Reference Guide

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Set up to record digital audio
Hardware setup
Home Stereo, CD player, radio tuner, preamp output
The output of a stereo component can be connected to the sound card’s line in, using a dual RCA to
1/8 inch stereo mini Y-adapter. Many portable cassette players come with this kind of adapter, or
even with a single cable with all the necessary jacks. In the following diagram, a stereo component is
connected to the Y-adapter using standard RCA cables:
Internal CD player
If you are using your computer’s internal CD player, and it does not have its audio outs connected
internally to the sound card, run a cable from the CD player’s Headphone jack to the card’s Line In
jack. If there is no Headphone jack, you’ll need to use an external CD player.
Mixer
You can connect a mixer to the sound card with a setup of the following kind:
Note: If your mixer has buses, use them! This helps to avoid feedback.
STEREO
RCA / left
RCA / right
ADAPTER
Y-adapter:
2x RCA to 1/8 inch stereo
1/8 inch stereo
sound card
line in
1/4 inch instrument cable to input #3
Main mixer outs to power amp
Stereo Amplifier
From Aux Bus #1 & 2
to sound card line input
From sound card line
output tto inputs #1 & 2