WINDOWS SETUP
Once Cubase LE 5 is installed and activated, follow
the steps below to configure the software to record
with your iO4.
1.
Open Cubase LE 5. If prompted to open a
project, cancel for now.
2.
From the menus select Devices
Setup.
3.
In Device Setup click on VST Audio System.
4.
In the ASIO driver dropdown box, select
ASIO4ALL. When asked to switch the driver,
select 'Yes'. Then select ASIO4ALL from the left
panel and click on the Control Panel button at
the top right of the window.
5.
Click on the image of the wrench in the bottom
right corner and ensure that "iO4" is
selected for the input and output
device. Uncheck any other devices
listed here and then close the
window.
6.
Click OK for the two windows that are
open.
7.
In
Cubase,
click
Project and select Empty, and
choose where you would like to save
your project.
8.
Click on the Device menu at the top
of
the
screen
Connections. Click on Inputs at the
top of the window. Click on the input
titled under the Bus Name column.
Create a Stereo input bus by clicking
on the Add Bus button and selecting
the Stereo configuration. Name the
preset, and click OK.
9.
Under the Audio Device column,
select ASIO4ALL.
10.
In the Device Port column, select
"iO4 -1" for the Left stereo input and
"iO4 - 2" for the right stereo input.
11.
Click on the Outputs tab, select your
output device in the exact same way
you set up your input device as the
Audio Device.
12.
Close the VST Connections window.
13.
Right click in the main project window
and choose Add Audio Track.
14.
In the Audio Track Configuration
window, select '1 – Stereo' and click
OK.
15.
Activate the Track Monitor button on
the Stereo track, found next to the
Record Enable button. Click the Record button at the top of the Cubase window, do a quick test, and
stop the recording.
16.
Rewind to the beginning of the track and press the play button at the top of the Cubase window to hear
what you just recorded.
Note: To avoid having to set the VST Audio System and VST Connections each time you open Cubase, you
can save a your settings as a template by going to File
your template will appear in the Project Templates list.
on
File New
and
select
VST
Device
Save as Template. Then when you reopen Cubase
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