User guide

Eleven Rack User Guide70
Listen to Your Sound
To hear audio from Pro Tools, you will need to
connect a set of speakers or a pair of headphones
to Eleven Rack. Sound from Pro Tools cannot be
played through your computer’s speakers or
your computer’s sound output.
Connecting the Main Outputs
The Main outputs on the back of Eleven Rack are
male XLR connectors. To listen to audio coming
from Eleven Rack, these outputs should be con-
nected to a set of monitor speakers (self-powered
or with an external amplifier) or a mixer or
monitor controller system.
Main outputs Left and Right output the audio
that is routed to the Main Out L/R output path
within Pro Tools.
Connecting a Pair of Headphones
On the front panel of the Eleven Rack is a
1/4-inch jack to connect a pair of headphones.
sThe Phones jack outputs the audio that is
routed to the Main Out L/R output path within
Pro Tools.
Setting Monitor Volume
The Volume knob on the front of Eleven Rack
adjusts the output volume of the Main outputs
and the Headphone Outs simultaneously. You
can offset the Headphone volume from the
Main output volume (higher or lower) by
changing the setting in User Options Mode. For
more details, see “Headphone Volume” on
page 94.
Analog Audio Inputs
Eleven Rack features three types of analog in-
puts. There is a dedicated guitar (instrument-
level) input, a stereo line input, and a mic-level
input. Choose the input type that fits the signal
you want to send to Pro Tools.
Connecting Your Guitar
Use the Guitar input for instruments such as
electric guitar or electric bass that usually have a
lower level of output than line level instru-
ments.
To connect a guitar or other instrument-level
device to Eleven Rack:
 Connect your instrument to the Guitar input
on the front panel of Eleven Rack using a stan-
dard 1/4-inch TS guitar cable.
Connecting Line-Level Devices
Use the Line inputs for line level devices, such as
keyboards, mixers, and mic preamps.
To connect a keyboard, mixer or other line-level
device to Eleven Rack:
1 Plug your device into the Line inputs on the
back panel of Eleven Rack using one or two stan-
dard 1/4-inch (TRS or TS) cables. If the device is
mono, plug it into one of the Line inputs. If the
device is stereo, plug it into both the left and
right Line inputs with two cables.
The signal coming out of the Main outputs
is at line level (+4 dbu). Take care to use
line-level (not mic-level) inputs when con-
necting Eleven Rack to a mixer.