Input Signal Path

Check everything for a good input signal flow (in this order): 

. Sound Source: Pushes and pulls air creating moments that compression and rarefaction that comprise a acoustic wave

. Is the source loud enough?

. Microphone: Transducer that uses acoustic energy to create an audio waveform (this is called mic level)

. Is the mic hooked up correctly?

. Pre Amp: Used to raise the voltage of the mic (can be sold as stand alone units like my scarlet, the SSL duality in the studio has 48 of them)

. Is the mic passive or active? Does it need phantom power?

. The mic level is very low so you have to turn up the gain, this is how you get the signal to line level

. Is the mic too high? Then apply the pad

. Want to cut out low frequencies? Use the high pass filter

Output Trim: Provides extra level control after the gain but in much smaller increments

Phase Flip: Used to invert the signal (symbolized by a crossed 0)

. Analog to Digital Converter: Once the signal is at line level the converter connected to the computer converts the electrical signal into millions of zeroes and ones to create a digital waveform in the DAW

ENDS IN DAW