Operation Manual

Cue Master
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Cue Master
Control 2802 features a very exible cue output. The main
application is to send foldback to artists headphones; or the
cue output may be used as a stereo effects send.
CUE/FB Output
The CUE/FB panel selects which sources feed the cue output
- signal leaves the console via the balanced male XLR outputs
(CUE O/P L/R) on the rear panel.
Use the CUE/FB level control to adjust the master output level.
Sources include the stereo cue bus, but also other inputs such
as auxes, a stereo DAW input, and so on. Please note that
sources sum if you make more than one selection. This allows
you to combine the different options.
Six sources are available for the cue output:
● DAW MIX - a stereo line level input fed from the balanced
female XLR connectors (DAW MIX L/R) on the rear panel.
The DAW MIX input is usually fed from the main mix of your
DAW. Select this option if you want the artist to hear what is
being summed “in the box”.
● DAW FB - a stereo line level input fed from the balanced
female XLR connectors (DAW FB L/R) on the rear panel.
The DAW FB input is intended for returning foldback mixes
from your DAW. Select this option if you want the artist to hear
a headphone mix generated within your DAW.
You can use either of stereo line level inputs - DAW
MIX or DAW FB - to feed an external two-track
device to the cue output.
● C/RM - the control room monitor output (after the
MONITOR SOURCE selector but before VOLUME, etc.)
Select C/RM if you want the artist to hear the control room
balance. This is a great way of instantly getting a mix to the cue
output, especially if you are using the alternative cue path for
extra mix inputs.
The monitor output is picked up after the
MONITOR SOURCE selector. Therefore, if
you change the control room monitor source,
this will also affect the cue output. If you want
the artist to receive the main mix, make sure
that the MONITOR SOURCE MIX/SRC switch
is assigned to the MIX position.
● AUX 1 or AUX 2 - the mono aux 1 or aux 2 outputs.
Select either of these options to send an aux bus to the cue
output - for example, if you are using the alternative cue input
for extra mix inputs, then you may wish to generate a cue mix
from an aux.
Combine C/RM with either AUX 1 or AUX 2 to
send the artist the control room balance plus more
of “themself”. Turn up the aux send on the artist’s channel, and
switch the aux to pre-fader - this ensures that the artist hears
themself regardless of the control room balance.
CUE/FB Sources (Continued)
● CUE BUS - the stereo cue bus.
Select CUE BUS to send the stereo cue mix to the CUE F/B
output.
Make sure that this is the only source selected, if you want
to use the cue bus in isolation. Or, combine this with say the
DAW MIX to send the artist both a cue mix from the recording
channels plus pre-mixed tracks from “in the box”.
You would select this option to use the cue output
as a stereo effects send. Make sure that only the
CUE BUS is selected as the CUE/FB source. Then set up the
channel sends, and adjust the master CUE/FB level control.
Monitoring the Cue Output
The best way to monitor the cue output is on your control room
headphones. This will allow you to make judgements while
listening in an identical manner to the artist, and therefore
produce a more comfortable foldback mix.
Monitoring on headphones is also useful if you are the artist!
Or, if you wish to record say a singer or guitar player in the
control room, away from the studio and the rest of the band.
To monitor the cue output on the control room heaphones:
Turn on the CUE/FB TO PHONES
switch in the monitor section - this
routes the cue output to the
heaphone connector on the rear
panel.
Make sure that the headphones are
ON and adjust the PHONES level.
Alternatively, you can monitor the cue bus on the control room
speakers as follows:
Route the cue bus to the main mix via
the ASSIGN TO MIX - CUE switch.
Then deassign the channels from the
main mix to avoid summing the same
signal twice - turn off the MIX bus assign
switch on each of the 8 channel strips.
Then make sure that the MONITOR SOURCE MIX/SRC switch
is assigned to the MIX position to monitor the main mix.
Note that this routes the cue bus, rather than the cue output, to
the control room monitors.
Talking to the Cue Output
The TALKBACK controls in the master section can be used to
talk to the cue output. See “Talkback” on page 39.