Lexicon Alpha Desktop Recording Studio Recording a Guitar Using the Instrument Input

B. RECORDING A GUITAR USING THE INSTRUMENT INPUT

This section explains how to record using the ¼" Instrument input jack on the front

panel.

1. Plug your electric, acoustic, or bass guitar into the Instrument input jack on the

front of the Alpha Studio™ hardware.

Instrument Jack

The Instrument input uses the same recording channel as the Line 1 input;

anything plugged into the ¼" Line 1 input jack on the back of the Alpha Studio

will not be recorded when a cable is connected to the ¼" Instrument input jack

on the front panel.

NOTE: This jack is intended for electric guitar and bass, or acoustic instrument

pickups, not line-level signals such as the output of keyboards or a direct out from a

guitar amplifier. For those, use the Line 1-2 input jacks on the back of the Alpha

Studio hardware.

2. Press the Monitor Assign button between Line 2/Mic and Monitor Mix

knobs so that it is in the Mono position.

Monitor Button

3. Open Cubase LE 4, go to File and select New Project>Default, and a project

location. (See Section I for more information.)

4. Click the Project menu and select Add Track > Audio. When the Add Audio Track

dialog appears, make sure the Configuration option is set to Mono and click OK.