Nucleus User Guide Page 39
7. Analogue Operations
Nucleus has two areas of analogue operation: the input section (used for recording sources to the DAW) and the monitoring.
RECORDING SOURCES
The input section of Nucleus is located in the top right-hand corner of the centre section. There are two input channels, with
insert circuits for introducing external processing to the signal. The inputs have ‘combi’ connectors for plugging in microphone
XLRs or instrument jacks, and the inserts are on 1/4" jack plugs, all located on the Nucleus back panel.
Note that the insert circuit can be sourced from the DAW outputs instead of the channel inputs by pressing the MIXDOWN
button below the input area. See the following page for details.
The input controls are as follows:
MONITORING
The Nucleus monitoring is controlled using the source selector switches to the right, and the controls beneath, the input section.
The level of the main monitors is controlled by turning the blue MONITORLEVELcontrol
in the centre of the centre section.
The headphone level is controlled independently using the HP LEVEL c ontrol below
CHANNEL2.
Normally, the monitor and headphone outputs receive a mix of the inputs to Channels 1
and 2 and the DAW return, allowing for true zero latency monitoring. The mix between
the two is adjusted using the BLENDcontrol below CHANNEL1; to hear more of the inputs
turn it towards DRY, and to hear more of the computer turn it towards WET.
By default, the monitoring treats the channel inputs as a single stereo input, with
Channel1 fed to the left monitor stem, and Channel 2 fed to the right. Press the MONOL
andMONO R switches above the MONITOR LEVEL control to treat the channel inputs as mono:
- With MONO Lselected, the signal from Channel 1 will be sent to both sides of the monitors and Channel 2 will be muted.
- With MONO Rselected, the signal from Channel 2 will be sent to both sides of the monitors and Channel 1 will be muted.
- With MONO Land MONO R selected, the signals from both Channels will be sent to both sides of the monitors.
Input Level Control (+12dB to +75dB) Activates +48VPhantom power
Introduces a –20dB PAD(gain reduction)Hi-Zswitches both XLR (microphone) and 1/4" jack
(instrument) inputs from low to high impedance
Switch the insert circuit in by pressing INS
Øinverts the signal’s phase
Introduces an 80Hzhigh-pass filter