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10 XENYX 1202FX/1002FX User Manual
3. Applications
3.1 Recording studio
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Fig. 3.1: The 1002FX in a recording studio
Even though most of the tasks in a studio can nowadays be accomplished using
a computer, a mixing console remains an unavoidable piece of equipment that
lets you eectively manage audio inputs and outputs: microphone signals need
to be pre-amplied prior to being recorded, and the quality of microphone
sound is often worked on; recording and playback signals must be routed to the
appropriate connectors or integrated into the mix; the volume of headphones
and studio monitors needs to be adjusted, and so on. The extensively equipped
main section of the XENYX mixing consoles provides concrete benets to you.
Wiring:
Connect your sound sources to the microphone/line inputs of the mixing
console. Connect the master machine (DAT/minidisk recorder) to the
main outputs. Yourmonitor speakers are connected to the control room
outputs; theheadphones are connected to the headphone output.
Now,connect the CD/tape outputs to the sound card inputs on your DAW
(DigitalAudioWorkstation). Connect the outputs of the sound card in your
computer to the CD/tape inputs.
Recording and playback:
Once in the mixing console, the recording signal is pre-amplied, EQ’ed and is
then routed to the main bus. Use the LEVEL control to adjust the recording signal
level. The overall level of the signal going to the computer is adjusted using
the MAIN MIX fader. To make sure that the signal is actually being recorded,
useeither the phones bus or the control room bus to monitor not the main
mix signal (i.e. the output signal of the mixing console, before the recording);
instead, monitor the returns of the sound card that is connected to the CD/tape
inputs. To this end, press the CD/TAPE TO CTRL switch and adjust the monitoring
volume using the PHONES/CONTROL ROOM control. Doing so, you can record
additional tracks in addition to a signal already brought in (so-called overdubs).
Usethedirect monitoring function of your DAW.
◊ With this application, the CD/TAPE TO MIX switch should not be
pressed; otherwise, the playback signal from the sound card output
would be routed back to the computer and would be added to the
recording. This would not only be undesirable, it would also create a
feedback loop.