UR12 helps more people enjoy music production, with greater ease of use and optimum audio quality, in a variety of situations and environments—so that you can fulfill your musical hopes and dreams. The Steinberg Hardware Development Team UR12 Operation Manual...
Panel Controls and Terminals Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel 1 [INPUT 1 GAIN] knob 8 [OUTPUT] knob Adjusts the input signal level of the [MIC] jack. Adjusts the output signal level of the [PHONES] and [LINE OUTPUT] jacks. The output signal level of the 2 [MIC] jack [PHONES] and [LINE OUTPUT] jacks are adjusted simultaneously.
Panel Controls and Terminals Rear Panel 1 [5V DC] port 2 [POWER SOURCE] switch For connecting a USB power adapter or USB mobile For selecting the port for supplying power to the UR12. battery. Use a power supply when connecting the UR12 To supply bus power via the [USB2.0] port, set this to a device that does not supply sufficient bus power, switch to the [USB2.0] side.
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Panel Controls and Terminals 4 [LINE OUTPUT] jacks For connecting monitor speakers. Use RCA connectors (unbalanced) to connect to these jacks. 5 [+48V] switch Turns the phantom power (+48V) on/off. When you turn this switch on, phantom power will be supplied to the [MIC] jack.
Software HINT What is Loopback? Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver is a software program that Loopback is a convenient function for broadcasting over the allows communication between the UR12 and a computer. Internet. It mixes the input audio signals (such as...
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How to Open the Window Select [Applications] [Utilities] [Audio MIDI Setup]. How to Open the Window • Select [System Preferences] [Yamaha Steinberg USB]. Select the sample rate from [Format] menu. • From the Cubase series menu, select [Devices] ...
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From the Cubase series menu, select [Devices] [Device Setup...]. NOTE The method for opening the settings window is different for each application. Click [Control Panel] in [Steinberg UR12] in the menu on the left side of the window. The window for selecting the buffer size appears. UR12 Operation Manual...
• Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit or Lightning to USB Camera Adapter are required when connecting the UR12 with an iPad. • For the latest information on compatible iOS devices, refer to the Steinberg Website below. http://www.steinberg.net/ UR12 Operation Manual...
• (Windows only) Connect the USB cable to the same USB port that you used when installing the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver. If you connect the USB cable to a different USB port, the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver will be installed again.
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Using the UR12 Select UR12 ports for [Device Port] on both Select the input routing. the Inputs and Outputs tabs. When a microphone is connected to the [MIC] jack: Click on the track, and then click the track name on the Inputs Tab left side of the project window.
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Using the UR12 Click [ ] to start the recording. Programs other than Cubase Series ● Launch the DAW software. Turn on ( ) the [DIRECT MONITOR] switch on the front panel. After finishing the recording, click [ ■ ] to Adjust the input signal level of the stop recording.
Troubleshooting Power does not turn on Has the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver been installed properly? Refer to the Getting Started instructions to complete the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver installation. Confirm whether or not a proper USB cable is being used.
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“Configuring the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver (Mac)” (page 7) for instructions. Does your computer satisfy the system requirements? Confirm the system requirements. For the latest information, see the Steinberg Website below. http://www.steinberg.net/ Are you recording or playing long continuous sections of audio? The audio data processing capabilities of your computer will depend on a number of factors including CPU speed and access to external devices.
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