Instruction Manual

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Audio
Beginner’s Guide to Cakewalk Software
Electric Guitar Direct In
You can connect an electric guitar directly to your sound card using a 1/4”
mono to 1/8” stereo adapter. The following diagram shows this setup:
Type of
sound card
inputs...
Cables and
adapters needed...
Inputs to plug into...
1/8 inch MIc and
Line
For most electric
instruments: 1/4 inch
balanced cable
connected to 1/4 inch-to-
1/8 inch adapter. For
mics that have an XLR
plug on their cable: XLR-
to-1/4 inch adapter
connected to 1/4 inch-to-
1/8 inch adapter.
Plug instruments into the Line
input; plug microphones into the
Mic input. Alternatively, plug
mics into preamps, and plug
preamps into Line inputs.
1/4 inch Left and
Right
No adapter required for
normal electric
instrument cable. For
mics that have an XLR
plug on their cable: XLR-
to-1/4 inch adapter.
Plug both instruments and mics
into the Left or Right input of a
pair of inputs. If your instrument
has stereo pickups and a stereo
cable, you can plug the cable
into both the Left and Right
inputs.
1/4 inch Left and
Right, XLR Left
and Right
No adapters required Plug instruments into the 1/4
inch Left, Right, or both inputs.
Plug a mic into the XLR Left or
XLR Right input.
S/PDIF (Sony/
Phillips Digital
Interface)
No adapters required.
Use a a 75 ohm coaxial
video cable, or special S/
PDIF cable. Do not use
standard stereo
component cables.
Connect your digital source
(probably a sampler or CD
player with digital outputs) to
your sound card’s S/PDIF input
using a 75 ohm coaxial video
cable, or special S/PDIF cable.
See To Record Through the S/
PDIF Input.