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Live Recording

The NRV10’s analog interface is instantly familiar to anyone who has ever used a mixing console, making it easy to record a live 

jam or performance to your computer. Connect your instruments and microphones to the inputs, connect your PA speakers to 

the outputs, just as you would for a live performance or rehearsal. For example: 

Ch 1 – kick drum mic

Ch 2 – snare drum mic

Ch 3 – vocal mic

Ch 4 – guitar mic or line out

Ch 5 – bass direct (ch 5/6 runs mono)

Ch 7/8 – keyboards

Compressor/limiters and other devices can be connected to the channel inserts if desired. The NRV10’s internal digital effects 

processor can be used on any of the input sources, such as reverb on guitar and/or vocal.

Once you’re set up, you can use the NRV10’s FireWire interface to record the mixer’s outputs directly to your computer. The 

NRV10 will appear as a 10-input, 10-output device in your DAW application. Audio streams 1 through 8 correspond to mixer 

channels 1 through 8, while audio streams 9 and 10 reflect the Main Mix signal. Using the Pre-EQ/Post-EQ button (28), you can 

decide if the audio streams are sent to the computer before the EQ section or immediately after the EQ.

In our example above, setting up your DAW software to record channels 1 through 5 and channels 7 and 8 would give you 

individual recordings of each track. You can then edit, sweeten and remix the performance. (If your software can only record two 

tracks, or if you want a stereo recording, for example as a reference recording, you can set up your DAW to record channels 9 

and 10.)

Live Performance Mixing

If you’re a DJ or electronic artist, the NRV10 makes a great live performance mixer. For example, you can create a live analog 

mix of several channels of audio from a computer using Live, Reason or another application. It is also possible to use the NRV10’s 

channel EQ’s instead of taxing your computer’s CPU with plug-ins, and connect up to two external effects processors to the 

NRV10’s Aux Returns (14). 

Using the Cue Buss

Much like a DJ mixer, you can use the NRV10’s Cue buss to cue up tracks or samples prior to adding them to the main mix. Select 

the “Cue” position on the Phones Source selector (31), and you can then monitor any channel or combination of channels in 

headphones by setting the channels’ Mute/Cue button (13) to Cue (down position).