From what you indicated you had a Beringer 4 Channel board, I assume you mean 4 outputs? How many inputs?? Therein lies your answer. To interface the RCA outputs of your ADAT to the " instrument" line level inputs of your board can you say RADIO SHAFT?? All you need is an RCA to 1/4" mono adapter cord or just RCA to 1/4" adapters and a few RCA to RCA patch cords.

Onto the problem of monitoring from your audio board for overdub purposes.

Since you are using your main outputs to feed your multitrack machine and hopefully your board has more than 8 inputs? You would need to switch all inputs to the " instrument" line inputs with the exception of your channel that you're using your microphone or what have you to overdub with. Also assuming your little mixer has some kind of "effects sends" (assuming they are Post fader or maybe even pre-fader, which would be more desirable as it would negate the need to turn all channel faders up) on it, you can use your effects sends to feed a headphone amplifier and therefore be able to monitor your tape playback as long as those channels are not assigned to the same output channel you are using for overdub purposes.

You may even need to switch between microphone and line inputs provided there are provisions to do so?

Another simple way to go is to purchase an inexpensive line only 8 track mixer, connected to the output of your recorder and patched into a headphone amplifier, you can also put Y cables on the output of your recorder so that it can feed your Beringer and your headphone monitor mixer simultaneously so as to avoid much patching in your recording/overdub process.

I hope this makes some sense? We'll let me know?

Ms. Remy Ann David

Ms. Remy,

Thank you for your reply!

Your explanation makes total sense so I will give it a try. I think the thing for me was wondering if going from RCA to 1/4" caused issues. Since it seems I can make that conversion without issue, I shall give it a try.

The mixer is a Behringer Eurorack MX602A.
It has L/R Tape Out/In, Aux Send/Ret, and 6 Ins (2 in Stereo).

I can get by with 6 Ins since I am recording Guitars on 3 tracks, vocal on one and bass on one (for now). Drums I plan to doing my VST for guide tracks and later in studio with a session player.

The Hafler actually has a headphone out so I will use that or the headphone out on the board.

Thank you!

Wiley

BTW - The Behringer does not have mute buttons. Since i am using the tape outs from the board to send to the ADAT, all channels with signal get sent. That means monitoring a mix from the ADAT on the board inputs resends the signal in the mains and I would get a single track with the new material and the monitored material combined.

I think I need a different board. Anyone have a recommendation on a board to use with my 8 channel ADAT? Monitoring channels while recording to others is my priority.

Thanks!
Wiley

Eureka! Alesis Studio 24 seems to fit the bill perfectly.

Thanks!
Wiley