Bennett Prescott wrote on Tue, 29 July 2008 02:44 |
ThomasDameron wrote on Tue, 29 July 2008 01:03 | If you were to run all of your M2k's and M3k in dual input mode you could use every aux on the console. True American excess.
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Don't tempt him! He'll do it!
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Bennett you already know that I do it just that. And it really isn't excess per say, here is how I configure it if I am mixing:
Aux1: Subs, fed to the mono bus from the aux so that it both tracks with the mains and gives the option of just hitting the mono output on the strip to have the subs at zero.
Aux 2: SPX90 Mono in stereo out. Yep, I just bought this one N.O.S. to replace one that I retired two years ago. Preset 15, Symphonic, is one of my favorite sounds of all time and the versions on later SPX models just aren't the same. I use this one for chorus FX as well. Returns to stereo 1.
Aux 3: TC Helicon Quintet harmonizer. Mono in stereo out. I was in the market for an H3500 and happened to find this on the clearance shelf of a GC for $100.00. I'd say it's 90% of the Eventide, at 5% of the price. Returns to stereo 2.
Aux 4 fed to Matrix 1: D2 1 Mono in stereo out. There is a Boss FS5U guitar pedal on the ground to tap this one by foot. BRV and instrument delays, fed from the matrix so that I can also use it for any oddball tricks I may want to do with larger sections of the mix. Returns to stereo 3.
Aux 5: D2 2. Mono in stereo out. The green and orange box on the console is a modded FS5U that I can finger tap. Primarily for lead vox. Returns to mono 25 and 26.
Aux 6 M2000 1. Mono in stereo out. BRVs and instrument reverbs. Returns to mono 27 and 28.
Aux 7/8: M2000 2. 2 mono units, but I'll sometime go with 1 stereo depending on what I want to accomplish. The 1st channel is for snare and the 2nd channel is the rest of the kit and other percussion. Returns to mono 29 and 30.
Aux 9/10: M3000. Stereo reverb for lead vox. Returns to mono 31 and 32.
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I hear he's wanting to buy a 56 frame so he can use the extra channels for FX returns...
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I was planning on buying a Spectra Ti 56 and selling the 48 so that I have full use of 48 mono channels, but as things continue to grow I'm now planning on the 24 channel expander to use only as needed.
Oh yeah, the Mixswitch rocks!