User Manual

MIXDOWN CONNECTIONS

After you record and mix your sessions in either Cubase

LE or other recording

software, you may want to mix them down to a DAT, tape recorder, CD recorder, or

other stereo 2-track recording device.

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Monitor Mix Output Level

Instrument

Monitor

Stereo Mono

Peak Peak USB

Mixdown Deck

Headphones

CONNECTING TO AN EXTERNAL RECORDER

Connect either the RCA or ¼" Line Out L-R jacks on the back of the Alpha Studio

to the left and right recorder inputs respectively. Refer to your recorder's operator's

manual for more information about setting recording levels.

If you are connecting to an analog mixdown deck (such as a tape machine), start with

the

Output Level knob on the Alpha Studio at about the 12 o’clock position, and the

recorder’s input level also at or near 12 o’clock. Adjust the

Output Level knob on the

Alpha Studio until the meters on your recording deck read consistently between 0 dB to

+4 dB, raising the input level control on the recorder if necessary.

If you are connecting to a digital recorder, such as a DAT or CD recorder, set the input

level(s) on the recording device all the way open, to their maximum setting, and then

adjust the

Output Level knob on the Alpha Studio until the meters on your recording

deck device consistently peak just below the 0 dBFS (Full Scale) mark without causing

clipping (going over the 0 dBFS mark). As a general rule of thumb, the loudest peaks

in the audio material should peak at around -6 dBFS on the recorder's input meter(s).

To hear the mix through studio monitor speakers, connect the outputs of the

2-track recording deck to the inputs of the amplifier or powered speakers. Adjust the

monitoring level using the output level of the recording deck or the input level of the

amplifier or powered speakers.

MIXING WITHIN CUBASE

You can mixdown directly within Cubase LE or other recording software, and burn

an audio CD from that mix (provided your computer has a CD-R drive). Consult

the Cubase LE manual or documentation for your recording software for a complete

description of mixing within the software.

Connecting to the Alpha Studio – Mixdown Connections