User Manual-for Windows

1. Connect a MIDI device here using standard MIDI cables.
Connect the Audio Express’s MIDI OUT port to the MIDI IN port on the other device. Conversely, connect the Audio Express’s MIDI IN port to the MIDI OUT port on the other device. You can connect different devices to each port, such as a controller device to the IN port and a sound module to the OUT port. You can also daisy-chain MIDI devices, but be sure to manage their MIDI channels (so that they don’t receive or transmit on the same channel).
2. These jacks provide stereo, 24-bit S/PDIF digital input
and output at any sample rate up to 96kHz.
3. This jack accepts any standard 9-18V DC power supply
with either tip-positive or tip-negative polarity.
4. These two balanced, quarter-inch jacks serve as the
Audio Express’s main outputs. You can connect them to a set of powered studio monitors and then control the volume from the front panel volume knob. To hear disk tracks in your audio software on these main outs, assign
the disk tracks (and master fader) to these main outs (
Main Out 1-2
). You can also use the Audio Express’s on-
board CueMix mixing to monitor live Audio Express inputs here as well.
5. The Audio Express’s analog line outputs are gold-plated,
balanced +4dB TRS (tip/ring/sleeve) quarter-inch connectors that can also accept an unbalanced plug. They are equipped with 24-bit, 128x oversampling converters.
6. These XLR/TRS combo jacks accept either a mic cable or a
cable with a quarter-inch plug. Use the front panel mic 1-2 encoders to apply up to +60 dB or +22 dB of boost, respectively, for the mic (XLR) or instrument (TRS) input. To toggle the -20 dB pad for the XLR (mic) input, push the corresponding front-panel mic encoder. To toggle 48V phantom power for the XLR (mic) input, push and hold the corresponding front-panel encoder.
7. Equipped with 24-bit 96 kHz converters, these two
analog inputs are gold-plated, balanced TRS (tip/ring/ sleeve) quarter-inch connectors that can also accept an unbalanced plug. They do not have microphone preamps, so they are best used for synthesizers, drum machines, effects processors, and other instruments with line level signals (either -10 dB or +4 dB). These inputs are also equipped with the Audio Express’s Preci- sion Digital Trim™ feature: digitally controlled analog trims that let you adjust input level in approximately 1 dB increments from either front panel or the included CueMix FX software. The trim can be adjusted over a range of 22 dB.
8. Connect a standard foot switch here for hands-free
punch-in and punch-out during recording. For details about how to set this up, see “Enable Pedal” on page 30.
9. Connect the Audio Express to the computer here via
either FireWire or USB2, using either the standard 1394 FireWire A or USB cable provided with your Audio Express. There’s not much difference, except that FireWire offers bus-powered operation (without the DC power supply).
Important note: it is best to turn off
the Audio Express when plugging in the FireWire cable, as this avoids the possibility of static discharge, which can harm the electrical compo- nents in the Audio Express or your computer
.
Quick Reference: Audio Express Rear Panel
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