Topic: UFX Functionality Questions
I am on the verge of picking up a UFX and have spent the last few days reading and seeing if its exactly what i need.. I want to use it for a few different applications, one of them as a live mixer for a small band with some backing tracks playing.. I have read through the manual and have a fair understanding but I have a few more queries hopefully someone could help me with.. Here goes...
1. Are you able to playback multiple tracks off a USB stick to individual mixer channels while mixing them with live input sources from a band at the same time ? In other words 6 or so tracks playing off USB stick mixed with 12 mic/lines from a live band all sources being routed to different outputs for foldback and FOH PA speakers ? Or if you playback off USB stick do you loose some the "live mixer" functionality ?
2. If that is possible, can you also record the live band inputs onto different tracks on the USB stick alongside the pre recorded backing tracks ? This amounts to overdubbing with DURec and i wasnt sure if DURec can record new tracks inside a pre existing interleaved file or if pressing record with it always creates a new file ?
3. The manual indicates you have to select "record view" from the durec window in order to assign the usb playback tracks to specific mixer channels.. So i am wondering what happens when you switch record view off do those playback tracks from the USB remain assigned to the mixer channels you selected or do you have to remain in "record view" everytime you want to play something back off the USB ?
4. my plan is to have backing tracks with around 6 individual tracks not just a stereo file.. It will be along the lines of stereo keyboards, stereo percussion, mono click track, and probably an FX or BV track.. I would obviously want the click routed to its own output for the drummer but i would then like each of the other tracks to occupy their own mixer channels so i can freely adjust the relative levels between them within totalmix fx and route everything to the main outs and onto PA speakers..
When i read the manual it indicates that assigning the playback channels for tracks off the USB stick can be done at the hardware inputs row at the top or the hardware outputs at the bottom but doesnt appear possible for the software channels row.. So im wondering, if i have 6 backing track channels on the USB and i assign them to input channels on the top row, does that mean they will replace 6 physical hardware inputs and therefore i would loose the ability to use those hardware inputs in place of USB playback ?
Appreciate any help with all my questions. Thanks.