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XENYX QX1202USB/QX1002USB User Manual

Even though most of the tasks in a studio can nowadays be accomplished using 

a computer, a mixing console remains an unavoidable piece of equipment that 

lets you effectively manage audio inputs and outputs: microphone signals need 

to be pre-amplified prior to being recorded, and the quality of microphone 

sound is often worked on; recording and playback signals must be routed to the 

appropriate connectors or integrated into the mix; the volume of headphones 

and studio monitors needs to be adjusted, and so on. The extensively equipped 

main section of the XENYX mixing consoles provides concrete benefits to you.

Wiring:

Connect your sound sources to the microphone/line inputs of the mixing console. 

Connect a pair of reference speakers (optional) to the main outputs, and connect 

a computer to the USB connector on the rear panel. Your monitor speakers are 

connected to the control room outputs; the headphones are connected to the 

headphone output. 

Recording and playback:

Each connected sound source is pre-amplified, EQ'ed and then routed to the 

main bus. You may also add one of the onboard effects to any of the signals 

(see Chapter 2.6). Use the LEVEL controls to adjust the relative level of your 

sources. The main bus is sent to your computer via USB. The performance can be 

recorded in your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and further edited with the 

software. To monitor the recording signal and listen back to a recorded track, 

press the USB/2-TR TO CTRL RM button. This sends the signal returning from your 

computer to monitor speakers connected to the CONTROL ROOM OUT jacks. 

3.  Applications

3.1  Recording studio

V-AMP3

XM8500

C-1

B212D

HPS3000

Keyboard

B2031A

Fig 3.1: The QX1002USB in a home studio