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At the heart of the system is the mixer whose inputs and outputs are
connected to all the other pieces of equipment. The mixer is the
router or traffic cop and it connects signals together and controls
volume levels and equalization. Thus, the mixer is an essential part
of the system and it's often built-in to mini-studio products such as
multi-track cassette recorders. In a professional environment, the
mixer is always a separate piece of equipment.
The mixer and the sound card
Typical low cost multimedia sound cards are not designed for multi-
channel recording. They usually include a low-quality, integrated
mixer that controls the volume of stereo audio streams from wave file
output, music synthesizer and CD-audio player that are produced by
games and applications.
When you get started with serious music recording on your PC, it's
important to recognize that
achieving the full benefits of multiple
channels requires using an external audio mixer to route and mix the
channels down to two channel stereo
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CONNECTING A WAVEPRO INTERFACE TO YOUR
MUSIC STUDIO SYSTEM
The WavePRO interfaces are designed to work seamlessly within your
music recording system in a fashion similar to a traditional multi-track
recorder. Typically, major components of the recording system are:
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multi-channel audio mixer console
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microphones and preamplifiers
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effects processors such as limiters, noise gates, reverb units
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multi-channel audio recorder
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power amplifier and monitor speakers
NOTE:
Microphones do not
have enough signal strength
and must be amplified by a
mixer or preamplifier prior to
connecting to WavePRO.
MIDI
cables
Audio cables
Mastering
Tape Recorder
(DAT, cassette, reel)
Audio
Mixer
Effects
Processors
Synth
Sound
Module
CD-R drive
OV7
Amp
& Monitor
Inside the PC
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