Mixdown Connections; Connecting To An External Recorder; Mixing Within Cubase ® Le - Lexicon Recording Studio Owner's Manual

MIxdOWN CONNECTIONS

After you record and mix your sessions in either Cubase
software, you may want to mix them down to a DAT, audio cassette, or other stereo
2-track recording device.
Mixdown Deck

CONNECTING TO AN ExTERNAL RECORDER

Connect either the RCA or ¼" Line Out L-R jacks on the back of the Alpha Studio™
to the left and right inputs, respectively, on your recorder (cassette deck, CD burner,
or other recorder with analog inputs). Refer to your recorder's operator's manual for
more information about setting recording levels.
If you are connecting to an analog mixdown deck (such as a cassette recorder), start
with the Output Level knob on the Alpha Studio at about the 12 o'clock (straight
up) position, and the recorder's input level also at or near 12 o'clock. Adjust the
Output Level knob on the Alpha Studio until the meters on your recording deck read
consistently between 0dB to +4dB, raising the input level control on the recorder if
necessary.
If you are connecting to a digital recorder such as a DAT or CD recorder, set the input
level(s) on the recording device all the way open, to their maximum setting, and then
adjust the Output Level knob on the Alpha Studio until the meters on your record-
ing deck device consistently peak just below the 0dBFS (Full Scale) mark without
causing clipping (going over the 0dBFS mark).
To hear the mix through control room speakers, connect the outputs of the recorder to
the inputs of the control room amplifier or powered monitors. Adjust the control room
level using the output level of the recording deck or the input level of the control room
amplifier or speakers.
MIxING WITHIN CUBASE
You can mixdown directly within Cubase LE or other recording software, and burn an
audio CD from that mix (provided your computer has a CD-R drive). Consult the
Cubase LE online manual or documentation for your recording software for a complete
description of mixing within the software.
Chan 1/Inst Chan 2/Mic Monitor Mix
Instrument
Monitor
Stereo Mono
Peak Peak
®
LE
LE or other recording
®
Headphones
Output Level
USB
Mixdown Connections
For the cleanest
recording, adjust
the Gain so the
Peak LED flashes
only occasionally,
on the loudest part
of the perfor-
mance.
DO NOT TURN
DOWN A GAIN
CONTROL TO
GET THE RIGHT
MIX IN YOUR
HEADPHONES OR
MONITORS WHILE
RECORDING. USE
THE Monitor
Mix CONTROL
FOR THIS
PURPOSE.
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