iKey Audio iConnex User manual
iCONNEX
USB Sound Card
QUICK SETUP GUIDE
and Audacity Recording Software
For iConnex Sound Card
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Congratulations on your purchase of the iKey Audio iConnex soundcard. This guide will help you setup the
iConnex soundcard as well as the included Audacity software. Please take the time to carefully read through
this guide as it will help you better understand how to use your new iConnex soundcard.
STEP 1: CONNECTIONS
COMPUTER HOOK UP:
First you should connect your iConnex to
your laptop or desktop computer using
the USB cable that came in the iConnex
package, making sure to connect the
smaller SQUARE end of the USB cable
to the iConnex. Then connect the other
larger FLAT end to the USB port on the
back, side or front of your desktop or
laptop computer.
INPUTS:
The iConnex can be connected to most
of your Tape, Phonograph (Turntable),
and Stereo receivers as long as they have
a phono or line level TAPE/RECORD output, these INPUTS are divided into two
seperate types and both accept standard
RCA type cables (not included).
USB Cable
Included
INPUT (LINE):
The line level input accepts any line level
source such as CASSETTE TAPE PLAYER, DJ MIXER, CD PLAYER or even an all
in one stereo system that has a RECORD
output. You may use a standard pair of
RCA type cables to connect your stereo/
mixer/tape player to the iConnex line
input.
If your record player is
attached to a whole
stereo system you must
make sure that the
system has a RECORD, TAPE or LINE
output making sure to connect this output
using the LINE input as described above.
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT A LINE LEVEL
OUTPUT TO THE PHONO INPUT. ALSO, NEVER
CONNECT A SPEAKER OUTPUT TO ANY INPUT
AS IT MAY DAMAGE THE ICONNEX.
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CONNECTIONS (cont.)
INPUT (PHONO):
The PHONO input accepts any standard magnetic cartridge, stand alone turntable or record
player.
Connect your record player to the PHONO input
making sure to connect the thin black GROUND
wire to the silver GROUND SCREW located on
the bottom of the iConnex, failure to connect the
ground wire will cause a humming to be present
in your recordings.
Once you have chosen which INPUT you are going to use, make sure that the INPUT SELECTOR
SWITCH is in the appropriate position: LINE if
you are using the LINE input or PHONO if you are
using the PHONO input.
BOTTOM
WARNING!
IF YOUR TURNTABLE IS
MISSING A GROUND WIRE
YOU MUST REATTACH ONE
OR THE TURNTABLE OUTPUT WILL EMIT A HUM!
TOP
OUTPUT:
The OUTPUT section allows you to use the iConnex as an output for your computer and can be
used instead of your computers built in output.
You may then connect the OUTPUT of the iCon-
nex to any Mixer, Stereo Receiver, Amplier or
any system with a LINE level or AUX input. Then
use the built in THUMB WHEEL volume control
located on the side of the iConnex to adjust the
volume of the iConnex output.
Once you have made all the proper connections
you may then setup your computer, although the
iConnex is a PLUG AND PLAY device there may
be some settings you need to go over depending
on your computers conguration.
For your computer settings and an Audacity RECORDING
SOFTWARE overview please continue to the next page.
Make sure the
input select
switch is set to
the input you
are using.
Use the built in
THUMB WHEEL
to adjust the
output volume
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COMPUTER SETUP
YOUR COMPUTERS SETTINGS
Setting up your computer to work with the
iConnex is a simple task as the iConnex needs
no driver or program to work, Simply connect
the USB cable from your desktop computer or
Laptop Computer to the iConnex, and should
be ready to go. If you have a desktop computer
Please make sure that you connect the iConnex
to a USB port on the back of your computer as it
may not work with the USB input located on the
front. If you wish to check and make sure that
the settings are correct, go to your START menu
then your choose CONTROL panel. Look for the
SOUND control panel, choose it, a dialogue box
will pop up. Check and make sure that the USB
codec is chosen on both the INPUT and the
OUTPUT tabs.
Check the Sound
control panel to make
sure that the input
and outputs are set
to USB codec.
After all your connections and settings are in
order you are now ready to install the Audacity
recording software that came included with your
iConnex soundcard.
INSTALLING AND SETTING UP AUDACITY
Audacity is the software that is bundled with
the iConnex and allows you to record your old
RECORDS or TAPES, although we do not
manufacture the AUDACITY software we
have included it along with your iConnex as a
courtesy and convenience to our customers.
To install AUDACITY insert the disk into your
computers CD-ROM drive, go to your start
menu and open MY COMPUTER and choose
the AUDACITY CD. Open the AUDACITY
folder and choose SETUP this opens the
install wizard, follow the prompts and the
wizard will install AUDACITY and create an
ICON on your desktop. when the install
wizard nishes, look for the AUDACITY icon
on your desktop and click it this will open
AUDACITY.
NOTICE:
AUDACITY is a freeware program and has no relation to
iKey-Audio, any and all customer service issues should be
directed to AUDACITY at audacity.sourceforge.net.
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COMPUTER SETUP (cont.)
Once the program is open choose the EDIT pull
down menu and choose PROPERTIES. This will
open a PREFERENCES dialog box.
AUDACITY SETTINGS
Although the PREFERENCES box has 7 different
tabs you need to only worry about the rst three.
Here is a brief overview of those settings:
AUDIO I/O
The Audio I/O tab is where you choose how
AUDACITY sends and receives audio for most
computers this is automaticaly set once you plug
in the iConnex sound card. These settings are as
follows:
AUDIO I/O
“Playback” Determines which output Audacity
will play out of. Choose Microsoft sound
manager if you wish for Audacity to play out of
your computers speakers. Or choose “USB
audio Codec” if you are going to be using the
iConnex soundcard as your output device.
“Recording” The “DEVICE” should be set to
“USB audio Codec” Audacity will then be set
to record from either the LINE or PHONO
input of the iConnex soundcard, depending on
which one you are using. “Channels should be
set to the default “2 (Stereo)“ then there are
two extra features that can be chosen, the rst
box “Play other tracks while recording new
one” should be UNCHECKED. The second
box “Software play through (play new track
while recording it)“ should be CHECKED.
Once you have made these settings you can
click the next TAB.
QUALITY TAB
The “The Default Sample Rate” should be set
to 44.100Hz, the “Default Sample Format
should be 16-bit. Both the Real-time sample
rate converter, and the Real-time sample rate
converter should be set to “High-quality Sinc
Interpolation. Then also both the-real time
dither or the High-quality dither should be at
none.
QUALITY
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COMPUTER SETUP (cont.)
FILE FORMATS TAB
In the “When importing uncompressed audio
les into Audacity” section of this TAB only the
“Read directly from the original le” should be
checked.
In the “Uncompressed Export Format” section
you should chose WAV (microsoft 16bit PCM).
and although you could chose a compressed
format like Mp3 we recommend that you used
an uncompressed format like WAV when
preserving your RARE Records or Tapes.
The other two sections “OGG export setup”
and MP3 export setup should be left at their
default setting.
Once you have completed your settings you
may chose OK and the settings box will
close automatically saving the new settings.
FILE FORMATS
RECORDING
To monitor the audio signal that you are
sending to the iConnex you must set the
pulldown menu that is located next to the right
of the little MICROPHONE icon to “MONITOR
INPUT”You should now be able to hear the
signal coming from your iConnex, use the
input volume control knob on the iConnex to
set your input level, now you can begin
recording.
Press the RECORD button to start recording,
You will see a waveform being created as AUDACITY records. when you are done press the
STOP button, to save your recording, simply
choose (EXPORT WAVE FORMAT) under the
”PROJECT” pull down menu, choose the drive
you wish to save the le to and press OK.
Repeat this process for every new recording.
You are now ready to use the iConnex to
transfer all of your records and tapes!
Choose the
Monitor Input
so you can
hear the music
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Le felicitamos por adquirir la tarjeta de sonido iKey Audio iConnex. Esta guía le ayudará a congurar la tarjeta
de sonido iConnex así como el software Audacity incluido. Por favor, tómese su tiempo para leer detenidamente esta guía, la cual le ayudará a comprender mejor como usar la nueva tarjeta de sonido iConnex.
PASO 1: CONEXIONES
CONECTAR AL ORDENADOR:
Primero debe conectar su iConnex a su
ordenador portátil o jo usando el cable
USB que viene incluido con el iConnex,
asegúrese de conectar el extremo pequeño CUADRADO del cable USB al iConnex.
Luego, conecte el otro extremo PLANO al
puerto USB en la parte posterior, lateral o
delantera de su ordenador portátil o jo.
ENTRADAS:
El iConnex se puede conectar a la mayoría
de reproductores de cassette, giradiscos y
receptores estéreo siempre que tenga una
salida de phono o de línea marcada como
TAPE/RECORD, estas ENTRADAS están
divididas en dos tipos distintos y ambas
aceptan cables estándar tipo RCA (no
incluidos).
USB Cable
Incluidos
ENTRADA (LINEA):
La entrada de línea acepta cualquier fuente
de sonido como REPRODUCTOR DE
CINTAS DE CASSETTE, MEZCLADOR DJ,
REPRODUCTOR DE CD’S e incluso en
un sistema estéreo que tenga una salida
de GRABACIÓN. Puede utilizar un par de
cables tipo RCA para conectar su equipo a
la entrada en línea del iConnex.
Si su equipo de grabación
está conectado a un
sistema estéreo debe
asegurarse que el sistema
tiene una salida de GRABACION (RECORD), CASSETTE (TAPE) o de LINEA
asegurándose de conectar esta salida
usando la entrada de LINEA como se
describe.
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT A LINE LEVEL
OUTPUT TO THE PHONO INPUT. ALSO, NEVER
CONNECT A SPEAKER OUTPUT TO ANY INPUT
AS IT MAY DAMAGE THE ICONNEX.
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