Lexicon Alpha - Recording a Guitar Using the Instrument Input

Recording a Guitar Using the Instrument Input
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b. recording a guitar using the instruMent input
This section explains how to record using the ¼" Instrument input jack on the front
panel.
1. Plug your electric, acoustic, or bass guitar into the Instrument input jack on the
front of the Alpha Studio™ hardware.
Instrument Jack
The Instrument input uses the same recording channel as the Line 1 input;
anything plugged into the ¼" Line 1 input jack on the back of the Alpha Studio
will not be recorded when a cable is connected to the ¼" Instrument input jack
on the front panel.
NOTE: This jack is intended for electric guitar and bass, or acoustic instrument
pickups, not line-level signals such as the output of keyboards or a direct out from a
guitaramplifier.Forthose,usetheLine 1-2 input jacks on the back of the Alpha
Studio hardware.
2. Press the Monitor Assign button between Line 2/Mic and Monitor Mix
knobs so that it is in the Mono position.
Monitor Button
3. Open Cubase LE 4, go to File and select New Project>Default, and a project
location. (See Section I for more information.)
To set the input of the track to record from the 1-2 USB channels:
1. Click anywhere in the gray area (not on the buttons) of the Track 1 window
(labeled as Audio 01).
2. In the Inspector, click the IN: box and select IN 1 for the track input source.
3. In the Track 1 window, the Record Enable button
should already be red.
If it isn't, click it so that it turns red.