Mixer question

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I have this mixer and it seems kinda old.
The problem is that it dosn't have a stereo output.
For each channle it has something called a "cue out"
(which is coaxial) I don't have a clue what a "cue out"
is. And for each 6 channels it has a line in which is also
coaxial. On the other half of the rear it has 4 sections,
and on each it has a "bus in" and a "rcv" and "send"
whatever that is??:confused: and an aux out and a line out.
These are all coaxial.
On the top for each channel it has 4 channel buttons
and I don't have a clue what there for. Heres a pic the mixer.
Can anybody explain to me how this all works???.
I was hopeing to use it to recored drums and I cant
figur out how to connect it to my recorder.
The mixer's called a "Teac model 2" Thanks.
 
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You could just about use that as a monitor mixer for live gigs.
 
shot in the dark

im gonna take a shot at helping you here. but it is a shot in the dark.

teac and tascam are linked, so maybe you could find and old manual somewheres on the net. good luck, tascam has consoles that look and work the same.


first things first. yeah...it's old. it was most likely built to interface to a 4 track teac reel to reel recorder my bet.

ok the back pannel. mic in.(out side source) line in (return from the tape deck, or other line level source). should be self explanitory. que is like a direct monitor output. like a solo button. lets you put the tape in a specific position. its old remember......
now. on the front panel.
6 level faders. simple.
the 4 push buttons assisgn which track the audio goes to, (the 4 outputs on the back)just like a board with 4 sub groups. 1-4.

so heres what i would try to mix your drums, and feed into a stereo pair on a recorder or mixer.

try everthing on track 1 first.

kick drum into ch 1.
snare into ch 2.
mounted toms, 3
floor tom 4
overhead 5&6

take the feed from the back, just channel 1 out and try it.

if that works, separate out the tracks in either 2 (l&r) or 4 sub groups.

should work.
theoretically, you could have toms in group 1, cymbals in group 2. kick in group 3 and snare in group 4. a 4 out sub mixer.
 
This is similar to my Tascam M30 mixer.

First of all......... those connections are not coaxial.....they are RCA.

Coax is like a TV cable connector and RCA are your home stereo type.

O.k....the deal is that you actually have two sets of stereo outs busses 1 & 2 are the first and busses 3 & 4 are the second.

Some mixers (most newer ones) have dedicated stereo output busses and also additional group busses.

Your mixer (and mine) do not.

So you would use one of the groups as your stereo out.....by pushing in BOTH the 1 & 2 or 3 & 4.
This will allow you to use the cannel pan knob to place that channels signal where you want in the stereo field.
Panning left will send all of the signal to buss 1.
Panning right will send to buss 2.
Panning center will send to both equally.

The SEND/RECIEVE connections work as INSERT points.
You can hook up the SEND on Buss 1 & 2 (for example) to the input of a stereo compressor and then send the compressors outputs to the RETURNs.

The SEND and RETURN need to be normalled (connected) to each other.
Thats what those jumpers are there for. If you hook up a mic to a channel and remove the jumper then you will break the circut and not be able to pass the signal through the channel.

You have a couple of options as to how to route your signals.

What kind of set up do you have??
What will you record to??
How many mics??
Any external FX or dynamic processors???

-mike
 
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