Audient ASP8024 Large Format Recording Console - Manual (Page 10)

Operation Manual
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Using the ASP8024
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Here a decision has to be made about
which track the instrument will be
recorded on and this of course should
coincide with the track that you are record-
readying.
With the tape recorder now in record
(usually a red light indicates that a track is
recording) the guitar will now be recorded.
Subsequent instruments can be added in
a similar fashion. The recorded guitar can
now be played back through the console
and added to AUXILIARY A and hence to
the foldback output. The next performer
to record will then have the benefit of the
guide track plus the guitar.
At this point a rough mix can start to be
considered. Opening the long faders
corresponding to tracks that are recorded
will allow them to be heard on the mix
output of the console (the MIX button must
be pressed on the relevant channels and
MIX should be selected as the control room
loudspeaker source). By keeping the
auxiliaries pre-fade you can have all the
fun you want adjusting the stereo mix
without upsetting anyone in the studio !
As the tracks are being assembled the
rough mix will become more and more
refined - almost starting to sound like the
final title. Effect units will be starting to
play their part and the auxiliary outputs
will be in use feeding them. The output of
the effect units will, in most cases, be
brought back through the RETURNS
situated in the master section of the
console.
It may be of course be that the artist wants
to record while listening to the effects and
this can be done by turning up the
Foldback 1 or 2 controls on the RETURNS.
This routes the signal from the return to
foldback
BASIC MIXING
As has been seen the mix has largely been
created as a result of the tracking process.
There may however be more instruments
to be brought into the mix (some may not
even require to be played since they are
connected to a midi system !). These can
be connected into any remaining tape
inputs on the console or if all tape inputs
are used or the input sensitivity of the tape
input is insufficient the MIC/LINE inputs
can be used.
This of course means that the signal will
travel through the SF path of the console.
This is no problem, however, as the SF
path can be switched onto the stereo mix
bus. Alternatively the FLIP switch can be
used to enable the MIC/LINE input to feed
the LF path if it is not in use.
For any signal using the SF path during
mixdown there is no real shortage of
facilities since the equaliser (or a part of it)
and the auxiliaries can be switched over
to the SF path.
A compressor is available on the mix
output in situations where it is desirable
to decrease the dynamic range of the
mixed signal. The mix output also has an
insert point where an external equaliser,
compressor or other effect unit can be
used.