ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the equipment and connectors for a recording studio. Seven types of recording devices to choose from are a 2-track recorder, a mobile-device recording system, a portastudio, a recorder-mixer, a separate multitrack recorder and mixer, a computer, and a keyboard workstation. The 2-track recorder device records in stereo on two tracks, either with two external mics or two built-in mics. Like the portastudio, the digital multitracker combines a multitrack recorder with a mixer in a single chassis. A multitrack recorder can be an audio interface and a laptop computer running recording software. A direct box is used to connect an electric instrument to an XLR-type mic input of a mixer, recorder-mixer, or audio interface. Mic Preamp device amplifies a mic signal up to a higher voltage called "line level", which is required by mixers and recorders. Recording equipment also has balanced or unbalanced connectors built into the chassis.
