Classroom Studio Bundle Quick Start Guide English
M-Audio Classroom Bundle QuickStart Guide Introduction The M-Audio Classroom Bundle is a special collection of hardware and software that allows you to create professional recordings using a standard PC or Mac computer. The contents of the M-Audio Classroom Bundle are as follows: 1. M-Audio MobilePre USB Audio Interface: This compact USB device allows your computer to record audio from a variety of sources. (In this QuickStart, you will be recording from 2 microphones.) 2.
b) Mac Users 3. Authorize Live Lite: In order for the Save and Render to Disk functions to be active in Live Lite, the software must first be authorized. Authorization requires that you enter the serial number printed on the card included with the Live Lite CD. You may be prompted for this serial number the first time you run Live Lite. Once the authorization screen appears, enter the number and follow the onscreen directions. 1.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Open the Live Lite Preferences: For Windows and Mac OS 9 users, the Preferences option is located in the Options menu. For Mac OS X users, the Preferences option is located in the Live Lite menu. Click on the Misc tab. Select a location for recorded audio: On the Misc page, you’ll see a setting near the bottom that reads “Temporary Folder”. This option selects the location where Live Lite will place audio files when they’re recorded.
a) PC Preferences b) Mac preferences 8. Select the MobilePre USB: For PC users, select “M-Audio MobilePre“ from the Device menu. For Mac users, select the MobilePre USB for both Input Device and Output 9. Close the Preferences window. Recording in Live Lite Now that the MobilePre USB has been selected as the audio device for use within Live Lite, we can set our operating levels and begin recording.
a) Arrange View b) Session View 2. Arm track for recording: Press the Arm button located on the right side of the track, as shown below. You will now see the microphone level displayed just to the right side of the Arm button. 3. You can also “unfold” the track to make it larger by clicking the small triangle next to the track name, on the right side of the screen as shown. This will display the audio waveform within the track, and display larger recording levels. 4.
Playing Back Recorded Audio Now that you’ve successfully recorded your audio files, we can listen back to check the performance. 1. 2. 3. Disarm the track: Click the red Arm button so that it’s off. Engage Playback: Click the Play button in the Transport Bar and playback will commence from the beginning of the track. Press Stop to stop playback. Starting from a different location: If you want to start playback from another position, move the Start Marker to the desired location and press play.
3. 4. Set the options for CD export: The first two options on the Render to Disk panel (Normalize and Render as Loop) may be left off. For PC users, select WAV as the File Type. Mac users should select AIFF. Select 44100 for the Sample Rate and 16 for the bit depth. These 2 settings are essential for proper CD burning. All other options can be left off.
