The Hardware Unit
Audio Input from a Microphone
This example uses a microphone as an audio
source for Organelle and headphones for audio
output (to avoid feedback). This setup is also
fairly minimal.
As the audio
In
(put)
L
R
port accepts a 1/4" cable,
you will need something other than a regular XLR
cable to use a microphone with Organelle. This
could mean a cable with the appropriate
connection for your microphone (probably XLR)
and a 1/4" plug on the other end for Organelle,
a standard XLR cable with a female XLR to 1/4" adapter attached, etc.
As most microphones are monophonic, most patches that use audio input are likely to
either sum the left and right inputs together or only use the left input. This is not
problematic in and of itself, but it could affect your setup choices and expectations.
And while we will no longer note the inevitable presence both of the power adapter and
the USB drive (containing our
Patches
folder), we will observe here that our USB drive is
now connected to the second USB port instead of the first one. The point is that Organelle’s
two USB ports are completely interchangeable.
A USB MIDI Controller and
Audio Input from a Mixer
This example uses powered speakers for audio
output, a mixer as the source of audio input, and
a USB MIDI controller to supplement Organelle’s
own keys and knobs.
By using a mixer for Organelle’s audio input, we
can now use multiple audio sources with
Organelle, and we can also use the mixer’s
various gain controls as input level adjustments
for Organelle. As most mixers provide two mono
outputs and Organelle has a single stereo input,
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