M-AUDIO Delta TDIF - Manual (Page 36)

Let’s say that we’re recording a band. We’ve got eight mics on the drum
set, with the guitar and bass going ‘direct’ into the digital mixer. We’re
going to combine some of the drums while recording, just to make it a
little more interesting. We have 8-busses in our digital mixer, and the
TDIF connection on the Delta TDIF PCI Audio Card is capable of eight
audio input and output streams. The guitar and bass will take up two of
these streams, so we have six left for the drums (we could have used just
six mics, but we’re not limited to that if we combine some of the drum
channels).
NOTE: Because improper connections can potentially make very
loud noises, it’s a good idea to have monitor levels down while
hooking up audio equipment. – Turn your computer off before
making the connections to the mixer, then mute all channels before
connecting the mics.
1. Connect the Delta TDIF’s 25-pin TDIF connector to the digital mixer’s
TDIF buss out/tape return connector, using a TDIF cable.
2. Plug the microphones into the mic inputs 1-8 of your digital mixer, and
place the mics around the drums in some strategic fashion (you may want
to consult a book on recording techniques). A logical suggestion would be:
kick, snare, hi-hat, hi-, mid-, and lo-toms, plus two overheads. Plug the
guitar and bass into direct boxes, and then into line inputs 9 & 10 of the
digital mixer.
3. Set up the digital mixer’s input channels 1 through 10 (those channels
with the mics and guitars plugged in) to send their signals to the mixer’s
eight busses. Do not select “stereo buss” for these channels, as they will be
monitored from the tape returns, which are the Delta TDIF’s outputs
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