User Manual

SAMPLING (RECORD+REASON)
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Selecting audio input source(s)
To set up for sampling, you first need to make some connections on the Hardware Interface:
1. Navigate to the Hardware Interface and press [Tab] to flip the rack around.
2. Patch cables to the Sampling Inputs as follows:
D To sample external audio, connect the desired Audio Input connector(s) to the Sampling Input connector(s) to
the left on the rear of the Hardware Interface.
D To sample the audio of a device in the rack, connect cables from the audio output(s) of the device to the Sam-
pling Input connector(s) on the Hardware Interface.
• To sample in stereo, connect to both the Left and Right Sampling Input connectors.
• To sample in mono, connect only to the Left or Right Sampling Input connector.
Audio Inputs 1&2 connected to Sampling Inputs L&R for sampling in stereo
Setting audio input level
Once you have made the desired connections to the Sampling Input(s) on the Hardware Interface, it’s important to
check the audio input level to avoid clipping. If you are going to sample external audio via the audio hardware of your
computer, you have to adjust the level at the source, i.e. on the pre-amp of the audio hardware (or connected instru-
ment). A good suggestion is to use the Big Meter on the Hardware Interface to be able to monitor the input level(s)
more easily.
D Adjust the level at the source and make sure the level doesn’t exceed 0 dB to avoid clipping.
D If you sample internally, from the output(s) of a device in the rack, adjust the Output Level on the source device
and check the levels with the Sampling Inputs selected on the Big Meter: