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- Page 1 AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ USB/iPad Recording Systems Owner’s Manual ® English www.presonus.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Technical Specifications — 46 Installation for Windows — 11 7.0 Troubleshooting and Warranty — 47 Windows PreSonus Driver Control Panel — 14 Troubleshooting — 47 Using the AudioBox with Popular Audio Applications — 16 Warranty — 48 4.0 Studio One Artist Quick Start —... -
Page 3: Overview
Thank you for purchasing a PreSonus AudioBox interface. PreSonus Audio ™ Electronics, Inc., has designed the AudioBox iOne and AudioBox iTwo utilizing high-grade components to ensure long-lasting, optimum performance. Loaded with high- headroom, Class A microphone preamplifiers; a built-in 2x2 USB 2.0 and iPad recording and playback engine;... -
Page 4: Summary Of Included Software Features
Summary of Included Software Features 1.3.1 Studio One Artist The AudioBox iOne and iTwo interfaces include PreSonus Studio One Artist recording software (available for download), which comes with loads of plug-ins, loops, and samples, giving you everything you need for music recording and production. - Page 5 • Capture Duo for iPad – A free download from the Apple App Store • Nimbit® – A free account that’s set up with your My PreSonus account so you can directly upload your recordings from Studio One Artist to sell or share with fans...
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Page 6: Hookup
Microphone/Instrument/Line Inputs. Both channels of the AudioBox iTwo have Mic-Line/Instrument combo jacks that accept a ¼-inch TRS or XLR plug. On the AudioBox iOne, Channel 1 offers an XLR jack, and Channel 2 has a ¼-inch Instrument jack. Please Note: As with any audio input device, plugging in a microphone or instrument, or turning phantom power on or off, will create a momentary spike in the audio output of your AudioBox. - Page 7 Press this button to engage the instrument preamp when connecting guitars or a passive bass. 48-volt Phantom Power. The AudioBox iOne, and iTwo provide 48V phantom power for the microphone inputs. Pressing the 48V button switches phantom power on and off for the microphone inputs, and it will illuminate in blue whenever this function is switched on.
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Page 8: Rear-Panel Connections
(2,100 mA) USB power supply, such as the one from an iPad. Power User Tip: AudioBox iOne and iTwo are compatible with all USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports. Device Port. This lets you use an Apple-compatible 30-pin or Lightning-to-USB cable to connect your AudioBox to an iPad when recording and playing back from audio applications. - Page 9 Hookup AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Rear-Panel Connections Owner’s Manual MIDI I/O (AudioBox iTwo). MIDI stands for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface. ” MIDI inputs and outputs allow connection to, and communication with, external MIDI equipment. One function of these ports is MIDI sequencing but the MIDI protocol can be used for much more than instruments and sequencing.
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Page 10: Basic Hookup Diagrams
Hookup AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Basic Hookup Diagrams Owner’s Manual Basic Hookup Diagrams 2.3.1 iOne computer hookup diagram 2.3.2 iOne iPad hookup diagram iPad PSU... -
Page 11: Itwo Computer Hookup Diagram
Hookup AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Basic Hookup Diagrams Owner’s Manual 2.3.3 iTwo computer hookup diagram AudioBox iTwo Inputs Playback Mic • Line / Inst PC/MAC POWER 2.3.4 iTwo iPad hookup diagram AudioBox iTwo Inputs Playback Mic • Line / Inst PC/MAC POWER iPad PSU... -
Page 12: Connecting To A Computer Or Ios Device
3. On the Output tab, select “PreSonus AudioBox iOne” or “iTwo. ” 4. On the Input tab, select the “PreSonus AudioBox iOne” or “iTwo. ” 5. On the Sound Effects tab, select the “PreSonus AudioBox iOne” or “iTwo. ” 6. Close System Preferences. -
Page 13: Installation For Windows
Connecting to a Computer or iOS Device AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Installation for Windows Owner’s Manual Installation for Windows Basic Installation The AudioBox installer requires that your interface be connected to an available USB port on your PC. Once you’ve downloaded the installer, double-click the icon to launch the installer, which will take you through each step of the process. - Page 14 Connecting to a Computer or iOS Device AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Installation for Windows Owner’s Manual 3. The installer will now scan your computer, and you’ll be prompted to begin the installation. You’ll be prompted to connect your interface if the installer doesn’t detect it. However, you may need to wait a few seconds for the interface to appear.
- Page 15 Connecting to a Computer or iOS Device AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Installation for Windows Owner’s Manual Optional Configuration for Windows System Sound Playback and/or Recording If your recording application doesn’t support ASIO or WDM interfaces, you can set up your AudioBox interface as the Windows Default Playback and Recording device by following the steps listed below: 1.
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Page 16: Windows Presonus Driver Control Panel
Power User Tip: If you change the default sound settings on your computer, the sound will come through the speakers or headphones connected to the AudioBox iOne or iTwo interface instead of the internal computer speakers. Windows PreSonus Driver Control Panel... - Page 17 AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Windows PreSonus Driver Control Panel Owner’s Manual • Sample Rate Selector. Lets you set the sample rate to 44.1, 48, 88.2, or 96 kHz. Although a higher sample rate results in better recording quality, it does increase the file size and the amount of system resources needed to process the audio.
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Page 18: Using The Audiobox With Popular Audio Applications
Logic Pro X doesn’t have a Core Audio tab, but make sure Core Audio is enabled. The checkbox will be blue with a white checkmark in it. 5. Depending on which interface you have, select PreSonus AudioBox iOne or PreSonus AudioBox iTwo from the Output Device and Input Device menus. - Page 19 6. Go to Options | Audio... and click on the Drivers tab. 7. Depending on which interface you have, highlight all input and output drivers for “PreSonus AudioBox iOne” or “PreSonus AudioBox iTwo. ” 8. Go to Options | Audio... and click on the General tab.
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Page 20: Studio One Artist Quick Start
PreSonus Web site. Complete information on all aspects of Studio One Artist can be found in the Help menu, or as a download from your My PreSonus account. The information in this tutorial covers only the basic aspects of Studio One Artist and is intended to get you set up and recording as quickly as possible. -
Page 21: Enabling The Audio Driver
Studio One 2>Studio One Installation... menu. Enabling the Audio Driver Studio One Artist was designed with PreSonus interfaces in mind, so setting up your AudioBox iOne or iTwo is quick and easy. Start Page: Setup Area Selecting a Different Audio Driver from the Start Page If you don’t see the correct driver for your interface (“PreSonus... -
Page 22: Configuring Midi Devices (Audiobox Itwo)
Studio One Artist Quick Start AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Configuring MIDI Devices (AudioBox iTwo) Owner’s Manual Configuring MIDI Devices (AudioBox iTwo) From the External Devices window in Studio One Artist, you can configure your MIDI keyboard controller, sound modules, and control surfaces. This section will guide you through setting up your MIDI keyboard controller and sound module. - Page 23 Studio One Artist Quick Start AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Configuring MIDI Devices (AudioBox iTwo) Owner’s Manual 3. Click the Add button. This opens the Add Device window. 4. From the menu on the left, select New Keyboard. At this point, you can customize the name of your keyboard by entering the manufacturer and device names.
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Page 24: Configuring Midi Devices
Studio One Artist Quick Start AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Configuring MIDI Devices (AudioBox iTwo) Owner’s Manual Setting up an External MIDI Sound Module from the Start Page MIDI instrument controllers (keyboards, MIDI guitars, etc.) send musical information in the form of MIDI data to sound modules and virtual instruments, which respond by generating sound, as instructed. -
Page 25: Creating A New Song
Studio One Artist Quick Start AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Creating a New Song Owner’s Manual 6. In the Receive From drop-down menu, select the MIDI-interface output (AudioBox iTwo) from which Studio One Artist will receive sound-module MIDI data. If your sound module doesn’t need to send information to Studio One, you can leave this unspecified. - Page 26 Studio One Artist Quick Start AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Creating a New Song Owner’s Manual 4. Make sure the Sample Rate matches the rate set on your StudioLive mixer. You can also determine the length of your Song and the type of time format you would like to use (Notation Bars, Seconds, Samples, or Frames).
- Page 27 Studio One Artist Quick Start AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Creating a New Song Owner’s Manual 12. If you would like the same inputs to be available every time you launch Studio One Artist, click the “Make Default” button. 13. Click on the Outputs tab, and you will see all of the available outputs on your StudioLive.
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Page 28: Creating Audio Tracks
Studio One Artist Quick Start AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Creating Audio Tracks Owner’s Manual Creating Audio Tracks In the upper left corner of the Arrange window, you will notice several buttons. The third button from the left is the Add Tracks button. -
Page 29: Anatomy Of An Audio Track
Studio One Artist Quick Start AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Adding Virtual Instruments and Plug-in Effects to Your Song Owner’s Manual 4.4.1 Anatomy of an Audio Track Track Mute Solo Name Level Track Color Select Meter Rec Arm Audio Input ST/Mono Select Monitor... -
Page 30: Drag-And-Drop Virtual Instruments
Studio One Artist Quick Start AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Adding Virtual Instruments and Plug-in Effects to Your Song Owner’s Manual 4.5.1 Drag-and-Drop Virtual Instruments To add a virtual instrument to your session, click the Browse and Instrument buttons to open the instrument browser. Select the instrument or one of its patches from the instrument browser and drag it into the Arrange view. -
Page 31: Tutorials
The following are a few recording applications to help you get started with your AudioBox iOne and iTwo. These are by no means the only ways to record these instruments. Microphone selection and placement is an art. For more information, visit your library or local bookstore, as there are many books and magazines about recording techniques. - Page 32 Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Microphone Types Owner’s Manual Grand Piano Place one microphone above the high strings and one microphone above the low strings. Experiment with distance (the farther back the more room you will capture). This technique can be used for live and studio applications.
- Page 33 Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Microphone Types Owner’s Manual Bass Guitar (Direct and Speaker) Plug the electric bass guitar into a passive direct box. Connect the instrument output from the passive direct box to a bass amplifier. Place a dynamic microphone an inch or two away from the speaker and connect it to an AudioBox microphone input.
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Page 34: A Brief Tutorial On Dynamics Processing
This technique can be used in live applications. A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing Studio One Artist software is included with the AudioBox iOne and iTwo. This powerful DAW includes an assortment of dynamics plug-ins. What follows is an excerpt from a brief tutorial on dynamics processing written by PreSonus president and founder Jim Odom. -
Page 35: Types Of Dynamic Processing
Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing Owner’s Manual Does every instrument need compression? This question may lead many folks to say “absolutely not, overcompression is horrible. ” That statement can be qualified by defining overcompression. The term itself must have been derived from the fact that you can hear the compressor working. - Page 36 Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing Owner’s Manual How severely the compressor reduces the signal is determined by the compression ratio and compression threshold. A ratio of 2:1 or less is considered mild compression, reducing the output by a factor of two for signals that exceed the compression threshold.
- Page 37 Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing Owner’s Manual Hard/Soft Knee. With hard-knee compression, the gain reduction applied to the signal occurs as soon as the signal exceeds the level set by the threshold. With soft-knee compression, the onset of gain reduction occurs gradually after the signal has exceeded the threshold, producing a more musical response (to some folks).
- Page 38 Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing Owner’s Manual Noise Gates Threshold. The gate threshold sets the level at which the gate opens. Essentially, all signals above the threshold setting are passed through unaffected, whereas signals below the threshold setting are reduced in level by the amount set by the range control.
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Page 39: Compression Setting Suggestions
Owner’s Manual 5.2.3 Compression Setting Suggestions The following are the compression presets that were used in the PreSonus BlueMax. We have included them as a jumping- off point for setting up compression in Studio One Artist. Vocals Soft. This is an easy compression with a low ratio setting for ballads, allowing a wider dynamic range. - Page 40 Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing Owner’s Manual Keyboards Piano. This is a special setting for an even level across the keyboard. It is designed to help even up the top and bottom of an acoustic piano. In other words, it helps the left hand to be heard along with the right hand.
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Page 41: Equalizers
Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Equalizers Owner’s Manual Equalizers Studio One Artist also includes several EQ plug-ins. Here’s a brief explanation of how an EQ functions, as well as some charts to help you navigate the frequency ranges of various instruments so you can quickly choose the best EQ settings for your recordings and live mixes. - Page 42 Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Equalizers Owner’s Manual Shelving EQ A shelving EQ attenuates or boost frequencies above or below a specified cutoff point. Shelving equalizers come in two different varieties: high-pass and low-pass. Low-pass shelving filters pass all frequencies below the specified cutoff frequency while attenuating all the frequencies above it.
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Page 43: Equalization Settings: How To Find The Best And Leave The Rest
Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ Equalizers Owner’s Manual 5.3.2 Equalization Settings: How to Find the Best and Leave the Rest How do you find the best and worst each instrument has to offer and adjust their frequency content accordingly? Here’s a quick guide: •... -
Page 44: Eq Frequency Guides
Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ EQ Frequency Guides Owner’s Manual EQ Frequency Guides Table 1 Instrument What to Cut Why to Cut What to Boost Why to Boost Human Voice 7 kHz Sibilance 8 kHz Big sound 2 kHz Shrill 3 kHz and above Clarity... -
Page 45: Eq Setting Suggestions
Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ EQ Setting Suggestions Owner’s Manual Table 2 BOOST • harder bass to low • vocal presence frequency • kick & tom attack instruments (kick, • more finger sound tom, bass) on bass • • brighten vocals, guitar and snare •... -
Page 46: Acoustic Guitar
Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ EQ Setting Suggestions Owner’s Manual LOW ON/OFF LOW SHELF LOW FREQ (Hz) LOW Q LOW GAIN LOW MID LOW MID LOW MID Q LOW MID GAIN ON/OFF FREQ (Hz) HIGH MID ON/ HI MID FREQ HIGH MID Q HIGH MID GAIN HIGH ON/OFF... - Page 47 Tutorials AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ EQ Setting Suggestions Owner’s Manual LOW ON/OFF LOW SHELF LOW FREQ (Hz) LOW Q LOW GAIN LOW MID LOW MID LOW MID Q LOW MID GAIN ON/OFF FREQ (Hz) HIGH MID ON/ HI MID FREQ HIGH MID Q HIGH MID GAIN HIGH ON/OFF...
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Page 48: Technical Information
AudioBox iOne and iTwo ™ iOne and iTwo Technical Specifications Owner’s Manual Technical Information iOne and iTwo Technical Specifications AudioBox iOne AudioBox iTwo Microphone Preamp Type XLR female, balanced XLR female, balanced Frequency Response (±3.0 dB) 10 Hz to 40 kHz... -
Page 49: Troubleshooting And Warranty
Many technical issues can arise when using a standard computer as a digital audio workstation (DAW). PreSonus can only provide support for issues that directly relate to the AudioBox iOne and iTwo interface and Studio One digital audio workstation software. PreSonus does not provide support for computer hardware, operating systems, and non-PreSonus hardware and software, and it may be necessary to contact the manufacturer of these products for technical support. -
Page 50: Warranty
PreSonus-branded products under normal use. This Limited Warranty applies only to hardware products manufactured by or for PreSonus that can be identified by the PreSonus trademark, trade name, or logo affixed to them. Exclusions and Limitations: This warranty does not cover the following: 1. - Page 51 PreSonus will pay the return shipping charges. How to Get Warranty Service (USA): 1. You must have an active user account with PreSonus and your hardware must be on file with your account. If you do not have an account, please go to: http:// www.presonus.com/registration and complete the registration process.
- Page 52 Owner’s Manual How to Get Warranty Service (outside of USA): 1. You must have an active user account with PreSonus and your hardware must be on file with your account. If you do not have an account, please go to: http:// www.presonus.com/registration and complete the registration process.
- Page 53 Note: No product support is available when you call the number above. Refer to your Certificate of Warranty in your Owner’s Manual for PreSonus’ Product Support telephone number. Baton Rouge • USA • www.presonus.com...
- Page 55 StudioLive, and XMAX are trademarks or registered trademarks of PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. Capture, Impact, Mixverb Presence, RedLightDist, SampleOne, Studio One, and Tricomp are trademarks or registered trademarks of PreSonus Software Ltd. Mac and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft, Inc., in the U.S.
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