User Manual
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User's Guide HDSPe AES © RME 
25.9 The Monitor Panel 
The Monitor panel provides several options usually found on analog mixing desks. It offers 
quick access to monitoring functions which are needed all the time in typical studio work. 
Monitor Main 
Use the drop down menu to select the hardware outputs where your main monitors are con-
nected to. 
Dim 
A click on this button will lower the volume of the Monitor Main output by an 
amount set up in the Preferences dialog (see below). This is the same as 
moving the third row faders down a bit, but much more convenient, as the old 
setting is back by a simple mouse click. 
Mono 
Sets the stereo output defined above to monaural playback. Useful to check for 
mono compatibility and phase problems. 
Talkback 
A click on this button will dim all signals on the Monitor Phones outputs by an 
amount set up in the Preferences dialog. At the same time the control room's 
microphone signal (source defined in Preferences) is sent to the three 
destinations Monitor Phones described below. The microphone level is adjusted 
with the channel's input fader. 
Monitor Phones 1/2/3 
Use the drop down menu to select the hardware outputs where the submixes are sent to. These 
submixes are usually phones mixdowns for the musicians. A click on the button allows for the 
monitoring of the specific submix via the Monitor Main output. So when setting up or modifying 
the submix for the musician this process can be monitored easily and any time. 
25.10 Preferences 
The dialog box Preferences is available via the 
menu Options or directly via F3. 
Talkback 
Input: Select the input channel of the Talkback 
signal (microphone in control room). 
Dim: Amount of attenuation of the signals routed to 
the Monitor Phones in dB. 
Listenback 
Input: Select the input channel of the Listenback 
signal (microphone in recording room). 
Dim: Amount of attenuation of the signals routed to 
the Monitor Main in dB. 
Monitor Main 
Dim: Amount of attenuation of the Monitor Main 
output in dB. Activated by the Dim button in the 
Monitor panel. 










