Recording An Acoustic Source - Solid State Logic XLogic Alpha Channel Manual

Recording an Acoustic Source

Recording an Acoustic Source Recording an Acoustic Source Recording an Acoustic Source
Please refer to the first few sections of this tutorial to show the various monitoring configurations offered
by the alpha channel.
We will now assume that the full features of the channel are required to record an acoustic source such as
vocals or acoustic guitar digitally into a DAW.
Plug the microphone into the front panel input preferably with Alpha Channel off
Engage the 48V button to provide phantom power to the mic if needed
Move the gain control to the appropriate position; the output meter should show about -6db on the loud-
est parts of the signal. Engage the PAD button if you require more headroom which also doubles as an
input clip which turns red when clipping is occurring. This also indicates when the VHD is producing a
noticable harmonic effect within the pre-amp, so may be desired in some cases. Please see the section on
using VHD for more information on this.
The configuration of the INSERT section will depend on if you wish to utilise the send/return loop of the
Alpha Channel with a compressor for example. This is covered elsewhere in the tutorial.
A good starting point for the filter settings would be only the 80Hz button in. If you feel this misses some
useful information very low down in the signal then use only the 40Hz or no filters in the case of a bass
instrument.
The EQ section could be used to remove any resonances found in the instrument and the room or to gen-
erally shape the sound to taste. The LF band could be used to find any muddyness below 600Hz with the
BELL button depressed.
The MF band could be used to either boost or cut any frequencies in the all important 300Hz to 5kHz
range.
Because the HF band goes all the way up to 22kHz, this could be used to add some 'air' to the signal at or
slightly below this frequency.
The Lite Limit can be engaged to prevent the A/D converters from clipping. Use the OUTPUT knob to
drive the limiter to the required degree.
The signal(s) can be recorded from the S/PDIF output and monitored from the analogue output.
Please ensure that all clocking arrangements are correct as mentioned above.
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