I tried a binding at Song level and it does respond inversely but not exactly proportional… -3 song = +1.2 rack. Ideally, this would be a binding within the rack itself. I tried various values but it’s not exact. I played a bit with the curve but it’s still off; I suspect this needs a script. Which I know virtually nothing about
The problem is that, as my songs and mix have evolved, I’ve used the shortcut of using the Song Output gain. (All my song states are mixed well relative to each other, but sometimes when I get to rehearsal the whole song needs a bit of adjustment.) So the Song output changes from song to song… some are -2.2db, some +3, etc. But I need this rack’s output to be consistent across all songs.
I could manually set it for each song I suppose, but it would be nice to have a binding inside the IEM rack to do that.
My application is that I’m adding a global IEM rack to every song, which simply takes a STEREO feed from the board into my interface (8in/8out so plenty of un-used inputs), and routes it into my IEM rack. Then inside the rack I can EQ or compress as needed. And it feeds it to my stereo “Monitor” outs on my interface. (I’m doing this because I had a recent gig where the sound guy had waaay too much low end on my IEM mix, I had him turn it down, then there was no low end, and so on. Not the first time. So the more control I have the better. )
Here’s the song view:
And here’s inside the rack:
BTW adjsuting the rack’s input level, or the song input level, would work too, but if the binding is in the rack then I think the rack gain is preferable.
Just FYI, I also have my footpedal controlling my Cantabile Stereo Output gain just for my monitor output. So when I’m done, the rest of the band from the board will be a consistent level, but I can bring my playing up or down as needed, which occurs on occasion. Especially on new songs I haven’t gigged yet.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Tom