It is a combo jack. It accepts both XLR and TRS-hence the term combo.

Most people don't refer to gender with XLR because the standard version IS XLRM->XLRF (or XLRF->XLRM if you prefer). Signal tends to flow into the XLRF and out the XLRM. Make up whatever story you want as to why it's that way.

edit: you need two (2) TRS->TRS cables.

NEUTRIK® COMBO CONNECTOR
The Neutrik® Combo connector accommodates
XLR, 1/4” TRS and 1/4” phone plugs. Please note
that PIN 2 is hot! If you are using an
unbalanced connection make sure to wire Sleeve
and Ring together at the source end. This can be
accomplished by using the appropriate cable or
adapter.

From the KRK manual.

http://www.krksys.com/manuals/vxt_manual.pdf

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Oi! If you know what an XLR looks like and you know what a TS/TRS jack looks like you wouldn't be asking these questions. If you had downloaded the manuals from the manufacturer (for free) and looked at those you wouldn't be asking these questions. If you would just believe what I have now typed multiple times you wouldn't be continuing this.

All interfaces DO NOT have XLR outputs. TRS jack fields are also standard pro level connections. They take up less physical space than an XLR jack field. A portable computer interface generally does not have much real estate to mount connections. Don't make assumptions.

Now, go get a glass of Laphroaig and untwist.

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And on that massive picture those are microphone inputs. The picture of the back of the unit which are clearly labeled OUTPUT are all TRS. The hole on the bottom right of the front of the unit is for a TRS headphone phone plug. The picture at the bottom of your linked page (pg 17 of the manual) has a color coded schematic which links to the BACK of the unit connecting to output 1 and 2 of the OUTPUT jack field. It in no way appears to have XLR outputs on the back so no, I don't see what you mean.

http://www.presonus.com/media/manuals/FireStudio-2626-v2-manual-web.pdf

RTFM

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Shadow, it looks like you satellite is a slightly different model as you don't have on-board firewire and maybe others.

This could be a good thing as there are less components to get conflicted.

If you do have a card reader disable that and the web cam and wireless LAN.

Once you get your Firestudio up and running, try recording a simple stereo (or any two tracks) mix for at least 5 minutes and if you don't get any audio dropouts or crashes you should be good to go.

Be advised that this is a starting point and not the most optimized path.

-Chris

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Give me the exact model of the computer and I can look up the specs for that particular machine instead of the generic.

The pcmcia slot is usually on the side. Check your manual.

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Your model is completely different than the one you gave before, but this one does still say it has an Express Card slot. An Express Card 34 will fit in an Express Card 54 slot without problem if you put it in correctly. Just don't force it. Keep trying. Now, if you were sent a PCMCIA (Card Bus) adapter by mistake then this will not fit at all.

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I'm a little stymied not being able to see the pc. The Express Card slot will be covered by a blank 99% of the time. Beside this blank will be a push button which will eject the blank. In some small number of instances it will be a spring loaded door covering the slot and no button. The pictures at Toshiba don't display well enough on my screen to give you a certain spot to look but usually it isn't on the front.

I believe it to be on the left side of the laptop above the 4 pin firewire and usb ports.

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The 4 pin (iLink is a Sony copyrighted name of 4 pin firewire) might or might not work. This will depend then on whether the onboard firewire chip is either TI based or plays nicely with the published 1394a protocol (a crapshoot). The 4/6 pin adapter cable is cheaper than a firewire adapter to be sure but definitely not as hearty and hale. If it does work take great care to not bend the bloody port up.

I still do not believe the Express Card slot is on the front. If you provide a picture that says me nay I'll concede.

I believe if it were there, it is to be found directly above the 4 pin firewire port you did find. If that blank/door cannot be opened by any logical means then somehow your laptop doesn't meet the published specs of the model.

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Shadow942 wrote: You and GuitarFreak freaking own this site :D

LOL, if only more people thought that way :D

Like I said, there are professionals on this site that have been doing this many years longer than I, who are much wiser than I, and much nicer than I. But I appreciate the sentiment.

The firewire adapter you linked to is PCMCIA not an express card from what I can tell. Try the firewire port. You may luck out and have a decent chipset.

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Did you set the dubbed track input to mono?

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GF is right -
You must, when setting your inputs, declare the track as a MONO input. Also, you have to make sure the output of that track is assigned to the master bus, not to an individual output on the soundcard.

Check that you have not adjusted the track to pan to one side.

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Bus 1 is an auxiliary bus. You want it to say Output 1+2

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By "soundcard" I mean interface or any other means of getting audio in/out of the machine.

Shadow942:

First of all, when you first record, you shouldn't have to do any routing other than selecting your input track and selecting the track type, IE: mono or stereo.

When you are recording a mono source, you only need a mono track so make sure that is what you are recording.

track should be routed to master bus, output 1+2 as GF stated.

Finally, the first thing you should do when you get any new hardware or software or combination is to go through the getting started/quick setup guide. With Cubase LE(AI 4), there should be a PDF manual that you can read through.

Reading the manual is something you should get accustomed to doing. The manual will save you a lot of time and hassle and will make you more proficient with your gear. That will make you more efficient and will make anyone you record more confident in your skills.

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Well actually that is only half true. You can indeed have that MP3 file and your own file playing at the same time. They just need to be set to different ins. Your file to a single, mono in and the MP3 should default to the correct in when it is imported.

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shadow942" when I record my vocals on a song and then play it afterwards, the instrumental comes out on the left AND right speaker, but my vocals only go through the right speaker so it sounds a bit weird and unbalanced..."

Nowhere in this part of the post does shadow mention that he has imported a stereo track, so how could anyone have possibly divined this?

" For people who have the same problem, the problem was that when I dropped the instrumental track into Cubase, recorded myself, the input set itself to IN 7+ IN 8 and that's when only the right monitor played the vocals+instruments and the left monitor only played the instruments...

"The solution is that you cannot import e.g. MP3 files into Cubase as this will set the input to IN 7+ IN 8 and it needs to be only ONE input, in my case it's input 8, because that's where my microphone is plugged into. For people who have the same problem, the problem was that when I dropped the instrumental track into Cubase, recorded myself, the input set itself to IN 7+ IN 8 and that's when only the right monitor played the vocals+instruments and the left monitor only played the instruments...

I have read this three times and I am not certain what you mean exactly. I was thinking that when you imported a stereo file Cubase assigned it to two individual mono tracks, but that doesn't make sense either because if you recorded vocals on top it should have recorded overthe underlying track and only played back the vocal on that track. Are you importing the MP3 file into the project pool? I thought in order to do that you had to convert it to .wav format in the correct bit and sample rate. I dunno don't get it.

"To get the 1 (individual) input you have to add a new track in Cubase and NOW you will be able to choose the desired ONE INDIVIDUAL INPUT."
Are you talking about the imported file in this statement?

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Shadow942 wrote: The solution is that you cannot import e.g. MP3 files into Cubase as this will set the input to IN 7+ IN 8 and it needs to be only ONE input, in my case it's input 8, because that's where my microphone is plugged into. To get the 1 (individual) input you have to add a new track in Cubase and NOW you will be able to choose the desired ONE INDIVIDUAL INPUT.

So every time you import a stereo track you're screwed? Wrong again. Just make sure that the track you record to is a mono track with the correct assigned input. Read the manual. End of story.

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