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E-Mu 1212M Tutorials Manual

E-Mu 1212M Tutorials Manual

E-mu 1212m digital audio system: supplementary guide
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  • Page 1 • Steinberg WaveLab Lite • Cakewalk Sonar LE • Cakewalk Sonar LE • Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU • Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU T u t o r i a l s T u t o r i a l s...
  • Page 2 Tutorials • E-MU Proteus X LE • Steinberg Cubase LE • Steinberg WaveLab Lite • Cakewalk Sonar LE • Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU © 2006 E-MU Systems All Rights Reserved Software Version: 1.8 E-MU World Headquarters E-MU Systems...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    To Record a MIDI Track ... 29 To Record a MIDI Track on another MIDI Channel ... 29 Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU ... 30 1 - Setting up the Preferences ... 30 2 - Running Proteus X LE VSTi from Ableton Live Lite 4 ... 33 3 - Recording Audio into Ableton Live Lite 4 ...
  • Page 4 Recording & Monitoring with Effects ... 39 The Order of Effects ... 39 Creating a Headphone Submix ... 40 To Create a Headphone Submix: ... 40 About PatchMix DSP ... 41 About ASIO ... 41 IMPORTANT -> Activating ASIO ... 41 An Example: ...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    “Getting Started” manual. • You should hear the computer sounds coming out of the E-MU hardware and your speakers when you play a CD or an MP3 using Windows Media Player. If not, make sure your E-MU hardware is properly connected according to the diagrams in the “Getting Started”...

  • Page 6: Steinberg Cubase Le

    Select VST Multitrack from the list and the following screen appears. In the Setup section of the dialog box, select E-MU ASIO as the ASIO Driver. A pop up dialog box asks, “Do you want to switch the ASIO driver?” Select Switch .

  • Page 7: Basic Multitrack Recording

    Track Input Track Output You should see activity on the Track Input Meter when feeding a signal into the Digital Audio System. If not, open PatchMix to verify meter activity on the input E-MU 1616/1616 /1212 PCI Digital Audio System for the track.
  • Page 8 LE Track Input. If your input signal is either too weak or too strong, adjust your input source or the Digital Audio System gain controls. If you are using the front panel Mic/Line inputs, adjust the input gain knobs as follows.

  • Page 9: Recording Path Block Diagram

    Strip Full Left Full Right Aux Send 1 Aux Send 1 Amount Amount Full Full PatchMix PatchMix Main Mix Main Mix E-MU 1616/1616 /1212 PCI Digital Audio System Monitor PatchMix Strip ASIO Out Cubase LE 15/16 PatchMix Inputs Main Mixer...

  • Page 10: Export Audio Mixdown To Stereo

    Tutorials Steinberg Cubase LE 3 - Export Audio Mixdown to Stereo At some point, you’ll want to mix down your multitrack project to stereo. Cubase LE has a special function (Audio Mixdown) that makes this job a breeze. The Cubase LE Project window below shows a short song with 4 stereo tracks recorded.
  • Page 11 WAVE is a good choice for a master file since it is an uncompressed format. “Stereo Interleaved” creates a single stereo file. Select the desired Sample Rate and bit Resolution. Press Save to process your Audio Mixdown. E-MU 1616/1616 /1212 PCI Digital Audio System Tutorials...

  • Page 12: Running Proteus X Le Vsti From Cubase Le

    MIDI keyboard, you should connect it now using the setup diagrams and instructions that came with your E-MU Digital Audio System. Without a keyboard, you will only be able to play one note at a time using the mini keyboard on Proteus X LE.
  • Page 13 (diagram on following page). The input to the MIDI track is connected to E-DSP MIDI Port, but the Output is not yet connected to anything. Click on the Output and select ProteusXLE. Now you’re ready to play. E-MU 1616/1616 /1212 PCI Digital Audio System...

  • Page 14: To Record A Midi Track

    Choose Open from the File menu on Proteus X LE. Locate and load the Proteus X Composer bank, which is located here: (“Program Files/Creative Professional/ E-MU Sound Central”) The bank takes a few seconds to load. Play the Proteus X Composer Bank Click on the mini keyboard at the bottom of the window.

  • Page 15: Steinberg Wavelab Lite

    Steinberg Wavelab Lite is an easy-to-use, stereo digital audio recorder and editor. You can use it to record and edit audio from the Digital Audio System or import tracks from CDs. Audio recorded in WaveLab can be saved in WAVE or AIFF formats.

  • Page 16: Turning On The Patchmix Wave Send

    This is the setup you’ll use with any application that uses WAVE instead of ASIO. Open PatchMix Left-click once on the E-MU DSP mixer window appears. Make sure that the Product Default session is loaded. This session is easily recog- nized by the presence of TWO Sends in the Aux 1 section (yellow box below).

  • Page 17: Recording

    Digital Audio System. Click on the bar to open the Audio File Format properties. The dialog box shown below appears. Set the recording properties as desired, then click OK. E-MU 1616/1616 /1212 PCI Digital Audio System Click here for:...
  • Page 18 Important Note when using WDM When using WAVE applications, avoid mismatched sample rates. The sample rate of your application MUST match the sample rate of the Digital Audio System. If the Windows WDM drivers detect different sample rates, they will automatically perform a sample rate conversion to correct the mismatch.

  • Page 19: Cakewalk Sonar Le

    3. Set the ASIO Buffer Latency. Set the Audio Settings as shown in the dialog boxes above. Select E-MU ASIO. In the General section of the dialog box, select ASIO Panel. The pop-up dialog box shown at right appears. Set the ASIO Buffer Latency to 10 ms or less. A low latency setting is important to assure fast MIDI response time and to minimize delay when monitoring through Sonar.
  • Page 20 Tutorials Cakewalk Sonar LE Setup the MIDI Options Select MIDI Devices… from the Options menu. The following screen appears. Select the E-DSP MIDI Ports for inputs and outputs, then click OK to close the window. OK, that’s all. Close Sonar LE by clicking the going to continue with the tutorials.) button.

  • Page 21: Basic Multitrack Recording

    Select the Sonar LE Recording Template Choose (1616) Sonar LE or (1212) Sonar LE from the Start -> Programs menu. The path is: (Program Files\Creative Professional\E-MU PatchMix DSP\VST\Recording Templates). Sonar LE will launch and load the Project. The Sonar LE Project window appears. Six empty tracks are ready to record. Each track is already connected to an input or pair of inputs in PatchMix.
  • Page 22 Tutorials Cakewalk Sonar LE Press the Track Record Enable button track turns a dull red color to indicate that it is record-enabled. You should now see activity on the Track Input Meter when feeding a signal into the Digital Audio System.

  • Page 23: Record Path Block Diagram

    ASIO input so that Sonar LE can receive your input c) an ASIO output strip for Sonar LE to output its audio back through PatchMix d) an output assigned to any physical output (to your monitors) E-MU 1616/1616 /1212 PCI Digital Audio System...

  • Page 24: Export Audio To Stereo

    Tutorials Cakewalk Sonar LE 3 - Export Audio to Stereo At some point, you’ll want to mix down your multitrack project to stereo. Sonar LE has a special function (Export Audio) that makes this a simple job. The Sonar LE Project window below shows a short song with 3 stereo tracks recorded.
  • Page 25 Next choose the file type. RIFF Wave or Broadcast Wave are good choices for a master file since they can be read by most other audio applications. Select the desired Sample Rate, Channel Format and Bit Depth. Press Export to process your Audio Mixdown. E-MU 1616/1616 /1212 PCI Digital Audio System Tutorials...

  • Page 26: Running Proteus X Le Vsti From Sonar Le

    MIDI keyboard, you should connect it now using the setup diagrams and instructions that came with your E-MU Digital Audio System. Without a keyboard, you will only be able to play one note at a time using the mini keyboard on Proteus X LE.
  • Page 27 Double-click on the number (or on the ProteusXLE name) to open the Proteus X LE editor. Double-Click Here to Open Proteus X LE E-MU 1616/1616 /1212 PCI Digital Audio System Audio Output from Proteus XLE MIDI input to Proteus XLE Click Here to view the strip controls.
  • Page 28 Proteus X LE is now running, but you need to load a bank of sounds. Choose Open from the File menu on Proteus X LE. Locate and load the Proteus X Composer bank, which is located here: (“Program Files/Creative Professional/E-MU Sound Central”) The bank takes a few seconds to load.

  • Page 29: To Record A Midi Track

    Now that you’ve had a taste of what Proteus X LE can do, please read the Proteus X LE Operation Manual pdf to learn all about this exceptional instrument. Sonar LE also includes useful online documentation and help files to help you learn about the features of this powerful program. E-MU 1616/1616 /1212 PCI Digital Audio System Tutorials...

  • Page 30: Ableton Live Lite 4 For E-Mu

    Select Preferences… from the Options menu. The following screen appears. In the Driver Type section of the dialog box, select ASIO. In the Audio Device section of the dialog box, select E-MU ASIO. Click the Hardware Setup button. The pop-up dialog box shown at right appears.
  • Page 31 After selecting the VST plug-ins folder, press OK. (You may have to wait a few seconds while Ableton locates the plug-ins.) E-MU 1616/1616 /1212 PCI Digital Audio System Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU Note: You can only select two input channels in this special version of Ableton Live.
  • Page 32 Click on the MIDI/Sync tab of the Preferences dialog box. The MIDI screen appears. Select one of the E-DSP MIDI Ports if you want to connect a MIDI keyboard. Select E-MU-USB Device if you have an E-MU X Board. Set up the Miscellaneous Parameters Click on the Misc tab of the Preferences dialog box.

  • Page 33: Running Proteus X Le Vsti From Ableton Live Lite 4

    Proteus X LE in the MIDI Track View area. E-MU 1616/1616 /1212 PCI Digital Audio System 3. Drop Here on the left side of the window. Tutorials Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU These instructions also apply to Proteus X or Emulator X.
  • Page 34 Proteus X LE is now running, but you need to load a bank of sounds. Choose Open from the File menu on Proteus X LE. Locate and load the Proteus X Composer bank, which is located here: (“Program Files/Creative Professional/E-MU Sound Central”) The bank takes a few seconds to load.
  • Page 35 Currently, the MIDI To box reads “No Output”. Instead, select 3-MIDI. Another option box labeled “Track In” now appears beneath 3-MIDI. E-MU 1616/1616 /1212 PCI Digital Audio System Stop on the MIDI clip you just shown above. The Input/Output Tutorials Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU Show/Hide In/Out Section Select 3-MIDI...
  • Page 36 Proteus X LE bank will automatically load as well. Setup to Record a MIDI Track Now let’s record a MIDI track using a USB keyboard such as the E-MU X Board or an external MIDI keyboard. Connect your MIDI keyboard now if it isn’t already connected.
  • Page 37 Read the Proteus X LE Operation Manual pdf to learn all about this excep- tional instrument. Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU includes several excellent hands-on tutorials to help you learn all the features of this ground breaking music application.

  • Page 38: Recording Audio Into Ableton Live Lite 4

    Continue On Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU is a powerful music creation tool that’s really fun to use. Now that you know how to get audio in and out and how to run Proteus X LE, continue on by following the excellent hands-on Lessons provided with the Ableton software.

  • Page 39: Recording & Monitoring With Effects

    ASIO To ASIO Direct From ASIO Send Panning Fader Aux 1 Bus Main Output Bus E-MU 1616/1616 /1212 PCI Digital Audio System To monitor Effects, but not record them, insert them Below the ASIO Send or in a Sidechain. Send...

  • Page 40: Creating A Headphone Submix

    Tutorials Recording & Monitoring with Effects Creating a Headphone Submix A headphone submix allows you to create a special mix for the musician while recording. In the example below, a headphone submix has been created from the first three strips in the mixer using the Aux 2 bus. The three strips are muted to prevent the audio from going straight through to the main mix—the submix send amounts now act as the level faders.

  • Page 41: About Patchmix Dsp

    Product Default Session connects every input and output for you. Once this session is selected, you can forget about PatchMix and use the Digital Audio System like any other sound card without the hardware effects and flexible routing features. PatchMix was never meant to replace the mixer of your recording application.
  • Page 42 Tutorials Recording & Monitoring with Effects Creative Professional...
  • Page 43 Index Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU changing presets 36 playing MIDI clips 34 recording audio into 38 running Proteus X LE in 33 setting up 30 Add Track, Cubase LE 12 AIFF Export Cubase LE 11 WaveLab Lite 18...
  • Page 44 Index Options Menu Ableton Live Lite 30 Sonar LE 19 Order of Effects 39 PatchMix, opening 5 Preferences Ableton Live Lite 4 30 WaveLab Lite 15 Preset Changes, Ableton Live Lite 36 Product Default Session 5 Project Window, Cubase LE 7 Proteus X Composer Bank, loading 14, 28, 34 Proteus X LE editor screen 28...

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