Specifications

Sound Reinforcement
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balance will be wrong on the tape for instruments that don’t need to go to the PA (for
example, the lead guitarist’s kilowatt stack may be too loud to need PA
reinforcement, but if you rely on bleed through the vocal mics for the recording, the
guitar won’t sound right).
1 Connect the MON 1/2 OUT jacks to the input of your stereo tape deck.
2 Make sure the MON 1/2 LINK TO L/R switch is OFF. Otherwise, the mix you
want for the recording will also go to the PA system.
3 Set both the channel and monitor input source select switches to MIC/LN
(channel switch UP, monitor switch DOWN).
4 Set the monitor LEVEL and PAN controls for the recording mix you want.
This is what will happen with this setup:
• There will be no EQ on the recording mix.
• Any changes you make on the main channel (lowering the fader, muting the
channel, or changing the group or L/R master levels) will NOT be heard on the
recording.
• Any effect that goes to the STEREO EFFECT RETURNS (ABCD) will be
recorded on the cassette deck only if the purple MON 1/2 controls in this section
are raised.
• If you want reverb or other effects on the recording, but not on the PA, you can set
AUX 3 to the MON position, and use the upper row of AUX knobs as a dedicated
recording effects buss. Dedicate one RETURN channel to this, make sure it is
not assigned to L/R, and turn up its MON 1/2 level.
• If you have house mics for recording audience reaction or hall ambience, make
sure to mute the main faders of those channels so they aren’t brought up in the
PA system.
Using Monitor 1/2 as the PA mix during
multitrack recording
You may run into some situations where you need the opposite hookup from the
above, especially with acoustic jazz or folk recordings where a minimum of PA or
monitoring is needed, but the recording must be digitally pristine. For example,
suppose you’re recording in a very small club, and only the vocalist needs any sound
reinforcement because the instruments are loud enough acoustically or through their
own amplifiers.
1 Use MON 1/2 as the PA feed, with only 3 channels used (one for vocal, and two
effect returns).
2 Use Group 1/2 as a stereo drum mix, Group 3/4 as a keyboard mix, the L/R
master as a guitar mix (there were acoustic and electric guitars, both in stereo).