Cables to Go 8 Manual De Usuario

 

 

 

Your MultiMix 8 USB can be used in a wide variety of  ways in 

both live and recording applications. You have several options for 

bringing sound into and out of  the board. And when it’s brought 

in, you can route it to various parts of  the mixer for certain desired 

effects, or even send it to an external processor or tape deck and 

back. To give you some ideas for different mixing scenarios, here 

are descriptions of  a few common applications for the MultiMix 8 

USB. 

 

In this setup, you connect your instruments and microphones to 

the mono and stereo channels, making sure to properly set the 

level of  each channel. To record directly from the mixer to a tape 

deck or other device, connect the device via the 2-TRACK OUT 

jack. To record to a multitrack recorder, connect the MAIN MIX 

OUT to the recorder’s inputs.  

 

You can select one on-board effect and control its level with the 

AUX B knob for each channel. Or you can use an external effects 

processor by sending a signal to the external unit via the AUX 

SEND A and returning it via AUX RETURN A. 

 

For monitoring you can connect the CTRL RM OUT jacks to a 

speaker or headphone amplifier, or just simply plug headphones 

into the PHONES jack.  

 

 

This is similar to the recording setup. In a live setup, you most 

likely will connect the MAIN MIX OUT to a PA system amplifier 

and the CTRL RM OUT to a headphone amplifier for monitoring 

purposes. Try connecting an external effects processor to the 

MultiMix’s send and receive.

 

Your headphones will allow you to 

audition a channel before you bring it into the mix, making sure 

the levels are OK before the audience hears it. 

 

 

The MultiMix 8 USB gives you 8 audio inputs in all. If  you want to 

bring external audio sources into a recording or live mix, you can 

do it in several different ways. Using the 2-TRACK IN, you can 

add a tape deck, ADAT, CD player or other source to the mix. The 

2-TRACK IN also can be used to entertain the audience with a 

CD as the band is setting up for a live show. The AUX RETURNS 

can be used as additional audio inputs when you are not using 

them for effects.  

 

 

Connect the S/PDIF DIGITAL OUTPUT of  your Multimix 

console to the DIGITAL IN on your external digital recorder. 

(12-channel and 16-channel models only) 

 

 

 

Your Alesis Multimix mixer comes with a Full Speed USB port 

which you can connect to a computer.  This USB connection 

allows you to send CD-quality (stereo, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz) audio 

between the computer and your Multimix mixer.   

 

This feature allows you to use the Multimix USB as a highly 

flexible external soundcard.  Use the computer’s built in audio 

recorder—or use dedicated Digital Audio Workstation software—

to record and play back CD-quality audio within your computer. 

 

A 2-meter USB cable is included.  If  you need to connect the 

Multimix across a longer distance, we recommend that you 

purchase a longer USB cable, as using hubs and other extenders 

with USB audio often causes glitches and other problems. 

 

 

The USB port sends the Multimix’s MAIN OUT/TAPE OUT left 

and right signals to the computer.   

 

The USB port receives a stereo audio stream from the computer 

and assigns it to the TAPE IN left and right channels of  your 

Multimix mixer.  Note that, if  a device is connected to the 

Multimix’s TAPE IN inputs, the signal from this device is merged 

with the signal from the computer. 

 

To ensure that the Multimix is recognized correctly by your 

computer, always turn the Multimix on a few seconds before 

inserting the USB cable into the computer.  When powering up 

both your computer and the Multimix, turn on the Multimix first 

and the computer second.  When powering down your computer 

and the Multimix, turn off  the computer first.  Wait to turn off  the 

Multimix until the computer has shut down. 

 

Upon first sensing the Multimix’s USB input, Windows XP and 

Windows 2000 automatically recognize the Multimix and proceed 

to install “USB audio codec” drivers.  Windows ME and Windows 

98 Second Edition may require you to insert your Windows disc, 

after which the drivers should load correctly.  [verify this] 

 

After the Multimix has been recognized and its drivers have been 

installed, open the Control Panel.  Select Sounds and Audio 

Devices (or Multimedia), go to the Audio tab, and select the “USB 

audio codec” as your default sound recording and sound playback 

device.