Installation Manual

Make sure the MASCHINE controller’s LINE OUT VOLUME, PHONES VOLUME, and MIC IN GAIN
knobs are turned down before connecting a microphone to the MASCHINE controller. Microphones
nearby speakers can cause a loud squealing tone from the speakers (a phenomenon called the
“Larsen effect” or “audio feedback loop”) and can seriously damage your hearing and your equip-
ment. The greater the distance between a microphone and speakers means this effect is less likely
to occur.
You cannot plug a condenser microphone into the MASCHINE controller.
To use the MASCHINE controller in a recording setup with a dynamic microphone:
1. Turn the LINE OUT VOLUME, PHONES VOLUME and MIC IN GAIN knobs on the rear
panel of the MASCHINE controller to the left-end stop to set the output volume, head-
phones volume, and microphone input level to minimum.
2. Plug the 1/4" TRS jack of your dynamic microphone into the MIC IN socket on the rear
panel of your MASCHINE controller.
3. Turn the LINE OUT VOLUME and PHONES VOLUME knobs back to their usual levels.
4. While singing / playing an instrument into the microphone, adjust the input signal level by
gradually turning the MIC IN GAIN knob clockwise while checking that the signal is not
clipping.
When a microphone is plugged in the MIC IN socket, the LINE IN 1 and 2 sockets are bypassed.
Hence, if you want to record the audio from a line level device, make sure that no microphone is
connected to the MIC IN socket!
2.3.3.2 Connecting Line Level Equipment (Synthesizer / Computer / Mixer Line Out)
This example shows a setup with both a pair of active speakers (see ↑2.3.1, Connecting Active
Monitor Speakers) and a pair of headphones (see ↑2.3.2, Connecting Headphones) with an ex-
tra line level input device, e.g., a synthesizer.
Setting Up MASCHINE
Setup Examples
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