Hi it’s Harry here!
Today we are going to look at how easy it is to get set up with
your EVO Start Recording Bundle.
As the name suggests, this bundle gives you everything you need to start recording,
whatever your creative project may be.
In the bundle you’ll find the following items:
An EVO 4 Audio Interface
A Quick Start Guide
A USB C to A cable
An EVO SR1 Condenser Microphone
A set of EVO SR2000 Monitoring Headphones
And an XLR Cable
Let's go through how to get everything connected and get some audio going!
EVO 4 is powered solely from your computer using the USB cable,
so to get started, connect EVO 4 to your computer using the supplied cable.
If you have the rounded USB-C ports then you will need to use a USB C to C cable.
EVO 4 will work on both Mac and Windows computers.
If you’re using a Mac, then EVO 4 will start working straight away.
Simply open up your system preferences,
go to Sound
and Select EVO 4 as your Input and Output Device.
However it is a good idea to download and install the EVO App from our website
as this will ensure that your EVO 4 is kept up to date,
and will let you access some extra features, such as the EVO Control App.
If you’re on Windows, then you just need to install the driver before EVO 4 can be used.
Once you’ve downloaded the driver,
simply follow the steps in the installer to finish the installation.
Once installed, you can then open the Windows Settings app,
go to sound and select EVO 4 as your input and output device.
On older versions of Windows, this can be done from
the sound menu in the Control Panel.
If you plan on using EVO 4 with an iOS device, then please check out our iOS setup video.
Now you have your EVO 4 connected, it’s time to get some audio going,
place the SR1 microphone into it’s shock mount by unscrewing the cap underneath,
fitting the mic into the mount,
and then screwing the cap back on to hold it in place.
The shock mount helps to prevent unwanted noise caused by movement.
Next, plug the SR1 microphone into EVO 4 using
one of the XLR Inputs on the back, with the XLR cable provided.
If you are wanting to record an instrument as well,
using your Instrument Input on the front,
that will come in on input 1, so you’ll want to use input 2 for the microphone.
The SR1 is a condenser microphone, which means it needs phantom power to work.
To activate this,
simply press the channel you have plugged it in to, then press the +48V button.
The button will illuminate red to show that phantom power is active.
Now you can easily set the inputs levels using EVO 4's Smartgain Feature.
To do this, press the Green Smartgain button, then tap the inputs that you are using
and press the Smartgain button again to begin the process.
The LED’s will animate to let you know you are now in Smartgain mode.
Start speaking or singing into your mic, or playing your instrument.
EVO 4 will analyse your performance and set your gain levels perfectly for you.
Once you see the Smartgain Button light up green, you’re good to go!
You can fine-tune your levels manually if you’d
like by pressing one of the input buttons and turning the main knob.
You do not have to use Smartgain if you do not want to.
Now open up your Audio software, in most software,
you’ll need to set the EVO 4 as your input and output device,
which is typically done in the preferences menu of the software.
We are going to use Cubase LE as this comes free with the EVO Start Recording Bundle,
when you register it on ARC.
Create a new track,
and set your input channel to the input channel your mic or instrument is plugged into.
Record enable the track, and now you should see signal appearing.
When recording, you’ll probably want to listen to yourself using headphones,
plug the SR2000 headphones into the headphone output on the front of EVO 4.
If you have speakers plugged in to the outputs on the rear,
EVO 4 will automatically mute them when you plug in your headphones.
You can easily set your listening level by
pressing the output button on the bottom right of the unit,
and then adjusting the main knob,
and you can also use the Monitor mix button above
this to blend between listening to your computer audio all the way on the right,
to your live, ultra-low latency inputs on the left.
Somewhere in the middle usually does the trick when you're recording!
So, that’s the basics of getting your EVO Start Recording Bundle set up.
If you want to find out about some of the other features
available on EVO 4, please check out our feature overview video.
Make sure you subscribe to this channel for more videos and tutorials on recording with EVO 4,
and if you need any further help getting set up, head over to the help pages of our website,
or get in touch!