Talkback - Side Chain, Gates and compressors

[Jburn34]

I've been trying to figure this out for a while, but can't quite get it. There has got to be a way to set up an aux as my talkback channel, where whether using the sidechain on a gate or compressor, it will only allow audio passage when there is no recording going on.

Also, I would like to setup a talkback for the musician where their mic will come through an aux so that I can hear them through that channel during playback or when stopped, but not when recording.

I've been using aux's for this but I'm hoping to figure out a way to do it without muting and unmuting so much.

Anyone got ideas?

[mersisblue]

well for what you want to do

i would gate your talk back so you would not have to mute it

but i would leave theirs on all the time , and have it NOT routed to their headphones that way

it doesn't mess up their mix . or you can give them a mic with an on off switch

[Jburn34]

The gate on my talkback is pretty trick if not unusable. If you want to monitor at high levels or if you bump the desk, they hear it. If you set the threshold higher you have to yell.

I only need to hear them when it's not recording or when we're listening to playback. I wasn't putting it in their mix anyway, but it screws me up because I'm not getting an accurate mix out here when it's on. Like I said I can mute and unmute but there's got to be a better way.

Jeremy

[Rail Jon Rogut]

I answered you in your duplicate thread in the TDM forum.

Rail

[3JDamon]

Why not just get a cheap mic with a switch on it? I've got a Shure 14A for just that purpose, got it used for $20, switch doesn't pop at all.