VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

[Glenn Moore]

Wondering if anyone who is use to working with a JK Audio AutoHybrid (or maybe any other phone patch) can help.

My phone patch works fine but I always have to record the other party on my computer. What I need to do is have the option of either recording them or not, while still being able to hear them..and have them hear me....while I record the script into the computer. If I bring down the channel the phone patch is on I cannot hear them at all. If this is impossible I'll have to go the old route of plugging a headset into the cordless phone. Anyone's help is appreciated. I go into a Mackie 1402-VLZ pro board. Thanks!

Glenn Moore

[bobsouer]

Glenn,

Route the audio from the Phone patch to an Aux input rather than a line-in. Then if you do need to record them, route the Aux audio to the mains as well as to the headphones. Otherwise, leave the Aux input to the headphones only. I hope this helps.
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[sounddguy]

[Glenn Moore]

Thanks Bob and Sounddguy. I will give those a try tomorrow. IN the meantime let me give you my entire setup to give you a clearer picture of what I got...

Mic into Processor and Processor out to Line IN on Channel 1 on Mackie 1402-VLZ pro..

Main Outs on Mackie to Line INs of Presonus firebox. Presonus firebox firewire out to computer.

Main Outs on the Presonus Firebox to Alesis Studio Monitors which I rarely use. I usually just plug headphones into the presonus to hear playback.

For the JKAudio Autohybrid it goes like this....on the back of the unit XLR SEND to 1/4 inch Line IN on Channel 2 of Mackie board...AND...XLR CALLER to AUX SEND 1 on Mackie board............RJ11 PHONE jack (on back of Autohybrid still) to a telephone........and finally RJ11 LINE (on back of Hybrid still) to the jack input on the wall.

I also have to have the SOLO button on the Mackie 1402-VLZ Pro for CHANNEL 1 AND 2 pushed in so I can hear the caller and they can hear me and we both record. I listen through headphones from the Mackie and can control the output on the CTL ROOM/Submix slider.

Bob, I don't see AUX inputs on the Mackie 1402-VLZ Pro, just Stereo AUX Return and Send. When I tried one of those I got nothing from the caller (wife) in my head phones. Sounddguy your scenario might work and I'll give it a shot tomorrow. If you guys or anyone else has a similar setup or another Scenario since you have my setup let me know. It's been a few months since I have had to use Phone patch at all and I will need it soon. I appreciate you guys' help. Thanks!!

Glenn

[georgethetech]

Here's my take on using a phone patch with your mixer.
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[KaseyKruz]

I will muddy the waters here I'm sure, but this works perfectly for me.
I have Pre-Fade Aux Send going to the transmit (send) on the patch with my aux 1 knob for the mic turned up enough to be comfortable to the caller. The receive from the patch goes to a line-in on the board and potted up to record the caller. If I only want to hear the caller, then I put the caller pot in mute (on my board it is also ALT 3/4) and send ALT 3/4 to my control room monitors, that way the caller audio does not go to the main outs.

I can also send audio down the phone line for the caller just by turning up the audio pot Pre Fade knob so they can hear it.

EDIT: What George said basically (that's what i get for not reading first)
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[Glenn Moore]

thanks guys...will give all of that a shot tonight when I get home and let you know how it works out. Can't be that difficult.

glenn

[kgenus]

Scroll down Dave Diamond's page ... this one is really good.

http://www.davediamondprovo.com/extra.php
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[Glenn Moore]

thanks for the help everyone. This was a pretty easy fix when I started reading all of your suggestions. I ended up just pressing in the ALT 3-4 button on the CR Source panel and then muting Channel 2 which my phone hybrid is on. I can also do it pressing the Solo buttons on both Channel 1 and 2 and potting the hybrid fader down. My headphones are pretty tight so I don't have to worry about the callers audio feeding back into the mic if they decide to talk. Tested it all out tonight while doing a spot. Thanks again everyone.
Glenn