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H
U
I R E F E R E N C E G U I D E
3
L/Mono
Headphones
Cassette Deck
(for dubbing
client copies, etc.)
Powered
Control Room Monitors
DAT
R
L/Mono
R
L/Mono
R
MONITOR INPUTS
MONITOR OUTPUTS
1
3
2
1
CD Player
DAW audio interface
or computer audio card
Headphones
DAT
(same as above
for 2-track
mastering)
882 or 888 outputs
TV/Radio Production Hookup
APPLICATION HOOKUPS
APPLICATION HOOKUPS
Some Application Basics
One of the first things to consider when con-
figuring your studio with HUI is what type of
application suits you best. If you produce com-
mercials for TV or radio, the TV/Radio
Production Hookup may be your best bet. If
you record and mix soundtracks for surround
sound, you’ll probably set up your studio simi-
lar to our Surround Sound Hookup.
One thing is certain: you’ll want to position
HUI in a place central to your work area.
It should be close enough to your com-
puter, studio monitors, and of course
mixer, to facilitate easy, ergonomic use. If
you have your computer in an out-of-the-
way location (on the floor behind the
console; in an hermetically-sealed coffin
six feet under), you’ll want to run your
computer keyboard and mouse connec-
tions from your computer to HUI. You
can then use HUI’s
KEYBOARD IN
and
MOUSE IN
jacks to place the keyboard
and mouse in close proximity to HUI and
your mixer. (See “Digital Connections”
Section, page 19, for more details.)
What follows are a few sample hook-
ups. Each one shows you a basic setup,
lists the equipment you’ll need, and gives
a few tips and/or insights. Of course, your
HUI hookup may be a variation on one of
these themes — these are just sugges-
tions, so see what you come up with.
TV/Radio Production Hookup
Scenario:
Broadcast, multimedia. audio-
for-video suite, production.
Source Material:
Prerecorded sound
files, music, voiceovers, sound effects,
compact disc, videotape, etc.
Outputs:
One or more speaker pairs,
headphones, mixdown deck (cassette or
DAT).
Audio Hookup:
Multiple stereo
sources into the inputs. The DAW interface or
soundcard can play back prerecorded material
in playlist or some other composite fashion.
The CD and DAT are for A–B playback com-
parison purposes, extra material, sound check,
test tones, etc. The DAT output feeding HUI
INPUT 3
may be the one master deck that is
being mixed to from HUI
OUTPUT 3
. (Be care-
ful of feedback loops while recording!)
Digital Control Hookup:
MIDI I/O for HUI to
the computer/DAW.
Special Notes:
To avoid feedback during
tracking, do not feed outputs to record-engaged
inputs of the same device.
