Yamaha MT3X - Manual (Page 17)

STEP 2: MONITOR SETUP
Once your source is connected to an input channel and that channel is assigned to one of the recorder’s tracks, you
should set up your monitor system so that you can monitor the track as it is recorded.
• PHONES or MONITOR OUT Monitoring
Monitoring via a pair of headphones connected to the
PHONES jack or a sound system connected to the
MONiTOR OUT jacks offers the greatest fiexibiiity and
is recommended for general recording. The PHONES
SELECT switch aiiows you to seiect the desired signal
for monitoring as follows:
MONITOR: In this position only the output from the
recorder’s four tracks is sent directly to the
PHONES and MONITOR OUT jacks via the four
MONITOR controls. The MONITOR controls are
used to set up the desired monitor “mix.” This
setup is ideal for general monitoring while record­
ing because it allows you to set up a monitor mix
independently from the channel faders. Material
already recorded on any of the recorder’s tracks
is delivered to the PHONES and MONITOR OUT
jacks via the corresponding MONITOR controls
as long as the REC SELECT switches for the
playback channels are set to OFF.
MIX: Both the output from the recorder’s four tracks
(via the MONITOR controls) and the stereo output
from the mixer section are sent to the PHONES
and MONITOR OUT jacks.
STEREO: Only the stereo output from the mixer sec­
tion is sent to the PHONES and MONITOR OUT
jacks. This setting is most useful for mixdown of a
completed multitrack recording, since you want to
hear the mix produced by the mixer section’s
channel faders and any effects applied using the
AUX SEND and RTN controls while mixing.
• Monitoring via a Sound System Connected
to the ST OUT Jacks
It is also possible to use a stereo sound system with
speakers or a pair of powered monitor speakers (such
as the YAMAHA MS101 Powered Monitor Speaker)
connected to the MT3X ST OUT L and R jacks for
monitoring. When monitoring via a sound system in this
way, only the stereo output from the MT3X mixer sec­
tion can be monitored. This is the same situation as
monitoring via headphones with the PHONES SELECT
switch set to STEREO. The use of a sound system for
monitoring is therefore not recommended for general
recording, but is
highly recommended for mixdown
since it allows you to monitor your mix under conditions
that are closer to the way your final tape will hopefully
be heard — via a stereo sound system and speakers.
r NOTE:
Speakers should not be used for monitoring if you
will be recording via microphones, since the monitor
sound will leak into the microphone(s) and spoil the
recording.
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