Knowledge Base

Published June 17, 2021

 

PLEASE NOTE : Please download and install Universal Control before you connect the ioStation 24c to your computer. 

 

Audio Inputs

The ioStation 24c interface is equipped with two high-quality XMAX microphone preamplifiers for use with all types of microphones. Both input channels on your ioStation 24c interface are equipped with combo jacks.

 

This convenient connector accepts:

• a ¼-inch line-level phone plug (for synthesizers, signal processors, etc.).
•  a ¼ passive instrument cable (for guitar, bass, etc.).
• or an XLR plug.

 

Recording Audio

 

Studio One:

Make sure that you have plugged the ioStation 24c into your computer before you start Studio One.

Select the ioStation 24c as your device in Studio One 5. 

1. Click "Create A New Song" in the Studio One start page.
2. Click on the "Interfaces" tab.
3. Scroll down the list alphabetically to "ioStation24c"
4. Fill in Song Title and change other relevant song setup info and click OK. 

 

 

The arrange window will open in Studio One with your device tracks armed and ready to record Audio.

Double-check and make sure that the ioStation is selected as your Audio Device in Studio One. Click "Studio One" from within the program, then "Options" (on PC) or "Studio One Preferences" (on OSX). Then select "Audio Setup" and check the "Audio Device" drop-down box.

 

 

 

 

Make sure that your speakers or headphones are plugged into your ioStation 24c, not your computer. If the ioStation 24c is your Audio Device in Studio One, then all sound will pass in and out of the ioStation 24c, not the computer's sound card.

 

 

Verify that you have set the gain for your inputs properly. Use this method to receive a usable signal in Studio One:

1. Plug your input source (mic, guitar, synthesizer.) into an input on your ioStation 24c. If using a condenser microphone please activate the 48v button. If you using a line-level signal select the line-level button.
2. Set the Mixer knob to Inputs
3. If you are using headphones, turn the Phones knob to the 12 O'clock position
4. If you are using speakers, turn the Main knob to the 12 O'clock position
5. Speak into your mic or play your instrument, then SLOWLY turn up the gain for the channel you are using until you begin to hear a signal. For instance, if you have a microphone plugged into the right input on an ioStation 24c, this would be knob 1.
6. Continue to turn the gain up for that channel until the red "clip" LED illuminates
7. Roll the channel back while inputting a signal until the "clip" LED ceases to illuminate

8. Make sure that your tracks are record-enabled and monitor-enabled. These buttons should be red and blue, respectively, as in the picture below. Additionally, make sure that each track is set to record from the appropriate input; in the image below, Track 1 is set to record from Input 1, and Track 2 is set to record from Input 2. If you click these buttons, you can select a different input source. 

 

 

 

 

Other DAWS

1. Make sure that the ioStation 24c is selected as your Audio Device in your DAW. (See user manual for particular DAW on how to do this)
2. Make sure that your speakers or headphones are plugged into your ioStation 24c, not your computer. If the ioStation 24c is selected as your Audio Device, then all sound will pass in and out of the ioStation 24c and not the computer's sound card.
3. Verify that the ioStation 24c is receiving a signal. The Mixer knob on the front of the ioStation 24c changes the blend of the output signal from the ioStation 24c. The Inputs setting directly monitors the analog inputs of the ioStation 24c, while Playback monitors the signal coming from the computer. An in-between position creates a blend of these two signals.
4. Verify that you have set the gain for your inputs properly. Use this method to receive a usable signal in your DAW:

• • • Plug your input source (mic, guitar, etc.) into an input on your ioStation 24c. If using a condenser microphone please activate the 48v button. If you using a line-level signal select the line-level button.
    • Set the Mixer knob to Inputs
    • If you are using headphones, turn the Phones knob to the 12 O'clock position
      If you are using speakers, turn the Main knob to the 12 O'clock position
    • Speak into your mic or play your instrument, then SLOWLY turn up the gain for the channel you are using until you begin to hear a signal. For instance, if you have a microphone plugged into the right input on the ioStation 24c, this would be knob 1.
    • Continue to turn the gain up for that channel until the red "clip" LED illuminates
    • Roll the channel back while inputting a signal until the "clip" LED ceases to illuminate

      5.  Arm your tracks and press record in your DAWS transport control. The incoming audio signals                    from your ioStation 24c will then be recorded to your DAW.

 

 

 

 

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