Specifications

Hooking It Up
Studio 32 Reference Manual 36
Connecting to a 2-Track Mixdown Deck
The mixdown deck is where everything comes together: the final mix. This is your
stereo master recording of the finished project (or a rough mix of a work in progress).
A special pair of inputs of the Studio 32 are provided to hear the mixdown deck in
the Control Room mix only. If you connect the mixdown deck to regular line inputs,
you run the risk of feedback by accidentally recording the output of the 2-track to
itself.
To connect the mixdown deck to the Studio 32:
Unbalanced connection:
1 Connect the Studio 32’s MAIN OUTS Left and Right to the inputs of the
Mixdown Deck using the appropriate cables (usually 1/4” phone to “RCA”
phono).
Note that the nominal output of the MAIN OUT in unbalanced operation is -2
dBu, about 6 dB “hotter” than the nominal level of an unbalanced mixdown
deck. Lower the input level controls of the mixdown deck to achieve the desired
signal level, or lower the L/R master fader a little to compensate.
2 Connect the Mixdown Deck’s outputs to the Studio 32’s 2 TRACK IN Left/Right
Inputs using 2-conductor cables (usually phono-to-phone cables) or adapters.
Balanced connection:
If the mixdown deck has XLR outputs, make or purchase XLR-to-TRS phone
plug adapters or cables, with pin 1 connected to the sleeve, pin 2 connected to
the tip, and pin 3 to the ring. The phone plugs will always be male; 2 XLRs
will be female and 2 will be male. (The convention is that XLRs always point
in the direction of signal flow, so the mixdown deck’s outputs are male and the
inputs are female).
1 Connect a 1/4" TRS (3-conductor) -to-XLR male cable from the MAIN OUT L/R
jacks to the XLR inputs of the mixdown deck.
2 The 2 TRACK IN jacks of the Studio 32 are TRS balanced, and will accept +4
dBu balanced sources. Connect the output of the mixdown deck to these jacks.
In the rare event that the 2-track has balanced 1/4” jacks, use TRS-to-TRS
cables in place of XLRs.