A&H GL2400/32 and Monitors

[DCATTechie]

Have an odd one for you guys. I'm not able to send a signal to the monitors independent of the fader and LR BUS.

The only way to get the signal to the monitors is
-To have the channel fader up,
-The channel ON/Un-muted
-Have the channel assigned to the LR
-Selected Signal value to AUX using AUX Send knobs (as usual)

Issues:
- I can't send a signal to just the monitors, everything has to be sent through the house system.

-The AUX Send knobs seem to be dependent of the channel fader. Meaning, if I lower the level of a mic in the house, that level is also dropped in the Monitor Feed.

NOTE:
-Changing the AUX Send from Pre to Post Fade seems to have no effect.

-The signal is coming from a CD player via (2) RCA to XLR cables, each going to it's own channel. The gain is at 0 because the signal is a line feed(correct?)

Thanks!

[jonslilbro]

Try pressing in the "Rev" button under the control for the Aux send you're using. Then you can control the aux volume with the knobs independent of the fader. Also then post and pre will be controllable.

Gary

[DCATTechie]

Should it be in the up or down position?

Thanks!

[jonslilbro]

Should be pressed in. Let me know if that doesn't work.


Gary

[DCATTechie]

This is what I found in the Manual regarding the REV Mode Switch, but it's a little unclear.

"REV mode switch-These switches reverse the function of the group and aux masters, the heart of the dual functionality pioneered by Allen & Heath. They are recessed to prevent accidental operation. Use a pen or pointed object to set their position. In the up position (flush with the panel), the group is controlled by the fader and the aux by the rotary master. This is typical for FOH mode where the faders are used for subgroups feeding the main stereo mix. When pressed, the aux uses the fader as the master and the group is moved to the rotary control. The aux mix is now presented to rear Group XLR complete with insert. The group mix appears at the Aux TRS jack. This is used for monitor mode where the auxes are the main mix feeding the stage monitors. You can select any combination for the FOH and monitor mode, for example, just 3, 4 giving you two fader subgroups, two monitor sends on faders, and main LR mix." (A&H GL2400 Manual)

My goal is to is to be able to send a signal to the monitors independent of the ground and channel fader, and the LR BUS, and have it be controlled by one of the AUX Send knobs. Is this possible?

[cprted]

I know this may sound infantile, but are you sure your mon lines are plugged into an aux send on the console and not something else like a group send?

[jonslilbro]

It sounds like you are trying to control the sends to your monitor outputs without worrying about where the fader is; I.E. the channel may be all the way down and not going through the mains, but your still want it going through and aux to a monitor. Is this correct? If so, pushing in the reverse button does that function. It changes it from fader control to rotary control.


Gary

[cprted]

Originally Posted by jonslilbro

It sounds like you are trying to control the sends to your monitor outputs without worrying about where the fader is; I.E. the channel may be all the way down and not going through the mains, but your still want it going through and aux to a monitor. Is this correct? If so, pushing in the reverse button does that function. It changes it from fader control to rotary control.


Gary

Yes, but not it the way you're describing. The button in question (I think its called the 'Mode' button on the ML3000), switches control between the group sends and the aux sends. It doesn't change anything at the channel end of things as far as pre/post fader control is concerned.

Basically, in its normal orientation, the first four send faders control the send level for groups 1-4 and the rotary aux sends above control the send level for auxs 1-4. Depressing this button makes the faders the aux control and and the knobs the groups control.

[jonslilbro]

Which is what it sounds like he needs from what I'm hearing. He want's rotary control instead of fader control, so giving the reverse button a switch should switch it around from fader control to rotary control.


Gary

[DCATTechie]

Originally Posted by jonslilbro

It sounds like you are trying to control the sends to your monitor outputs without worrying about where the fader is; I.E. the channel may be all the way down and not going through the mains, but your still want it going through and aux to a monitor. Is this correct? ...

Yes this is exactly what I want. I don't want to worry about where that Channel(not Group/AUX) fader is. But from the description in the manual, it sounds like pressing the REV button will make my AUX Send controls the faders , which is not what I want. To clear it up, I want NOTHING AT ALL to do with groups, just AUX Sends.