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CONNECTING A WAVEPRO INTERFACE TO YOUR
MUSIC STUDIO SYSTEM
The WavePRO interfaces are designed to work seamlessly within your
music recording system in a fashion similar to a traditional multi-track
recorder. Typically, major components of the recording system are:
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multi-channel audio mixer console
microphones and preamplifiers
effects processors such as limiters, noise gates, reverb units
multi-channel audio recorder
power amplifier and monitor speakers
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NOTE: Microphones do not
have enough signal strength
and must be amplified by a
mixer or preamplifier prior to
connecting to WavePRO.
Inside the PC
WavePRO
Audio cables
Audio
Mixer
CD-R drive
MIDI
cables
Synth
Sound
Module
Effects
Processors
Amp
& Monitor
Mastering
Tape Recorder
(DAT, cassette, reel)
At the heart of the system is the mixer whose inputs and outputs are
connected to all the other pieces of equipment. The mixer is the
router or traffic cop and it connects signals together and controls
volume levels and equalization. Thus, the mixer is an essential part
of the system and it's often built-in to mini-studio products such as
multi-track cassette recorders. In a professional environment, the
mixer is always a separate piece of equipment.
The mixer and the sound card
Typical low cost multimedia sound cards or a computer’s built-in audio are not designed for multi-channel recording. They usually
include a low-quality, integrated mixer that controls the volume of
stereo audio streams from wave file output, music synthesizer and
CD-audio player that are produced by games and applications.
When you get started with serious music recording on your Mac, it's
important to recognize that achieving the full benefits of multiple
channels requires using an external audio mixer to route and mix the
channels down to two channel stereo.
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