Recording from Main Room to Peak (Rear Studio)

**[inline-center:Recording from the Main Room 1.mov=This tutorial] explains thoroughly how to record from the main room into Peak. You can utilize many of the presented methods for recording into any DAW on the rear studio computer.**

#Standard connections
The rear studio is preset to record eight channels from the [cnmat:node/2774|Main Room]. On the Analog Layer (Layer 1) of the [cnmat:node/3233|Main Mixer], inputs 9 and 10 are normally fed by the omni mics hanging and the main room while channels 11-16 are connected to the stage box at the front of the hall (as long as "mic" is chosen for these channels on the switches at the top of the mixer).

As long as you are in the "Basic" preset on the mixer, all of these channels are normally routed out of the ADAT connector to the [cnmat:node/2728|Digi002] to record into Pro Tools. These buss outputs are also routed to the TDIF inputs of the [cnmat:node/2816|MOTU 2408], for all non-Pro Tools recording applications.

In simple terms, whatever signal comes in channel 9 of the analog layer should automatically show up in Pro Tools on ADAT channel 1, and in Digital Performer, Logic, Peak, etc. on TDIF channel 1. Analog channel 10 is mapped to ADAT/TDIF channel 2, and so on.

#Things to check if you're not seeing signal in the DAW
- **Phantom power** is controlled from the top of the mixer—there are switches that turn on channels 9-12 and 13-16 in banks. Phantom should be normally left off unless you are using condenser microphones that take phantom power, such as the Earthworks omnis on channels 9 and 10.
- Moving down the mixer, channels 9-16 should normally be set to **Mic**, which is all the way to the left. If you are getting too much level with the Trim knob all the way down, move to the -20db pad (which is the center). Please leave these in the far left position when finished.
- The **Trim knobs** underneath the mic switches are very important. They may be set very differently depending on the source. These, in conjunction with the channel fader at the bottom of the mixer, control the level going out to the DAW. A good method for gain staging is to set the channel fader at 0, and then set the trim so that loud sounds push the meters to about 75% in the DAW. You can then use the fader for fine-tuning the level. Remember, with a 24-bit recording, you can leave even more headroom and not worry too much about your noise floor, as musicians are always louder during the concert than they are in the soundcheck.
- There is a red light labeled **OL/STATUS** above the fader on each channel. OL stands for "overload". If this blinks, you are overdriving the preamp and should turn the Trim knob down. Bringing the fader down will not help if this light is coming on.

#Monitoring your DAW
It's always a good idea to monitor AFTER the audio has passed through your DAW, to ensure that you are recording what you think you are, and with good clocking. Therefore, once your input levels are set, you should switch to Layer 2 to monitor off of the outputs of Pro Tools (faders 1-8 via ADAT from the Digi002) or other DAWs (faders 9-16 via TDIF from the 2408/PCI-424).

#Talkback and Headphones
There are two stereo pairs of outputs from the Mixer that are normally connected, through the house patching system, to the patch bay in the rack in the Main Room:

1) The Main Stereo L/R outputs of the DM-3200 show up on the top right patch points in the Main Room (points 23/24). These outputs pass everything that is going through the Master fader to the HD-1s, and their overall gain is controlled by the same Master fader (but not the HD-1s knob at the top of the mixer).

2) The Talkback (Aux 1/2) outputs of the DM-3200 show up on the next stereo pair over to the left (points 21/22).
For talkback from the rear studio to the main room, press the **To Slate** button on the Mixer. The control room outputs in the rear studio will become quiet, and the mic on the mixer will be live. There is a mic sensitivity adjustment on the mixer, if your voice is too loud or too soft. The button will latch if you click it, but not if you hold it.

Using two 1/4" TRS patch cables, connect whichever of these outputs you want to monitor (Main L/R mix or Talkback [Aux 1/2]) to the speakers or headphones you want to use. For instance, they could be patched into the Ranes which go to the HM-1's, or into the Presonus HP4 headphone amp.

- NOTE: The Talkback also now runs directly to the cube speaker on top of the rack in the Main Room (via Buss 8). Just hit the proper power switch on the rack down below the patch bay, and adjust the level on the side of the speaker itself.