Do you monitor via ProControl?

[tlester]

Hi all -

This is for those of you that use a ProControl surface. Do you use the main section to monitor or do you monitor through something like a Coleman or the like.

My concern is that if you configure it for Surround sound (5.1), that only leaves you 2 channels to send for auxes (headphone cues). Can use switch configurations on the fly? If I choose aux channels that are not coming into the ProControl to go to the headphone system, will my talk back still go to those outputs?

Also... I'd love to hear how you have your "procontrol" based studio configured.

Thanks,
Thomas

[EasyStreet]

I use the main section to monitor. The only problem I've ever had was that using the lower volume settings (less than 10 o'clock) causes the balance to be off toward the right by 1-2 db's - really annoying. Just set the amp/speaker sensitivity to use the middle range of the volume controls @ your normal levels.
I don't use the aux's in the ProControl for cue. I use the analog outs from 2 888-24's to two Furman HDS6's <4 mono, 1 stereo headphone mix>. I have the 888 outputs normalled to the Furman's inputs (mono ch. 1-3 and stereo), and I have the talkback (slate) outs from the ProControl normalled to ch. 4 of each Furman unit.
I created a notepad called "headphone outs", with aux tracks that have the right ins/outs, and renamed the default bus names to headphone 1-1, 1-2 etc, for all 10 headphone sends. In a session I just import the right headphone track(s) from the notepad and bus to it's input (headphone 1-1 or whatever) - which puts that track on whatever channel of the headphone mixer I want. Talkback is automagically on channel 4.
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[Mark Haliday]

I use the Pro Control monitor for stereo and it works ok (with the same problems however as described by EasyStreet) but if you go for 5.1, then you realy need a specialised product. The good news is that there is an increasing number of reasonably priced units that do it.

Mark

[John McDaniel]

Easy Street sez:

I use the main section to monitor. The only problem I've ever had was that using the lower volume settings (less than 10 o'clock) causes the balance to be off toward the right by 1-2 db's - really annoying. Just set the amp/speaker sensitivity to use the middle range of the volume controls @ your normal levels.
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Call Digi. You can get a swap for a ganged pot with tighter specs. It's free; all you have to do is return the old pot.

j

[EasyStreet]

Thanks John,

You're right. It's been on the "I should do that!" list for a couple years...

[Jules]

Have I got the topest tip for you!

(Stereo only sorry)

Buy a Benchmark DAC-1

put the internal jumpers on 'maximum attenuation'

patch the AES (or SPDIF) output of PT into the DAC-1

Patch the output of the DAC-1 into the ProControl Main monitor input..

Put the ProControl Alt & main monitor pots to MAXIMUM...

Then control volume via the DAC-1

AWESOME SOUND and with that pesky PC pot up full, you ain't losing any signal...

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A/B ing becomes a breeze you can toggle through AES / SPDIF & Optical at different sample rates INSTANTLY, The unit re clocks to ANY incoming signal.. (note disable the other stereo device returns for safety as pressing "CD player" with the monitor pot full up can cause quite a shock and some new tweeters...... I can assure you!)

http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/news/d...r_comments.htm

[Scanners]

Hi All!
How would the DAC1 go against my 192?
Which do we feel sounds better?
thanks
S

[Robert U]

Yep. I'm monitoring stereo-mixes via the ProControl. The only problem is that is that the audio tilts to the right on low volumes (which is a known problem).

-Robert