Hi
A,B,C,D pots, think 'channel faders' although of course you have channel
fader as well. Then you have 'master out levels, same as main faders.
HUM you need to review your ground connections. There are zillions of
'threads' (Gearslutz etc) about this so I won't go into it now.
Matt S
On 18/07/2011 03:22, Colby Wallace wrote:
Hey-
This does help. I spent a while today rewiring stuff and have some new
issues. The a,b,c,d pots on each individual "in" (1-16) they are just
a trim before it actually gets to the main a,b,c,d, where you can also
adjust the volume? It seemed like it didnt have that much control over
the overall volume, but a little. Also, the foldback send is going
into another mixing board, (just because it has a good amount of
headphone outs) but it is making a very noisy hum. Would you say that
is the foldback send, or the wire. It is an old wire. Another
thing......the studio monitors. Right now I am just using some chinese
made stereo speakers. The volume is rather low. Any idea? Would better
speakers be louder? I wouldnt guess that they would be, but I guess it
is a possibility.
Okay, and here is the major complication. The sub return.....I am
going into the board, to the sub, to the computer. I am then
returning/monitoring the computer plugin effects via the sub return.
Is this the proper layout? I mean, I am on sub return 2, because 1 is
a little busted on the back.....but my point is, it would seem like
there was one major return, instead of returning it to an individual
sub channel and then being able to hear it through the foldback. Jeez,
I hope this makes sense. It is coming together. Should I be realizing
that everyones signal flow is a little different. My main goal is to
be able to give each musician a good headphone mix, where they can ask
for more or less of anything. Ok thanks!
Colby
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Syson <[email protected]>
To: neotek <[email protected]>
Sent: Sun, Jul 17, 2011 4:33 pm
Subject: Re: NEOTEK: Signal Flow questions/foldback on Series 2.
Hi
Auxiliary outputs, Echo sends and Foldback are basically the same
things but given different names to help the operator work out what is
going where. There may be some differences in actual routing, maybe
fixed pre or post the fader sends for example.
ER echo Return is simply a nicely labelled control to bring a signal
from your echo unit (almost definitely not in the desk) back onto the
stereo mix.
Foldback outs are usually fed to headphone amplifiers or maybe
speakers (like stage wedges).
Some 'Foldback' desks can end up having more output paths than input
channels, a kind of 'un-mixer' and is effectively a matrix with pots
on each path.
Having a load of foldback outs can be handy if you have several bits
of outboard FX to use.
Not sure if this helps.
Matt S
On 17/07/2011 19:22, Colby Wallace wrote:
Hey All-
So, I have some questions....alot actually. I am not a trained
engineer, so please pardon any of my shortcomings. Okay, I have a
mid-80's Series 2 console. I had it hooked up just utilizing the
basics. I had mics in, sent to subs, subs out to computer. What I am
trying to do now, is actually utilize evrything the board has to
offer. Hmm. Okay, so my predicaments......
I had not used any "foldback" features on the board. I am still not
completely sure of this function. My guess is that next to each
mic/line in is these a,b,c,d knobs. The A and B are to act as
headphone monitor controls? Does the board....this is going to sound
real dumb.....does the board have a built in echo unit. The c and d
are echo levels it says. Also, there 2 channels that are ER, which
is Echo Return.
My goal is to have the line in, sent to the subs to go out, but also
to this foldback thing so each player can monitor/adjust what they
are hearing the other players doing.
I have the signal going to the computer, and I have it returning to
the board,but the affects I use on the computer are not being heeard
when I return it back to the board. I would ideally like the musician
to be able to play and in real time hear what this, in essense, is a
piece of outboard gear is adding to the sound.
I hope this makes sense. If anyone would just want to tell me their
signal flow choices, that would be informative too. It just seems
that now with the foldback in the picture, the signal is being split
up in so many places, and I am kind oflosing track of what is
actually in control of the signal going out. Also, like I said I cant
seem to understand why the signal going to the comp. is not playing
the added affects in real time on the foldback mix.
Okay, thanks,
Colby
