10XENYX QX1202USB/QX1002USB User Manual
3.Applications
3.1 Recording studio
HPS3000
C-1 
B212D
XM8500
V-AMP3
B2031A
Keyboard
Fig 3.1: The QX1002USB in a home 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 XENYX mixing consoles provides concrete benefits to you.
Wiring:
Connect your sound sources to the microphone/line inputs of the mixing console. Connect a pair of reference speakers (optional) to the main outputs, and connect a computer to the USB connector on the rear panel. Your monitor speakers are connected to the control room outputs; the headphones are connected to the headphone output.
Recording and playback:
Each connected sound source is pre-amplified, EQ'ed and then routed to the main bus. You may also add one of the onboard effects to any of the signals (see Chapter 2.6). Use the LEVEL controls to adjust the relative level of your sources. The main bus is sent to your computer via USB. The performance can be recorded in your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and further edited with the software. To monitor the recording signal and listen back to a recorded track, press the USB/2-TR TO CTRL RM button. This sends the signal returning from your computer to monitor speakers connected to the CONTROL ROOM OUT jacks.
