Page 2 - COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT
2 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MOD- IFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the prod-uct...
Page 3 - PRECAUTIONS; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING; WARNING; Do not open
3 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, ...
Page 4 - SPECIAL NOTICES
4 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual Always unplug the USB cable from a computer or turn off the computer to turn off the device when the device is not in use. The performance of components with moving contacts, such as switches, volume controls, and connectors, deteriorates over time. Consult qualified Yam...
Page 5 - Introduction; Features; Accessories; Contents
5 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual Introduction ........................................ 5 Features ............................................. 5Contents ............................................. 5System Requirements ........................ 6 Setup .....................................................
Page 6 - Computer System Requirements; Cubase AI 4 System Requirements; System Requirements
6 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual Visit the web address below for the latest information on:<http://www.yamahasynth.com/> Computer System Requirements Windows Vista Computer..............Windows-based computer with built-in USB interfaceOS ........................Windows VistaCPU .....................
Page 7 - Setup
7 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual Setup Be sure to turn the PHANTOM +48V switch ( ★ ) on when using a phantom-powered condenser microphone. Microphone Keyboard, etc. Computer Headphones Audio system To connect a device such as a microphone: To connect an instrument such as an electric guitar or bass: USB...
Page 8 - Quick Guide; Installing Cubase AI; Connecting to the AUDIOGRAM interface
8 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide This quick setup and operation guide covers everything from installing the Cubase AIsoftware to using Cubase AI for recording and mixdown. While going through this sectionyou might find it useful to also refer to the “Controls and Functions” section on page 1...
Page 9 - Powering Up the System; USB Connection Precautions
Quick Guide 9 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual To prevent loud pops and noises, turn on the power to your sound gear starting with the sources (instruments, CD players, etc.) and ending with the audio system (monitor speakers). 1 Turn on the instruments and microphones. 2 If you are using a condenser micr...
Page 10 - Cubase AI Setup; Adjusting Level; Recording with Cubase AI
10 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide 1 Adjust the volume on all instruments that are connected to the AUDIOGRAM interface. Set the OUT LEVEL control to the minimum position. Failure to do so may result in loud noise bursts that can damage your equipment, your ears, or both. 2 Adjust the channel...
Page 13 - Preparing to Record
Quick Guide 13 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual 8 When the directory selection dialog window appears, select the folder to which the project and audio files for the project are to be stored, and click [OK]. An empty project window with 4 stereo and 8 monaural tracks will appear. Preparing to Record 1 Clic...
Page 14 - Recording and Playback
14 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide 2 Click the Input Routing field in the Inspector to select the audio input source. Select “Stereo In 1” for a stereo track and “Left (Right)-Stereo In 1” for a monaural track. 3 Make sure the [Record Enable] button for the track to be recorded is turned on. ...
Page 15 - Recording with maximum quality and minimum noise:
Quick Guide 15 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual 4 To hear playback of the track you have just recorded, use either the Transport panel [Rewind] button or the ruler to rewind to the beginning of the recorded section, then click the Transport panel [Start] button. The overall playback level will be displaye...
Page 16 - Mixing with Cubase AI
16 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide In this section we’ll try mixing down multiple recorded audio tracks to stereo, and creating a wav file. Mixes can be stored as WAV or AIFF files, which can then be recorded to audio CDs. 1 Launch Cubase AI and open a project file. 2 Click the [Start] button...
Page 18 - Controls and Functions; e w; Control Panel
18 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual Controls and Functions 1 PHANTOM +48V Switch/Indicator This switch toggles phantom power on andoff. If you set the switch on ( ), the AUDIOGRAM supplies phantom power tothe MIC/INST jack (XLR-type) 8 . Turn this switch on when using a phantom-poweredcondenser microphone...
Page 19 - Input Signal Flow
Controls and Functions 19 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual 8 MIC/INST Input Jack Microphones and instruments such as gui-tars can be connected here using XLR orphone jack cables. Set the MIC/INSTswitch 2 to MIC or INST according to the type of device connected. You can directly connect an elec-tric guitar...
Page 20 - Troubleshooting
20 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting The AUDIOGRAM interface won’t turn on. ❑ Is the included USB cable properly plugged into the interface and a computer? The system doesn’t work properly. ❑ Are the USB cable and all necessary audio cables properly connected? ❑ Are you using a USB hub?USB ...
Page 23 - Specifications; General Specifications
128 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual Specifications ■ General Specifications ■ Dimensional Diagrams Jacks MIC/INST Input Jack x 1 Combo jack (Mic/HiZ) LINE Input Jacks (L, R) x 1 Phone jacks x 1 RCA pin jacks PHONES Jack x 1 Phone jack STEREO OUT Jacks (L, R) x 1 Phone jacks x 1 RCA pin jacks USB Connecto...
Page 24 - Block Diagram and Level Diagram
Specifications 129 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual ■ Block Diagram and Level Diagram INPUT 1 INPUT 2 MIC A [–60 to –16dBu] LINE L [–34 to +10dBu] LINE R [–34 to +10dBu] MIC B [–60 to –16dBu] INST [–44 to 0dBu] HA DR DR BA BA LPF LPF LPF LPF Hi-Z MIC/INST COMBO [–6dBu] [–6dBu] [–12dBu] [–6dBu] [–6dBu] DC-...
Page 25 - About the accessory disk; SPECIAL NOTICE; About software support; ATTENTION; SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT; GRANT OF LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
130 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual About the accessory disk SPECIAL NOTICE • The software included in the accessory disk and the copyrights thereof are under exclusive ownership by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. • Use of the software and this manual is gov- erned by the license agreement which the p...
Page 26 - LIMITED WARRANTY ON MEDIA
131 AUDIOGRAM 3 Owner’s Manual • You may make one copy of the SOFTWARE in machine-readable form for backup purposes only, if the SOFTWARE is on media where such backup copy is permitted. On the backup copy, you must reproduce Yamaha’s copyright notice and any other proprietary legends that were on t...
Page 28 - Руководство пользователя; 取扱説明書; USB AUDIO INTERFACE; Русский; English
Owner’s ManualBedienungsanleitungMode d’emploiManual de instrucciones Руководство пользователя 取扱説明書 USB AUDIO INTERFACE Yamaha Web Site (English only) http://www.yamahasynth.com/ Yamaha Manual Library http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/ U.R.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamah...
