Recording the aux inputs to an audio track, Prokeys sono 61 user guide – M-AUDIO 61 User Manual

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ProKeys Sono 61 User Guide

Recording the Aux Inputs to an Audio Track

Song1

Add A Track

Mic

Virtual

Inst

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Voices

Sono 61

MIDI

Output

Instr

Aux

Stereo

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Audio Out

MIDI

MIDI Active

Sound Module

or CD Player

ProKeys Sono 61

Recording Software

Powered

Monitors

USB

RCA

Once again, ProKeys Sono is being used as an audio interface . However, in this scenario,
the auxiliary input jacks are being used to record the output of an external device (such as a
sound module, CD player, or other line-level device) .

The external device’s stereo output is received at the RCA input jacks on ProKeys Sono
and sent to the computer through the USB connection . Sequencer software running on the
computer can then capture the device’s signal on a stereo audio track (labeled “Aux Stereo”
in the illustration above) . Signal entering the left Aux input is routed to the left channel
of your software (i .e ., channel one) while the right Aux input is routed to the right channel
(channel two) of the recording software .

This stereo signal can be monitored while recording or played back after it has been
recorded . Monitoring can take place over powered speakers (connected to the 1/4” main
output jacks on the rear panel) or by headphones (connected to either one of the 1/4”
headphone jacks on the front panel) .

Keep in mind that—depending on how the Mono button is configured to function—the routing of the auxiliary inputs can
be altered to make the left and right channels appear as a mono sound source that is “centered” in the stereo field . This
functionality may be helpful in direct monitoring situations where headphones are being used . To learn more about this, see
the section titled “The Mono Button” within the “ProKeys Sono Audio Setup and Controls” section of this User Guide .

TIP: Signal from the
ProKeys Sono auxiliary inputs
are usually available on input
channels one and two within
your recording software. To
record the external device’s
outputs, a stereo audio
track must be configured to
receive signal from audio
input channels one and two.
See your audio application’s
documentation to learn how
to configure an audio track.