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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.

#A list of audio software installed in the CNMAT Rear Studio: (updated 4 May 2010)

**Applications**
- Audacity 1.3.9
- AudioSculpt 2.9.4v2
- CSound 5.09
- Digital Performer 6.02
- Diphone Studio 4.2
- Finale 2007 c.r2 (plus Garritan Personal Orchestra)
- Finale 2010 b.r1 (plus Garritan Instruments for Finale 2010)
- Garageband 4.1.2
- Kontakt 3.5.0
- Kontakt Player 2.2.4

# Power

As with all speakers, on last, off first. Find the array of power switches, it is the one labeled "HD1".

# Use

Max/MSP for Beginners, Special Topics for Advanced Students

Special topics presented by a different person each night