Can i use my Traveler as a monitor switcher?

alexweinstein000 · Post by **alexweinstein000** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:52 am

i just added a pair of monitors to my setup, and before i run out and buy a dedicated device, i wanted to know if i could some how use my Traveler to act as a monitor switcher.

if Outputs 1-2 are my mains, and 3-4 are my second pair, can i tell DP with maybe an aux track, or CueMix Console to turn one on and one off?

-alex-

DP 5.13, Traveler, OS 10.4.11

Dwetmaster · Post by **Dwetmaster** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:09 am

If you want to manage it from DP, then you can easily do this by using dedicated aux bus to do it.

If you want to be able to do this from any programs then I'd suggest you get a presonus central station

alexweinstein000 · Post by **alexweinstein000** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:15 am

i am definitely using DP (5.13). how would you suggest i set it up?

alexweinstein000 · Post by **alexweinstein000** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:06 am

If you want to manage it from DP, then you can easily do this by using dedicated aux bus to do it.

does this mean that i would have to run a unity send off every track to my new bus? i can't seem to find any other way to get the input of the new aux track to be the same as the master buss.

-a-

Dwetmaster · Post by **Dwetmaster** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:16 am

Bus everything to a Master aux then use two diferent sends from that Aux instead

alexweinstein000 · Post by **alexweinstein000** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:50 am

excellent. got it. thank you for your help.

-a-

estudios.sdb · Post by **estudios.sdb** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:58 pm

You should also consider using a stereo track instead of an auxliary track so you could also "bounce" in real-time. You can do this by recording everything to this stereo track and exporting the soundbite.

Just be careful and avoid clipping the stereo bus.

Dwetmaster · Post by **Dwetmaster** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:15 pm

I prefer to keep My bouncing to a separate track. I find it easier to use cuemix's MixBack function to do live bounce.

Also having the bounce on a separate track allows for easy comparison between what's has been bounced and any adjustment you'd like to do.

homebilly · Post by **homebilly** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:20 pm

get a cheap 1/4" balanced patchbay