Belkin F8Z109 User manual

BELKIN
User Manual
Guide d'Utilisation
Manual del Usuario
TUNESTUDIO™

TABLE OF CONTENTS
WELCOME
Key Features
TUNESTUDIO BASICS
What You Can Do with Your TuneStudio
What You Can Connect to Your TuneStudio
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
Cables You May Need
iPod, WINDOWS, AND Mac COMPATIBILITY
iPod
Windows
Macintosh
SETTING UP YOUR TUNESTUDIO
To set up your TuneStudio
TUNESTUDIO TOUR
TuneStudio Inputs and Outputs
SETTING THE RECORDING LEVEL
RECORDING WITH MICROPHONES
Types of Microphones
Recording with Multiple Microphones
RECORDING A PODCAST
Tips for Record ing aPod cast
RECORDING LIVE MUSIC
Tips for Recording Acoustic Instruments
Tips for Recording Electrical Instruments
RECORDING A CHOIR
Tips for Record ing aChoir
RECORDING TO OR FROM A COMPUTER
Tips for Recording to or From a Computer
EQUALIZING (EQ) TIPS
MIXINGTIPS
LISTENING TO A RECORDING
Copying a Recording to Your Computer
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PROTECTING YOUR HEARING
TROUBLESHOOTING
If the Recording Menu button doesn't work
If your TuneStudio won't turn on
If
you don't hear anything in the studio monitors or headphones
Ifthe microphone volume is too low
If
an instrument's volume is too low
Ifthe sound is distorted
If
you hear a"hum" sound in the recording
If your recordings are only
in the left channel
Ifyour computer doesn't see your TuneStudio
TUNESTUDIO SPECIFICATIONS
LEARNING
MORE
GLOSSARY
Balance
Boost
Clipping
Cut
dB (decibel)
Distortion
Feedback
Gain
Monitor
Pan ("panorama")
RCA ("Radio Corporation of America")
TRS ("Tip-Ring-Sleeve")
USB ("Universal Serial Bus")
XLR
INFORMATION
NOTES
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WELCOME
Thank you for purchasing aTuneStudio iPod recording studio.
We designed TuneStudio for awide range of users, from novice podcasters to experienced musicians.
It's
compact, portable, and sturdy enough to stand up to life in arehearsal room. Its shape gives you easy
access to the controls and simplifies cable management. The iPod docking cradle keeps your iPod secured
in aposition that allows convenient and comfortable access to the screen and click wheel.
Your TuneStudio will help you make the most
of the high-quality recording capabilities of the iPod. You can
connect up to four instruments or audio sources. Each audio input channel includes equalization (EO), pan,
and level controls. Input channels 1and 2can also provide again control and optional phantom power
for microphones.
We are pleased that you chose to purchase aTuneStudio, and we have designed it to give you many years of
high-quality recording and mixing.
Have fun!
Key
Features
•Record directly to your iPod in 16-bit, 44kHz digital audio quality
•Record to and from your PC or Mac
computer using USB 1.1 or higher
•Instantly play
back your recordings directly from your iPod
•Charge
your iPod while recording
•4-channel mixing console
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3-band EO, pan/balance and level controls to perfectly mix and enhance each channel
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microphone inputs with optional phantom power and up to 60 dB of gain
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High-quality stereo compressor with gain control to keep the audio levels within the recording limits
of the iPod and avoid clipping
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TUNESTUDIO BASICS
Your TuneStudio combines multiple audio sources ("channels") into one stereo signal. You can use the following
controls to enhance each channel's sound before it is mixed with the other channels:
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Level control to set the volume
• Pan (or "balance" for stereo channels) control to move the sound to the left or right
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Low, mid, and high EQs ("equalizers") to fine-tune the sound
Your TuneStudio also includes acompressor that can be used to enhance your recordings and keep the volume
levels within the recording limits of the iPod.
What You Can Do with Your TuneStudio
•Record to or from an iPod
•Record to
or from acomputer
•Record from up to 5audio sources
•Listen to your mix while recording, with studio monitors or headphones
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Play back your recordings from your iPod immediately after recording
What You Can Connect to Your TuneStudio
You can connect almost any instrument, microphone, or other audio device to your TuneStudio.
Your TuneStudio has inputs for four different types of cables:
XLR, 1/4" TRS, RCA, and USB. With the right
cables or audio connector adapters, you should be able to connect almost any audio source, including:
• CD players
•Computers
•Drum machines
•Guitars and bass guitars
•Microphones
•Synthesizers and keyboards