User manual YAMAHA AUDIOGRAM 3

[. . . ] AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner's Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d'emploi Manual de instrucciones C0 (10. 11. 30) EN DE FR ES RU JA AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner's Manual 1 Russian Español Français Deutsch Owner's Manual English USB AUDIO INTERFACE COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT (DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE) Responsible Party : Address : Telephone : Type of Equipment : Model Name : Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave. , Buena Park, Calif. 90620 714-522-9011 COMPUTER RECORDING SYSTEM AUDIOGRAM 3 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected. * This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (FCC DoC) FCC INFORMATION (U. S. A. ) 1. [. . . ] Set the "Count" and "Configuration" parameters, and then click [Add Track]. The added tracks will appear. NOTE You will normally use a stereo track when recording synthesizers, and a monaural track when recording vocals or guitars. Preparing to Record 1 Click in the track list (the area in which the track names are displayed) to select a track to record on. The various settings for the selected track are available in the Inspector on the left side of the display. [Record Enable] button Track list Inspector AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner's Manual 13 Quick Guide 2 3 Make sure the [Record Enable] button for the track to be recorded is turned on. Play the instrument to be recorded, and adjust the AUDIOGRAM LEVEL controls so that the Clipping indicator never lights. <Transport panel> Clipping indicator 4 Specify the point at which you want to start recording via the ruler at the top of the window for the project. Click the black area of the ruler to move the project cursor (the vertical black line) to that position. Ruler Recording and Playback 1 Click the Transport panel [Record] button to begin recording. When recording is started the project cursor will begin moving to the right and a box that displays the recording results will be created. <Transport panel> Start Rewind Forward Stop Record Recording results 2 3 Play the part. When you finish recording the track, click the Transport panel [Stop] button. To hear playback of the track you have just recorded, use either the Transport panel [Rewind] button or the ruler to rewind to the beginning of the recorded section, then click the Transport panel [Start] button. 14 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner's Manual Quick Guide 4 Select [Mixer] from the [Devices] menu to open the Mixer window. The overall playback level will be displayed via the master section bus level meter on the right side of the mixer window, and the channel level will be displayed via the channel strip level meter. NOTE To hear the playback sound via the AUDIOGRAM interface, adjust the volume with the OUT LEVEL control. The playback level will approximately match the recording level when the computer output is set to the maximum level. Level meter Bus level meter 5 6 7 To save the project select [Save] from the [File] menu and enter a file name before actually saving the file. Save your project frequently to insure against losing large amounts of data if a problem occurs. Repeat steps 1 through 5 to record further material on the same track. To record additional material on a different track, select a new track and repeat the record procedure. Recording with maximum quality and minimum noise: For optimum sound quality with minimum noise, the AUDIOGRAM signal levels should be set as high as possible without clipping. Check signal levels to be sent to Cubase AI for recording using the AUDIOGRAM level indicators while the Cubase monitoring button ( ) is turned off. Adjust the channel LEVEL controls so that the level indicator PEAK LEDs flash only occasionally on the highest input transients. Monitoring button AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner's Manual 15 Quick Guide Step 6 Mixing with Cubase AI In this section we'll try mixing down multiple recorded audio tracks to stereo, and creating an audio file. Mixes can be stored as WAV or AIFF files, which can then be recorded to audio CDs. 1 2 3 4 Launch Cubase AI and open a project file. While listening to playback, drag the channel strip level faders up and down to create the desired initial balance, then adjust the overall volume using the bus volume fader. Drag the pan controls on the top of the channel strips left and right to set the stereo position of each track. 5 At this point you can begin to use EQ to refine your mix, and add effects. Click the [Edit] button ( ) on the left side of the channel strip to open the VST audio channel settings window. Click Inserts 1 and select "Reverb - RoomWorks SE. " NOTE For further details refer to the pdf manual provided with the Cubase AI software. It's a good idea to lower the channel fader a bit before adding an effect, since the effect can cause an increase in the overall channel level. CAUTION 16 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner's Manual Quick Guide 6 Double-click the left locator (starting point) and right locator (ending point) of the Transport panel. Change each highlighted number, and then specify the position of the locator. Bar 7 8 9 When the final mix adjustments have been made, go to the [File] menu and select [Export] [Audio Mixdown]. Enter a file name and select a destination for the file as well as a file type. [. . . ] Combo Division Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy Tel: 02-935-771 Yamaha Música Ibérica, S. A. 17, 200, 28230 Las Rozas (Madrid), Spain Tel: 91-639-8888 Philippos Nakas S. A. The Music House 147 Skiathou Street, 112-55 Athens, Greece Tel: 01-228 2160 THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ASIA HONG KONG Yamaha Music & Electronics (China) Co. , Ltd. 2F, Yunhedasha, 1818 Xinzha-lu, Jingan-qu, Shanghai, China Tel: 021-6247-2211 Tom Lee Music Co. , Ltd. [. . . ]