<p>You should be able to find monitor muting as a default or configurable setup on most radio consoles. Make sure you looking at sound boards that are specifically marketed as radio consoles. Something like this <a href="http://wheatstone.com/radio-products1/radio-consoles/2016-11-28-09-21-45/2016-11-28-09-23-58" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wheatstone Audioarts</a> analog console or this <a href="https://www.lawo.com/products/radio-consoles/crystalclear.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lawo</a> digital console. If not specifically called out in the features, you can also look for consoles that can trigger on air lights, as those contact closures can also be used to mute the monitors with some simple, inexpensive outboard gear. A Mackie or other inexpensive all purpose audio board isn't likely to have either feature.</p>

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2018-12-27T01:27:11.447Z
2018-12-27T01:27:11.447Z
Michael Liebman
<p>When on the radio I want the studio monitors to mute automatically when I open the mic (normal radio station stuff) so there is no feedback. I have read that some boards do and some don't but I can never find this info when reading descriptions. How can I achieve this?</p>

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Hi Antwen - I have removed that one sentence asking for a recommendation on specific mixer desks to focus on the wider question of how to do this.
Dr Mayhem
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How to mute monitors automatically
Antwan Cooke
# How to mute monitors automatically

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-26)

When on the radio I want the studio monitors to mute automatically when I open the mic (normal radio station stuff) so there is no feedback. I have read that some boards do and some don't but I can never find this info when reading descriptions. How can I achieve this?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Hi Antwen - I have removed that one sentence asking for a recommendation on specific mixer desks to focus on the wider question of how to do this.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-12-27. Score: 1

You should be able to find monitor muting as a default or configurable setup on most radio consoles. Make sure you looking at sound boards that are specifically marketed as radio consoles. Something like this [Wheatstone Audioarts](http://wheatstone.com/radio-products1/radio-consoles/2016-11-28-09-21-45/2016-11-28-09-23-58) analog console or this [Lawo](https://www.lawo.com/products/radio-consoles/crystalclear.html) digital console. If not specifically called out in the features, you can also look for consoles that can trigger on air lights, as those contact closures can also be used to mute the monitors with some simple, inexpensive outboard gear. A Mackie or other inexpensive all purpose audio board isn't likely to have either feature.


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