MAC SETUP
Once Cubase LE 5 is installed and activated, follow
the steps below to configure the software to record
with the 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 list on the right side of the
Device Setup, select iO4. Click OK.
5.
In Cubase, click on File New Project and
select Empty, and choose where you would
like to save your project.
6.
Click on the Device menu at the top of the
screen and select VST 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.
7.
Under the Audio Device column,
select iO4.
8.
In the Device Port column, select
"iO4 1" for the Left stereo input
and "iO4 2" for the right stereo
input.
9.
Click on the Outputs tab, and for
the left stereo output device
select "iO4 1" and for the right
stereo output device select "iO4
2".
10.
Close the VST Connections
window.
11.
Right click in the dark blue area
of the main project and choose
Add Audio Track.
12.
In the Audio Track Configuration
window, select 1 – Stereo and
click OK.
13.
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.
14.
Rewind to the beginning of the track, disable the track monitor button and then 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.
Device
Save as Template. Then when you reopen Cubase
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