M-AUDIO NRV10 - Manual (Page 19)

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Tape Return Monitoring – Summed Return Channels
Monitoring the Return Signal from the DAW as a Two-track Mix, Coming Back on FW Input
Streams 9 and 10
Use this monitoring scheme to monitor a mix from your DAW while using one or more of the NRV10’s analog inputs for
overdubbing.
This monitoring setup allows you to hear the input signal after it has been sent to your DAW, including any active
FX plug-ins, and returned to the NRV10’s summed FW inputs 9 and 10. The audio from FW 9 and 10 can be
monitored at the Headphone output (16) or Control Room outputs (37), with its return level controlled by the FW
9/10 to Phones (28) or FW 9/10 to Control Room (27) level controls. This is useful when setting up a stereo mix for
overdubbing, as it allows you to use FW streams 9 and 10 to return a stereo mix from your DAW, while using the
NRV10’s input channels 1 through 8 to monitor and record additional tracks.
< Set the Channel Source switch (6) to CH (up)
< Setting the Mute/Cue switch (13) to disengaged (up) will send that channel’s audio input to the Main Mix
output. Setting it to engaged (down) will mute that channel’s audio input to the Main Mix output, sending
it instead to the Cue buss. (Note that the signal is still sent to the DAW regardless of the position of the
Mute/Cue switch.)
< Set the Phones Source switch (29) to Main Mix
< Setting the Pre/Post-EQ switch (26) to Pre-EQ will send the NRV10’s input signals to the DAW before the
channel EQs. Setting it to Post-EQ will send the signals to the DAW after the EQ.
< Set your DAW Software Monitoring to On
< Set your DAW channel output to the Mix Outputs (9 and 10)
The FW 9/10 to Phones (28) and FW 9/10 to Control Room (27) level knobs control the level of signal returning
from the DAW.
Monitoring an Independent Mix Using Aux Send 1
Creating a Separate Headphone Mix
Use this monitoring scheme to create an alternate mix, without affecting the main mix.
This monitoring setup allows you to build a mix, sent to the headphone output, which is fully independent of the
Main mix or Control Room out mix. This separate monitor mix can be useful when recording a vocal or other
overdub, allowing you to send a separate mix to the performer’s headphones without affecting the mix in the studio.
Use the Aux 1 sends (8) on channels 1 through 8 to create the desired independent mix, and the Aux 1 return (23)
to control the overall mix level. Make sure the Phones Source switch (29) is in the Monitor position.
< Set the Channel Source switch (6) to CH (up) if you want to monitor the channel’s analog input, or to FW
(down) if you want to monitor the return from the DAW.
< Setting the Mute/Cue switch (13) to disengaged (up) will send that channel’s audio input to the Main Mix
output. Setting it to engaged (down) will mute that channel’s audio input to the Main Mix output, sending
it instead to the Cue buss. (Note that the signal is still sent to the DAW regardless of the position of the
Mute/Cue switch.)