I decided to start a new thread as a followup to a previous thread so I could change the subject title.
Using SAC as the front end to SAWStudio is a no brainer when it comes to latency. Same settings in SAC noticeably reduce the latency for most singers and finger pickers. But I was having a hard time doing punch-ins.
It had been suggested that the best way to monitor during punch-ins was to assign the SS output to a channel in SAC while keeping the live channel open. When the punch in happens, the recorded track is muted. Makes perfect sense.
We use a Furman headphone system here in the studio. Curse or blessing? I haven't decided. Anyway, the system brings up some monitoring requests that have to be applied quickly. Switching back and forth between SAC and SAW just wasn't doing it for me. So, I came up with a way to send these requests with SAC that is a little more efficient for me.
I split the console. The first 24 channels(our max. right now) are set as the live inputs. The input assigns for 25 on are all assigned to SS input tracks.
FOH mixer becomes the control room feed and other monitor mixers are used for the headphone system. The Solo mode allows me to scroll through the mixers so that I can hear what is being fed where.
During basic tracking, the SAClink option in SAW is set to SRC. For overdubs, it is set to PST-FDR so that any automation and effects you've applied can be monitored.
One thing that needs to be mentioned again is that you must have the Auto Audio Monitor Switching turned off.
Bob, it would be nice if monitoring were switched off when the SAClink is active, unless someone can think of a reason otherwise.
These monitor changes made for a very happy and productive day-long session yesterday.
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