can one channel do two jobs?

Posted on Oct 04, 2011 12:34 am
Kaleb
Member Since: May 31, 2011

righto so my mixer has a digital return button on each channel that allows playback through that channel. if i'm using say channel one for playback, can i use it also for recording? or does it work that once its used for playback, you cant use it for anything else?

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dbmasters
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Since: Apr 03, 2002

Oct 04, 2011 11:22 am

Not sure I completely understand...a channel is not full duplex, I mean, you can run something in one end and out the other, of a channel...but...huh? Could you elaborate on your question a little, I'm cornfused.

Kaleb
Member
Since: May 31, 2011

Oct 04, 2011 10:51 pm

yea sorry, didnt know how to put it... on my mixer down near the fader of each channel, i have a button that you put on and that allows playback to come through the mixer. if i have that turned on, can i use the XLR port to record something on the same channel or not?

i just know that you can't have an XLR and a LINE IN on the same channel at the same time, so i'm not sure if it's the same deal when a channel is doing your playback or what the go is... hope this is clearer, sorry

BeerHunter
www.TheLondonProject.ca
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Since: Feb 07, 2005

Oct 05, 2011 01:00 am

XLR is a cable "type". You can have an XLR cable as a line in.

What is the make/model of the mixer? That would help a lot.

Kaleb
Member
Since: May 31, 2011

Oct 05, 2011 11:40 pm

yea sorry, i think i know where i've gone wrong, havent been explaining it properly.

it's an allen and heath zed r16, to allow all of my computers sound to come through the mixer, i need to turn a button on called 'digital return'. all 16 channels have a digital return on them, but i normally turn the digital return on through channel 1. i just wanted to know, if i'm using the digital return through channel 1, can i use the inputs to record guitars, vox etc on channel 1 as well or is that bad for the mixer?