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Creative E-MU 1212M Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 • Steinberg Cubase LE • Steinberg WaveLab Lite • Steinberg WaveLab Lite • Cakewalk Sonar LE • Cakewalk Sonar LE • Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU • Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU E-MU 1212 /1820/1820 PCI Digital Audio System...
  • Page 2 Tutorials • E-MU Proteus X LE • Steinberg Cubase LE • Steinberg WaveLab Lite • Cakewalk Sonar LE • Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU © 2005 E-MU Systems All Rights Reserved Software Version: 1.71 E-MU World Headquarters Europe, Africa, Middle East...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    To Record a MIDI Track ..................29 To Record a MIDI Track on another MIDI Channel ..........29 Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU ........... 30 1 - Setting up the Preferences ................... 30 2 - Running Proteus X LE VSTi from Ableton Live Lite 4 ..........33 3 - Recording Audio into Ableton Live Lite 4 ..............
  • Page 4 Creating a Headphone Submix ..................40 To Create a Headphone Submix: ................40 About PatchMix DSP ......................41 About ASIO ........................41 IMPORTANT -> Activating ASIO ..................41 An Example: ......................41 ASIO Channels are STEREO! .................... 41 Creative Professional...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    “Getting Started” manual. Professional, Documents” • You should hear the computer sounds coming out of the E-MU hardware and your folder. speakers when you play a CD or an MP3 using Windows Media Player. If not, make sure your E-MU hardware is properly connected according to the diagrams in the “Getting Started”...

  • Page 6: Steinberg Cubase Le

    Select VST Multitrack from the list and the following screen appears. In the Setup section of the dialog box, select E-MU ASIO as the ASIO Driver. A pop up dialog box asks, “Do you want to switch the ASIO driver?” Select Switch .

  • Page 7: Basic Multitrack Recording

    Select the Cubase LE Recording Template Choose ( 1820) Cubase LE or (1212) Cubase LE from the Start -> Programs menu. The path is: (Program Files\Creative Professional\E-MU PatchMix DSP\VST\ Recording Templates). Cubase LE will launch and load the Project. A pop-up dialog box will appear, asking Tip: If you have two you to Select Directory .
  • Page 8 ASIO Send on the physical input strip (so that Cubase can receive your input). c) an ASIO output strip for Cubase to output its audio back through PatchMix. d) an output assigned to any physical output (to your monitor speakers). Creative Professional...

  • Page 9: Recording Path Block Diagram

    Stereo Hardware Full Left Full Right Aux Send 1 Aux Send 1 Aux Bus 1 Outputs Amount Amount ASIO ASIO Send Monitor Full Full 31/32 9/10 Speakers PatchMix PatchMix Main Mix Main Mix E-MU 1212 /1820/1820 PCI Digital Audio System...

  • Page 10: Export Audio Mixdown To Stereo

    From the Cubase LE Project window, select Mixer from the Devices menu (or press F3). The Cubase LE Track Mixer appears. Play your song and use the Faders to set the levels of each part. (Note: These moves can be automated in Cubase LE. See the online documentation for details.) Creative Professional...
  • Page 11 WAVE is a good choice for a master file since it is an uncompressed format. “Stereo Interleaved” creates a single stereo file. Select the desired Sample Rate and bit Resolution. Press Save to process your Audio Mixdown. E-MU 1212 /1820/1820 PCI Digital Audio System...

  • Page 12: Running Proteus X Le Vsti From Cubase Le

    Proteus X or Emulator X. that came with your E-MU Digital Audio System. Without a keyboard, you will only be able to play one note at a time using the mini keyboard on Proteus X LE. From the Cubase LE Project window, select Add Track from the Project menu and choose MIDI Track .
  • Page 13 (diagram on following page). The input to the MIDI track is connected to E-DSP MIDI Port, but the Output is not yet connected to anything. Click on the Output and select ProteusXLE. Now you’re ready to play. E-MU 1212 /1820/1820 PCI Digital Audio System...

  • Page 14: To Record A Midi Track

    Choose Open from the File menu on Proteus X LE. Locate and load the Proteus X Composer bank , which is located here: (“Program Files/Creative Professional/ E-MU Sound Central”) The bank takes a few seconds to load. Play the Proteus X Composer Bank Click on the mini keyboard at the bottom of the window.

  • Page 15: Steinberg Wavelab Lite

    Select Preferences… from the Options menu. The Preferences window appears. Select the Audio Card tab to display the following screen. In the Playback and Recording selection boxes, select E-DSP Wave . Save your settings and close the Preferences window by selecting OK. E-MU 1212 /1820/1820 PCI Digital Audio System...

  • Page 16: Turning On The Patchmix Wave Send

    Send is included in the PatchMix Product Default session. You just have to turn it on. This is the setup you’ll use with any application that uses WAVE instead of ASIO. Open PatchMix Left-click once on the E-MU icon on the Windows System Tray. The PatchMix DSP mixer window appears.

  • Page 17: Recording

    Click here for: Audio File Format Properties Click on the bar to open the Audio File Format properties. The dialog box shown below appears. Set the recording properties as desired, then click OK. E-MU 1212 /1820/1820 PCI Digital Audio System...
  • Page 18 Choose Save As… from the File menu. Normally you will choose WAVE . The Save dialog box allows you to save in either WAVE (.wav) or AIFF (.aif, .aiff, .snd) formats. Name your new file and click Save. Creative Professional...

  • Page 19: Cakewalk Sonar Le

    3. Set the ASIO Buffer Latency. Set the Audio Settings as shown in the dialog boxes above. Select E-MU ASIO. In the General section of the dialog box, select ASIO Panel. The pop-up dialog box shown at right appears. Set the ASIO Buffer Latency to 10 ms or less. A low latency setting is important to assure fast MIDI response time and to minimize delay when monitoring through Sonar.
  • Page 20 OK, that’s all. Close Sonar LE by clicking the button. (Do this even if you’re To Set the Location of your Audio Files: going to continue with the tutorials.) 1. Select Global… from the Options menu, then 2. Select Audio Data. Creative Professional...

  • Page 21: Basic Multitrack Recording

    Select the Sonar LE Recording Template Choose (1820) Sonar LE or (1212) Sonar LE from the Start -> Programs menu. The path is: (Program Files\Creative Professional\E-MU PatchMix DSP/ VST\Recording Templates). Sonar LE will launch and load the Project. The Sonar LE Project window shown below appears. Five empty tracks are ready to record.
  • Page 22 Part (audio region) you just recorded up or down to another track in the Sonar Project Window, then just hit Record again and go. (Choose “Slide Over Old to Make Room” when asked in the Drag & Drop Options.) Creative Professional...

  • Page 23: Record Path Block Diagram

    ASIO input so that Sonar LE can receive your input c) an ASIO output strip for Sonar LE to output its audio back through PatchMix d) an output assigned to any physical output (to your monitors) E-MU 1212 /1820/1820 PCI Digital Audio System...

  • Page 24: Export Audio To Stereo

    (Export Audio) that makes this a simple job. The Sonar LE Project window below shows a short song with 3 stereo tracks recorded. Mix your Song From the Sonar LE Project window, select Console from the View menu (or press Alt+3). The Sonar LE Track Mixer appears. Creative Professional...
  • Page 25 Next choose the file type. RIFF Wave or Broadcast Wav e are good choices for a master file since they can be read by most other audio applications. Select the desired Sample Rate , Channel Format and Bit Depth. Press Export to process your Audio Mixdown. E-MU 1212 /1820/1820 PCI Digital Audio System...

  • Page 26: Running Proteus X Le Vsti From Sonar Le

    BEFORE Proteus X LE, you will that came with your E-MU Digital Audio System. Without a keyboard, you will only be have to run the able to play one note at a time using the mini keyboard on Proteus X LE.
  • Page 27 Open Proteus X LE Double-click on the number (or on the ProteusXLE name) to open the Proteus X LE editor. Synth Rack with Proteus X LE Double-Click Here to Open Proteus X LE E-MU 1212 /1820/1820 PCI Digital Audio System...
  • Page 28 Proteus X LE is now running, but you need to load a bank of sounds. Choose Open from the File menu on Proteus X LE. Locate and load the Proteus X Composer bank, which is located here: (“Program Files/Creative Professional/E-MU Sound Central”) The bank takes a few seconds to load.

  • Page 29: To Record A Midi Track

    Now that you’ve had a taste of what Proteus X LE can do, please read the Proteus X LE Operation Manual pdf to learn all about this exceptional instrument. Sonar LE also includes useful online documentation and help files to help you learn about the features of this powerful program. E-MU 1212 /1820/1820 PCI Digital Audio System...

  • Page 30: Ableton Live Lite 4 For E-Mu

    Select Preferences… from the Options menu. The following screen appears. In the Driver Type section of the dialog box, select ASIO. In the Audio Device section of the dialog box, select E-MU ASIO . Click the Hardware Setup button. The pop-up dialog box shown at right appears.
  • Page 31 Tutorials Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU Select the ASIO channels that you might use to input audio into Ableton Live Lite 4. Note: You can only These numbers correspond to the ASIO Send Inserts in PatchMix DSP. For example,...
  • Page 32 Select one of the E-DSP MIDI Ports if you want to connect a MIDI keyboard. Select E-MU-USB Device if you have an E-MU X Board. Set up the Miscellaneous Parameters Click on the Misc tab of the Preferences dialog box. The following screen appears.

  • Page 33: Running Proteus X Le Vsti From Ableton Live Lite 4

    Tutorials Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU 2 - Running Proteus X LE VSTi from Ableton Live Lite 4 These instructions explain how to run Proteus X LE from within Ableton Live Lite 4. These instructions also Ableton Live’s forte is making it easy to combine pre-recorded audio and MIDI clips in apply to Proteus X or Emulator X.
  • Page 34 Proteus X LE is now running, but you need to load a bank of sounds. Choose Open from the File menu on Proteus X LE. Locate and load the Proteus X Composer bank, which is located here: (“Program Files/Creative Professional/E-MU Sound Central”) The bank takes a few seconds to load.
  • Page 35 Tutorials Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU The first folder, BRK_120 contains a nice bass riff. Open it, then open the next folder BRK-Bass.mid . Now, you’ll see a MIDI file named BRK-Bass . Click and drag BRK-Bass over one of the clip slots in the 3 MIDI strip as shown below.
  • Page 36 Proteus X LE bank will automatically load as well. Setup to Record a MIDI Track Now let’s record a MIDI track using a USB keyboard such as the E-MU X Board or an external MIDI keyboard. Connect your MIDI keyboard now if it isn’t already connected.
  • Page 37 Read the Proteus X LE Operation Manual pdf to learn all about this excep- tional instrument. Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU includes several excellent hands-on tutorials to help you learn all the features of this ground breaking music application.

  • Page 38: Recording Audio Into Ableton Live Lite 4

    Continue On Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU is a powerful music creation tool that’s really fun to use. Now that you know how to get audio in and out and how to run Proteus X LE, continue on by following the excellent hands-on Lessons provided with the Ableton software.

  • Page 39: Recording & Monitoring With Effects

    To monitor Effects, but not record them, insert them Below the ASIO Send or Panning in a Sidechain. Fader Send Return Amount Amount Aux 1 Bus Reverb Output Main Output Bus To Monitor Speakers E-MU 1212 /1820/1820 PCI Digital Audio System...

  • Page 40: Creating A Headphone Submix

    Choose the desired Send Output from the list. Choose a pair of outputs for your headphone submix such as “DOCK Out 2L/2R” Click the Output button at the top of the TV screen to view the output assignments. Disconnect the submix from the main or monitor mix if connected. Creative Professional...

  • Page 41: About Patchmix Dsp

    ASIO stream is stereo (with the mono signal on both channels). To record a mono input, you simply set up a sequencer track as a mono track and use either the left or right ASIO channel from PatchMix as the input for the track. E-MU 1212 /1820/1820 PCI Digital Audio System...
  • Page 42 Tutorials Recording & Monitoring with Effects Creative Professional...
  • Page 43 Ableton Live Lite 4 30 Cubase LE 6 Sonar LE 19 Export Audio Cubase LE 10 Sonar LE 24 Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU Export Formats changing presets 36 Cubase LE 11 playing MIDI clips 34 Sonar LE 25...
  • Page 44 Cubase LE 8 Sonar LE 23 Select Directory 7 Sonar LE 19 multitrack recording 21 project window 21 record path diagram 23 running Proteus X LE in 26 setting up 19 Sub-Bank, Ableton Live Lite 36 Submix, headphone 40 Creative Professional...

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