Adding an External Mixer

For those of you who don't want to give up mixing on your external analog mixer, it is possible to send half of your VS-1680's 16 recorded tracks to an external mixer for external processing. Use the Direct Out function to accomplish this. The Direct Out function allows you to choose between tracks 1-8 or tracks 9-16 to be sent directly out of the eight analog outputs. To enable the Direct Out function, do the following:

1.	Press EDIT/SOLO. The Master Block is displayed.
2.	Press F5 (DIR). If "DIR" does not appear above F5, press PAGE until it does.
3.	Use the jogwheel to change the setting for DIRECT OUT. DIR OUT (DIRECT OUT): Select tracks to be assigned as Direct Out. Off: Direct Out is not used. 1-8: Tracks 1-8 are output from the eight analog output jacks . 9-16: Tracks 9-16 are output from the eight analog output jacks.

Direct Out Assignments

When tracks 1-8 are selected, the Direct Out assignments are:

Track 1: MASTER jack (L)

Track 2: MASTER jack (R)

Track 3: AUX A jack (L)

Track 4: AUX A jack (R)

Track 5: AUX B jack (L)

Track 6: AUX B jack (R)

Track 7: MONITOR jack (L)

Track 8: MONITOR jack (R)

When tracks 9-16 are selected, the Direct Out assignments are:

Track 9: MASTER jack (L)

Track 10: MASTER jack (R)

Track 11: AUX A jack (L)

Track 12: AUX A jack (R)

Track 13: AUX B jack (L)

Track 14: AUX B jack (R)

Track 15: MONITOR jack (L)

Track 16: MONITOR jack (R)