Alesis Studio 24, Reference Manual

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Hooking It Up
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TUDIO
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ANUAL
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ONNECTING TO A
2-T
RACK
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IXDOWN
D
ECK
The mixdown deck is where everything comes together: the final mix. This is your
stereo master recording of the finished project (or a rough mix of a work in progress).
A special pair of inputs of the Studio 24 are provided to hear the mixdown deck in
the Control Room mix only. If you connect the mixdown deck to regular line inputs,
you run the risk of feedback by accidentally recording the output of the 2-track to
itself.
To connect the mixdown deck to the Studio 24:
Unbalanced connection:
1 Connect the Studio 24’s MAIN OUTS Left and Right to the inputs of the
Mixdown Deck using the appropriate cables (usually RCA phono on the Studio
24’s back panel to RCA phono on the mixdown deck). You may also use a
balanced 1/4” cables if you want to use the MAIN OUTS L and R jacks on the
Studio 24’s top panel.
Note that the nominal output of the top panel 1/4” MAIN OUTS in unbalanced
operation is -2 dBu, about 6 dB “hotter” than the nominal level of an unbalanced
mixdown deck. Lower the input level controls of the mixdown deck to achieve the desired
signal level, or lower the L/R master fader a little to compensate. The back panel RCA
jacks are unbalanced -10 dBV nominal inputs and should work with many mixdown
decks.
2 Connect the Mixdown Deck’s outputs to the Studio 24’s 2 TRACK IN Left/Right
Inputs using 2-conductor cables (usually RCA phono-to-phono cables) or
adapters.
3 The 2 TRACK IN jacks of the Studio 24 are RCA unbalanced, and will accept
only -10 dBV unbalanced sources. Connect the RCA phono output of the
mixdown deck to these jacks. If the mixdown deck has balanced XLR outputs,
you will need to make or purchase XLR-to-RCA cables or adapters.