Record From Xone 42
Q:
I am trying to record my mixes on my computer using USB cable input on top of the mixer direct to one of my USB ports on my pc.
When plugging in the USB cable my pc picks this up fine. I have set the sound set-up as shown in your instructions book with USB Codec being the sound recording source.
I select USB Codec as the recording input. Yet when I play a track the software doesn't pick up audio to record.
Feb 05, 2015 I purchased a Xone 42 recently and now I want to record a set with my Audio 4 DJ Soundcard and Audacity. It worked fine when using my previous mixer (Numark M3). The problem is that the signal arriving on the computer is extremly weak (about 10 times less than usual) although I put all computer inputs and Xone levels on their maximum. NEW Allen & Heath Mixer. The USB input combines with an XLR microphone input to provide an additional channel with two band EQ and rotary level control. The mixer also features a 45mm VCA crossfader with curve control, and a powerful monitoring section with split cue control, mix to cue, two headphone outputs (1/4' and 3.5mm).
A:
Have you connected your REC OUT to USB IN with a phono cable? This has caught a few people out.
The requirement to do this is in the User Guide (page 22), the last sentence of the paragraph below:
USB for Recording
Connect your Xone:42 to your computer using a standard Type A to B USB lead.
Open your chosen music recording software, ensuring that ‘USB Audio CODEC’ is selected as the sound recording device.
You can then send your mix to your computer by connecting Record Out to USB In.
It's possible to read that several times without understanding the implication.
The USB socket isn't internally configured to carry the Record Output signal, but as default is set as a 'patchable send'.
(This is reinforced on page 20 of the User Guide, para 6)
USB Audio I/O
RCA phono. Allows external connection to USB interface.
The routing is configured for external input allowing the USB interface to be connected to the insert point and used as an effects unit with suitable software (such as Ableton Live).
To record a mix using the USB In, connect to the Record Out socket.
It can be used to play back music files from a laptop and to record mixes from the Xone:42, or when used with appropriate software, as a digital DJ effects unit that can be patched into the X:FX.
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