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Connecting equipment to the inputs
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Input 2 (Hi-Z input - right side)
Input 1 (XLR - Line In)
Dynamic microphone
Electric bass guitar
Connection example
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Electric guitar or bass
Connecting the inputs
1. Cable Connection
Connect the electric guitar or bass to the Hi-Z input on the right site of the
Nanoface (guitar symbol).
2. Switch to input 1/2
Press the encoder until the input LED (“In”) shines. If LED 3/4 also shines,
press the encoder 3 times until only the “In” LED is on.
3. Turn the Hi-Z input on: double click the encoder
The guitar LED turns on. Analog input 2 now get it’s signal from the Hi-Z
instrument input on the right side. The input on the breakout cable will not
pick up any signal until the Hi-Z input is turned off (double click).
4. Select channel 2
Press and hold the encoder. Turn it to the right to select channel 2.
After a 1-click turn, the 1st green LED of the right chain blinks one time to show
channel 2 is selected.
To switch back to the gain control of channel 1+2 together, press and hold the
encoder and turn it to the left.
5. Set the preamp gain
Turn the encoder gradually to the right to raise the gain, turn it to the left to lower it.
The Nanoface provides a gain of up to 43 dB on the instrument input. The gain is adjustable in 20 steps.
Make sure the input signal is not clipping (red top LEDs turn on). For an exact control of the available
headroom to the clipping border please use the level meter readouts in your audio software.
4. Record the signal from the instrument input on the computer
To record the guitar in your audio software, choose the Nanoface as audio interface, create a mono
track and choose channel 2 as input.
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Connecting equipment to the inputs
Why does it need a Hi-Z instrument input?
Plugging an electric guitar or bass in a line-level
input results in a loss of high frequencies and the
sound gets dull.
Usually a DI-box (= direct input) is used to change
the high impedance of the guitar output to the
low impedance of a line level input.
With a special Hi-Z input for the direct recording
of electric instruments the Nanoface provides all
necessary inputs. Just plug the guitar in.
In
Input 1 Input 2
In
Out
Ch. 3/4