What are the advantages of having a digital console?
Recalling, Zeroing out, Automation.
What is good about an analog console?
Very good sound quality.
True or False. Digital consoles must use an external MTR?
True.
True or False. Digital consoles do not have a super comprehensive integrated user interface?
False. They do have a super comprehensive integrated user interface.
What are the good things about DAWs?
All in one recording station. A very cost effective solution.
What are the bad things about a DAW?
Poor hands on control. Optional user interface. (Control surface)
What are the 2channel digital protocals?
S/PDIF AES/EBU
What are the 8channel digital protocals?
ADAT TDIF
What is the 56channel digital protocal?
MADI
On the Amek, in record mode, what path is the large fader in?
Channel fader.
On the Amek, in record mode, what path is the small fader in?
Monitor Path.
On the Amek, in record mode, what is the destination of the channel path?
Routing Matrix.
On the Amek, in record mode, what is the destination of the monitor path?
Stereo Buss.
On the SSL, in record mode, what fader is controlling the channel path?
Small faders.
On the SSL, in record mode, what fader is controlling the monitor path?
Large faders.
On the SSL in record mode, what is the destination of the channel path?
Routing Matrix.
on the SSL, In record mode, what is the destination on the monitor path?
Stereo Buss.
On the Amek, in mix mode, what fader is controlling the channel path?
Large Fader.
On the Amek, In mix mode, what fader is controlling the monitor path?
Small Fader.
On the Amek, in mix mode, what is the destination of the channel path?
Stereo buss & Routing Matrix.
On the Amek, in mix mode, what is the destination of the monitor path?
Stereo Buss.
On the SSL, in mix mode, what fader is used to control the channel path?
Large Fader.
On the SSL, In mix mode, what fader is used to control the Monitor path?
Small Fader.
On the SSL, in mix mode what is the destination of the channel path?
Stereo Buss.
On the SSL, in mix mode, what is the destination of the monitor path?
Routing matrix.
On the SSL, in mix mode, what button do you press to send the small fader to the stereo Buss?
SF MIX button.
What is track bouncing?
Re-recording tracks to MTR
What is Track Bouncing used for?
To free up Tracks.
What is Audio sudgrouping?
It groups signals together using the routing matrix, allows you to add dynamic processing on the group of signals.
What is fader grouping?
A clean way of controlling level and cut functions on a group of faders.
What is channel output?
Enables the small fader as an additional AUX Send, and allows the engineer to automate the created AUX Send.
What button do you press to perform channel output?
PST LF
What is EFX ODD/EVEN?
Disconnects an FX Send from it’s FX Send Buss, and reconnects it to the Routing Matrix.
True or False. The EFX ODD/EVEN and Channel output can be used on the SSL and AMEK?
False. Only on the SSL.
Half Normalled
If you plug into the top you can still get signal on the bottom, but if you patch into the the bottom, the signal is disconnected.
Fully Normalled.
If you patch into the top the signal is disconnected, and if you patch into the bottom, the signal is disconnected.
What does cross patching do?
Moves output to a different input. The output of the input is broken, but the input of the output depends on if its fully normalled or half normalled.
Patch Across.
Patch out of the patchpay into a piece of outboard gear, and then back into the patch bay.
What is a dead patch?
You plug one end of a patch cable in and leave the other side unplugged.
What is multing?
Patching into a mult copies your signal.
What are the first 10 patch Points
1. Mic Lines. 2. Channel Mic input. 3. Multitrach returns. 4Channel line input. 5. Insert sends. 6. Insert Returns. 7. Group Output. 8. Multitrack Sends. 9. Multitrack Return. 10.Tape Monitor Inputs.
What button do you press on the SSL to get the OSC. to the Routing matrix?
Busses 1-48
What button do you press on the Amek to the the OSC. to the routing matrix?
48TK
What button do you press on the SSL to get the OSC. to the Routing matrix?
Busses 1-48
What button do you press on the SSL to get the OSC. to the Stereo Buss?
MIX
What button do you press on the Amek to get the OSC. to the Stereo Buss?
MIX
What is slate?
Routes the talk back button mic to all 48 busses simultaneously. Allows the engineer to document the take on the MTR or the 2TK
What button do you press on the SSL to talk to the headphones?
F/B A,B, or c
What button do you press on the Amek to talk to the headphones?
Stereo Cue 1 or Stereo cue 2.
What does VU measure?
The constent real time level.
What does peak measure?
The hottest signal reached.