User Manual
Master Fader and My Fader Reference Guide
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Multichannel recording and playback — The right side of the screen displays controls for multichannel
recording and playback. When we rst booted it up, only an empty, dark gray box was displayed, but
this is where a list of all multichannel recordings made on the drive (in the recordings folder) is displayed.
As stated above, this is MULTICHANNEL recording and playback. The following is just a sample of many of
the multichannel recording and playback uses.
• Record a live album — The band has been rehearsing for weeks on end for the upcoming festival gig.
It’s a no brainer that the band and their fans will want a live recording of this very special show.
Here you’ll be able to record up to 24 separate tracks and mix it at a later date using your favorite
DAW.
• Record a stereo mix — We call a stereo mix recording the “instant gratication” recording. This is your
basic stereo L/R recording. I’ve been to several shows where the artist would make the show (that just
ended) available to the fans instantaneously. This would be one example of the stereo L/R recording.
• Virtual soundcheck — Whoa, dude, virtual soundcheck? Well, it’s not as cool as it sounds, but it
could prove to be very useful for the driven engineer. It’s similar to the stereo music playback “tuning
the room music” mentioned two pages ago, but here you can play back multiple separate tracks
of a previously recorded show or rehearsal to tune the room to the band that will be playing later
that night.
• Complex backing tracks — Or perhaps there are complex backing tracks. This could be several
backup singers, a horn section or string quartet, for example. Each of the backing tracks here
may have dierent levels, DSP, patching, etc.
If you ever nd a band that is comprised of only backup singers, a horn section and string
quartet, let me know. I have to hear what that sounds like!