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- Page 1 • What Exactly is MORE YOU? • Quick Start Guide: Get recording in 5 minutes! • In-Depth Manual: Refer to as needed...
- Page 2 Introduction: Welcome to MORE YOU Why call a product MORE YOU? • The purpose of the MORE YOU system is to give YOU (the musician, singer, electronic artist, etc.) the tools you need and eliminate anything that gets between you and the music. Too many products are made by sound engineers, for sound engineers;...
- Page 3 Talkback communication, and no expandability. 1877 1950 2000 2025 Why do we work the way we work… To the MORE YOU FUTURE…...
- Page 4 MORE YOU delivers the best audio interface solution, with unique features that make recording fun and easy—without the hassles of conventional audio interfaces. MORE YOU is a major step forward in music recording, offering you a USB Audio Interface that grows with you as your musical career grows.
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Page 5: Top Section
2 pages, you will be recording in 5 minutes... It’s ONLY 12 steps! 1. MORE YOU Hub – Plug in the HUB from the USB-C Port to the USB-C input of your computer (use a USB-C to USB-A cable if your computer only has a USB-A input). - Page 6 ALL CHANNELS. When you make your selection, just click a second time to set the Auto Gain. 9. MORE YOU – “MIX” and “REVERB” knobs in the lower section of HUB: The MIX 1 and MIX 2 knobs allow you to immediately adjust the level of each of the two inputs (mic/instrument, etc.) and add REVERB.
- Page 7 Expandable Audio Interface. But that’s just the beginning… The MORE YOU HUB is the first building block of an expanded MORE YOU system. On the HUB, you start with two input channels and two output channels. If you need more inputs, you simply add expander units, such as More You 2X/4X/8X.
- Page 8 Expanding Your Studio: When you need more channels to record more musicians, simply add MORE YOU expansion units. The 2X adds 2 channels to your MORE YOU Studio. Or, get even more channels with the 4X and 8X, COMING SOON:...
- Page 9 POWER: one HUB and one 2X Can be powered by your laptop’s USB When using a single HUB and one 2X Expansion Unit: ONLY connect a USB cable between the Hub’s USB-C port (NOT the “POWER” port) and your computer’s USB port. Only plugging into your Computer USB-C: Your computer can power one Hub and one 2X connected to the HUB via the MORE •...
- Page 10 POWER: 3 to 8 Units To power a larger system (more than 2 units): Connect the Hub’s USB-C output to your computer using a USB cable (for audio). • Plug the USB POWER into a USB-C Power supply (for power). •...
- Page 11 IMPORTANT: USB-C Power NOTE: When you turn on the HUB, it will display how much voltage your USB-C power adapter has and HOW MANY units you can connect. Chart - Shows USB-C Power: ONLY No Extra Power 2 Units Total Computer’s Required USB-C...
- Page 12 MORE PORT CABLES What is MORE PORT? The MORE PORT (on the back of each Hub or 2X unit) carries up to 40 channels of Audio, Power, and TalkBack. • You can use standard XLR Audio cables to connect units via the MORE PORT. If you’re using Audio XLR cables, the max cable length is 25 feet.
- Page 13 • Select Channel, set GAIN settings, and Discreet Headphone Mix: THE BOTTOM SECTION These controls allow you to adjust: • MORE YOU Real-time Mix and Reverb • Headphones Level • Studio Monitor Level Control • TalkBack: real-time communication between all units/musicians...
- Page 14 8. 8 Channels As you expand your system beyond 8 Channels, you will then see 16 Channels 16 Channels A fully expanded MORE YOU System will show 24 Channels (16 MORE YOU channels, and 8 ADAT channels (17-24)): 24 Channels...
- Page 15 MORE YOU HUB – User Interface Every effort has been made to SIMPLIFY the • User Interface on the MORE YOU System. Upper Encoder knob allows you to select • a channel. Lower Encoder knob allows you to • instantly...
- Page 16 User Interface in Use: NOTE: The screen above shows an expanded MORE YOU system with 24 channels; the screen changes to reflect the number of expansion units connected to your HUB. In the example above, you can see the following information: 1.
- Page 17 MORE YOU HUB – 2X Emulation: EMULATION MODE SUPER-COOL ALERT! You can use HUBs as 2X units… What does that mean? Let’s say you have a band with each member owning a HUB so they can all record separately at their own home studios. When the band gets together to record, they can simply connect all their units with the MORE PORT to create one large interface.
- Page 18 As you add units to your system, you will notice that the LED colors on each box are all different. The TalkBack button also lights up with the same color/colors. Unit positions Unit MORE YOU CH LED COLOR MORE YOU Position 01 CH 01 - 02 WHITE...
- Page 19 The Top Section of the HUB Screen is used for two functions: 1 – GAIN MODE is used to set 2 – MIX MODE is used to set the Preamp Gain. headphone mix everyone is hearing “GAIN MODE” “MIX MODE” IMPORTANT: Note that while IMPORTANT: Note that while you are in...
- Page 20 GAIN: Manual For those who are new to recording: Gain and Different Sources Whenever you plug a source such as an instrument or microphone into an Input, you must set the "GAIN Level" to suit the type of source you’re plugging in. You may have noticed that singers, for example, can have very different dynamics from singer to singer.
- Page 21 GAIN: AUTO GAIN Luckily, MORE YOU also features “Auto Gain” IMPORTANT: Simply Click the lower encoder to enter the AUTO GAIN menu. Auto Gain “THIS CH” will only apply Auto Gain Auto Gain “ALL CH” will apply Auto Gain to ALL to the currently selected Channel.
- Page 22 Reverb on each Input) is under ONLY YOUR CONTROL. changes you make on the MORE YOU unit that you’re plugged into only adjusts what YOU are hearing. The LIVE MIX is what everyone else is hearing of your inputs and all the other inputs in the system, except their own inputs.
- Page 23 MORE YOU – MIX MODE Simply keeping everyone happy…continued All inputs that plug into a local HUB or 2X/4X/8X unit are always available on the local box MIX knobs. FOR EXAMPLE: REVERB - These control how much Reverb you’re applying to your...
- Page 24 MORE YOU Headphone Mix RECAP: CH 5 & 6 IMPORTANT - The MAGIC of MORE YOU is that your local inputs are “removed” from the MIX MODE, and are overridden by your LOCAL MIX LEVELS on your Hub or 2X/4X/8X.
- Page 25 The small button (between the Monitor Level Control and the Headphone Level Control) selects what you’re sending to your studio monitors. BLUE button on: monitors the RED button on: monitors the MORE YOU LIVE MIX DAW MAIN MIX The Blue Setting will...
- Page 26 TALKBACK: ALL MORE YOU UNITS feature TalkBack. Press the TALKBACK button, and everyone will hear you at all stations. “No more removing my headphones and yelling to get the other musicians’ attention. This one thing has changed my life. I am finally heard, and they can communicate with me.
- Page 27 MIDI: MIDI IN and OUT is on the back of the HUB on via 1/8” plugs. MORE YOU uses Type 1 MIDI in regard to TRS wiring. 1/8”-to-standard-MIDI-DIN cables are widely available from many vendors.
- Page 28 ADAT: MORE YOU HUB has an ADAT 8-channel input. You can use this to connect external ADAT units, such as an 8-channel preamp with an ADAT output. When you connect to the ADAT INPUT, these 8 inputs will show on the screen as Inputs 17 –...
- Page 29 NOTE: This is a completely optional, more advanced feature. In the LIVE MIX, MORE YOU allows you to select what Outputs you are monitoring from the DAW. You need to scroll all the way LEFT and be on the DAW Channel in either GAIN or MIX MODE.
- Page 30 For example: Let’s say you have your guitar plugged into MORE YOU channel input number You first scroll over to CH5 in GAIN MODE on the HUB, and turn off the DIRECT button. Now go to your DAW Channel, and set up a PRE-FADER AUX output sending to MORE YOU OUTPUT number 5.
- Page 31 Routing in a Typical DAW:...
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Page 32: Input Naming
INPUT NAMING: 24 INPUTS x 20 OUTPUTS: The INPUTS and OUTPUTS of MORE YOU are actually all named. For instance, if you look at the Mac application called Audio MIDI, and look at the AUDIO DEVICES, you will see our nice, neat, naming convention. - Page 33 SUGGESTED DAW OUTPUT NAMING: IMPORTANT: Suggested Naming of OUTPUTS in your DAW: Example: Pro Tools – OUTPUT Naming Convention...
- Page 35 ROCK ON!
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