10EURORACK UB1202FX/UB1002FX User Manual

3.Applications

3.1 Recording studio

CD player

MIDI sound module

MD recorder Keyboard

BEHRINGER

Active monitors

BEHRINGER TRUTH B2030A

HPS300 Headphones

 

Microphone

BEHRINGER

B-20 PRO

Modeling amp

BEHRINGER

V-AMP3

Electric guitar

BEHRINGER EURORACK UB1002FX

Digital Audio Workstation

Fig. 3.1: The UB1002FX in a recording studio

Even though most of the tasks in a studio can nowadays be accomplished using a computer, a mixing console remains an unavoidable piece of equipment that lets you effectively manage audio inputs and outputs: microphone signals need to be pre-amplified prior to being recorded, and the quality of microphone sound is often worked on; recording and playback signals must be routed to the appropriate connectors or integrated into the mix; the volume of headphones and studio monitors needs to be adjusted, and so on. The extensively equipped main section of the UB mixing consoles provides concrete benefits to you.

Wiring:

Connect your sound sources to the microphone/line inputs of the mixing console. Connect the master machine (DAT/minidisk recorder) to the main outputs. Your monitor speakers are connected to the control room outputs; the headphones are connected to the headphone output. Now, connect the CD/tape outputs to the sound card inputs on your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). Connect the outputs of the sound card in your computer to the CD/tape inputs.

Recording and playback:

Once in the mixing console, the recording signal is pre-amplified, EQ’ed and is then routed to the main bus. Use the LEVEL control to adjust the recording signal level. The overall level of the signal going to the computer is adjusted using the MAIN MIX fader. To make sure that the signal is actually being recorded, use either the phones bus or the control room bus to monitor not the main

mix signal (i.e. the output signal of the mixing console, before the recording); instead, monitor the returns of the sound card that is connected to the CD/tape inputs. To this end, press the CD/TAPE TO CTRL switch and adjust the monitoring volume using the PHONES/CONTROL ROOM control. Doing so, you can record additional tracks in addition to a signal already brought in (so-called overdubs). Use the direct monitoring function of your DAW.

◊With this application, the CD/TAPE TO MIX switch should not be pressed; otherwise, the playback signal from the sound card output would be routed back to the computer and would be added to the recording. This would not only be undesirable, it would also create a feedback loop.