Mixing on a Board without Automation

[trodden]

I mix out of PT on my topaz.

pencil and paper are what I use for recalling settings.

Thanks for that. After looking at the tape/marking potential and snapping a few photos, I figured that's the best approach for me as well. I put together a little 16-ch track sheet to help organize it.

use a word processor/page maker to create a template of what YOU need(track info, plug ins and settings, mic and pre amp, etc.) and then another for mix board settings/outboard as well. It will different for everyone, and I really need to update mine.. each time i use them i find a new idea for the next version.. Each song has these sheets and these sheet are kept in the file for each project or band, depending, with one of these



for more notes, references, invoiceswhatever...

and i organize those in a file cabinet.

[mfdu]

i regularly use the 'comments' field in protools to keep track of signal chains etc.

what we really need is the ability to link a digital image to the comments field, so you can take a photo of the settings, and store it in the session file itself.

but that just perpetuates our reliance on protools, and i guess the point is to move away from that.

c.mfdu

[audiogeek1]

If you have extra tracks try printing stems back to PT. You should have open inputs anyway and you can just mute the outputs while recording. I do this all the time. Makes recall easy and tweaking is easy.

Mike

[JGriffin]

I mix out of PT on my topaz.

pencil and paper are what I use for recalling settings.

Thanks for that. After looking at the tape/marking potential and snapping a few photos, I figured that's the best approach for me as well. I put together a little 16-ch track sheet to help organize it.

As an aside, Mackie manuals have a diagram on the last page that's a top-down view of 8 mixer channels. Photocopy a bunch of these if you're using a Mackie mixer and document your settings. If not using a Mackie mixer, there may also be such diagrams in your manual, or you may need to create one yourself. Also, the front panel diagrams from the operating manuals for outboard gear boxes can be scanned/photocopied/copied by hand by monks so you can document your settings there as well.

[Nick Sevilla]

I mix out of PT on my topaz.

pencil and paper are what I use for recalling settings.

Thanks for that. After looking at the tape/marking potential and snapping a few photos, I figured that's the best approach for me as well. I put together a little 16-ch track sheet to help organize it.

As an aside, Mackie manuals have a diagram on the last page that's a top-down view of 8 mixer channels. Photocopy a bunch of these if you're using a Mackie mixer and document your settings. If not using a Mackie mixer, there may also be such diagrams in your manual, or you may need to create one yourself. Also, the front panel diagrams from the operating manuals for outboard gear boxes can be scanned/photocopied/copied by hand by monks so you can document your settings there as well.

A good way to get goood copies, is to do a medium resolution photo (at 150 dps) and then use some photo editing program to edit it inot a black + white copy, so you can change the contrast and grayscale to best print the copy.

While in the photo editor, you can erase the markers on knobs like EQ and pan, and make those white on top, if they are not, so you can write on top of the knob itself.

Cheers