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Front Panel 

1.   “Mic/Inst” Inputs 1/2

 

Unbalanced instrument and mic level inputs. These hybrid connectors will accept 

a standard 3-pin XLR plug or a 1/4” TS connector.

2.  48V phantom power switch

 

Press to 48V phantom power to the associated XLR input. This phantom 

power circuit is suitable for most condenser microphones.

3.  Input gain level controls 1/2

 

These potentiometers control the input level of their associated analog Mic/Inst 

input.

4.  Master level control

 

This potentiometer controls the master output level of the analog outputs.

5.  Headphone level control

 

This potentiometer controls the output level of the headphone output.

6.  Headphone output

 

This output jack accepts a standard 1/4″ stereo TRS headphone connector.

 

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Summary of Contents for CUBE 4 Nano

Page 1: ...User manual 4 In 4 Out with 48V Phantom Power Recording USB Interface ...

Page 2: ... or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong These are designated for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or otherwise damaged by items placed on or against them Particular attention should be give...

Page 3: ...el 7 Top Panel 8 Mac driver installation 9 Mixer control panel 11 Windows driver installation 12 ProDriver VST 15 Mixer control panel 16 Settings Sample rate and latency settings 18 ProDriver VST hosting rack 22 Hardware Connections 23 Specifications 24 Services 25 Contents ...

Page 4: ...port at www iconproaudio com And so we can send you updated information about these and other ICON products in the future As with most electronic devices we strongly recommend you retain the original packaging In the unlikely event the product must be returned for servicing the original packaging or reasonable equivalent is required With proper care and adequate air circulation your Cube4Nano VST ...

Page 5: ...ith assignable source and individual volume control Flexible channel routing via the software control panel ICON innovative ProDriverVST VST plug ins hosting rack is provided Different VST plug ins are provided USB2 0 High Speed equipped and USB bus powered Supports DirectSound WDM and ASIO2 0 Compatible with Mac OS Intel Mac iOS 9 or above and Windows 7 8 10 32 bit 64 bit Full duplex simultaneous...

Page 6: ...ower circuit is suitable for most condenser microphones 3 Input gain level controls 1 2 These potentiometers control the input level of their associated analog Mic Inst input 4 Master level control This potentiometer controls the master output level of the analog outputs 5 Headphone level control This potentiometer controls the output level of the headphone output 6 Headphone output This output ja...

Page 7: ...put and output on coaxial RCA connectors The digital input is selected via the Cube4Nano VST s software control panel while the digital output will be sent to the coaxial 4 MIDI I O connectors MIDI input and output on standard 5 pin DIN connectors 5 Power supply connector Cube4Nano VST is USB bus powered If your computer does not supply sufficient power connect an ICON 5VDC power supply adapter to...

Page 8: ...out eliminates the latency or delay inherent in even the best internal circuitry while listening to your input and existing tracks Alternatively listen to your input complete with effects anti clockwise Computer while recording by using the extremely low latency ASIO monitoring 1 ...

Page 9: ... the Cube4Nano VST digital audio interface to your Mac yet 2 Class compliance device Cube4Nano VST is class compliance on Mac OSX no driver installation is needed 3 Copy the software control panel shortcut logo to your desktop Open the previous Mac folder Copy the ProDriver VST software panel shortcut logo and paste it to your desktop 4 Launch the software control panel Click the Cube4Nano VST s s...

Page 10: ...tput Cube4 Nano VST Core Audio Cube4 Nano VST Bit Accurate 6 Audio MIDI setup Open the Audio MIDI setup window and check if the Cube4Nano VST device has setup properly as shown below in diagram 4 Diagram 3 Cube4 Nano VST 13 14 15 USB Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Prtsc sysrq pause Break Lns Del Home Pgup PgDN End 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 78 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M...

Page 11: ...nstantly adjust the corresponding channel to 0dB level 8 Gain control fader Slide to adjust the gain level for the corresponding channel 9 Inputs Outputs Matrix switches Switch to turn On Off the corresponding input channel route to the corresponding output channel The matrix is very useful and makes your inputs and outputs very flexible You may route any of your input s to any output s Mixer cont...

Page 12: ...our computer yet 2 Insert the Driver CD into your CD Rom After you have inserted the provided Driver CD into your CD Rom an Installation screen should appear as shown in Diagram 6 then click Windows for the driver installation Note If the Installation screen does not appear automatically Go to the CD folder and double click Setup 3 Installation Wizard appears Choose Next when you see the Welcome S...

Page 13: ...trongly recommend you to select all components 6 Preparing installation files The installation process started the process may take some time depending on your computer performance please be patient and wait for the process to finish 7 Click Install to proceed Note Same message will appear three times as there are three different drivers installation Diagram 11 Diagram 12 Diagram 13 ...

Page 14: ...Connect your Cube4Nano VST digital audio interface Now connect the Cube4Nano VST digital audio interface to your computer s USB port Cube4 Nano VST 13 14 15 USB Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Prtsc sysrq pause Break Lns Del Home Pgup PgDN End 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 78 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M Tab CapsLook Shift Ctrl Alt AltGr Ctrl Backspace Enter Shift intel USB M...

Page 15: ...echnology ProDriver VST it is our innovative VST rack plug in host and virtual signal router Run it in standalone mode or with your favorite DAW Pull up your guitar modeling VST and play or plug in your midi controller and control your favorite virtual instruments without running through your digital audio workstation ...

Page 16: ...xample WDM Out 1 2 linked to VC In1 2 VC Out1 2 linked to WDM In1 2 4 Cube4Nano VST Loopback channels LB 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 These are the ASIO loop back channels Mixer control panel On the mixer control panel there are four different main types of ASIO channels that you can manipulate Diagram 19 18 16 2 12 11 10 9 8 4 17 15 14 13 5 6 3 11 7 12 13 1 1 HW Input 1 2 level metering Showing the hardware 1...

Page 17: ...l output level metering Showing the ASIO 5 6 VC output level VC Out 5 6 11 Loopback 1 2 Showing the ASIO loop back 1 2 channel s level metering 12 Loopback 3 4 Showing the ASIO loop back 3 4 channel s level metering 13 Loopback 5 6 Showing the ASIO loop back 5 6 channel s level metering 14 Link switch Switch to adjust both channels level simultaneously 15 Mute switch Switch to mute the correspondi...

Page 18: ... button to launch the settings window Sample rate setting Select your desired sampling rate from 44 1KHz to 192KHz on the pull down window shown in Diagram 21 Settings Sample rate and latency settings Diagram 20 Diagram 21 ...

Page 19: ...gs Diagram 22 Safe maximum latency Extra Large Normal Small Very Small Minimum minimum latency Custom There are six standard latency settings to select If you would like to customize your own latency value select custom ...

Page 20: ...ttings you can adjust to customize your own latency settings These values include 1 ASIO buffer Size You may adjust the value ranging from 32 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 and 4096 2 Streaming buffer Size Adjustable settings Minimum Low Normal High and Maximum ...

Page 21: ...dows please adjust a larger latency setting Note If a clicking sound occurs you should change to a larger buffer size for the settings If the largest buffer size has been selected and there is still a clicking sound It means your computer performance is not able to handle the task It is not caused by Cube4Nano VST digital audio interface ...

Page 22: ...2 ProDriver VST hosting rack With the ProDriver VST Rack you can use any of your VST plug ins with your DAW Or you may use your device as a standalone VST plug ins effector without the need to run a DAW ...

Page 23: ...ult outputs are channels 1 and 2 If you are monitoring through headphones connect your headphones to the device s headphone output Connect your microphones instruments or other line level analog sources to the device s analog inputs Connect your S PDIF digital devices to the coaxial digital I O and MIDI device to the MIDI I O or DAT S PDIF Out Mac Mac PC or Power Pack 1 2 ...

Page 24: ...ce Inst in 500K Ohms typical Adjustable Gain 39dB Total Gain Range 39dB Line Outputs 1 2 Unbanced Frequency Response 22Hz 22kHz 0 1dB Dynamic Range 114dB A weighted Signal to Noise Ratio 114dB A weighted THD N 100 dB Crosstalk 97dB 1kHz Nominal Output Level Unbalanced 4dBV typical Maximum Output Level 11dBV typical Output Impedance 150 Ohm Load Impedance 600 Ohm minimum Headphone Outputs 1 2 at Ma...

Page 25: ...ducts for service 1 Ensure the problem is not related to operation error or external system devices 2 Keep this owner s manual We don t need it to repair the unit 3 Pack the unit in its original packaging including end card and box This is very important If you have lost the packaging please make sure you have packed the unit properly ICON is not responsible for any damage that occurs due to non f...

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