rectly set or where sources are improperly matched to
the mixer input. If the source signal is too high, clipping
and distortion results. If the signal is too low it be-
comes masked by the background noise which is
present to some degree in all mixers. The diagram be-
low illustrates this point.
It is during recording that the greatest demands are
made on a mixer in terms of transparency and audio
quality. While a stereo recording will often be made di-
rect to the master tape machine, multitrack machines
provide greater flexibility by allowing the recording to
be done in three stages. The first stage is Tracking in
which individual voices or instruments, or groups of in-
struments are recorded as cleanly as possible on
selected tracks on the multitrack machine. The second
GETTING STARTED
CONNECTIONS AND
CONNECTIONS AND
CONNECTORS
CONNECTORS
Although this may seem a simple subject, faulty con-
nectors and cabling are the source of most sound
system problems. Correctly-made cables of the proper
type, with the right connectors for the job will ensure
peak performance from your system with minimum
noise pick-up. The following section will help you to
connect SPIRIT STUDIO mixer correctly.
Two different types of audio connectors are used, 3-pin
XLR and
1
⁄
4
" three pole (A gauge) jacks. These are
Balanced
Input
2. Hot(+ve)
3. Cold(-ve)
1. Screen
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