Skelly said:
Take a look at post #5 of this thread:
http://tascamforums.com/index.php?showtopic=13548&st=0&p=81488&#entry81488
"The grey GROUP OUTS are the main outputs for recording. Those would be the 8 channels going "in" to an 8 track tape player. The 16 channels are for the mic/line inputs. The buttons to the left of each 16 slide controls are connected to the GROUP OUTS. When the 1-2 button is pushed, that input is being sent to 1 AND 2 group out. The pan directly above the slide when trurned to the left will just go to group 1 out. When turned to the right, goes to just group 2 out. And so on for 3-4 button, 5-6 button, and 7-8 button. The L-R button sends that input to the main and headphone stereo outputs. If you push all the buttons down and panned center, that track will go to ALL group outs and main and headphone. The way I have mine set up, I have the group outs going to the 8 track inputs. The 8 track outputs I have going in to the "tape in" RCA jacks for tracks 9 through 16. Then I use tracks 1 through 8 for mic/instrument inputs. I don't have more than 8 inputs at any one time so this works great for me. When on tape play back I'm using 9 - 16 going out to the main stereo for playback and mix down recording to analog or computer digital stereo. I use the Xitel anolog to digital and LP Ripper/Recorder. Works for me. "
Hey, thanks for the info. This is not really new to me.
The feature on the mixer I was refering to is above the pan knob, there is a second pan knob, and a knob called monitor. I think it's something to do with a/b'ing between the live inputs on 9 thru 16 and the tape returns. Like I said, I haven't figured it out.
I don't use my group outs for recording though. I use them to run my headphone amplifier.
I have the Behri 4 channel with per channel aux inputs on the front. It's mounted right above my patchbay. The Group outs run to the patch bay, so I can make a basic Headphone mix which will appear on all 4 channels of the headphone amp, assign the instrument I need more of to a group, then patch the group into the Aux Input of the Behri for the performer/channel that needs it.
My set-up is running two Delta 1010's (one regular, one LT) for 16 simultaneous inputs. I use the direct outs on channel 1-8 straight to the patchbay, normalled thru to the inputs of the first Delta 1010. Direct outs 9 thru 16 are hooked directly to the inputs of the second 1010(LT) One similarity to the above quoted set-up is that I usually record thru the first 8 channels and use the second set of 8 as returns from the computer(thru the "tape ins"). The 8 Outs of each soundcard are hooked up to the opposite 8 from the inputs, so it's a little harder to create a feedback loop.
I like using the direct outs better too, because I only have one fader to adjust to get my level into the computer. Plus I don't have to ever worry about accidentally routing something else into the recording input. The only thing that can be recorded into that channel is whatever is plugged into it.
Using the patchbay normalled is cool because of the routing flexibility it gives me.
Thanks for the Tascam Forum link, I'm going to have to pore through it a bit and see what else I can turn up.
I really think this mixer is ideal for my setup, I've been using it for about a year and a half, and I'm really happy with it.
