BIG KNOB
BIG KNOB
6
POWER
ON
AC SELECT
220-240V
100-120V
BAL/UNBAL
MONITOR
A
2-TRACK
A
2-TRACK
B
OUTPUTS
DAW
OUTPUT
PHONES
AMP
STUDIO
BAL/UNBAL
+
4dB
-10dB
+
4dB
-10dB
+
4dB
-10dB
+
4dB
-10dB
+
4dB
-10dB
BAL/UNBAL
L
R
DAW
PHONES
MIX INPUT
-10dB
+4dB
MONITOR
B
BAL/UNBAL
L
R
-10dB
+4dB
MONITOR
C
BAL/UNBAL
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
-10dB
+
4dB
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
-10dB
+
4dB
BAL/
UNBAL
BAL/
UNBAL
(MONO)
RIAA
SOURCES
2-TRACK
B
(MONO)
-10dB
+4dB
-10dB
+4dB
-10dB
+4dB
DAW
MIX
PHONO
GROUND
TALK BACK
FOOT
SWITCH
L
R
BAL/
UNBAL
(MONO)
L
R
L
R
L
R
-10dB
+
10dB
-10dB
+
10dB
-10dB
+
10dB
-10dB
+
10dB
2-TRACK
A
U
U
U
U
STUDIO MONITORS
Mackie HR824 or other
Active Studio Monitors
MONITOR B
Mackie HR824 or other
Active Studio Monitors
MONITOR A
Passive
Studio Monitors
Headphones
Sound Card
Footswitch
Headphone Distribution
Amp
DAT Recorder
Reel-to-Reel
Recorder
MONITOR C
Powered
Subwoofer
Turntable
Stereo Power
Amplifier
LINE
IN
LINE
OUTS
MIC
IN
1
2
3
4
above the MONITOR A
output jacks is in
the –10 dB position (counterclockwise). If it is,
turn the control up to the +4 dB position and
then turn up the Big Knob VOLUME control.
Now it should get louder, faster.
10. If you have monitors connected to the STUDIO
OUTS
, make sure the PHONES/STUDIO
OUTS SOURCE
button on the front panel is
out, and the STUDIO OUTS ON/OFF
button
is ON (LED above the button is lit).
11. Slowly turn up the STUDIO OUTS LEVEL
control on the front panel. You should begin
to hear playback from your DAW through your
studio monitor speakers. Adjust the STUDIO
OUTS LEVEL control to a comfortable listening
level. If it seems like you have to turn up the
LEVEL control all the way to hear the studio
monitor speakers, turn down the LEVEL control
and check to see if the trim control
above the
STUDIO OUTS
jacks is in the –10 dB position
(counterclockwise). If it is, turn the control
up to the +4 dB position and then turn up the
LEVEL control. Now it should get louder, faster.
12. If you have a headphone distribution amplifier
connected to the PHONES AMP
outputs, you
should be able to turn up the volume for each
headphone connected to the headphone amplifi-
er and hear playback from the DAW. If it seems
like you’re not getting enough volume from the
headphone amplifier, turn down all the head-
phone volume controls on the headphone ampli-
fier and check to see if the +4/–10 level switch
above the PHONES AMP
output jacks
is in the –10 dB position (pushed in). If it is,
switch it to the +4 position and then turn up the
headphone volume control on the headphone
amplifier. Now it should get louder, faster.
13. You can connect a pair of headphones to one of
the two PHONES
jacks on the front panel of
Big Knob. Slowly turn up its associated LEVEL
control to a comfortable listening level.
14. If you want to record from the DAT or cassette
player to your DAW, start playback on the DAT
or cassette connected to Big Knob.
CAUTION:
See “A Cautionary Note” on the next
page to avoid creating a feedback loop through
the 2-TRACK inputs and outputs.
15. Push in the 2-TRACK A
button in the INPUT
SOURCE SELECT section on the front panel
and turn off the DAW MIX button. Slowly turn
up the trim control
for the 2-TRACK A input
until you see the meters
on the front panel
light. Adjust the control until the meters are
lighting the “0” LED regularly. You want the
“+8” LED to light only occasionally, and the
“OL” LED to not light at all.
16. Make sure the inputs to the DAW are selected
for recording. Start recording and the playback
from the 2-TRACK A input to Big Knob should
be recording in the DAW application. If it seems
like you’re not getting enough volume from the
2-TRACK playback, check to see if the +4/–10
level switch
above the DAW
output jacks
is in the –10 dB position (pushed in). If it is,
switch it to the +4 position. This will provide a
stronger signal to send to your DAW.
Hookup
