, and pan hard right all
channels going to the even-number Group. You can pan each channel to obtain the
proper stereo positioning between left and right.
To record multiple sources to two tracks in stereo:
1 With microphones or instruments connected to the desired input channels, set
the input level correctly (see page 45, Setting Levels).
2 Assign each of the Channels or Aux Returns you wish to record onto the same
track of tape to GROUPS 1 and 2 by pressing the 1/2 button situated next to the
Channel FADER.
3 Use the PAN control on each of the assigned Channels to position the signals as
desired between the left (Group 1) and right (Group 2).
4 The GROUP 1 and GROUP 2 FADERS will now control the levels going to tape.
Raise them to the full up position (0).
5 Be sure that the Groups’ TO L/R buttons are in the “Off” position (up).
Otherwise the signals will be assigned to the Main Output directly, instead of
monitoring what’s coming back from the multitrack on the small fader.
6 To monitor the tracks through the multitrack tape machine, place the tape
machine tracks you wish to record on into the record-ready or “input” mode, and
raise the MONITOR 1/2 LEVEL controls the tracks’ outputs are connected to.
Set the Monitor PAN controls to hard left and right to hear the proper stereo
image in the control room.
If you don’t perform this last step, the main PAN settings you make on the
channels you’re recording in step 3 will be incorrect in the final stereo image.
Be sure the L/R buttons are in the “Off” position (up) for the Channels being
recorded. Otherwise, this will cause the monitoring to be false since the signals
will be heard from two sources: the Channels and the Tape Monitors.
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