Preparing To Record Live Audio - Roland JUNO-Gi Workshop

Preparing to Record Live Audio

The JUNO-Gi's rear panel
The JUNO-Gi's live-audio inputs are in the AUDIO INPUT area of its rear panel.
The:
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GUITAR/MIC jack—is a combo jack that works with balanced XLR and
1/4" TRS cables. Its PHANTOM switch functions as the jack's mode
switch, and it has a dedicated LEVEL knob for adjust your input level.
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LINE L and R jacks—are for connecting the left and right outputs,
respectively, of an external audio device such as a personal music
player. The jacks have their own dedicated LEVEL knob.
To record from
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a mic with an XLR connector on its cable—plug the connector into the
AUDIO INPUT GUITAR/MIC jack.
If you're using a condenser mic that requires phantom power, set the
PHANTOM switch to its ON position.
Be sure to set the PHANTOM switch to OFF before connecting a mic
that doesn't need phantom power in order to avoid damaging your mic.
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a mic with a 1/4" connector on its cable—connect its cable to the AUDIO
INPUT GUITAR/MIC jack.
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an electric guitar or bass—connect its cable to the AUDIO INPUT GUITAR/
MIC jack, and set the PHANTOM switch to its GUITAR (Hi-Z) position.
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a line-level device such as a personal music or CD player—connect the
device's left and right stereo outputs to the JUNO-Gi's LINE L and LINE
R jacks, respectively.
Once you've connected your mic, instrument, or external device, you can
quickly configure the JUNO-Gi for recording.
From the RECORDER VIEW screen, press the AUDIO INPUT button so
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it lights red.
The live-audio AUDIO
INPUT button has
its own level-peak
indicator.
If the REC SOURCE SELECT KEYBOARD button is also it, press it once
to turn it off.
The AUDIO INPUT SELECT screen appears.
Press a button to light it red and turn on its input. To record from
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an electric guitar or bass—press 1 (GUITAR).
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a mic— press 2 (MIC).
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a line-level device—press 3 (LINE).
The remaining two input sources are interesting, but we won't get into
them now. 4 (USB SONG) allows you to record the output of the JUNO-
Gi's Song Player. 5 (USB AUDIO) allows you to record audio streaming
from a connected computer.
It's time now to set your input and recording levels. The input level
sets the volume of your sound source coming into the JUNO-Gi. The
recording level sets the volume at which it's to be recorded.
Input level
meters
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