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Connecting equipment to the inputs
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External equipment to the line inputs 3/4
Connecting the inputs
1. Cable Connection
Connect any line level equipment to the RCA input connectors on the
breakout cable. This could be a tape recorder, a synthesizer output, a CD
player or a turntable (with RIAA EQ preamp).
2. Switch to input 3/4
Press the encoder until the input LED (“In”) and LED 3/4 shines.
3. Set the input 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 33 dB on line input 3/4. 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.
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Connecting equipment to the inputs
In 3/4
1. Cable Conncetion
To send a digital signal to the Nanoface, connect a standard optical
lightpipe cable to the optical input on the back of the Nanoface. This
could be an external AD converter, a CD player, HiFi system or another
audio interface.
2. Record the signal
To record from the digital input in your audio software, choose the
Nanoface as audio interface, create a stereo track and choose channel
5/6 as input.
To listen to this signal, route input channel 5/6 to the analog output 1/2 or
3/4 in your audio software (software monitoring).
Digital equipment to the optical S/PDIF input
Connecting the inputs
Digital S/PDIF input
The Nanoface provides a digital
SPDIF I/O in the optical TOSLINK
format (channel 5/6).
If a digital signal is present on the
input the Nanoface runs as clock
slave.