Adding effects to a monitor mix – Aviom A-16R/A-16CS User Manual

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If you can dedicate two inputs on the Pro16 input module for playback, you

can easily provide the performers with a high‑quality playback of the track

they have just recorded.

Here’s how to set it up:

Set aside the first fourteen channels of the Pro16 input

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module for audio tracks to be sent to the performers as a

cue mix.
The remaining two channels (15‑16) are reserved for the

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stereo mix that the engineer creates in the studio.
Connect cables from the mixing console for monitoring

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the fourteen performer channels as described previously

from direct outputs, aux sends, etc.
Patch the output of the stereo mix that you want the

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performers to hear into the remaining two input module

inputs.

The idea is that you will create two Presets on the Personal Mixers for the

performers. The first is their standard cue mix. It uses fourteen channels; the

last two channels, 15 and 16, are muted. They can change it as needed while

they work. Save this as Preset #1 in the Personal Mixer.

The other Preset is the exact opposite. The performer’s fourteen cue channels

are muted and the two channels containing the engineer’s playback mix are

on. Save this as Preset #16 in the Personal Mixer.

For the example, let’s assume that channels 1 through 14 are used for

performer cue playback. Channels 15 and 16 will be used to play back the

recorded track.

When the musicians are cutting tracks, have them select Preset #1. Record

tracks as usual, with each musician listening to their personal customized cue

mix. When you want to listen back to a recorded take, have the performers

switch to Preset #16. They now hear the engineer’s mix. All players hear the

same mix, that the engineer can control as needed.

Of course the players can create additional cue mixes and save them to the

remaining empty Preset locations 2 through 15 as needed.

Adding Effects to a Monitor Mix

Sometimes you may want to have reverb, delays, etc. sent into the monitor

system. This works for live applications as well as for studio cue systems.

There are two ways of accomplishing this:

Patch the effects returns from the mixing console into the

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Pro16 input module via insert points if available.
Connect the effects device’s audio outputs to the Pro16

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