Connecting Instruments To The Mbox 2 Academic - DigiDesign Mbox 2 Academic Getting Started Manual

Using a Mic that Has a 1/4-
Inch Connector
To use a microphone that has a 1/4-inch TS
(Tip-Sleeve) connector:
On the back of the Mbox 2 Academic, plug
1
the 1/4-inch connector from your microphone
into one of the DI inputs.
Input 1 DI
Connecting a microphone to the Input 1 DI connector
On the front of the Mbox 2 Academic, set the
2
source to DI by pressing the input channel
Source selector until the DI LED is lit.
Mic/DI
selector
DI
LED
Input 1 selector switch and DI LED
On the front of the Mbox 2 Academic, turn
3
the Mix control fully left to Input.
Mix control
Input 1 Gain and Pad controls, and the Mix control
On the front of the Mbox 2 Academic, care-
4
fully turn the Gain control to the right to in-
crease the input level of your microphone
signal.
If the incoming signal is too loud, press the
5
Pad switch to engage the 20 dB pad.
Connecting Instruments to
the Mbox 2 Academic
Mbox 2 Academic provides two input types (DI
and Line) that correspond to the different signal
strengths output by different types of instru-
ments.
DI Input Instruments such as electric guitar or
electric bass that usually have a lower level of
output than line level instruments use the DI
("Direct Inject") input.
Line Input Line level devices, including elec-
tronic audio sources such as mixers, samplers,
keyboards, turntables, and synthesizers use the
Line input.
Chapter 6: Making Hardware Connections
Gain
Pad
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