There are similar topics focusing on the outcome of this reason, but I felt the need to include this in another topic.
The signal that’s sent to headphones is controlled by the Cue Mix knob which mixes the Cue and Master signals. But the problem is, that’s not the actual Master signal. The so-called Master signal that’s fed to cue mix lacks aux and microphone inputs. I understand how this could be beneficial in most settings. But for those of us who use aux input to connect drum machines/synthesizers, it is necessary to listen to the whole master out on the headphone as well. And it’s really ambiguous to have two master signals with different content.
I think adding separate settings to feed mic and aux inputs to the headphone master is necessary. And if these are controlled in software, I don’t think there is a good reason not to do it.
The next level for this feature would be aux cue, but it’s not really related to this subject.
So far we know, that the signal routing in the Prime GO does not let to do it.
Because the signal is bypassing the part of the mix, where the CUE is routed.
So probably for this to work we need a new device.
So no routing for the aux OR the mics to the cue knob in the master position? That’s strange.
I always thought it meant there was no physical CUE button to assign the aux signal or the mics (like you do with the channels) to the cue knob. But I just found out the hard way that they are simply missing from the master signal on the cue knob.
Why does it say master on the cue knob when it is not actually the master signal?
The Engine OS software on the Prime Go is tied to it’s internal sound card. This is analogous to internal mode mixing in software (like Traktor or Serato) where you are using only a 4 out sound card with a controller. (2 for headphones and 2 for main out). Take that and plug it to an external mixer that has a mic input, aux input and an input for the sound card’s main out. This external mixer has only one output, the main out. The headphone out is coming from the sound card only.
If this is correct than it would explain everything including why you only get the main out on the vu meters. And if this correct then no firmware can fix it.
Any workarounds available? To get to hear the aux someway. I want to use a ableton linked drum machine with it. I can do all EQing and volume control on the drum machine itself.
Some people bought a little headphone switcher box, so they could switch between main out (to hear mic) and cue. You could switch between cue and drum machine output.
That way I can use the headphone jack out of the prime go, and the headphone jack out from the TR6s or Force or… and use very short cables to connect them to the Nobsound.
and a firmware update could fix this. 