User ManualTable of ContentsTable of Contents4Welcome5Features5Included items (please check)5Turning On and Off the Power to the Mixer8Before Turning On the Power to the Mixer8Turning the Power On and Off8Recording Basics9Techie Words? Don’t Be Afraid.9Signals - Level and Decibel9Balanced or Unbalanced?9How balanced lines work9How unbalanced lines work10Connector Variations10Phone connectors10RCA pin connectors10Inside Your Mixer11Basic Structure11Monitor mix for musicians, external effects12Front and Rear Panels13Channel Control section13Master Control section16Meter section17Control Room section18DAW Remote Control section19Rear I/O section20Setting Up the Mixer22Setup Procedure22n12 Setup Example (Home recording)22n8 Setup Example (Home recording)23Installing Monitor Speakers23A Hands-On Guide to the n8/n1224Let’s Hear It!24Connecting sound sources and monitor devices24Adjusting the gain24Setting up the monitoring environment25Adjusting the volume level26Making Great Mixes28Manipulating compression28Mastery of EQ29Panning and balancing30Mixing into stereo30Applying reverb31Soloing a channel32Using the n8/n12 with Cubase 4/Cubase Studio 4/Cubase AI433What you can do using the n8/n12 with Cubase33Computer setup for the Link function34Using the Link Function37Remotely controlling the Cubase transport section and audio tracks37Remotely adjusting the click sound (metronome)37Selecting the Work mode37Let’s start our recording session!39Mixing signals on the n8/n12, then recording39Recording n8/n12 input channel signals directly to Cubase41Mixing recorded tracks43Mixing audio tracks43Mixing down45Monitoring in a Surround Sound Environment (n12 only)46Connecting surround speakers46Placement of the surround speakers46Setting up surround monitoring47Replacing the Sweet Spot Data48Using the n8/n12 with Software Other Than Cubase49Using the n8/n12 with a DAW other than Cubase49Audio Driver Setup49MIDI Driver Setup49Using the n8/n12 along with a multimedia application51Troubleshooting53While using the mixer53While using the mixer with a computer53Index56Appendix57Specifications57Bus connections of n8/n12 and DAW60Dimensional Diagrams63Block Diagram64MIDI Implementation Chart65Size: 5.63 MBPages: 66Language: EnglishOpen manual
User ManualTable of ContentsTable of Contents4Welcome5Features5Included items (please check)5Turning On and Off the Power to the Mixer8Before Turning On the Power to the Mixer8Turning the Power On and Off8Recording Basics9Techie Words? Don’t Be Afraid.9Signals - Level and Decibel9Balanced or Unbalanced?9How balanced lines work9How unbalanced lines work10Connector Variations10Phone connectors10RCA pin connectors10Inside Your Mixer11Basic Structure11Monitor mix for musicians, external effects12Front and Rear Panels13Channel Control section13Master Control section16Meter section17Control Room section18DAW Remote Control section19Rear I/O section20Setting Up the Mixer22Setup Procedure22n12 Setup Example (Home recording)22n8 Setup Example (Home recording)23Installing Monitor Speakers23A Hands-On Guide to the n8/n1224Let’s Hear It!24Connecting sound sources and monitor devices24Adjusting the gain24Setting up the monitoring environment25Adjusting the volume level26Making Great Mixes28Manipulating compression28Mastery of EQ29Panning and balancing30Mixing into stereo30Applying reverb31Soloing a channel32Using the n8/n12 with Cubase 5 series33What you can do using the n8/n12 with Cubase33Computer setup for the Link function34Using the Link Function36Remotely controlling the Cubase transport section and audio tracks36Remotely adjusting the click sound (metronome)36Selecting the Work mode36Let’s start our recording session!39Mixing signals on the n8/n12, then recording39Recording n8/n12 input channel signals directly to Cubase41Mixing recorded tracks43Mixing audio tracks43Mixing down45Monitoring in a Surround Sound Environment (n12 only)46Connecting surround speakers46Placement of the surround speakers46Setting up surround monitoring47Replacing the Sweet Spot Data48Using the n8/n12 with Software Other Than Cubase49Using the n8/n12 with a DAW other than Cubase49Audio Driver Setup49MIDI Driver Setup49Using the n8/n12 along with a multimedia application51Troubleshooting53While using the mixer53While using the mixer with a computer53Error Messages55Index56Appendix57Specifications57Bus connections of n8/n12 and DAW60Dimensional Diagrams63Block Diagram64MIDI Implementation Chart65Size: 7.54 MBPages: 66Language: EnglishOpen manual
