E-Mu 404 Owner's Manual page 25

Tutorials
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.
Get Ready To Record
5. Plug in your instrument or microphone and set the input gain control for a
good signal level. The meters should show signal activity, but the clip LED
should never come on.
6. You should be hearing your instrument or microphone through your monitor
speakers or headphones. If not, go back to steps 4 and 5.
7. Optional Step - Metronome: To toggle the Metronome on and off, press C on
the computer keyboard. To adjust the metronome output level, press the
transport Play control, then select Metronome Setup... from the Transport
menu. Use the volume slider to set the desired metronome level.
8. Press the Go to Start button
9. Make sure the Record Enable button on the track is on (it should be by
default).
Record Enable
10. Press the Record button on the Cubase transport control panel. The button
turns red and you're recording.
Go to Start
11. When you're finished recording your track, press the Spacebar, or press the
Stop button on the Cubase Transport Control.
12. Press the Go to Start button
13. Press the Spacebar or press the Play button to play back your new Track.
Record Another Track
14. Press the Go to Start button
15. Drag the audio chunk you just recorded down below itself and release the
mouse button. A new track is automatically created with your recording. This
is by far the quickest and easiest way to set up a new track in Cubase. Now
you're all set to record again on Track 1.
Drag
16. Press the Record button on the Cubase transport control panel and you're
recording again. You'll hear your first track playing along with you.
17. Repeat steps 12-14 to record more audio tracks.
18. Press the Mute button
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Stop Play
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to silence any tracks you don't want to hear.
Record
Direct Monitor
Main
S/PDIF
Off
NOTE
Turning on the metronome
adds a 2-bar lead-in before
recording begins.
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