Listening To Records

Retrieve a record stylus from the Ask Us desk and have an Ask Us member install it for you.

The gain knobs (7 and 8 on the PreSonus) will have to be turned up for any data to move from the turntable, through the PreSonus, to the software. The PreSonus should light up like this when you're listening. 

Be sure the Presonus is on and set up correctly. If you want to hear audio from the speakers be sure the speakers knob is turned up. If you are trying to listen through headphones, make sure the headphones knob is turned up.

BE WARNED
If you turn the Presonus on after you've already launched a software, you'll have to restart the software by right clicking the icon in the dock and selecting quit.

Navigate to the Universal Control mixer and select Load. Then click on Turntable to load the default settings for operating the tape deck.

You'll need to go into System Preferences, then navigate to Sound and be sure, under BOTH Input and Output, the option PreSonus Firestudio is selected. You may need to scroll down a little bit in the selection window.

Turn the turn table on by pushing the button in the back right corner.

Set the record on the platter (using the 45 converter if needed). Select your speed (33, 45, or 78) located at the bottom right of the record player.

Expose the needle by flipping the plastic cover of the tone arm toward you. Place the exposed needle on the outer most groove of the record.

Press play to start the plate spinning. The play button is located in the bottom left of the record player.