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Orion Studio Synergy Core User Manual 28
Note: These examples do not convey the "correct" or "only" way of accomplishing the
following tasks. They merely illustrate some fundamental logic and offer solutions to the
initial stumbling blocks most often encountered by novice users.
Monitor incoming audio via headphones
Say you want to monitor incoming audio from preamp/combo input 1 via headphones
hooked to HP Output 1. Open the Control Panel and enter the ‘Routing tab’. Drag the
colored number block labeled ‘PREAMP’ 1 onto the pair of blocks labeled ‘HP1’.
Adjust preamp and headphone gain from the Control Panel or the interface's front panel
controls.
Apply Synergy Core FX to incoming audio
Say you want to run audio from preamp/combo input 1 through a custom FX chain while
monitoring the result through your studio monitors hooked to the Monitor A outputs.
Open the Control Panel and enter the ‘Routing’ tab. Drag the colored block numbered 1
from the row labeled ‘PREAMP’ onto the colored block numbered 1 in the row labeled ‘AFX
IN’.
Next, drag the colored block numbered 1 from the row labeled ‘AFX OUT’ onto the pair of
blocks labeled 'MONITOR A'.
Now, click the ‘Effects’ tab. Add your choice FX by clicking the ‘ADD NEW EFFECT’ drop-
down menu. Listen to your FX-processed audio and play around with the FX parameters.
Play guitar through the virtual amps and cabinets, listening from studio
monitors
Connect your studio monitors to the Monitor A L/R outputs on the interface’s back panel.
Next, connect your instrument to preamp/combo input 1 on the front panel. Note that the
four front panel preamp/combo inputs can handle Hi-Z (high-impedance) signals from
instruments with magnetic pickups, such as the electric guitar and bass, whereas the eight
preamp/combo inputs on the back panel cannot. This is important.
Next, open the Control Panel and have a look at the top section. You will notice 12 large
knobs labeled ‘CHANNEL 1 – 12’ in the ‘PREAMPS’ tab. Click the drop-down menu for