Instruction Manual

1226 Beginner’s Guide to Cakewalk Software
Audio
If your sound card has multiple inputs and has its own mixer software, you
probably don’t need to select inputs in the Windows Mixer. To record
through the analog inputs on your sound card, you probably only need to
set your sound card’s clock to internal, and in Cakewalk’s Track view,
choose the correct number of the inputs you’re connected to in the In field
of the track you’re recording.
To record through the digital input (S/PDIF), see the following procedure.
To Record Through the S/PDIF Input
1. Connect the instrument or CD player you want to record from to your
sound card’s S/PDIF input using a 75 ohm coaxial video cable or
special S/PDIF cable. You may need to turn off the power on your
computer, sound card, and sound source first. See your sound card’s
documentation.
2. Use your sound card’s mixer software to set its clock to external or S/
PDIF.
3. Leave Cakewalk’s clock setting at the default choice, which is Audio.
You can choose clock settings by using the Options-Project command
and clicking the Clock tab.
4. Arm a track, test the input level and adjust input volume, and record
your track.
5. When you’re finished recording, set your sound card’s clock back to
internal, and listen to your recording.
There’s one more type of audio connection you may find on occasion called
AES/EBU, which stands for Audio Engineering Society/European
Broadcasting Union, and is the highest bandwidth digital audio connection.
An AES/EBU connection can use cables longer than 33 feet, which is the
limit for S/PDIF cables. If your sound source has an AES/EBU connection,
you can use your sound card’s S/PDIF jacks to send data to and from the
AES/EBU jacks by purchasing an inexpensive converter, such as the Hosa
CDL-313 (www.hosatech.com).
For more information, see:
You’re using an adapter that doesn’t
quite fit the sound card input.
Try moving the adapter in or out slightly,
and make sure the cable is plugged all
the way into it.
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