New Studios provided with KSP8 mLAN Option
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New Studios provided with KSP8 mLAN Option
The addition of the mLAN option allows the KSP8 to act as an audio I/O device to a FireWire-equipped
computer. In order to accomplish the tasks of I/O device, effects processor, and digital mixer, some of the KSP8's
more advanced and overlooked features must be employed:
Inputs
The KSP8's inputs (which are made on the config>INSEL page) are “soft”-this means that they are not tied to a
specific physical connection. Some of the studios in the file MLAN01.KSP (or MLAN1.MID) will choose Analog 1
as the input to KSP8 input 5, so do not be alarmed when you send a signal into Analog In jack 1 and see the
activity on KSP8 metering for input channel 5.
Mix Buses
Each FXBus can send to up to two of the four stereo MIX buses (you assign an FXBus to a MixBus on the
EQ/sends>MIXSEND page). To monitor a MIXBus, you select it on the config>OUTSEL page.
Because the KSP8's analog and digital outputs carry the same signal, some fancy routing must be done in some of
the mLAN studios, specifically those designed for overdubbing (where the KSP8 will be taking signals from both
analog inputs and MLAN inputs).
Monitoring Your Recording
When using the KSP8 as an audio interface to your computer digital audio workstation (DAW), there are two
ways to monitor the sound you are recording:
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directly out of the KSP8, before going into the DAW
•
after going through the DAW
The first option allows you to monitor without the latency associated with a trip through your DAW, but the
drawback is that you are not listening to what you are recording (i.e., the input of the recorder, not its output).
Just be sure that you are recording what you think you are recording (all busing is correct, etc.). If you hear a
delayed copy of your input, you are probably monitoring the input both pre-DAW and post-DAW.
The KSP8's 4 analog outputs are used to monitor these different methods. See the tutorials/studio descriptions for
specifics on each studio.
