User Manual

PRESETS
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LIVE RECORDING WITH MONITOR MIXING
Choose the Live recording with monitor mixing
preset when you are tracking in the studio. The
setup is pretty much the same as for the “Interface
+ mixer” preset shown in Figure 5-3 on page 44.
All physical inputs on the interface are routed to
both the computer (for recording) and the Main
Mix and Monitor busses in the mixer (for near-
zero latency monitoring). Eight USB channels
from the computer are included in the Monitor 8’s
mix. As with the other presets, six aux busses are
routed to the Monitor 8’s six monitor group
outputs, for independent monitor mixes.
STAGE I/O
Use the Stage I/O preset when you want to connect
the inputs and outputs on the Monitor 8 to other
devices over Ethernet cabling. This preset routes all
inputs and outputs on the Monitor 8 interface to
8-channel AVB network streams in the routing
grid, which are then broadcast to any/all other
devices on the same AVB Ethernet network.
STAGE I/O WITH MIXING
The Stage I/O with mixing preset routes audio to
and from other devices over Ethernet cabling.
However, instead of routing incoming network
audio directly to the Monitor 8’s outputs, this
preset routes the incoming network audio to the
mixer. The mixer then distributes eight separate
mixes to the Monitor 8’s eight output groups
(main, aux and monitor groups A-F).
For example, you could have a single Ethernet cable
running from a Monitor 8 on stage to a 24Ai
connected to the Front of House (FOH) mixer. You
could then send 24 channels of FOH to the
Monitor 8, which could then supply eight
independent monitor mixes to musicians on stage.
Figure 5-4: An example of using the Stage I/O preset: 24 channels
from the FOH console are being distributed to musicians on stage as
8 separate monitor mixes. Monitor groups A-F supply multiple
mirrored outputs to headphones, stage monitors, and in-ear trans-
mitters.
Monitor mixes to musicians on stage
Stage area
FOH mix position
Ethernet cable
Laptop (optional)
Monitor 8
Analog inputs from FOH mixing console
24Ai
Each musician controls their own monitor mix over Wi-Fi