Well my question is about aux sends.
If I send aux1 and aux2(default set as pre) from soundcraft M8 from a stereo channel will I be listening to L/R ? Aux1 L and Aux2 R?? Or Am going to have sum of L and R at both Aux 1 and Aux 2?
If stereo is no going to work this way, am I going to be able to make it stereo aux1 dedicated channel with Pan hard L and other channel aux2 Pan hard R?
Also..
Is it possible to monitor both Aux1 and Aux2 by pressing AFL master1 of aux1 and AFL master 2 of aux2.. and this way to have a stereo monitor??
question about aux sends of Soundcraft M8 analog mixer
Re: question about aux sends of Soundcraft M8 analog mixer
it's a sum, but it doesn't matter. the mechanism that makes stereo in a reverb or modulation effect will give a stunning stereo image from a mono source.
Re: question about aux sends of Soundcraft M8 analog mixer
actually it does matter because I am trying to find the maximum busses of this mixer so to be able to use it for recording with scope. So If these aux could be sent stereo and heard stereo then the mixer could add one more Bus to its basic 1stereo bus architecture. If not then I will buy another mixer.
Re: question about aux sends of Soundcraft M8 analog mixer
stereo busses are nice, but the stereo field can be as wide or even wider with a mono bus. it really depends on what you are doing, but if it's placing something into a stereo field then the panning of the dry track is all that's needed to make the sound move back and forth and forward and back(from the amount of aux). it's been done that way since the beginning of stereo.
that's not to say that you shouldn't use stereo busses or that stereo busses wouldn't be nice. mixers over 20 years old rarely have stereo busses. i'm just doubting that the lack of ambience will be caused by mono aux busses.
Re: question about aux sends of Soundcraft M8 analog mixer
agree...
but lets take it more specific. The questions are specific on the M8.
I am about to buy the soundcraft M8 mixer.
I have been reading for about a week everything I could find in the internet about it.
Unfortunatelly there is info given that is contradictory even by the company.
I ask these questions In order to define If it is possible to record in a convenient way with this mixer that, if I am not wrong, it only has "1 stereo bus available"(plus the direct outs, but I would like to see if I can work with the main mix out first)
I have 2 scope boards(6+14dsps) 2 analog in outs and 2 digital in outs(XLR and RCA, tha same with the digital...the oone is AES/EBU and the other spdif RCA plug.
I am mainly interested in using the 2 analog in/outs, 1 stereo XLR bal in/out., and 1 stereo RCA in/out.... with the soundcraft M8
1. when I press a channels PFL, the channel is heard only mono in the monitor outs?
2. when I plug phones, the monitor out is Cut?(M8 pdf manual says No, but other company advertisement says that monitor outs are Cut for convenient listening)
3. Can I press aux1 master 1 AFL and aux2 Master 2 AFL and listen through the monitor outs both of them simultaneously but stereo??
4. Direct outpus are TS(unbalanced)?
5. monitor outputs are TS(unbalanced)?
6. "P/B(playback) replace mix" also replaces mix in digital(spdif) out? or I can have P/B replace mix through XLR outs and "main Mix through SPDIF at the same time?
but lets take it more specific. The questions are specific on the M8.
I am about to buy the soundcraft M8 mixer.
I have been reading for about a week everything I could find in the internet about it.
Unfortunatelly there is info given that is contradictory even by the company.
I ask these questions In order to define If it is possible to record in a convenient way with this mixer that, if I am not wrong, it only has "1 stereo bus available"(plus the direct outs, but I would like to see if I can work with the main mix out first)
I have 2 scope boards(6+14dsps) 2 analog in outs and 2 digital in outs(XLR and RCA, tha same with the digital...the oone is AES/EBU and the other spdif RCA plug.
I am mainly interested in using the 2 analog in/outs, 1 stereo XLR bal in/out., and 1 stereo RCA in/out.... with the soundcraft M8
1. when I press a channels PFL, the channel is heard only mono in the monitor outs?
2. when I plug phones, the monitor out is Cut?(M8 pdf manual says No, but other company advertisement says that monitor outs are Cut for convenient listening)
3. Can I press aux1 master 1 AFL and aux2 Master 2 AFL and listen through the monitor outs both of them simultaneously but stereo??
4. Direct outpus are TS(unbalanced)?
5. monitor outputs are TS(unbalanced)?
6. "P/B(playback) replace mix" also replaces mix in digital(spdif) out? or I can have P/B replace mix through XLR outs and "main Mix through SPDIF at the same time?