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14. To play back your guitar recording, click the RTZ (Return to Zero) 

button in the Transport area and click the Play button. If you are 
happy with the recording, drag the Input 1 icon to the left to disarm 
the track.

15. To record some vocals, drag the Input 2 icon to track 2. This arms 

the track for recording the microphone connected to Input 2 on 
the Link.USB. Adjust the Input 2 GAIN knob so your vocals do not 
light the overload indicator in Tracktion. Use the MIX knob to adjust 
the balance in your headphones and monitors between the guitar 
recording and the direct input from the microphone.

16. Click the Record button to record your vocals while listening to the 

guitar track.

17. You can record more instruments on more tracks and build a 

multitrack masterpiece by continuing in a similar fashion. As you 
record and play other tracks, you can mute any tracks you don’t want 
to hear by clicking the “M” button at the far right side of the track.

18. Tracktion has a number of plug-ins that you can use to enhance 

each track. Refer to the Tracktion User’s Guide or Reference Guide 
for more information on using plug-ins and creating a stereo mix for 
burning to CD or creating an MP3 file.

M=Mute

Pan and

volume

Channel

Meter

Play

RTZ

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Summary of Contents for MP3 Player

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Page 2: ...led or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped FCC Information NOTE This equipment has been tested and f...

Page 3: ...our my mackie com Login information here Login email address _____________________________________ Password ______________________________________________ Don t forget to visit our website at www tapc...

Page 4: ...he Software is transferred to you You will not acquire any rights to the Software except as expressly set forth above 3 Reverse Engineering You agree that you will not attempt and if you are a corpo r...

Page 5: ...U 7 Term This Agreement is e ective until terminated You may terminate this Agree ment at any time by uninstalling the Software together with destroying any copies in any form This Agreement including...

Page 6: ...TRUCTIONS 2 INTRODUCTION 7 The Link USB Interface 7 Bundled Software 7 GETTINGSTARTED 8 Installing the Software 8 On a PC 9 On a Mac 12 Authorizing Tracktion 2 13 Connecting the Link USB 13 Hookup Dia...

Page 7: ...nced or unbalanced 1 4 TRS or TS connector When a microphone is plugged into an XLR input that channel automatically adjusts to become a mic input When a 1 4 TRS or TS connector is plugged in that cha...

Page 8: ...one so set up an account by entering your email address and clicking No I want to create an account Then click Continue Enter the information to set up your pro le Then click Create My Account Then pr...

Page 9: ...USB CD ROM into your PC s CD ROM drive 3 The CD should begin automatically bringing up the Link USB installer If not click Start in the task bar then click Run and click Browse Browse to your CD drive...

Page 10: ...xt and click I Agree 6 The next window lets you choose the Destination folder for installing the software les We recommend you use the default location used by the installer but you can choose a di er...

Page 11: ...the All Installed dialog box opens Click OK to continue 8 A window opens asking if you want to install QuickTime Click Yes if you want to install it or No to continue 9 The Tracktion 2 Setup window o...

Page 12: ...racktion 2 simply drag the Tracktion application le into your Applications directory 5 Go ahead and drag the documentation PDFs to your Applications directory or anywhere you want to keep them on your...

Page 13: ...rmation to set up your pro le Then click Create My Account 4 Then proceed to register Tracktion by clicking Mackie Product Registration 5 Select Software and Tracktion v2 Music Production Software 6 C...

Page 14: ...er or direct box Connect a pair of powered monitor speakers or an ampli er connected to speakers to the Link USB MONITOR jacks on the rear panel You can also plug in headphones to the front panel PHON...

Page 15: ...front panel set the INPUT GAIN MON and PHONES knobs to minimum and the MIX knob to maximum Press the 48V button on the rear panel if your microphone needs phantom power Press the LINE INSTR button on...

Page 16: ...requires more resources from your computer so you need to nd a happy balance between nding the lowest latency setting you can attain before the computer begins to have trouble routing and recording au...

Page 17: ...een 6 Double click on new edit 1 to open up the Edit screen A new project starts with eight horizontal tracks stacked vertically You can add or remove tracks once you get going Tracks can also be rena...

Page 18: ...ndicating a signal turn up the GAIN knob 10 We will begin by recording the guitar Click on the Input 1 icon to highlight it The input meters in the Properties panel will show the signal level being re...

Page 19: ...Record button to record your vocals while listening to the guitar track 17 You can record more instruments on more tracks and build a multitrack masterpiece by continuing in a similar fashion As you...

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