Steinberg MR816CSX Operation Manual page 14

Using the MR816 CSX/MR816 X with Cubase
When you select the audio track to which the audio sig-
nal of the analog input jacks 1 – 8 has been assigned
(after making the assignments), the corresponding
lamp(s) of the [QUICK CONNECT] buttons will flash for
a while. This lets you confirm the audio routing assign-
ment quickly. When you select multiple audio tracks, all
the [QUICK CONNECT] lamps assigned to the selected
tracks will flash simultaneously.
3
On Cubase, select the track to be recorded then
turn on the Record Enable button and Monitor
button.
4
While playing the instrument or singing into the
microphone at the loudest expected level, gradu-
ally rotate the knob of the corresponding channel
clockwise to find the point at which the corre-
sponding [SIG/PEAK] flashes slightly in red.
In order to record the sound with the widest
dynamic range and minimum noise, rotate the
[GAIN] control clockwise to raise the input sensitiv-
ity as high as possible without the input signal clip-
ping.
Flashes slightly in red
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Select a track.
Flashes
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While playing the instrument or singing into the
microphone, gradually adjust the volume of the
master output and headphones.
The setup for recording has been completed.
NOTE
· To achieve a clear sound with the least noise, amplify the input
to the desired average level as early as possible in the signal
path. That means that you should amplify the input signal by
using the corresponding knob as much as possible. Remem-
ber, however, that too much initial gain is bad, because it will
cause clipping, and will distort the sound. Amplify the signal to
a level just below clipping.
Adding multiple monitoring environments
(only for Cubase 4.5.1 or later)
The Control Room feature of Cubase 4.5.1 or later lets you
seamlessly control the built-in mixer and create monitor
mixes for the musicians. The actual mixing is performed in
the MR816 CSX/MR816 X although the mix operation of
Control Room is performed within Cubase, allowing you to
create a latency-free monitor environment. Furthermore,
two of the mix sounds created on the Control Room can
be assigned independently to the two headphone jacks.
This section shows how to make the settings so that you
can create monitor signals for vocals and guitar then out-
put them from headphone jacks 1 and 2 respectively by
using the Control Room feature. The settings explained
below are useful if you want to record guitar and vocals
simultaneously.
NOTE
· Keep in mind that the Control Room function is not available in
Cubase AI. When you use Cubase AI 4.5.1 or later, you can
assign certain stereo output buses to headphone jacks 1 and 2
respectively.
1
Select [Devices] ➝ [VST Connections] to call up
the VST Connections window.
2
Click the [Studio] tab on the top right of the VST
Connections window then make sure that the
Control Room function is available.
If unavailable, click [Disable Control Room] to turn
on the Control Room function.
3
Create the stereo Studios (up to four can be cre-
ated) by clicking [Add Channel] then selecting
[Add Studio].
NOTE
· The mono Studio cannot be selected as the output of the head-
phone jack.