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Studio: Direct Monitoring

Conﬁguration:

1. Connect your mics and instruments to the mixer’s

inputs (leave channels 15-16 unused).

2. Connect your ampliﬁer/speaker system (or

powered speakers) to the Control Room outputs,

or connect headphones to the Phones output.

Keep the Control Room and Phones level controls

down for now. Press Main Mix in the Control Room

source section, (you’ll be monitoring the main mix).

3. Assign those channels you want to record to

su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroups 1-2, but NOT to L-R main mix (i.e., press

down the 1-2 switch on each channel, but leave

each L-R switch up).

4. Use PAN on each channel to select if the mics or

instruments go to su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroup 1 or 2. For example, to

record a vocal microphone and an electric guitar

at once, route the mic to su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroup 1 (PAN fully left,

and 1-2 down) and the guitar to su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroup 2 (PAN

fully right, 1-2 down).

5. Press the USB SOURCE switch down; copies of

su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroups 1-2 are fed to the USB’s A/D converter

and sent to your computer’s DAW software.

6. Sing or play, at normal performance levels and

adjust the USB OUTPUT LEVEL knob to avoid

clipping the USB A/D converter.

Here is where Direct Monitoring comes in:

7. To listen to the direct sounds as you record, assign

su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroups 1-2 to the main mix, using the L and R

switches above the su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroup faders. Carefully turn

up the Control Room level and/or Phones level

a little, then use the su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroup faders to control

the volume of what you are hearing. (They do

not affect the signal levels sent to the computer,

since the signals are tapped before the su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroup

faders.)

8. To perform an overdub and hear some previously

recorded material (such as a drum beat) to play

along to while recording, press the USB button on

channels 15-16 and assign 15-16 to the main mix.

Studio: Software Monitoring

Conﬁguration:

1. Follow steps 1 to 6 above to get your sounds into

the computer, using su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroups 1-2. Do not assign

the su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroups to the main mix.

Here is where Software Monitoring comes in:

2. To listen through the software as you record,

engage software monitoring in your DAW for the

Blend 16 inputs. You will then be able to listen to

the tracks while you are recording, including any

software effects you might have added. This is

done differently for each DAW, so consult your

software’s manual if you are unsure how to do this.

In Tracktion, you would enable “end to end” on

the Blend 16 inputs.

3. On your DAW, place any software effects you

would like to “monitor through while recording”

onto the tracks coming in from the Blend 16.

4. Press the USB button on channels 15-16 and assign

15-16 to the L-R, but not to su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroups 1-2.

5. Press Main Mix in the Control Room source section

and you will hear the signals you will record

(through their effects) along with playback from

any previously recorded tracks.

DJ Music Playback

Main aim:

Use the computer as a sound source for playback

during a live performance, or as the main sound

source for their DJ set.

Conﬁguration:

• Setup your mixer for your live show as you normally

would, but leaving channels 15-16 unused.

• Open your music software on your computer and

conﬁgure it to output to the Blend 16.

• Press the USB button on channels 15-16. The

output of your computer will now feed these

channels.

• Using the channel 15-16 controls, route the

incoming audio from your computer to the Auxes,

Effects sends, su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroups, and/or Main L-R as

needed, just as you would any other channel.

• If you would also like to record your show, you

can send your main mix back to your computer

for recording. Be sure software monitoring is NOT

enabled in your DAW or you might get a feedback

loop and could damage your ears and speakers.

Laptop

Channel

15 and 16

Main Mix

Ch 15-16

Faders

Su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroup 1-2

USB

Main Mix

Laptop

Su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroup

Faders

Su/jointfilesconvert/1337712/bgroup 1-2

USB

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