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Contents
IMPORTANT NOTES.........................4
Introduction ......................................6
Checking What’s in the Package............................6
What You Can Do with the U-8 .............................8
Panel Descriptions .........................12
Getting Ready to Use the U-8........15
Connecting the Unit...............................................15
What Else You Need to Use the U-8.............19
Turning On the Power....................................20
Preparing for Use of the Included Programs .....20
Before You Install the U-8 Driver..................20
Getting Ready to Use the U-8 with a Computer
(Installing the U-8 Driver).....................22
Making Audio and MIDI Settings in Windows .. 25
Preparing the Programs for the U-8
(Installing the included software).......28
Installing Virtual Sound Canvas 3.0 (VSC 3.0) ..35
Features.............................................................35
Installing VSC 3.0 ............................................36
Making the settings to stop using VSC 3.0 ..44
Confirming That Sound Is Produced ...........48
Creating Songs with the U-8 and
Cubasis VST U-8.............................51
What Are Audio and MIDI? ..........................51
Getting Ready to Record .......................................53
Step 1: Use the Start Button to Prepare the Song 53
Step 2: Create the Backing Data ....................53
Recording the Guitar, Vocals and Chorus..........55
Step 3: Press the GUITAR/INST Button or
the MIC Button to Get Ready to Record.55
Using Effects to Create Sounds .....................58
Finishing Up the Song ...........................................59
Step 4: Press the MIX DOWN Button and
Mix the Song While Adding System Effects 59
Step 5: Recording a Song on an MD or
DAT Recorder .........................................62
How to View the Online Manuals ..63
Viewing the Cubasis VST U-8 manual................63
Installing Acrobat Reader ..............................63
If There’s a Problem, Read “Troubleshooting”..64
Viewing the Other Online Manuals ....................65
Information That You May Find Useful66
How to Match the Input Levels ...........................66
How to Adjust the MIC/A and GUITAR/B
Input Levels ............................................66
Selecting the Auxiliary and Digital Inputs
and Setting the Levels ...........................66
The U-8 Driver........................................................67
Settings for the U-8 Driver.............................67
Deleting the U-8 Driver ..................................67
Deleting Unneeded Drivers Installed with
the U-8 Connection ................................69
Removing (Uninstalling) a Program ...................70
Effect Algorithm List .............................................72
Effect Parameter List .............................................73
The Included Song Data........................................78
The Preset Effect Patch List ..................................78
The Style Data (SMF).............................................78
System Requirements ............................................79
System Requirements for VSC 3.0 .......................80
Specifications .................................81
Index ................................................83
