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NOTE: The O2R digital mixer is now stored in the Music Department. For info contact Jay Cloidt: jjcloidt [at] berkeley [dot] edu

CNMAT's Main Room ADAT Lightpipe Patch Bay

It is possible to send and receive digital audio via Alesis' 8-channel ADAT LightPipe optical format in CNMAT's main room from various sources, for instance:

Rane outputs 1-8 are normalled to the 8 loudspeakers.

The default is that the outputs of the mixer go via the Ranes to the corresponding loudspeakers. It's easy (though not necessarily recommended) to bypass the Ranes in order to patch directly to the Meyer speaker inputs), or to remap the channel numbers by patching here.

#Standard connections
The [cnmat:node/2726|Rear Studio] is prewired to record eight microphone channels from the Main Room. See [cnmat:node/3828|Recording from the Main Room] in the Rear Studio manual for complete information on recording with the Tascam digital mixer, use of the talkback system, etc.

#Additional patch points

Audio Tech In the Real World

NOTE: This material is also available on video via the "Audio Tech in the Real World (Cloidt lecture video)" page

MICROPHONES

Microphone types:

Video Tutorial:
[inline-center:Working with Pro Tools 1.mov=Getting Sound from Pro Tools into the DM-3200 Mixer]

The video tutorials on [cnmat:node/3318|this page] address getting sound out of Logic.

Below is collected knowledge of Logic in CNMAT rear studio.

For a video tutorial on how to use Peak for stereo recording, click [http://cnmat.berkeley.edu/system/files/attachments/Recording+from+the+Ma...|here].

##Audio output

Peak is very flexible, and can output to many destinations. This is the basic setup:

- In the Audio Menu, Sound Out -> select "Core Audio..."

Waves Documentation: Located in *shared folder on Tenney

# Reverb

The below diagram illustrates how all pertinent audio gear is connected in the Rear Studio:
([inline-center:_Rear Studio Wiring Map.pdf=Download Larger Version])

[inline-left:RearStudioWiringMapSmall.png=Diagram of Rear Studio Audio]

The DM-3200 Digital Mixer has 16 channels of analog input. Each channel has a mic input and a line input, which are chosen on a per-channel basis via physical switches above the Trim knobs at the top of the mixer. Phantom power is also available (for condenser microphones) in banks of four channels. These switches should remain off unless you're using condenser mics.

Connect a laptop or mic in the studio.

[cnmat:node/7815| How to build a sound isolation booth in Hertz Hall for sampling pianos]

The mixer connects numerous analog signals including to breakout boxes and microphones in the main room. It has a sample-synchronous digital interface with the ADAT, Digidesign, and Motu interfaces up to 96 khz.

**Getting Started**

_Tenney_ is a Mac Pro workstation for sound production in the rear studio.

The following two steps should resolve any of your clocking problems using any non-Pro Tools applications on the Rear Studio computer (assuming you're working at 44.1 kHz).

1. Reset the mixer to its "Basic" project (see [cnmat:node/3233|this page] for an explanation, or watch [http://cnmat.berkeley.edu/system/files/attachments/Resetting+DM-3200+Mix...|this video]).

These pages help with common issues in the Rear Studio.

Check out these video tutorials for more information about working with software in the rear studio.

Overview of some of the hardware in the Rear Studio.

The Rear Studio is the primary music production and recording center in CNMAT. It is located in the rear of the building, and on the lower level.