Are you recording spoken-word only or also music?

Is the record feed a separate matrix or aux, or is it the same mix that goes to the mains?

Hi,

Just change your output configuration. I guess that your configuration is:
Main (L-R) bus to FOH
Matrix1 bus to USB recorder.

Change it to:
Main (L-R) bus to USB recorder ; and put it to unity (= 0 dB)
Matrix1 bus to FOH. This is your main volume control now.

Don’t forget to set L-R mix to unity in the matrix1 bus and you have to reconfigure your Main L-R outputs to Matrix1 L-R out on your stage frame.

This give you also the advantage that you don’t use the Main L-R PEQ/GEQ. So the recording on USB is without EQ adjustments for the room / PA system. Do your room/PA eq adjustments in the Matrix bus. (Same for other things like compressor ; delay ; …)

good luck.

regards.
Pascal

GLD80

Actually, i would leave the MAINS L R alone and have multiple matrixes for all the destinations. That way you can EQ, compress, limit and etc according to each destination’s need.

Gil Parente
Design & Integration
Atlantic Pro Audio, Inc.
Gparente@apa-ee.com