Master/Slave; Record/Monitor Mode Selector; Mic/Instr Record; Mic/Instr. Monitor - MINDPRINT TRIO Handbuch

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MindPrint T.R.I.O.

9.6 MASTER/SLAVE

In position 1, T.R.I.O.™ is the MASTER, and runs on the internally selected
sampling frequency. To ensure proper synchronization, the connected DAW
must be configured as "slave" or "external".
In position 2 (=SLAVE), T.R.I.O.™ automatically slaves to an incoming digital
signal once it has determined that this signal is viable. The device runs in
sync with the DAW's sampling rate. The SYNC LED lights to indicate it is
receiving a viable digital signal.
10. RECORD/MONITOR
MODE SELECTOR

10.1 MIC/INSTR RECORD (1)

Activate this switch to send the left side (= channel 1 of the recording soft-
ware) of the MIC/INSTR. channel's signal to the left and right sides of the
recording buss (signal is routed to both channels simultaneously).

10.2 MIC/INSTR. MONITOR (2)

Activate this switch to send the left side of the MIC/INSTR. channel's signal
to the left and right sides (stereo center) of the monitor buss. This setting
applies to PHONES, DIRECT OUT and SPEAKERS.

10.3 LINE RECORD (3)

Activate this switch to send the right side (= channel 2 of recording soft-
ware; possibly the mono composite) of the LINE channel's signal to the left
and right sides (stereo) of the recording buss.

10.4 LINE MONITOR (4)

Activate this switch to send the right side (possibly the mono composite) of
the LINE channel's signal to the left and right sides (stereo) of the monitor
buss. This setting applies to PHONES, DIRECT OUT and SPEAKERS.
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Located on the bottom panel of the T.R.I.OTM is
a miniature four-way DIP switch that serves to
configure recording and monitoring busses.
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The S/P-DIF interface offers separate digital input/output ports.
The advantage here is that this allows you to introduce other
devices into your DAW's digital setup. For instance, you could
connect another device equipped with a digital output (say, a DI-
PORT for tracking with stereo microphones) to record to the DAW,
and use T.R.I.O™ for monitoring purposes only for the duration of
this little exercise in flexibility.
y Though T.R.I.O™ is a device with two input channels, the two
channels do not automatically equate to a stereo setup. In purely
stereo devices, channel 1 is always on the left; channel 2 is always on
the right. T.R.I.O™ is more flexible: You are free to route the mono as
well as the stereo channel to the DAW input of your choosing and to
determine to which side(s) of the headphones/speaker they are sent.
y In the factory default configuration, all four switches are set to ON
= L/R. This means that the MIC/INSTR. signal as well as the LINE
signal are sent to the DAW's input as well as to both sides of the
headphones/speaker circuits. This gives you flexible routing options
for both signals, for example, by simply arming the desired DAW
inputs.
y RECORD/MONITOR MODE SELECTOR settings apply to both the
headphones, the DIRECT OUT and the speaker outputs. Depending
on DIP switch settings, you may encounter some "interesting"
monitoring scenarios, for example, where the monitor signal is
audible on the left speaker only.
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Though the RECORD/MONITOR MODE SELECTOR may not mean
much to you now, it offers some very convenient options that you
will come to appreciate later: Say a guitarist wants to double a
previously recorded track: You can let him hear the canned track
on the left side of the headphones/speaker system and the live
recording signal on the right. Another example: Say you want to
record a guitar along with a stereo effect generated by a signal
processor. Simply set all switches to ON (=default) to receive a
signal where the guitar is centered and the effect signal is
rendered in true stereo.