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MindPrint
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T.R.I.O.
Welcome to MindPrint!
We’re delighted that you opted for T.R.I.O™! Please take the time to read this
manual. It offers detailed explanations on how to handle T.R.I.O™, provides a
wealth of helpful information, and reveals lots of tips and tricks used by pros.
Recording is taking a turn towards total convenience, and a sea of change is
sweeping over the audio workplace. Where yesterday a mondo mixing console
crowded your desktop, today a tiny laptop is perched in its place. Where 19“ racks
with outboard effects and samplers/synths once stood, you’ll now find a couple of
CD-ROMs with plug-ins and software synths. The future belongs to the mighty mite
– a small yet powerful setup that costs less, saves space, handles ergonomically,
and delivers high-end audio despite its diminutive size.
T.R.I.O™ is the nerve center of the “mixer-less” studio. It brings together the three
types of signal routing portals - inputs, outputs and interfaces - to take the place of
a mixer’s input ports and monitor section. And it offers an IN/OUT interface to your
DAW. When you make T.R.I.O™ part of your contemporary computer-based studio,
you need no other audio handling device.
Here’s wishing you tons of fun recording with T.R.I.O™!
The Philosophy Behind T.R.I.O™
Before we get to it, allow us a few words on the philosophy behind the
T.R.I.O™: We made every effort to ensure this device’s functionality and signal
flow is easily understood and conveniently handled, even if you have never
dealt with mixers, microphone preamplifiers and compressors before:
The left side of the device handles input channels, amplifying signals and
porting them to the computer. Incoming signals returning from the computer
are routed to the right side and bussed on to the monitoring circuits. Below
these sections at the center of the panel you’ll find monitor volume controls
for the input channels. You may be happy to learn that you’re dealing with a
zero latency monitor signal. On the bottom right, you’ll find a big and very
important knob. It determines master monitor volume.
WARRANTY
Please register your T.R.I.O™. It takes just a few minutes, and as a
reward for your effort, you’ll enjoy the added benefit of an exten-
ded warranty. Take advantage of our website’s convenient ONLINE
REGISTRATION option at
www.mindprint.com
If you are unable to register online, please fill out the enclosed war-
ranty card completely and mail or fax it to us. The registration is only
valid if the warranty registration card is filled out and returned to
MindPrint® or the device is registered via Internet within 30 days of
the date of purchase.
The registration info also affords us insight into how and by whom our
devices are used. This information will help us design future products.
Your data is of course protected by privacy laws.
Thank you!
MindPrint®
Technical Service
Postfach 1509
D - 66595 St. Wendel, Germany
Fax: +49 6851 905 100
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In this operating manual, we frequently employ the acronym
DAW (= Digital Audio Workstation); it refers to your PC/MAC HD
recording setup
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Please note that in the interests of more practical and effective
handling, we made a conscious decision to steer clear of the
standard parameters employed by many manufacturers, tuning
the equalizers and compressor according to insight gleaned from
intensive research and long experience in the field. The know-
how of many pros flowed into T.R.I.O™, resulting in a device that
despite its exceptionally compact format, enables you to process
audio signals with pinpoint precision.
The following symbols stand for:
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general information
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pro tips and hints
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safety relevant instructions