sorry for the delay in reply--the ramsa inspired me to get out some synths previously in retirement, and have had a bit too much fun geeking out. next up, more midi cables so the timing is in sync
in terms of aux's...with no manual there may be some functionality i'm missing. so i have attached (blurry) pics of the strip / bus section, since such images seem to be missing on the net.
on inspection, there are two aux (mono) channels, a send L-R, a send return L-R, and of course the 8 groups which do not appear to have any direct outs--but i can't tell for sure. That may be what the buttons 1/9 may be for. there is a phono out and in and the usual control room / main outs. I'm not sure if this is typical or not, but there aren't any aux returns, so
aha that's what channels 17-20 must be for.
I'm quite stumped as to what program mix does. I'm wondering if that is an inline control for the tape, since there is a tape trim as well as mic/line trim. Does anyone know?
The tape ins/outs are rca and i have *zero* rca cables so haven't had time to test.
I love the spaciousness of the sound. There are many reasons to buy other products, but for me, this is as good as I'm going to get.