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Page 1: ...BELKIN User Manual Guide d Utilisation Manual del Usuario TUNESTUDIO ...

Page 2: ...ECORDING LEVEL RECORDING WITH MICROPHONES Types of Microphones Recording with Multiple Microphones RECORDING A PODCAST Tips for Record ing a Podcast RECORDING LIVE MUSIC Tips for Recording Acoustic Instruments Tips for Recording Electrical Instruments RECORDING A CHOIR Tips for Record ing a Choir RECORDING TO OR FROM A COMPUTER Tips for Recording to or From a Computer EQUALIZING EQ TIPS MIXINGTIPS...

Page 3: ...ed If you hear a hum sound in the recording If your recordings are only in the left channel If your computer doesn t see your TuneStudio TUNESTUDIO SPECIFICATIONS LEARNING MORE GLOSSARY Balance Boost Clipping Cut dB decibel Distortion Feedback Gain Monitor Pan panorama RCA Radio Corporation of America TRS Tip Ring Sleeve USB Universal Serial Bus XLR INFORMATION NOTES TABLE OF CONTENTS 22 23 23 23 ...

Page 4: ...ncludes equalization EO pan and level controls Input channels 1 and 2 can also provide a gain control and optional phantom power for microphones We are pleased that you chose to purchase a TuneStudio and we have designed it to give you many years of high quality recording and mixing Have fun Key Features Record directly to your iPod in 16 bit 44kHz digital audio quality Record to and from your PC ...

Page 5: ... limits of the iPod What You Can Do with Your TuneStudio Record to or from an iPod Record to or from a computer Record from up to 5 audio sources Listen to your mix while recording with studio monitors or headphones Play back your recordings from your iPod immediately after recording What You Can Connect to Your TuneStudio You can connect almost any instrument microphone or other audio device to y...

Page 6: ...and power cable Adapter inserts for iPod Warranty card This user guide Cables You May Need You will need the following cables to connect microphones mics instruments and other devices to your TuneStudio Device Cable Type Example Electronic audio sources such as CD players Instruments RCA stereo TRS 1 4 Computers Microphones and high end professional audio equipment USB XLR ...

Page 7: ...nD 2nd generation aluminum 2GB 4GB 8GB Windows Pentium II 350MHz Pentium III 500MHz or faster recommended 64MB RAM 128MB recommended Windows XP or Windows Vista CD drive USB 1 1 or USB 2 0 port USB 2 0 recommended Macintosh 83 G4 iMac iBook or PowerBook with native USB support 64MB RAM 128MB recommended CD drive Mac OS X version 10 2 8 Jaguar or later ...

Page 8: ...uneStudio s iPod dock 4 Connect the PC studio monitors and or headphones 5 Plug TuneStudio and other devices into AC power 6 Turn everything on in the following order Input sources TuneStudio turning on your TuneStudio will turn on your iPod Studio monitors headphones and or computer 7 When turning off always turn off devices in the following order Studio monitors headphones and or computer TuneSt...

Page 9: ... MONITOR USB INPUTS OUT AUDIO TUNESTUDIO TOUR f1 XLR MIC V INPUTS j GAIN HIGH MED LOW PAN PEAK INDICATORS LEVEL BALANCE LHEADPHONES HEADPHONES PLAYBACK iPod PLAYBACK LEFT RIGHT Q RECORDING LEOs USB LEVEL INPUT COMPRESSOR AUDIO MIX IN RATIO MASTER LEVEL MONITOR PLAYBACK LEVEL RECORDING MENU BUTTON 17 ...

Page 10: ...efore you turn on phantom power Inputs 1 3 provide 1 4 TRS inputs for connecting guitars bass guitars synthesizers drum machines and other instruments Channel 3 provides two TRS inputs If you re connecting a mono input to Channel 3 connect it to the Left Mono input Input 4 s RCA inputs can be used to connect electronic equipment such as a CD player or another iPod The monitor out connection can be...

Page 11: ...os stronger or decreased to soften vocals Low EQ 80Hz The low EO can be increased to add warmth to vocals or horns or extra punch to synthesizers guitars and drums Decreasing the low EO can reduce hum and add clarity to bass instruments See Equalizing EO Tips on page 19 for more information The pan control can be used to move a mono input to the left or right in the stereo spectrum The balance con...

Page 12: ...ontrol completely to the left or right will mute the other source The monitor playl5ackcontrol Ccurbeused to seUne volume of the studio monitor speakers The master level control sets the recording volume level to the iPod In the leftmost position the volume is muted In the rightmost position the volume is increased by 15 dB The Recording Menu buttoncan be used to open the Recording menu on the iPo...

Page 13: ...nel s gain until the left and right recording level LEOs are continuously red 0 dB 9 Slowly reduce the channel s gain until the red 0 dB LEOs no longer light up when you play the instrument or device 10 Adjust the low mid and or high EOs then check the red 0 dB LEOs to verify they don t light up 11 If any of the red recording level LEOs lights up while you re recording your recording could be dist...

Page 14: ...on t have amplifiers dynamic mics don t need phantom power Phantom power should not harm a dynamic mic but you should turn off phantom power before connecting a dynamic mic Older dynamic mics have low sensitivities and require a high gain setting Ribbon mics a type of dynamic microphone normally have very low sensitivity and usually require a very high gain setting They are often used to record gu...

Page 15: ...RECORDING A PODCAST The diagram below shows a typical 2 mic setup for recording a podcast You can connect an iPod or a computer to include background music ...

Page 16: ... about six inches from your mouth or at an angle so that it doesn t capture your breathing Remember you can connect headphones to your TuneStudio to test different mic positions and distances Speak in your normal voice at a conversational level Don t be too self conscious about your voice most people don t like the sound of their voice when they first hear it in a recording Just be sure to speak c...

Page 17: ...IVE MUSIC The diagram below shows a typical setup for recording live music You can connect different instruments as needed For example you can connect a drum machine instead of a second mic c 9 10 r n c6I e I JI l ...

Page 18: ...ve one mic to the left side of the mix and the other mic to the right This approach can create a very engaging stereo effect For acoustic guitars try placing one mic 1 6 inches from the sound hole You will probably need to reduce the low EQ control with this approach Tips for Recording Electrical Instruments Guitar For a live sound try recording with two mics Point one mic directly into the guitar...

Page 19: ...alists They usually work better than dynamic mics for vocals Use multiple mics If possible place them above the choir and aimed down Try positioning two mics in the middle and aim them toward the vocalists in the back corners Place the mics least three times the distance from each other as from the vocalists Try using an omnidirectional mic It will capture both the choir and the sound resonating i...

Page 20: ...RECORDING TO OR FROM A COMPUTER The diagram below shows a typical setup for recording to a computer ...

Page 21: ...Preferences from the Apple menu 3 Select the Sound preference pane 4 Click the Output tab 5 Select USB Audio Codec as your default input and output device To record to or from a Windows PC 1 Connect your TuneStudio to your Windows USB port 2 Select Settings Control Panel from the Start menu 3 Double click Sounds and Audio Devices 4 Click the Audio tab 5 Select your TuneStudio as the default Sound ...

Page 22: ...ecommended starting points you should experiment to find the best settings for your instrument and environment If you need to make large adjustments try to adjust your microphones rather than the EO settings Note Boost means to increase the setting and cut means to decrease the setting Source Low 80Hz Mid 2 5kHz High 12kHz Conversations Slight cut Vocals Slight cut Cymbals Cut Slight boost Snare d...

Page 23: ... compressor setting Set the compressor below 30 percent for subtle compression and to smooth out some of the audio peaks Try a higher compression setting to achieve higher loudness or for an interesting audio effect Keep the studio monitor or headphone volume low or at most at a normal listening level A high volume can cause hearing damage and you should always mix at the level you think the recor...

Page 24: ...Voice Memos menu on your iPod to the Voice Memos playlist once you ve imported them into iTunes To open the Voice Memos playlist select Music Playlists Voice Memos If you prefer the drag and drop approach which may be more useful if you plan to work with your recordings using other audio software you must first choose to Manually manage music and videos for your iPod within iTunes This will also a...

Page 25: ... Remember the longer you listen the lower the volume should be Hours per day Max sound level dB Sample sound 8 4 2 1 0 5 0 25 90 95 100 105 110 115 Typical portable stereo at half volume Typical portable stereo at maximum volume Rock concert This information is based on guidelines provided by the United States Occupational Safety Health Administration OSHA and the National Institute on Deafness an...

Page 26: ... you don t hear anything in the studio monitors or headphones Make sure your TuneStudio is plugged in and turned on Make sure the cables are securely connected Verify your source is playing Turn up the level control s If these suggestions don t help you might have a bad cable Check all of your cables and try replacing them with known good ones If the microphone volume is too low Make sure the cabl...

Page 27: ...power strip If your recordings are only in the left channel Make sure your iPod is configured to record in High Quality mode On your iPod select Extras Voice Memos and set Quality to High Your TuneStudio will not work correctly with Quality set to Low Check your cable connections Make sure that your pan and balance controls are not set all the way to the left If your computer doesn t see your Tune...

Page 28: ...ne Inputs Specification Value Notes EIN Equivalent Input Noise 121 dB 123 dB A weighted Max Input Level 600mVrms 2 6 dBu Input Impedance 4kQ balanced CH1 and CH2 1 4 TRS Inputs Mic gain 60 dB 150 0hm source impedance Mic gain at 10 dB Specification Value Notes Max Input Level Balanced Max Input Level Unbalanced Input Impedance CH3 1 4 TSR Inputs 4 4Vrms 15 1 dBu 8 8Vrms 21 1 dBu 20kQ unbalanced 28...

Page 29: ...16 bit Stereo Separation THD N Frequency Response 81 dB 84 dB A weighed 84 dB 87 dB A weighted 80 dB 0 03 1 dB 20Hz 20kHz USB Input from Computer to TuneStudio Specification Value Notes Signal to Noise Ratio Stereo Separation THD N Frequency Response Level Fader Cutoff 83 dB 80 dB 0 007 1 dB 20Hz 20kHz 80 dB USB mix control set to 100 USB Difference in output level with channel level control set t...

Page 30: ...cording Audio Mixing Podcasting www belkin com tunestudio Audio Recording Tips www pcmus com AudioTips htm Audio Mixing Tutorial www garritan com tutorial AudioMixing htm Sound Advice on Recording and Mixing Vocals by Bill Gibson 101 Recording Tips Stuff All the Pros Know and Use by Adam St Jam The Mixing Engineer s Handbook by Bobby Owsinski Mixing Recording and Producing Techniques of the Pros b...

Page 31: ...dio monitor Pan panorama Pan controls are used to set the sound levels for the left and right outputs They are sometimes called balance controls RCA Radio Corporation of America RCA cables are used to transmit analog audio and composite video signals Stereo RCA cables have two connectors red right and white or black left A yellow connector on an RCA cable is used for composite video RCA cables are...

Page 32: ...l not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment i...

Page 33: ...kin product has been improperly installed altered in any way or tampered with The Belkin Product Warranty does not protect against acts of God such as flood earthquake lightning war vandalism theft normal use wear and tear erosion depletion obsolescence abuse damage due to low voltage disturbances i e brownouts or sags non authorized program or system equipment modification or alteration How to ge...

Page 34: ...ates to the warranty THIS WARRANTY CONTAINS THE SOLE WARRANTY OF BELKIN THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW IMPLIED INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF QUALITY MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND SUCH IMPLIED WARRANTIES IF ANY ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE TERM OF THIS WARRANTY Some states do not allow limitations on how long an impl...

Page 35: ...NOTES ...

Page 36: ...ited States and or other countries 2007 Belkin International Inc Tous droits rl serves Toutes les raisons commerciales sont des marques deposees de leurs fabricants respectifs iPod iTunes Mac Macintosh iMac PowerBook Apple iBook Mac OS sont des marques de commerce d Apple Inc deposees aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays Microsoft et Windows Vista constituent solt des marques de commerce soil des ...

Page 37: ...Installation CD Music Creator LE cakewalk BELKIN ...

Page 38: ...ur PC s CD drive and follow the on screen instructions to install the software The disk also contains the software manual and information about other Cakewalk products 2007 Belkin International Inc All rights reserved All trade names are registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed Cakewalk Cakewalk Music Creator and the Cakewalk logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of T...

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