Mixdown Connections; Connecting To An External Recorder; Mixing Within Cubase ® Le - Lexicon ALPHA Owner's Manual

MIXDOWN CONNECTIONS

After you record and mix your sessions in either Cubase
software, you may want to mix them down to a DAT, tape recorder, CD recorder, or
other stereo 2-track recording device.
Mixdown Deck

CONNECTING TO AN EXTERNAL RECORDER

Connect either the RCA or ¼"
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
Output Level
the 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
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
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.
Chan 1/Inst Chan 2/Mic Monitor Mix Output Level
Instrument
Monitor
Stereo Mono
Peak Peak USB
Line Out L-R jacks on the back of the Alpha Studio
knob on the Alpha Studio until the meters on your recording
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Connecting to the Alpha Studio – Mixdown Connections
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Headphones
Output Level knob on the
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