The Front Panel
Line 1 / Instrument | Line 2 / Microphone | Monitor Mix Control Output Level |
Line 1/Inst | Line 2/Mic |
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Instrument |
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Peak | Peak |
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Monitor | Mix | Output | Level |
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Direct Playback
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.
1/4˝ Instrument Input Jack | Peak LEDs | Monitor Assign | 1/8˝ Headphone Output Jack |
The FRONT Panel
The Alpha Studio™ front panel offers the following features:
¼" Instrument Input Jack
This ¼" jack accepts unbalanced,
is adjusted using the Line 1/Inst knob on the front panel. When an instrument is plugged into this input, it disables the Line 1 audio input on the rear panel.
Line 1/INst
This knob adjusts the Line 1 and Instrument Input gain.
Peak LEDs
These LEDs light when the input signal is within 5dB of analog clipping. If the Peak LEDs flicker occasionally, the signal is approaching clipping levels, but does not neces- sarily indicate distortion or actual clipping.
Line 2/mic
This knob adjusts the Line 2 and Mic Input gain.
Monitor Assign
This button selects whether a pair of analog audio sources will be heard in stereo or mono in the Direct Monitor Mix. In Stereo mode, the left inputs (Line 1/Inst) are rout- ed to the left channel and right inputs (Line 2/Mic) are routed to the right channel.
In Mono mode, you’ll hear all inputs in the center of the Direct Monitor Mix through the Headphone or Line outputs.
When the Monitor switch is in Mono, it does not change the signals going to the com- puter in any
Monitor Mix
The Alpha Studio gives you the ability to hear your analog input signals directly and immediately while recording, without having to adjust levels in software, and before the delay caused by digital converters and computer recording latency. This
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