Presonus Audio electronic 1394 user manual Applications

APPLICATIONS

Inputs 1-4: Each input channel on this Monitor Mixer includes controls for Level (fader), Pan (panner), and Mute (button), and a high resolution meter. Any input into the INSPIRE 1394 will correspond to the same number channel in the Monitor Mixer.

We recommend that you mute any input that is not in use. This will cut down on the overall noise level you hear.

Stereo Switch: When the Stereo Switch above input channel pairs 1/2 and 3/4 is engaged, the respective two channels will become a single stereo channel with the left channel panned hard left and the right channel panned hard right, and the fader and mute controls will become linked. When the Stereo Switch is disengaged, the respective channels will return to the settings they held before the switch was engaged.

Playback Channel: This channel’s input is your software’s output. Whatever is playing back from your software (Cubase LE, Windows Media Player, iTunes, etc) will be input into the INSPIRE 1394 Monitor Mixer here on this channel. You can mix the playback from your software (recorded material) with your live input so you can hear both simultaneously with zero latency.

Zero Latency Monitoring is very useful while recording in multi-track software. It allows you to listen to both what you have already recorded and what you are currently recording (called ‘overdubbing’ or ‘multitracking’), without having to worry about the two recordings not lining up due to the delay resulting from the processing time it takes to get audio in and out of the computer. It can also be used to audition something to be overdubbed, which can be a valuable writing/production tool.

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