Aux, Bus, Monitor? Ideas please!

[creature517]

I have a Phonic 18 input Firewire mixer, that has 3 aux sends. I am wondering if I can get more than 1 monitor mix from this, and if so how? Also, could I use a separate mixer for monitors, and if so will I be able to get separate monitor mixes? How many?

I have separate power amps for anything I need, just not enough mixer space, with subgroups, or dedicated monitor sends for live performance with three guitars, bass, keyboard, vocals, and drums.

Thanks,

Creature

[mixsit]

Does it not have three aux level knobs per channel? That would be 3 mono mixes or one and a stereo mix. Watch out for pre or post type though.
Wayne

[creature517]

The board has three separate aux sends on each channel. Aux 1 is labeled monitor, 2 is pre/post fader, and 3 is Effects.

[boingoman]

Ignore the labels- it seems to have 3 aux outs, you can use them for anything you want to.

[creature517]

Thanks for the reply. Any ideas on using a two separate mixers? One for monitors only and how that would be hooked up for use? Is that a viable alternative to not having 4 to 8 auxes, subgroups, monitor mixes, etc.?

Thanks.

Creature

[Cyanide-Depende]

Originally Posted by creature517

Thanks for the reply. Any ideas on using a two separate mixers? One for monitors only and how that would be hooked up for use? Is that a viable alternative to not having 4 to 8 auxes, subgroups, monitor mixes, etc.?

Thanks.

Creature

this is usually set up before the FOH mixer gets the signal. The snake is split into 2 different paths, one to the FOH and the other to monitors.

-C$

[ADATlove]

I bet your "monitor" send is pre fader and the "effect" send is post, with the "pre/post" obviously being switchable. For cue mixes, you usually want them to be pre fader so when you are tracking or listening back you're not messing with your headphone levels. Effects are usually post fader because you want the amount of effect to follow the level of the signal. So if your reverb is sent out an aux post fader and you fade the main signal down, the reverb goes with it. If it were to be sent PRE fader, you could have the fader all the way down but still hear your reverb return kicking away.

So it looks like you have enough for one stereo (or two mono) cue mixes plus one tricky but workable cue mix.