 Underneath the computer is our audio interface, which is the Universal Audio Apollo x8 Gen 2
Each of the instruments in this room is routed to this interface, and is assigned a channel. |
 Press the monitor knob inwards to toggle the speakers between on or off. Red means the speakers are off. Green means they’re on. |
 The interface works in conjunction with a software called “UAD Console.” The software is a digital representation of the mixer interface. |
 Open “Console” from the taskbar to see which instruments are routed to each channel. Click here for a more detailed look at the software. |
 Each of the channels are labeled and correspond to an instrument in the studio. |
 To use an electric guitar, or bass, plug in the instrument to the “HI-Z input” located on the front of the interface. Doing so will automatically route the instrument to channel one. |
 Use another electric guitar or bass simultaneously by plugging into the “Hi-Z 2” input. This will automatically route the instrument to channel two. |
 Plug the other end of the cable into the instrument you want to record. |
 Extra patch cables are located on the desk behind the Prophet Synthesizer. |
 Press inwards on the “Preamp” knob to toggle between the 8 channels. The selected channel is shown on the display to the right. Twist the knob to add or remove gain from that channel. |
 Adjusting the gain is an important part of the recording process. To get a good signal, turn up the volume relatively high on your instrument (for this example we’re using the Prophet 5.) |
 Adjust the gain knob until your recording level (displayed by the green line on the meter) is approximately between 12 and 3 on the righthand side of the meter. |