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MindPrint T.R.I.O.
Welcome to MindPrint!
We're delighted that you opted for T.R.I.O™! Please take the time to
read this manual. It offers detailed explanations on how to handle
T.R.I.O™, provides a wealth of helpful information, and reveals lots of
tips and tricks used by pros.
Recording is taking a turn towards total convenience, and a sea change
is sweeping over the audio workplace. Where yesterday a mondo
mixing console crowded your desktop, today a tiny laptop is perched in
its place. Where 19" racks with outboard effects and samplers/synths
once stood, you'll now find a couple of CD-ROMs with plug-ins and
software synths. The future belongs to the mighty mite – a small yet
powerful setup that costs less, saves space, handles ergonomically, and
delivers high-end audio despite its diminutive size.
T.R.I.O™ is the nerve center of the "mixer-less" studio. It brings together
the three types of signal routing portals - inputs, outputs and interfa-
ces - to take the place of a mixer's input ports and monitor section. And
it offers an IN/OUT interface to your DAW. When you make T.R.I.O™
part of you contemporary computer-based studio, you need no other
audio handling device.
Here's wishing you tons of fun recording with T.R.I.O™!
The Philosophy Behind
T.R.I.O™
Before we get to it, allow us a few words on the philosophy behind the
T.R.I.O™: We made every effort to ensure this device's functionality and
signal flow is easily understood and conveniently handled, even if you have
never dealt with mixers, microphone preamplifiers and compressors before:
The left side of the device handles input channels, amplifying signals and
porting them to the computer. Incoming signals returning the computer are
routed to the right side and bussed on to the monitoring circuits. Below
these sections at the center of the panel you'll find monitor volume controls
for the input channels. You may be happy to learn that you're dealing with a
zero latency monitor signal. On the bottom right, you'll find a big and very
important knob. It determines master monitor volume.
WARRANTY
Please register your T.R.I.O™. It takes just a few minutes, and as a
reward for your effort, you'll enjoy the added benefit of an extended
warranty. Take advantage of our website's convenient ONLINE
REGISTRATION option at www.mindprint.com
If you are unable to register online, please fill out the enclosed warranty
card completely and mail or fax it to us. The registration is only valid if
the warranty registration card is filled out and returned to MindPrint
or the device is registered via Internet within 30 days of the date of
purchase.
The registration info also affords us insight into how and by whom our
devices are used. This information will help us design future products.
Your data is of course protected by privacy laws.
Thank you!
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MindPrint
Technical Service
Postfach 1509
D-66595 St. Wendel, Germany
Fax: +49 6851 905 100
The following symbols stand for:
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general information
g pro tips and hints
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safety relevant instructions
y In this operating manual, we frequently employ the acronym DAW
(= Digital Audio Workstation); it refers to your PC/MAC HD
recording setup
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Please note that in the interests of more practical and effective
handling, we made a conscious decision to steer clear of the
standard parameters employed by many manufacturers, tuning the
equalizers and compressor according to insight gleaned from
intensive research and long experience in the field. The know-how
of many pros flowed into T.R.I.O™, resulting in a device that
despite its exceptionally compact format, enables you to process
audio signals with pinpoint precision.
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