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XENYX 1002FX/1202FX User Manual
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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 effectively
manage audio inputs and outputs: microphone signals
need to be pre-amplified 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 benefits 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. Your monitor
speakers are connected to the control room outputs; the
headphones are connected to the headphone output. Now,
connect the CD/tape outputs to the sound card inputs on
your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). 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-
amplified, 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, use either 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). Use the direct 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.