Carvin FX1244P Instruction Manual - Page 17

FX44

Mixer

Detailed

Control

Descriptions

Section

3

The

Four

Sub

Groups

1)

Buss/Tape

Switch

The

Buss/Tape

switch

is

a

recording

feature

that

allows

playback

of

multi

-track

tape

channels

through

the

sub

groups

for

quick

playback

checks

of

the

track(s)

just

recorded.

Depressing

the

TAPE

switch

routes

the

tape

playback

signal

through

the

sub

group's

2

TRK

level

and

PAN

controls

to

the

two

-track

mix.

This

allows

quick

checks

of

what

went

to

tape

without

having

to

disturb

the

input

channel

settings

in

case

a

retake

in

needed.

2)

MON

1

Buss

Send

The

MON

1

level

control

allows

you

to

send

the

sub

group

signal

to

the

MON

1

monitor

mix.

This

is

a

pre

fader

send.

3)

Two

-Track

Level

and

PAN

Controls

The

2

TRK

level

control

is

used

to

send

the

sub

group

signal

to

the

two

-track

mix.

The

PAN

control

allows

you

to

pan

the

sub

group

signal

across

the

stereo

field

of

the

two

-track

mix.

When

the

mixer

is

used

for

recording

the

2

TRK

and

PAN

controls

allow

you

to

listen

to

tape

tracks

after

recording

them

without

having

to

go

through

the

input

channels.

In

a

complex

recording

session

the

all

the

channels

may

be

in

use

and

a

quick

playback

of

a

tape

track

could

present

a

problem

except

for

the

Buss/Tape

switch.

Note:

The

tape

inputs

to

the

FX44

mixers

are

internally

connected

to

the

line

inputs

of

the

first

four

channels.

When

doing

four

-track

final

mixdowns

you

would

normally

use

the

first

four

input

channels

to

mix

the

four

tape

tracks.

Any

line

input

signals

present

at

the

first

four

channels

will

also

be

heard

so

you

should

take

care

to

see

that

if

there

are

line

inputs

connected

to

these

channels

that

they

are

silent

during

mix

down.

Or

you

can

simply

disconnect

the

line

inputs

to

the

first

four

channels

to

make

sure

the

mix

is

not

contaminated

by

extraneous

signals.

4)

PFL

Switch

The

sub

-group

P

FL

("pre

fader

listen")

switch

allows

you

to

solo

audition

each

sub

group

to

the

control

room

monitors

(or

phones)

without

affecting

the

main

mix.

The

P

FL

switch

lets

you

to

hear

only

the

sub

-group

(or

channel)

selected,

even

though

you

may

be

sending

many

signals

through

me

mixer

to

the

main

mix.

You

can

combine

solos.

This

means

that

you

can

depress

one

or

more

P

F

L

switches

in

order

to

listen

to

combinations

instruments

to

be

sure

their

levels

are

good

and

that

they

are

blending

well.

Whenever

you

depress

a

PFL

switch

the

associated

green

LED

will

come

on

to

indicate

that that

sub

-group

is

soloed.

Also,

whenever

any

channel

or

sub

group

is

soloed,

another

master

LED

will

light

up

on

the

System

Master

Strip

to

indicate

that

you

are

in

a

solo

mode

and

that

the

normal

control

room

feed

has

been

interrupted

by

the

solo

system.

5)

Sub

Group

Fader

The

Sub

-group

Fader

controls

the

volume

of each

sub

-group.

It

is

accurately

calibrated

and

adjusts

the

level

of

each

sub

-group

as

it

is

sent

to

the

sub

outputs,

tape

outputs,

and

two

-track

mix.

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