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U46 XL 

ESI

 

 

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If you want to change settings of U46 XL, you need to select it under

 Properties For 

as shown in 

the picture above. You can change the default sample rate under 

Audio Input

 -> 

Format

 or 

Audio 

Output

 -> 

Format

 or you can change the main playback volume under 

Audio Output

 -> 

Volume 

Slider 

-> 

M

5.4 Cubase LE 4 

U46 XL ships with a DVD-ROM with Cubase LE 4 from Steinberg. If you are using a different 
recording software, you can skip this section. 

Installation 

To install Cubase LE 4, insert the DVD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive of your computer. Under 
Windows, the installation will normally start automatically – if not, you can launch it manually by 
starting the installer from the DVD-ROM drive. To install Cubase LE 4 under Mac OS X, double 
click on the installer icon. 

To proceed with the installation, follow all instructions on screen. During the installation the 

Syncrosoft License Control 

software will be installed as well. To use Cubase LE 4 for more than 30 

days, you need to activate it with this software via the internet. This means that you need an active 
internet connection on the computer you are installing Cubase LE 4. We recommend you to activate 
the software as early as possible. 

Initial Setup 

As most digital audio applications, Cubase LE 4 requires some initial configuration, before it can be 
used properly with a new audio interface like U46 XL. Start Cubase LE 4 and select 

Device Setup

 

from the 

Devices

 menu. Select 

VST Audio System

 on the tree structure on the left part of the 

window and then make sure to select 

ESI U46 ASIO

 as 

ASIO Driver

 entry. You can verify your 

selection by selecting the 

ESI U46 

device on the left. The dialog, now lists all input and output 

channels. Note that the 

Control Panel

 button has no effect. Confirm your changes by clicking 

OK

After that its time to select the input and output channels. From the 

Devices 

menu, select 

VST 

Connection

. The 

VST Connections

 window appears. Configure your input bus in the 

Inputs

 tab and 

your output bus under 

Outputs

. A bus can be either mono or stereo and added with 

Add Bus

After that you can start using Cubase LE 4 by opening an existing project or creating a new project. 
The input and output busses you have created can be assigned to the individual tracks of your 
project. 

6. Technical Specifications 

Interface 

- USB Spec Ver1.1, USB Audio Class Spec Ver1.0 

Software Specifications 

- OS: Windows, Mac OS X 

Summary of Contents for U46 XL

Page 1: ...4 in 6 out USB Recording Interface User s Guide...

Page 2: ...ESI Copyright 2008 Revision 1 September 2008 www esi audio com...

Page 3: ...n 7 3 1 Windows XP 7 3 2 Windows Vista 8 3 3 Mac OS X 10 4 U46 XL Control Panel 10 4 1 Pull Down Menu 10 4 2 Input section 11 4 3 Output section 12 4 4 DirectWIRE 12 5 Audio Applications 15 5 1 Window...

Page 4: ...ssional recording and DJ programs from various companies ASIO MME WDM CoreAudio and DirectX support is provided U46 XL works under Windows and Mac OS X Even if you are an experienced professional plea...

Page 5: ...el 3 4 input connector CH 3 4 Input source HI Z LINE selector This is where you select input sources of channel 3 4 HI Z IN connector Connect an electric guitar or bass guitar to this unbalanced 1 4 c...

Page 6: ...x output Usually you can use Mix out to connect to powered monitor speakers OUTPUT 1 6 You can use these outputs to connect to various external devices with independent playback channels or for a 5 1...

Page 7: ...et directory for the installation now Confirm it with Next The installer now informs you that the driver installation will start as shown on the left picture below Confirm this with Next During the fo...

Page 8: ...area as shown below If yes the driver installation has been completed successfully 3 2 Windows Vista Disconnect U46 XL before you install the driver if it has been connected already Then launch setup...

Page 9: ...rdware on the next dialog that is shown below on the left Plug in U46 XL and switch it on Do not click Next yet Instead wait a few seconds for the automatic device driver installation You can monitor...

Page 10: ...s manual 4 U46 XL Control Panel After successfully installing the U46 XL hardware and driver you can see the icon on the system tray of the task bar Clicking on this icon will launch the U46 XL Contro...

Page 11: ...evel of the analog input 1 2 The input level 3 4 is fixed at 0dB The number on the bottom indicates the relative level in dB Input source display This is where you can check current input source selec...

Page 12: ...an be used for routing audio streams internally within applications using EWDM Audio MIDI Drivers exclusively developed by ESI With the DirectWIRE router an application can record from other applicati...

Page 13: ...Cakewalk Audition Vegas etc WDM section represents Multi MME application s I O Ex SONAR when using WDM KS PowerDVD WinDVD etc ASIO section represents ASIO application s I O Ex Cubase Logic Reason Nue...

Page 14: ...U46 XL ESI 14 EX2 Recording from WinAmp MME to SONAR WDM EX3 Recording from WinAmp MME to Cubase Logic Nuendo ASIO EX4 Recording from GigaStudio GSIF to SONAR WDM...

Page 15: ...cy is the result of a smaller buffer size Depending on the typical application e g for playback of software synthesizers a smaller latency is an advantage At the same time the best latency setting ind...

Page 16: ...puter you are installing Cubase LE 4 We recommend you to activate the software as early as possible Initial Setup As most digital audio applications Cubase LE 4 requires some initial configuration bef...

Page 17: ...fications 6 channel analog output and mix output line output level 10dBV unbalanced nominal level 6dBV maximum level output impedance 100 ohms ADC Specifications dynamic range 85dB a weighted typical...

Page 18: ...ply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is oper...

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