AudioPhile 2496 - - Audio buddy - - setup

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Hey whats up?.. I am new into this recording stuff and I am really confused over this stuff. I am going to buy the 2496 and the audio buddy...Well my question is where does each go? Ive looked at the 2496 and looked at those wires and I want to know where do I put each one of them..Am I supposed to insert the mic inputs on the mixer?..Also I am only going to record vocals and guitar at different times..will I need a mixer?
 
No you dont need a mixer. Take your mic and plug it into the Mic In on the back. Then take a cable and go from the output to the soundcards input. Thats about it.
 
You could do it that way, but the BETTER WAY would be to:

Get a mixer -- and use the MIC PRE's which will control the LOUDNESS

Get a compressor -- then go MIC into COMPRESSOR, COMPRESSOR into AudioPHile 24/96
This will give you a controlled sound going in

THE MIXER ISNT MANDITORY, BUT HELPS rather than a MIC going DIRECTLY INTO THE SOUNDCARD.

Going directly your vocals wont be even, like if you sing to loud or to low or get too close to the mic --your gonna hear all that, which isnt good, that's why you should get a COMPRESSOR then go (as above is stated) or with a MIXER
 
A mic preamp boosts a mic level signal up to line level. Sounds like a pretty simple operation, but it can be critical to your sound.

Compressors decrease volume by a user defined ratio over a user defined threshold. You do not plug a microphone into a compressor, although you may wish to put a compressor after the mic preamp to help tame your levels. A "channel strip" is a combination of a mic preamp and typically a compressor and EQ, so sometimes you can find compressors combine with mic pres.

A mixer mixes multiple audio signals together. Most mixers do have microphone preamps built in, but you don't need to get a mixer to have preamps....you also don't necessarily get preamps with a mixer.

There are no mic inputs on the Audiophile 2496...like most soundcards, it has two line level inputs. The Audio Buddy is a microphone preamp with two microphone inputs and two line level outputs.

To connect the audiobuddy to the audiophile, you'll need either 1/4" TS (phono) to RCA cables, or XLR to RCA cables (if the audiobuddy has XLR outputs, I'm not sure off hand). Basically it's just a connection issue because the Audiophile uses RCA connectors which are more common in home audio gear than recording gear. Since both the audiobuddy's output and the audiophile's input are at line level, it's just a matter of getting a cable with the right connectors on each end (or using adapters on existing cables).

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