Section Iv - Using Software Input Monitoring - Lexicon OMEGA - ANNEXE 723 Owner's Manual

Recording MIDI Tracks - Section V
1. Here is an example of using a MIDI keyboard. To record MIDI data into the
2. You will need to run the line output of the keyboard to one (mono) or two (ste
3. Open Cubase LE 4 and start a new default

SECTION Iv - USING SOFTWARE INPUT MONITORING

In previous examples we have turned off Cubase LE 4's input monitoring software switches
when we have recorded tracks. We have used the monitor mix knob on the front of the
Omega to directly monitor an input without latency. Software monitoring allows you to
listen to software based effects in real time and to adjust the monitor mix independently
of the recording levels, but also introduces some latency (delay) into the input signal. The
amount of latency depends on the amount of buffers assigned in the ASIO control panel.
1. When using Cubase LE 4's input software monitoring with the Omega you will want
2. Click on the
computer, connect the MIDI output of the keyboard to the MIDI input of the
TM
Omega Studio . Connect the MIDI output of the Omega to the MIDI input of
the keyboard.
: If your keyboard doesn't have a built-in sound module, you may want to
NOTE
use a VST instrument. Refer to the Cubase
the Software Installation DVD) for more information about VST instruments and
instrument tracks.
reo) line inputs on the back of the Omega to hear your keyboard.
project. Right click in the middle gray
column and select Add MIDI Track.
Click the
ALL MIDI INPUTS
.
LEXICON USB MIDI
Click the output box (just below the box that
now says
LEXICON USB MIDI)
LEXICON USB MIDI
Click the
RECORD ENABLE
MIDI track 1.
Click on the
RECORD
transport and play your keyboard. You are
now recording MIDI data from the keyboard. If you don't see data in the track,
check the settings of the keyboard to make sure it's set to transmit on the same MIDI
channel that Cubase LE 4 is set to receive on. In some cases, you may want to set the
keyboard to "LOCAL OFF" and set Cubase LE 4 to "Echo" mode. For more informa-
tion, consult the Cubase LE 4 manual and your keyboard's manual.
to set the
MONITOR MIX
INPUT MONITORING
to. You will now be able to hear your input. Now you can try assigning an effect on
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LE 4 Operation Manual (located on
box and select
and select
for the MIDI outputs.
button on
button on the
knob all the way to the Playback side.
button on the track you are recording