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Apple Soundtrack User Manual

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Chapter 2

Setting Up Your System

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Setting Up a System Using a FireWire Audio Interface

With this setup, you can record audio input from several sources simultaneously, and
monitor audio output channels independently, through a mixer connected to a
FireWire audio interface.

This setup uses the following equipment:

 Your computer and display
 FireWire audio interface with FireWire cable to connect to your computer
 Mixer (8 channels) with built-in pre-amplifier
 Microphones
 Musical instruments (guitars, bass, keyboards, and outboard effects units)
 Set of powered monitors or speakers
 Cables to connect microphones and instruments to the mixer and audio interface
 Speaker cables

Monitors

Computer

Microphone

Mixer

Audio interface

FireWire

cable

Speaker

cables

Instrument