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ICON CUBE 4nano DYNA User Manual

4-in / 4-out recording usb interface with smart device connecting i/o (digital & analog) for live streaming applications
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  • Page 1 4-In / 4-Out Recording USB Interface with Smart Device connecting I/O (Digital & Analog) for live streaming applications...
  • Page 2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read this manual thoroughly before using this unit. 2. Keep this manual for future reference. 3. Take notice of and comply with all warnings included in the user's manual or indicated on the appliance. 4. Follow all instructions included in this manual. 5.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introductions .....................4 What’s in the package? ................4 Register your ICON ProAudio product to your personal account ...5 Features ....................6 Front Panel ....................8 Rear Panel....................9 Top Panel....................10 Mac driver installation ................11 Install ProDriver 4 with LoopBack function ..........11 Mixer control panel(Mac) ................15...

  • Page 4: Introductions

    Introductions Firstly, congratulations on your purchase of the ICON Pro Audio Cube4Nano Dyna digital audio Interface! In these pages, you'll find a detailed description of the features of the Cube4Nano Dyna digital audio Interface, as well as a guided tour through its front and rear panels, step-by-step instructions for their setup and use and a full list of specifications.

  • Page 5: Register Your Icon Proaudio Product To Your Personal Account

    Register your ICON ProAudio product to your personal account 1. Check serial number of your device Please go to http:// iconproaudio.com/registration or scan the QR code below. Input your device’s serial number and the other information on the screen. Click “Submit”.

  • Page 6: Features

    Flexible channel routing via the ProDriver4 software software control panel ● ICON ProAudio developed ultra low latency ProDriver4™driver is provided ● ICON ProAudio innovative and user friendly plug-in hosting rack software is built-in with ProDriver4™(Windows and Mac) ● ARM-M7/500MHz processing power and technology for super fast and stable signal processing ●...
  • Page 7 ● LoopBack function is equipped with ProDriver 4™ for both Mac and Windows platforms ● Compatible with Mac OS (M1/ Intel-Mac) 10.11 and later, iOS 9 or above, Andriod and Windows 7, 8 & 10 (32-bit/64-bit) ● +5VDC power supply connector is equipped for external power supply when using with iOS ●...

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    Front Panel 1. “Mic/Inst” Inputs 1/2 Unbalanced instrument and mic level inputs. These hybrid connectors will accept a standard 3-pin XLR plug or a 1/4” TS connector. 2. 48V phantom power switch Press to supply +48V phantom power to the associated XLR input. This phantom power circuit is suitable for most condenser microphones.

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    5. Power supply connector (USB Type C) Cube4Nano Dyna is USB-bus powered. If your computer does not supply sufficient power, connect an ICON 5VDC power supply adapter to this jack. Or you may try to use your smart phone power adapter with the correct cable type (USB Type C).

  • Page 10: Top Panel

    Top Panel 1. “Direct monitor ” knob Hardware direct monitoring (clockwise “Direct out”) eliminates the latency or delay inherent in even the best internal circuitry while listening to your input and existing tracks. Alternatively listen to your input complete with effects (anti- clockwise “Computer”) while recording by using the extremely low-latency ASIO monitoring.

  • Page 11: Mac Driver Installation

    1. Download ProDriver 4 (Mac) from your "Personal User Portal" page for your audio intetface. (Please refer to P.5 "register your ICON ProAudio product to your personal account" for creating your persoanl user portal) 2. Double click the file "ProDriver-OSX-xxx.dmg" that you just...
  • Page 12 4. Click "Continue" Diagram 3 5. Click "Continue" Diagram 4 6. Click "Read License" to read the lincense terms or click "Agree" to start the installation Diagram 5 7. Select the disk where you would like ProDriver to be installed and then click "Continue"...
  • Page 13 Diagram 8 10. Installtion started and click "Close" after it has completed. Diagram 9 11. Please connect your audio interface at this state to you Mac and then click the ICON logo as shown. Diagram 10...
  • Page 14 ProDriver control panel. Diagram 13 15. Audio MIDI setup Cube 4Nano Dyna (Core Audio) Cube 4Nano Dyna (Bit Accurate) Open the “Audio MIDI setup” window Cube 4Nano Dyna (Core Audio) Cube 4Nano Dyna : Output...

  • Page 15: Mixer Control Panel(Mac)

    The mixers work like a matrix mixer. Activate and adjust the corresponding input or output channel level. They are very useful and make your inputs and outputs very flexible. You may route any of your input(s) to any output(s). Cube 4Nano Dyna Diagram 15 1. HW In 1/2 level metering Shows the hardware 1/2 input level.
  • Page 16 Cube4Nano Dyna Cube4Nano Dyna Diagram 16 11. Device Preferences Click "Device" at the top menu bar to launch the "Preferences" window. 11.1 Output Select your audio interface as your output device 11.2 Input Select your audio interface as your input device 11.3 Active output channels Showing you all the avaliable and active output channels for your audio interface 11.4 Active output channels...

  • Page 17: Windows Driver Installation

    2. Download the Windows driver from your “Personal User Page at www.iconproaudio.com” (Please refer to P.5 "register your ICON ProAudio product to your personal account" for creating your persoanl user portal) After you downloaded the driver file, please click it to start the installation process.
  • Page 18 5. Select components for installation Check mark the components that you would like to install. We strongly recommend you to select all components. Cube4Nano Dyna Device Drivers Diagram 20 6. Preparing installation files The installation process started, the process may take some time depending on your Icon_Cube4Nano Dyna_2.9.86.50.exe computer performance, please be patient and wait for the process to finish.
  • Page 19 A window as shown in Diagram 25 should appear. Choose "Finish”. Diagram 25 9. Launch the software control panel You may click the ICON ProAudio logo on the system tray to launch the software control panel (Page 20). Cube 4Nano Dyna Cube 4Nano Dyna...

  • Page 20: Prodriver4(Windows)

    Introducing ProDriver, the leading edge in audio innovation for stage, studio and streaming from ICON ProAudio. The ProDriver audio system supplys you with the most reliable tools for almost any audio application, in the moment, right when you need it.

  • Page 21: Mixer Control Panel(Windows)

    There are two different audio drivers including “WDM” (Windows Driver Model) and “ASIO” (Audio Stream Input and Output) within the ICON ProAudio audio interface driver. WDM are widely used for daily software such as media player and ASIO is mainly being used for most of the recording software such as LogicPro.
  • Page 22 Cube 4Nano Dyna Diagram 30 By activating different cross points, you may route the corresponding signal to your desired channels. 1. HW Input 1/2 level metering Showing the hardware 1/2 input level (HW In 1/2). 2. HW Output 1/2 level metering Showing the hardware 1/2 output level (HW Out 1/2).
  • Page 23 8. VSC Music In 1/2 (Virtual) input level metering Showing the WDM 1/2 output level (VSC music In 1/2). 9. VSC Out 1/2 (Virtual) output level metering Showing the ASIO 1/2 VC output level (VSC Out 1/2). 10. VSC Music Out 1/2 (Virtual) output level metering Showing the ASIO 1/2 VC output level (VSC music Out 1/2).

  • Page 24: Settings (Sample Rate And Latency Settings)

    Settings (Sample rate and latency settings) Click the “Setting” button to launch the settings window. Diagram 31 Sample rate setting Select your desired sampling rate from 44.1KHz to 192KHz on the pull down window shown in Diagram 32. Diagram 32...
  • Page 25 Latency settings There are six standard latency settings to select. If you would like to customize your own latency value, select custom. ● Safe (maximum latency) ● Extra Large ● Normal ● Small ● Very Small ● Minimum (minimum latency) ●...
  • Page 26 There are three different settings you can adjust to customize your own latency settings: These values include: 1. ASIO buffer Size You may adjust the value ranging from 32/64/128/256/512/1024/2048 and 4096. Diagram 34 2. Streaming buffer Size Adjustable settings: Minimum/Low/Normal/High and Maximum. Diagram 35...
  • Page 27 3. Streaming buffer volume Adjustable values: 2/3 and 4. Diagram 36 Diagram 37 (Note: If a warning message appears on the “Latency Status” windows, please adjust a larger latency setting.) (Note: If a clicking sound occurs, you should change to a larger buffer size for the settings.

  • Page 28: Prodriver Hosting Rack (Mac/Windows)

    ProDriver hosting rack (Mac/Windows) Cube4Nano Diagram 38 With the ProDriver Rack, you can use any of your plug-ins with your DAW. Or you may use your device as a standalone plug-ins effectors without the need to run a DAW. Click the "Rack" button on your ProDriver's mixer panel to launch the Virtual Rack window...
  • Page 29 Session & Preset A session could contain unlimited presets. Each preset allow you to insert different plug-ins to create your desire sound effect or application need. Diagram 39 1 、 Create a New Session Click "New Session" under the "file" tab on the top menu bar. Then click "Save Session"...
  • Page 30 Duplicate Current Preset Sometime you may like to make small changes to a current preset and compare the two. The function of "Duplicate Current Preset" will allow you to copy the current preset instantly. Then you may make changes as wish with one of the preset and make comparison between the two.
  • Page 31 Grouping a Preset There are four "Preset Categories" including "Vocal", "Special", "MC" and "Others" that allow you grouping all your current presets. This is very useful to manage your different presets according to different application such as singing (Vocal), broadcasting (MC) or Guitar (Special) etc. To set a selected preset to a particular category - Click the "#"...
  • Page 32 Cube4Nano Dyna Cube4Nano Dyna Cube4Nano Dyna Cube4Nano Dyna Diagram 44 Edit plug-in in a preset Click the "Pencil & Paper" button on the selected preset slot will enter to the plug-in rack screen where you would see 6 different routing blocks. ProDriver Input routing block with orange connections Depended on the number of I/O that your audio interface equipped, you will see a number of connections in orange, they are representing the input channels of...
  • Page 33 To use the block as the "Voice Over" function, normally you have to add . We have created a small activate shortcut button on the ProDriver floating icon. Simply click the "V" button would activate or deactivate the function (plugin).
  • Page 34 Import all your available plug-in To import all you available plug-in, click "View" tab on the top menu bar and click "Plugin Manager" to launch the Plugin Manager window. Click "Scan VST" or "Scan VST3" to scan your computer all the available correspondence plugin automatically.
  • Page 35 Add plug-in and make routing It is extremely easy to add plug-ins and make any routing between input channels to any plug-in to output channels. Just simply pull & drag the connection cable from connection point to point. To add a plug-in, right click your mouse, you will see all the available plug-ins that you have in your computer in the pull-down menu, then simply just click the plug-in to select.

  • Page 36: Hardware Connections

    Hardware Connections (Use with Mac/PC and mobile device simultaneously) Connect the Cube4Nano Dyna digital audio interface outputs to your amplifier, powered monitors or surround system. Two-channel stereo operation, the default outputs are channels 1 and 2. If you are monitoring through headphones, connect your headphones to the device’s headphone output.

  • Page 37: Different Types Of Microphone Connection

    Different types of microphone connection method diagram Dynamic Microphone (D2) 1/4” TR Unbalanced Balanced Condenser Microphone (Apollo) Note: For dynamic microphone user, please make sure +48V phantom power switch is “OFF” before you plug in your microphone, otherwise it may cause damage to your...

  • Page 38: Specifications

    Specifications ADC: Dynamic Range: ..........122dB, A-weighted Signal-to-Noise Ratio:........-122dB, A-weighted THD+N Ratio: ..........-116dB, -1dBFS DAC: Dynamic Range: ..........127dB, A-weighted Signal-to-Noise Ratio:........-127dB, A-weighted THD+N Ratio: ..........-120dB, 0dBFS Mic1 / 2 Inputs (XLR, Balanced): Frequency Response: ........20Hz to 20kHz (+/-0.1dB) Noise EIN: ............

  • Page 39: Services

    Pack the unit in its original packaging including end card and box. This is very important. If you have lost the packaging, please make sure you have packed the unit properly. ICON is not responsible for any damage that occurs due to non-factory packing.
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