Control 24 and external headphone monitoring

[lledo3rd]

I'm using a MacPro Quad-Core with a Pro Tools 10 HD 3 system. My audio interface is a Lynx Aurora 16 with LT-HD card. I have the Digidesign Control 24 surface with focusrite preamps. I have 4 of the switchcraft 6425 patch bays. I have the Behringer P16 monitoring system.

So my question is how can utilize the P16 with the Control 24. I know the Control 24 has its own aux outputs for headphone monitoring which allows you to use the built-in talkback but I'm having a hard time trying figure out how to configure my setup so that I'm able to use the P16 and engage the functionality of built-in talkback on the Control 24. Any help would greatly appreciated.

[s.d. finley]

Hi, I use a C24, 2x Lynx Aurora 16s, P16 headphone system and a Dangerous Music ST monitor controller.

Your control 24 should have a TB output. I would patch that to your patch bay. The P16 brain I would also patch in. Have the Controls 24 TB connect to the P16s last input as a dedicated TB channel. IF you really want to take advantage of the P16, normal your lynxs outputs 3-15 to the P16s inputs. This way you can get multi outs to the personal monitor mixer for the talent to control and mix themselves. Sure, sometimes you will have to submix the signal but no big deal. You will have to set up sends to hardware outputs in your Pro Tools sessions to get the foldback to work properly, and send them pre fader too.