I first learned about the M-1b via the manual I was reading (for fun, mind you) of the M-520. They mention the M-1b being a great way to easily increase the number of separate headphone mixes you can make. The M-1b is basically an 8 channel unbalanced line mixer but the 8 inputs are 1/2 normalled to 8 outputs. You can send audio into the top RCA jack (Left side of the image is the last jack, channel 8) and that audio goes both to the internal mixing circuit as well as the jack directly below. The great bit is the audio passing from the top jack to the bottom is unaffected by changes made to the controls on the mixer, namely volume and pan. The tiny mixer splits the audio allowing you to make a headphone mix on this mixer and then pass the audio through to a second or third M-1b, and then, if you wanted, onto another device. I'm sure going through all the jacks has some signal degradation by looking at the jacks inside the box they do not pass through any circuity at all.
Things I understand to be true:
Inputs 1-8 pass both to the mixer and to the outputs, labeled FLB, below them unchanged. I'm assuming FLB means foldback.
What I am looking to confirm:
'BUSS IN' is a stereo pair of inputs that is added to the main buss of the M-1b. The front panel has no controls for this at all. FLB below it works the same as the FLB jacks for the mono channels. You can pass a stereo pair basically though the unit in addition the 8 mono channels.
'LINE OUT' is the main buss of the unit and is volume controlled by the 'Master' volume knob on the front panel.
'AUX OUT' is a copy of 'LINE OUT'.
The front of the device is pretty simple. 8 Volume knobs, 8 Pan knobs, a 'MASTER' knob with two overload LEDs, one for left, one for right. It then has two 1/4" jacks labeled 'Headphones' controlled by a single volume knob.
Does anyone have a manual for these? Why doesn't someone today replicate this functionality? Such an amazing utility in a studio or live situation. The more Tascam gear I learn about the more I appreciate what they did to change home recording. It's no wonder they have such a strong presence here in the 'Analog' section of this forum. Not the most 'high end' gear our there but the feature set for the price is excellent.
I've got two of these and counting...
Robert
Things I understand to be true:
Inputs 1-8 pass both to the mixer and to the outputs, labeled FLB, below them unchanged. I'm assuming FLB means foldback.
What I am looking to confirm:
'BUSS IN' is a stereo pair of inputs that is added to the main buss of the M-1b. The front panel has no controls for this at all. FLB below it works the same as the FLB jacks for the mono channels. You can pass a stereo pair basically though the unit in addition the 8 mono channels.
'LINE OUT' is the main buss of the unit and is volume controlled by the 'Master' volume knob on the front panel.
'AUX OUT' is a copy of 'LINE OUT'.
The front of the device is pretty simple. 8 Volume knobs, 8 Pan knobs, a 'MASTER' knob with two overload LEDs, one for left, one for right. It then has two 1/4" jacks labeled 'Headphones' controlled by a single volume knob.
Does anyone have a manual for these? Why doesn't someone today replicate this functionality? Such an amazing utility in a studio or live situation. The more Tascam gear I learn about the more I appreciate what they did to change home recording. It's no wonder they have such a strong presence here in the 'Analog' section of this forum. Not the most 'high end' gear our there but the feature set for the price is excellent.
I've got two of these and counting...
Robert