Tutorials
Steinberg Cubase LE
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Creative Professional
channel (strip). Make sure the PatchMix input channel (strip) matches the Cubase
LE Track Input.
8.
If your input signal is either too weak or too strong, adjust your input source or the
Digital Audio System gain controls.
If you are using the front panel Mic/Line inputs, adjust the input gain knobs as
follows. If you can’t get a proper level from the line inputs, open the PatchMix DSP,
Session Settings
by clicking the
O
button above the TV screen, then select
I/O
. If
your input signal is too strong, use
+4
. If your input signal is too weak, use
-10
.
Record a Track
9.
Press
Record
on the Cubase LE Transport control and start playing.
10.
Press
Stop
when you’re finished recording the first track.
11.
Press the R
eturn-to-Zero
button
on the Cubase Transport.
12.
Press
Play
on the Cubase Transport to play back your track. The audio from Cubase
comes back into PatchMix on the
ASIO Out 15/16 Strip.
Record Another Track
13.
Press the
Return to Zero
button
on the Cubase Transport.
14.
Add another track by selecting
Add Track
, from the Project menu. Select
Audio
.
15.
A new audio track is added. Notice that the red
Record Enable
button has been
automatically turned on in the new track. (If you wish to record multiple tracks
simultaneously, simply turn Record Enable on for each track you wish to record.)
f
A quick way to record
additional tracks using
the same input is to
simply drag the Part
(audio region) you just
recorded down to
another location in the
Cubase Arrange window,
then hit Record again
and go.
16.
Again, set up the track to be either
mono or stereo
, then choose the
Track Input
routing. The input can be the same one you used for the first track or you can
choose a different input.
Save your Project
17.
Choose
Save As…
from the Cubase LE file menu to save your project. Choose a
name and location that will make the project easy to find later.
To record into Cubase LE, you must have a PatchMix session containing these 4 basic
components:
a) a
physical input strip
for your input source.
b) an
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).
Record
Play
Stop
Return-To-Zero
