Really Stupid Question (maybe)

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Rockstar Vatican Assassin
Member Since: Mar 20, 2009

I started a thread awhile back about trying to get the decibel levels at a "safe" setting for recording guitars. The outcome of the question was that I could be clipping the pre-amp built into my Maya1010 Breakout Box. (I reported delta in that thread cause I forgot the Maya name!!).

I haven't actually done any recording since posting that thread, but did read the manual extensively to find out more info about the pre-amp. And now for the question (duh, dah, duh!!!). The software console that comes with the hardware has both an "Input Console" and the "Mixer Console," both of which have input faders; What the h3|| are the differences? I mean, panning, mixing, and decibel levels all make sense on the outputs, but what's the differences with the 'inputs?' Is the mixer console where I should be controlling gain levels?

For more information, see this manual (page 15 & 17).

www.esi-audiotechnik.com/...010-English.pdf

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Czar of Turd Polish
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Since: Jun 20, 2006


Apr 07, 2009 12:58 pm

Ok, input looks to control your gain, pan etc.. Treat it as the knobs on the front of an interface if yours had one. Is also where you turn on phantom power for condensor mics. This is the area you worry about for controlling your signal levels on capture.

Out put is just that, think of it as control for monitors. But this is where you would tell output 1/2 (headphones) to recieve signal from inputs 1 and 2 (or whatever your using) for say a vocal and guitar track and then send that signal to the drummer. You could then send the 3/4 outputs to the singer and guitarist with only the drum mix in it (inputs 1 and 2 or whatever channels you are using).

Now, this would require some headphone amps (or monitors) to really work, but that is the theory behind it. If you had a few headphone amps you could send 4 seperate stereo signals with whatever instruments you choose through them to four seperate musicians who require their mix to be different from anothers.

It's just fancy monitoring really.

Byte-Mixer
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Since: Dec 04, 2007


Apr 07, 2009 01:02 pm

Well, I'm not familiar with the Maya, though I had a Juli@ once....before I accidentally killed it -cough- So, take this with a grain of salt.

From looking at the the manual, it's looking like the input on the control panel is the "main" input. What's actually coming in from the jack/signal, and the mixer controls the signal, kinda like a stand-alone digital mixer. I don't know if that's how it works in practice, bu that's what it -looks- like to me. So I gess you'd use the main control panel for the gain stage, and then the mixer after the fact.

Don't quote me on that though, I could have that totally wrong, and maybe it doesn't make much difference. But seeing that the default panel has the inputs labeled 1/2 3/4, etc. And that's usually what you see under the audio options in the DAW settings, I'd think that's what would actually route to the DAW. Not 100% positive though.

Edit: nevermind, Tripps beat me to the punch hehe. ;)

Czar of Turd Polish
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Since: Jun 20, 2006


Apr 07, 2009 01:08 pm

Teamwork buddy!! *high five*

Rockstar Vatican Assassin
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Since: Mar 20, 2009


Apr 07, 2009 01:10 pm

Thanks all...

So to be perfectly clear then: During recording, if the signal from the mic is hot (as far as the input monitors are concerned), the only fader I should be reducing is the one on the main console, not the faders in the mixer? That seems to make the most sense since I have the option to control phantom power and digi-gain from the same panel. Just wanted to be clear though. If I'm still wrong... pls let me know!!! Otherwise, I'll assume this post has been answered correctly.

Czar of Turd Polish
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Since: Jun 20, 2006


Apr 07, 2009 01:27 pm

That is correct, then if you cannot hear it well enough in the phones, turn up the output for said channels in the mixer.

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