Inserting External Effects Into Your Signal Path; About Trs To Dual-Ts Cables - Arturia AUDIOFUSE STUDIO User Manual

1.4.3. Inserting external effects into your signal path

It is sometimes very desirable to insert a compressor, equalizer or other effect into your
analog signal path before converting it to digital and sending it into your computer to be
recorded. The Insert connectors on the back of AudioFuse Studio make this easy.
1. Connect your microphone or instrument to AudioFuse Studio by following the
instructions in the two sections above.
2. Use a special TRS to dual-TS "insert" cable to inject your external device into the
signal path. The cable's "send" connector goes to your external device's input.
The "return" connector should be connected to your external device's output and
brings the signal back into AudioFuse Studio.
3. External devices can sometimes shift your loudness levels up or down so you
may need to adjust the device's output to ensure your peaks are still between -10
and -6dB. Use can use the VU meters on AudioFuse Studio to confirm that input
levels are good.
Job done! Your signal is now being routed from the DiscretePro preamp's output through the
external device and back to AudioFuse Studio's pristine analog-to-digital converter.
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♪: Here is a Pro Tip: It's possible to send line level signals directly to the converters (and bypass the
DiscretePro preamplifiers) by only using the "return" portion of an insert cable and leaving the "send"
connector unplugged. You can also take the output of DiscretePro preamplifier by only using the "send"
portion of the cable while leaving the "return" portion unplugged. Technically minded engineers may be
interested to know that these inserts send and receive signals at line level (+18 dBu for 0 dBFS).

1.4.3.1. About TRS to Dual-TS Cables

Insert cables are a special category of cables that allow mixers and other devices to send
and receive signals on the same physical connector. This is done through a clever use of a
balanced TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) cable containing three internal wires.
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