Behringer 1002FX User Manual

XENYX

1002FX/1202FX

3. APPLICATIONS

3.1 Recording studio

Fig. 3.1: The 1002FX in a recording studio

Even though most of the tasks in a studio can nowadays be

accomplished using a computer, a mixing console remains an

unavoidable piece of equipment that lets you effectively manage

audio inputs and outputs: microphone signals need to be pre-

amplified prior to being recorded, and the quality of microphone

sound is often worked on; recording and playback signals must

be routed to the appropriate connectors or integrated into the

mix; the volume of headphones and studio monitors needs to be

adjusted, and so on. The extensively equipped main section of

the XENYX mixing consoles provides concrete benefits to you.
Wiring:

Connect your sound sources to the microphone/line inputs of

the mixing console. Connect the master machine (DAT/minidisk

recorder) to the main outputs. Your monitor speakers are

connected to the control room outputs; the headphones are

connected to the headphone output. Now, connect the CD/tape

outputs to the sound card inputs on your DAW (Digital Audio

Workstation). Connect the outputs of the sound card in your

computer to the CD/tape inputs.
Recording and playback:

Once in the mixing console, the recording signal is pre-amplified,

EQed and is then routed to the main bus. Use the LEVEL control

to adjust the recording signal level. The overall level of the signal

going to the computer is adjusted using the MAIN MIX fader. To

make sure that the signal is actually being recorded, use either

the phones bus or the control room bus to monitor not the main

mix signal (i.e. the output signal of the mixing console, before the

recording); instead, monitor the returns of the sound card that is

connected to the CD/tape inputs. To this end, press the CD/TAPE

TO CTRL switch and adjust the monitoring volume using the

PHONES/CONTROL ROOM control. Doing so, you can record

additional tracks in addition to a signal already brought in

(so-called overdubs). Use the direct monitoring function of your

DAW.

With this application, the CD/TAPE TO MIX switch

should not be pressed; otherwise, the playback

signal from the sound card output would be routed

back to the computer and would be added to the

recording. This would not only be undesirable, it

would also create a feedback loop.