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a synthesizer, sampler or the output of a guitar amp modeler) into the PC, then I would not use the

mixer at all in the connection. It will just add more noise and not really accomplish anything. Plug

the line level output of your instrument directly into one of the analog inputs of your sound card

(or two inputs if it is a stereo signal) and then record. I would not add any EQ when you record,

since you can add it later when you mix down. If you add it when you record, then it is in there

permanently.

If you are recording something from a mic, then you will need to use the mixer to give you mic

preamplification. Plug the mic into the mixer mic input. Run one of the mixer main outs to one of

the sound card's analog audio inputs and then record (use 2 connections if it is a stereo signal). If

you want to use the Behringer EQ on that signal while you are recording it, then plug the

Behringer EQ into the Channel Insert for that particular channel. The signal will be routed out to

the EQ and then back into the mixer in a loop.

When you mix down the recordings you have made on the PC, you have a choice. You can mix all

of the audio in the PC and then just run it out of the soundcard and into you master recorder

(whatever that is- a cassette deck, a DAT, a CD recorder, or whatever). Or, if you want to mix the

audio tracks that are in the PC with some external audio tracks, you can use the MX2004A mixer.

Connect the analog audio outputs from the PC soundcard to 2 line input channels of the mixer.

Connect your other mic or instruments to other mic and instrument inputs on the mixer. You

should now be able to mix all those signals down into a stereo master recording.

Question #31: What is ATRAC when referring to a MiniDisc (MD) recorder or player?

Answer #31: The MD format is a slick little digital recording system, but it also has some

drawbacks. Sony is able to fit 74 or 80 minutes (or more in some cases) of audio on those little

discs, because they throw out approximately 80% of the digital information in the audio signal.

The process of reducing the data to 20% of its original size is called lossy compression. The lossy

part is the bad news, because once that 80% of data is thrown out, it can never be recovered and

transformed back into 100% of data again. Sony has developed an algorithm (and Sony's name

for it is ATRAC) that analyzes the original analog audio and detects what frequencies will be

masked by other frequencies (and therefore not able to be heard by the normal human ear); the

algorithm then deletes the information associated with these masked frequencies. This is how the

data reduction is accomplished. Nevertheless, the final compressed result is still impressive when

compared to other mediums such as MP3, cassette, AM and FM radio.

Question #32: I’ve just purchased a Korg Triton music workstation/sampler, Phonic MM1002

Mixer, AKG C1000S microphone, and a Dell Dimension 2350 PC with 6 USB ports and an Intel

Celeron Processor. I’m running Acid Pro 3.0 on the computer. Could you tell me how to connect

all this together to form a home studio and if I need to purchase anything else?

Answer #32: Sounds like you are on your way, but you are missing the I/O interface for the

computer. You need a way to get your analog audio into and out of the computer. I am guessing

that you are going to use Acid on your Dell to set up loops and record the songs, correct?

Additionally, the Korg has some sophisticated features onboard such as a sequencer. Were you

intending to somehow sync the stuff happening in Acid with the onboard Korg sequencer? Are

you planning on mixing the audio from the computer with any audio coming out of the Korg for a

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