Connecting Line Level Equipment; Out) - Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Getting Started

Make sure the MASCHINE controller's
MIC IN GAIN knobs are turned down before connecting a microphone to the MASCHINE
controller. Microphones nearby speakers can cause a loud squealing tone from the
speakers (a phenomenon called the "Larsen effect" or "audio feedback loop") and can
seriously damage your hearing and your equipment. The greater the distance between a
microphone and speakers means this effect is less likely to occur.
You cannot plug a condenser microphone into the MASCHINE controller.
To use the MASCHINE controller in a recording setup with a dynamic microphone:
1. Turn the LINE OUT
panel of the MASCHINE controller to the left-end stop to set the output volume, head-
phones volume, and microphone input level to minimum.
2. Plug the 1/4" TRS jack of your dynamic microphone into the
panel of your MASCHINE controller.
3. Turn the LINE OUT VOLUME
4. While singing / playing an instrument into the microphone, adjust the input signal level by
gradually turning the
clipping.
When a microphone is plugged in the
bypassed. Hence, if you want to record the audio from a line level device, make sure
that no microphone is connected to the
2.3.3.2 Connecting Line Level Equipment (Synthesizer / Computer / Mixer Line Out)
This example shows a setup with both a pair of active speakers (see
Monitor Speakers) and a pair of headphones (see
tra line level input device, e.g., a synthesizer.
LINE OUT
VOLUME, PHONES VOLUME
and PHONES VOLUME
MIC IN GAIN knob clockwise while checking that the signal is not
MIC IN socket, the
MIC IN socket!
VOLUME, PHONES VOLUME, and
and MIC IN GAIN
MIC IN
knobs back to their usual levels.
LINE IN 1 and 2
↑2.3.1, Connecting Active
↑2.3.2, Connecting Headphones) with an ex-
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Setting Up MASCHINE
Setup Examples
knobs on the rear
socket on the rear
sockets are