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- Page 1 Reference Guide © 2015 ZOOM CORPORATION Copying or reprinting this manual in part or in whole without permission is prohibited.
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Page 2: Installing And Launching
Other functions are LOOPBACK, which sends the input signal and computer signal back to the computer, and MEMORY, which allows you to save settings with one touch. Installing and Launching 1. Download to the computer 3. Launch Download the application from the ZOOM website (http://www.zoom.co.jp/ When you connect a to a computer using a USB cable, downloads). will launch automatically. HINT •... -
Page 3: Basic Operations
• Follow the procedures below to set the sampling rate. Windows Open the Control Panel, then "Hardware and Sound" and change it on the ZOOM UAC-8 Control Panel. Mac Open the Utilities folder in the Applications folder, double-click the Audio MIDI Setup application, and then select the UAC-8. -
Page 4: Mixer Block Diagram
Mixer Block Diagram EFFECT OUTPUT REVERB & DELAY LEVEL METER EFX RETURN VOLUME PHONES1 FADER MAIN OUT L MAIN OUT R EFX SEND EFX SEND LoopBack L Loop PEAK LEVEL LEVEL LoopBack R Back METER METER METER VOLUME FADER LO CUT PHASE INPUT1 PHASE PHONES2... - Page 5 Setting the Inputs (INPUT) 2. Enable the automatic gain setting. Click 3. Input the audio signal. 4. Complete the setting. Click again HINT • If there is no input for about three seconds, the button will blink more rapidly and the setting will complete automatically. Using phantom power Click the 48V(1-4) or 48V(5-8) button so that it lights.
- Page 6 Checking computer settings/Using the loopback function/Selecting the clock source (COMPUTER) Sending the mixed signal to the computer All the inputs and computer inputs can be mixed and sent back to the computer. When you want to record the final mixed signal, press the LOOP- BACK button so that it lights.
- Page 7 Using the built-in mixer (MIXER) mixer can be set separately for each output. (See “ Mixer Block Diagram” on page 4.) For example, different mixes can be output from the MAIN OUT and the LINE OUT 1/2 outputs. Muting the input signals Input signals can be muted.
- Page 8 Setting Output Levels (OUTPUT) You can set the output level for the channels selected by the OUTPUT tab. Checking output levels Muting the output signal You can check the OUTPUT/PHONES level with the level meters. You can mute the output. If a level exceeds 0 dB (maximum value), the top of the meter will Click the M button so that it lights to mute the output.
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Page 9: Adjusting The Effect
Using the Effect (EFFECT) Adjusting the effect Effect types 1. Turn the effect on. This reverb simulates the reverberations of an echo chamber in a ROOM1 recording studio. ROOM2 This reverb simulates the reverberations of a concert in a club. Click HALL1 This reverb simulates a concert hall with bright reverberations. - Page 10 Using the Upsampling Function (UPSAMPLING) Activating the upsampling function Deactivating the upsampling function When the original sampling rate is 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz, internal processing can al- 1. Click the UPSAMPLING button. low operation at 176.4 kHz or 192 kHz. Click 1.
- Page 11 Saving and Loading Settings (MEMORY) Saving settings Loading settings 1. Start saving the settings. 1. Load saved settings. Click Click 2. Select a blinking button to save the settings. Resetting interface settings Click To restore a to its factory default settings, click the FACTORY RESET but- ton.
- Page 12 2. Select “Preferences”. HINT Click • The power management function is enabled when a check appears next to this item. NOTE On a Mac, open the UAC-8 MixEfx menu, select "Preferences…" and change the "Enable Power Management function" setting. — 12 —...
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Page 13: Viewing Version Information
NOTE On a Mac You can check the version information by opening "UAC-8 MixEfx" in On a Mac You can set the version update alert by opening "UAC-8 MixEfx" in the the menu bar and selecting "About UAC-8 MixEfx". menu bar and selecting "Preferences…"...