Basic Multitrack Recording - E-Mu 404 Owner's Manual

Tutorials
TIP . . .
If you don't see meter
activity on the track, check
the Input for the track.
Make sure you are selecting
the proper input source.
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2 - Basic Multitrack Recording

This tutorial assumes you're using a single input or pair of inputs. For more
advanced recording, refer to the Sonar LE manual. Sonar opens by default with
with 2 audio tracks and 2 MIDI tracks.
The Sonar Project Window
Inspector
1. Click the Restore Strip Size
button for Track 1. This reveals
the input and output routing of
the track. The E-MU 0404 USB
2.0 will already be selected as the
output destination.
2. Select the input source by clicking on the small triangle on the input field. If
you wish to record a mono signal on the "A" input of the 0404 USB, select Left
ASIO E-MU 0404 USB Analog In A. To record both inputs in stereo select
Stereo ASIO E-MU 0404 USB Analog In A.
3. The Input Echo button
through the E-MU 0404 USB 2.0.
4. Press the Direct Monitor button on your E-MU 0404 USB 2.0. The LED
should show Main. If you are recording a mono track, set Direct Monitor to
Mono by pressing the Mono On button.
5. Press the Track Record Enable button
above.) The 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 0404 USB 2.0.
6. If your input signal is either too weak or too strong, adjust the input level
control on the 0404 USB 2.0.
Restore Strip Size
Track Record Enable
Step 3
Input
Output
should be OFF. You will be monitoring the input
for the track. (See the diagram
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