Talkback Section; Talkback; Tb Volume; Tb Mic - MINDPRINT TRIO Handbuch

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MindPrint T.R.I.O.

7. Talkback Section

T.R.I.O™ comes with a full-fledged talkback section featuring a built-in talkback
microphone.

7.1 TALKBACK

Push this button to activate the talkback microphone. The
signal is routed to the headphones outputs until you release
the button. The monitor signal sent to the headphones out-
puts is automatically cut by 12 dB.

7.2 TB VOLUME

Twist this knob to adjust the volume of signal the sent from
the built-in talkback microphone to the headphones busses.

7.3 TB MIC

The talkback microphone is sited midway between the
TALKBACK button and the TB VOLUME knob, below the
three little holes in the housing.
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""Talkback" is the term used for a neat feature found on big studio
consoles that allows producers/engineers in the control room to
speak to the artist in the studio via a microphone built into the
console. To this end, the talkback microphone signal is sent to the
headphones busses.
y You may have little reason to like the TALKBACK function now, but
you may learn to love it later when you discover your recording
mic capturing the rattling of your computer's fan or other ambient
noise (the classic culprit being the creaking of chairs). In this event,
relocate the vocalist and microphone to a quiet room and commu-
nicate via TALKBACK.
g In the heat of the moment, producers sometimes begin addressing
the vocalist before pressing the TALKBACK button. If vocalists can't
hear the beginning of a sentence, they won't understand you.
Misunderstanding breeds insecurity; an insecure artist can't deliver
a compelling performance. So in the interests of capturing hap-
pening performances make a habit of pressing TALKBACK FIRST,
and then talking.
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You'll hear a soft "pong" sound when you press the TALKBACK
button. This not a malfunction. The TB microphone is extremely
sensitive; indeed, it's so delicate it transmits the sound the button
engaging. Eventually, you'll find this to be an advantage: the
"pong" signals to vocalists that words of wisdom are coming their
way! :o)
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Do not place objects on the TB microphone or push in the micro-
phone covering with pointed objects.
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