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ProKeys Sono 61 User Guide

ProKeys Sono Audio Setup and Controls

Using the Microphone and Instrument Inputs

To record the microphone and instrument inputs of ProKeys Sono into your audio application:

1. Select “ProKeys Sono 61” or “USB Audio Interface

” as an audio input device within your application’s setup menu.

Please see your audio application’s documentation to learn how to do this.

2. Select “ProKeys Sono 61” or “USB Audio Interface

” as the audio track’s output within your recording software. Again,

see your audio application’s documentation to learn how to do this.

ProKeys Sono features high-gain, low-noise preampliﬁers on its microphone (channel

one) and instrument (channel two) inputs. Channel one features a low-impedance

input with an XLR connector and is designed to receive the output of a dynamic

microphone. Channel two has a 1/4” high-impedance instrument input and is

designed to accept signals from an electric guitar, bass, or other high-impedance

source. You may attach a direct box or passive transformer to the microphone input

(channel 1) if you would like to plug another guitar, bass, or other high-impedance

instrument into the ProKeys Sono Microphone input.

Setting Input Gain

The M-Audio ProKeys Sono Mic input (channel one) and Instrument input (channel

two) each provide up to 35dB of gain. Microphones, electric guitars, and basses

typically emit low “instrument” level signals and require preampliﬁers (such as the

ones in ProKeys Sono) to boost the signals before being recorded.

Plug in your microphone or instrument with the gain controls turned down. While

playing your instrument or singing into the microphone at the loudest section of

the song, slowly turn the gain knob clockwise until the red clip LED begins to

illuminate. Then, turn the knob counter-clockwise until the clip indicator no longer

illuminates. At this point, you should be ready to record with the optimum gain

setting.

Please keep in mind that the red LED indicates that your input is clipping

(distorting) digitally. This is not the same kind of analog-style distortion found on

guitar ampliﬁers and stomp boxes. Digital distortion is generally considered to be

harsh and unmusical and it is recommended that you use the signal/peak LEDs to

avoid this type of clipping.

Tip: As described in the “About the

audio inputs” box in the “Hardware

Connections” chapter earlier in this

User Guide, the XLR/Left Aux inputs

and Instrument/Right Aux inputs are

merged (or “summed”). As a result, if

you are not using one of the inputs,

be sure to turn its gain knob all the

way down (fully counter-clockwise)

since any possible background noise

or unintended signals entering the

unused input during recording may

also be ampliﬁed and heard in the

recording.

Windows XP/Vista Users:

In Windows XP, ProKeys Sono will

appear as “USB Audio Device” if

the optional drivers have not been

installed. If the drivers have been

installed, ProKeys Sono will appear

as “ProKeys Sono 61*”. In Windows

Vista, ProKeys Sono will appear as

“ProKeys Sono 61*” regardless of

whether or not the optional drivers

have been installed.

*Note that the actual ProKeys Sono

name displayed by the computer may

vary slightly.

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