Reference Guide

1557
Audio
Beginner’s guide to Cakewalk software
The following table summarizes the possible sound card inputs, types of cables required, and the
inputs to plug into.
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” on
page 1563.
Table 258.