Basic Recording; Recording Into Cubasis - E-Mu 404 Owner's Manual

Basic Recording

The following step by step tutorials are designed to get you recording as quickly as
possible. After you have finished the tutorials we encourage you to read the Cubasis pdf
manual in order to learn about the many features of this powerful program. We have
provided special PatchMix DSP Sessions, as well as a Cubasis Recording Template Song
to go along with the following tutorials.

Recording into Cubasis

Follow these instructions if you have an 0404 system and Cubasis is installed on your
computer. In this tutorial, we'll assume you're using just a single input or pair of inputs.
For more advanced recording, refer to the Cubasis manual.
Open the PatchMix DSP Mixer
Open the PatchMix DSP mixer by clicking on the
1.
To Load the Default Multitrack Session
Click the "New Session" button,
2.
screen. The following screen appears:
From the 44k/48k tab, select 44.1 Mono-Stereo Session. This Session is all set up to
3.
record in either mono or stereo. It also has a WAVE strip and one pair of ASIO
outputs (31& 32) used for monitoring the main output of Cubasis.
The Session Settings screen appears showing 44.1kHz. Click OK.
4.
If you wish to record in stereo, connect a preamplified instrument or microphones
5.
to inputs L/R. To record in mono, connect to either the left or the right input.
Open Cubasis
Open Cubasis by clicking on the desktop shortcut.
6.
On Cubasis, select File, Open.
7.
If you want to record in Mono open the Cubasis Arrangement (0404) mono-stereo
8.
template" which is located here: (My Computer\Local Disk-C\Program
Files\Creative Professional\PatchMix DSP\VST\Recording Templates).
E-MU Digital Audio System
icon on the Windows Taskbar.
which is the upper left button above the TV
6 - Working with ASIO
Basic Recording
Because unused strips
f
waste DSP resources as
well as needlessly
complicating the mixer
display, you may want to
delete the strips you
aren't using.
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