Monitoring - using Wharfedale R-2004FX desk

[missis sumner]

Sorry, another question, but it is completely different to my last question, so I started a new thread...?

 

We have a Wharfedale R-2004FX desk.  It only has a single Aux Out.  All the online guidance I've seen has said that for monitoring, you should use your Aux Out for signal.

 

We have... get ready for it... a Wharfedale EVP-X12PM active monitor, a similar matching passive monitor, a small active wedge monitor that our drummer uses, and an in-ear box of shite (it's probably not shite, but we have still to get it working properly - it's for our singist and possibly drummer and guitarist, when they can be bothered to put both ear plugs in).

 

Am I right in thinking the best way to set up the monitors is to Aux Out to the big active Wharfedale, send a separate speaker signal to the passive Wharfedale (there is a separate output for this - red circle), line out from the active wedge to the small active wedge, and then line out to the in-ear unit?  i.e. daisy chain all the active monitors together through their line-out sends?

 

Is there any way of running this desk so we can get a different mix to some of the monitors?  It does had a headphone out, control room out, tape out (I think), but I'm assuming these will all be the main mix? 

[David Morison]

Hi again,

 

Yup, your basic signal flow concept is fine.

You're right too that the "extra" outs like headphones, control room etc on that desk just allow you to monitor the main mix (or any solo'd channel); the only other output that allows you to properly tailor what's being heard is the single Aux.

 

As a worst case bodge, IF you A: never use the EFX and B: never adjust your main mix once it's set at soundcheck, you could theoretically use the EFX send as a second aux mix. Obviously the potential for frustration abounds if you ever did need to adjust the main mix during the set - whoever was getting the EFX derived Aux mix would find it tracking the changes to the main mix.

[missis sumner]

Thank you, so much, once again.