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TRACKERpre Reference Manual

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Page 1: ...TRACKERpre Reference Manual 1 Reference Manual Reference Manual A u d i o I n t e r f a c e M o b i l e P r e a m p...

Page 2: ...n Hills Road Scotts Valley CA 95066 USA Europe Creative Labs Ireland Ltd Ballycoolin Business Park Blanchardstown Dublin 15 IRELAND Asia Pacific Africa Middle East Creative Technology Ltd 31 Internati...

Page 3: ...nitoring 17 Tutorials 18 Introduction 18 Before you Begin 18 Getting Started with Steinberg Cubase LE 4 Windows OS X 19 1 Setting up Cubase LE 4 19 2 Basic Multitrack Recording 21 3 Recording a MIDI T...

Page 4: ...rnet References 48 Forums 48 Useful Information 49 Cables balanced or unbalanced 49 Balanced Cables 49 Unbalanced Cables 49 Adapter Cables 50 Grounding 50 Phantom Power 50 Technical Specifications 51...

Page 5: ...thing you need to create record edit and mix your music Some of the other key features are detailed below Record and Playback support for a multitude of sample rates 44 1k 48k 88 2k 96k 176 4k 192k 17...

Page 6: ...der Windows only E MU Production Tools Software Bundle DVD OS X Windows Windows Applications E MU Proteus VX with over 1000 sounds Cakewalk Sonar 6 LE Steinberg Cubase LE4 Celemony Melodyne essential...

Page 7: ...ROM CD RW drive required for software installation DVD ROM drive required for bundled software installation XVGA Video 1024 x 768 OS X Apple Macintosh G4 800 MHz G4 compatible or Intel based processor...

Page 8: ...your DVD ROM drive 10 The installation splash screen appears Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Note About Windows Logo Testing When you install the Tracker Pre USB 2...

Page 9: ...all the Tracker Pre USB 2 0 drivers and software on a Macintosh OS X computer First connect the Tracker Pre to your computer as shown on page 12 Install the Tracker Pre USB 2 0 Software 1 Insert the E...

Page 10: ...ult Output System Output Properties For 12 Play a song on iTunes to verify that the Tracker Pre USB 2 0 is the default device for audio playback 13 Quit iTunes Setup the MIDI Devices If you plan to us...

Page 11: ...tructions on the screen 20 Continue to install applications from the bundle as desired Uninstalling the Audio Drivers and Applications At times you may need to uninstall or reinstall the Tracker Pre U...

Page 12: ...d when connecting to a device with balanced inputs Computer Phantom Power On Off Optional External Power for standalone operation Microphone or Line Stereo Electret Mic 1 4 male to 1 4 male 1 4 male T...

Page 13: ...AGRAM Tip Ring Tip Ring The pre amplified signal is sent Out the Tip of the plug and Returns to the Tracker Pre via the Ring of the plug Inserting a stereo send return cable into an Insert jack breaks...

Page 14: ...he left and right channels are passed through to their respective outputs at the level set by the Direct Monitor Level control Press the button again to switch to Mono Direct Monitoring which sums the...

Page 15: ...ter keyboards contain System Volume Controls 10 Phantom Power on off This switch turns 48V Phantom Power on or off to the XLR inputs for use with microphones which require phantom power See page 50 to...

Page 16: ...u can also open the E Control Application using the icon on the desktop 1 Skin Choose between different appearances for the E MU USB Audio control panel 2 View Hide the application Ctrl H Windows You...

Page 17: ...ut when recording so that you can hear your performance without delay The Direct Monitor level control lets you adjust the volume of the input signal in relation to the recorded tracks Direct monitori...

Page 18: ...applications please see Windows Program Files Creative Professional E MU Tracker Pre USB Documents 3rdParty htm OS X Applications Drive Library Documentation E MU Tracker Pre USB 3rdParty htm Before...

Page 19: ...ll pop up to ask if you want to run the ASIO test Choose No because you won t be using the driver anyway 2 Select New Project from the File menu 3 Select Empty and click OK 4 A Select Directory pop up...

Page 20: ...lose the Device Setup screen by clicking OK Setting up a New Project 13 Select New Project from File menu in Cubase LE 4 A pop up Template selection dialog box appears Select Empty then click OK TIP I...

Page 21: ...Input field You can change this to Right Stereo In if you wish 3 Make sure the Monitor button is OFF You will be monitoring the input through the Tracker Pre 4 Press the Direct Monitor button on your...

Page 22: ...nished recording your track press the Spacebar or press the Stop button on the Cubase Transport Control 12 Press the Go to Zero button 13 Press the Spacebar or press the Play button to play back your...

Page 23: ...rack Instrument NOTE Selecting a Count of 2 or more instantiates multiple copies of Proteus VX which results in very inefficient usage of your CPU See the note on page 25 NOTE 2 If you have Proteus X...

Page 24: ...huge bank 8 Bring up the mini keyboard by clicking the icon on Proteus VX and play a few notes You should be hearing sound If not verify that the Tracker Pre USB 2 0 is properly configured in Cubase S...

Page 25: ...ss Play on the Cubase Transport to play back your track To Record a MIDI Track on another MIDI Channel NOTE Proteus VX VSTi can play back up to 16 MIDI tracks at once however the LE version of Cubase...

Page 26: ...nstructions carefully to ensure that Sonar 6 LE runs smoothly the first time Sonar 6 LE will remember these settings so you ll only have to do this once Run Sonar 6 LE for the first time 1 After insta...

Page 27: ...llowing dialog box appears 6 Click on the Advanced Tab to access the next window 7 Select ASIO as the Driver Mode and click OK You ll get a pop up dialog box explaining that the ASIO settings won t ta...

Page 28: ...ize 12 Close the Audio Options screen by clicking OK Note If the Sonar 6 LE application crashes for any reason it is recommended that you re boot the computer Set the Location of your Audio Files TIP...

Page 29: ...Analog In A 3 The Input Echo button should be OFF You will be monitoring the input through the E MU Tracker Pre 4 Press the Direct Monitor button on your Tracker Pre If you are recording a mono track...

Page 30: ...lete with input output routings 12 From the Insert Menu select Audio Track Track 3 appears in the Project window Record another Track 13 Select Track 3 and click the Restore Strip Size button to expos...

Page 31: ...output of your MIDI keyboard to the MIDI input of your MIDI interface Select the Virtual Instrument 2 From the Insert menu select Soft Synths E MU ProteusVX from the View menu 3 The following pop up...

Page 32: ...oard icon in the synth track to open the Proteus VX editor 7 After a few seconds the Proteus VX editor screen shown below appears Load the Proteus X Composer Bank Before you can play Proteus VX you ha...

Page 33: ...12 To Audition Presets first highlight the preset number i e then scroll through the presets using the up down keys on your computer keyboard 13 Try out the MIDI Controller knobs on your MIDI keyboard...

Page 34: ...Enable OFF for any tracks you don t want to record on such as previously recorded tracks 21 Verify that you hear the Proteus VX playing as you play your MIDI keyboard 22 Press Record on the Sonar 6 LE...

Page 35: ...Minimize or close Proteus VX when you ve made you preset selection TIP The Export Multisample feature of Proteus VX allows to to save a bank containing ONLY the presets and samples used in the Multise...

Page 36: ...instructions in your Getting Started manual You should have already installed the Ableton Live Lite 6 software on your computer and unlocked it according to the instructions provided with the Ableton...

Page 37: ...appear in the list Make sure it s selected Demo Mode In order to save your Live Sets Demo Mode must be Off for all products Ableton Live Lite 6 E MU Edition installs with Demo mode On for the other A...

Page 38: ...rst Lesson Recording Audio explains the basics of recording using your Tracker Pre 2 Lesson 2 Playing Software Instruments is also highly recommended This Lesson provides a good background for using P...

Page 39: ...t already done so go through the Lesson once until you are familiar with the concept of loops in Ableton Live 1 Load the Live Set associated with the Improvising With Loops lesson by clicking the but...

Page 40: ...now have a new MIDI Track and that the Proteus VX Instrument now appears at the bottom of the window 11 Select File Browser 1 open the Clips folder and open the Keys folder 12 From the Keys folder dra...

Page 41: ...Show Hide Notes Box to reveal the notes box as shown above 17 Click on the Program Select field in the Notes box A black border appears around the Program field showing that it has the focus Select a...

Page 42: ...ars as shown below 2 Click on the Tool icon to bring up the Proteus VX editor 3 Click the 1 16 tab to view the preset selections 16 MIDI channels When multitrack recording it s often easier to give ea...

Page 43: ...u selected on channel 1 Go ahead and change the sound if you wish Double click the top of the Track then click the Wrench icon on the Device Title Bar Make sure you re changing the sound on channel 1...

Page 44: ...Click on the track heading to select it then press the Backspace button 21 From the Insert menu select Insert MIDI Track PC Ctrl Shift T OS X A new MIDI track appears 22 On the new MIDI Track the MIDI...

Page 45: ...now Read the Proteus VX Operation Manual pdf to learn all about this exceptional instrument Ableton Live Lite 6 includes several excellent hands on tutorials to help you learn all the features of thi...

Page 46: ...ay appear as pitched tones digital hash in the background as well as the familiar 60 cycle hum Ground loops are caused by a difference in ground potential between two pieces of equipment Computer audi...

Page 47: ...0 comes up in USB 1 1 mode PC only To verify the USB operation mode 1 1 or 2 0 launch the E Control application The USB mode being used is displayed in the lower part of the window Your computer may...

Page 48: ...t com index php Cubase ASIO Digital Audio http www steinberg net ASIO Cubase Digital Audio http www steinbergusers com cubasele le_support php Cubase Users Group http www groups yahoo com group cubase...

Page 49: ...shield connection and two signal carrying conductors of equal potential but opposite polarity There is one hot or positive lead and a cold or negative lead At any point in time both conductors are equ...

Page 50: ...Phantom power is a DC voltage 48 volts which is normally used to power the preamplifier of a condenser microphone Some direct boxes also use phantom power Pins 2 and 3 of the MicroDock microphone inp...

Page 51: ...em 100ps RMS Combo Microphone Preamplifier Hi Z Line Input 2 Type Balanced combo mic preamplifier and Hi Z line input A D converter AK5385 Phantom Power Phantom Z bus powered E MU CurrentMorph patent...

Page 52: ...D N 1kHz at 1dBFS 99dB 0011 Stereo Crosstalk 1kHz at 1dBFS 111 dB Headphone Amplifier Type Class A power amplifier D A converter CS4392 shared with Line Out Gain Range 60dB Maximum Output Power 22mW O...

Page 53: ...e limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential instal lation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not insta...

Page 54: ...1998 Class B Australia New Zealand Compliance Information AS NZS CISPR 22 2002 Class B using EN55022 1998 Class B Japan Compliance Information VCCI April 2005 Class B using CISPR 22 1997 Class B ANSI...

Page 55: ...7 Direct Monitoring vs Software Monitoring 17 Dongle for Emulator X Proteus X 47 Driver reinstall 9 E E Control Application 16 E MU ASIO Sonar LE 27 Export Multisample Proteus VX 35 G Gain Controls 14...

Page 56: ...Playback 47 Skin selecting 16 Software Installation Mac OSX 9 Windows XP 8 Sonar LE multitrack recording 29 project window 29 Stereo Mic Input 15 T Technical Specifications 51 Track Record Enable Butt...

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