Basic Multitrack Recording - E-Mu 404 Tutorials Manual

2 - Basic Multitrack Recording

In this tutorial, we'll assume you're using a single input or pair of inputs. For more
advanced recording, refer to the Cubase LE manual.
Select the Cubase LE Recording Template
Choose ( 0404) Cubase LE from the Start -> Programs menu. The path is:
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(Program Files\Creative Professional\E-MU PatchMix DSP\VST\ Recording
Templates). Cubase LE will launch and load the Project.
A pop-up dialog box will appear, asking
2.
you to Select Directory . Choose a
location on your hard disk where you
wish to store your audio files, then click
OK .
The Cubase LE Project window shown
3.
below appears. Five empty tracks are
ready to record. Each track is already
connected to an input in PatchMix.
Select the Track that matches the inputs
4.
you've connected to the Digital Audio
System by clicking on it. Note that the
selected track brightens as you select it.
In the example below, we are using I/O
Card L .
Turn the Monitor button OFF
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through PatchMix DSP which has zero-latency.
If you want to record in mono, set the track to mono by clicking the Mono/Stereo
6.
Selector button. Use the Left input of the stereo pair for mono recording.
The Cubase LE Project Window
Mono/Stereo
Track Select
Track Input
Track Output
You should see activity on the Track Input Meter when feeding a signal into the
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Digital Audio System. If not, open PatchMix to verify meter activity on the input
E-MU 0404 PCI Digital Audio System
for the track. You will be monitoring the input
( Bus 1 is routed to ASIO
31/32 in VST Outputs.)
Selected Track
Track Input Meters
Turn Monitor OFF
Tutorials
Steinberg Cubase LE
f Tip: If you have two
or more hard disks, it' s
better to store audio files
on a disk that isn't
running your OS.
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