Need help setting up Pre Fade Listen!

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by phatbeatstudio

If your gonna do all that why not just use sends? works the same way. almost

Because solo-button works so much faster. You want to be fast when you're live...

[steviemac74]

Originally Posted by phatbeatstudio

If your gonna do all that why not just use sends? works the same way. almost

Would you care to elaborate?

Steven.

[JFreak]

I think he meant that all tracks would have a send to the monitor output of your choice, then you would have a solo button on the given send. Sure, it works, but it's slower because you first need to open the send and then click the solo button.

[steviemac74]

Originally Posted by JFreak

I think he meant that all tracks would have a send to the monitor output of your choice, then you would have a solo button on the given send. Sure, it works, but it's slower because you first need to open the send and then click the solo button.

That's exactly it! I just wanted to know if it would work just like a console, quick and simple.

Alongside the protools rig I'm spliting all feeds to and from the stage box to an analog desk as a back-up incase things go belly-up with the computer side of thins so, I guess I can route the PFL hardware outs to a spare channel in the desk and monitor the PFL from there.

I've just had a brain wave!! What if, I sent the PFL out to the analog desk and then routed it back to the Command 8 main in and just used the Command 8 to monitor PFL; like this: 192 outs 1-2 (main) to FOH, 192 outs 3-4 to stage monitors, 192 outs 5-6 (PFL) to analog desk, analog desk to main in on Command 8.

So all I can hear through the command 8 is, when activated within protools, PFL. I can still visually monitor levels just like I would with a console, make changes to levels by referencing with FOH and, listen for other problems through PFL! What do you think?

I hope this makes sense..

Steven.

[phatbeatstudio]

Originally Posted by JFreak

Because solo-button works so much faster. You want to be fast when you're live...

Yes I concede ,not the best idea but it works.
there is a extra step though and thats something a real pro would want to avoid if at all possible