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7 – A Sample Recording Session in Cubasis
Okay. You’ve got your US-122 con-
nected to your computer, and you’ve
loaded the drivers. Your audio software
is loaded, and you’re ready to cut some
tracks. Let’s walk through a typical
recording session with the US-122 and
Cubasis.
NOTE
This chapter is intended as a quick start
guide toward recording and mixing with
Steinberg Cubasis and the US-122. It is in no
way meant to be a comprehensive guide to
Cubasis. For full details on the Cubasis
application, please refer to the Steinberg
Cubasis manual on the US-122 CD. You’ll
find Windows and MacOS versions.
Setting Up
Before starting Cubasis, make sure that
the US-122 is connected to your com-
puter’s USB port, and that the device has
been initialized.
NOTE
When launching or closing the application
(e.g. Cubasis VST), turn down the
LINE
OUT
and
PHONES
controls.
When Cubasis VST is running, do not
disconnect or connect the cables of the
US-122 or any other USB equipment.
If you launch Cubasis or another audio
program before the US-122 has been ini-
tialized, the software will not “see” the
US-122 and you will not be able to oper-
ate the software’s controls, perform
MIDI I/O, or record or play back audio.
Likewise, many software applications
don’t expect that devices will be
removed while the program is running.
So make sure to exit your audio applica-
tion programs before disconnecting the
US-122.
It is also advisable, as with all audio
devices, that you turn your amplifier or
powered monitors off until the program
is up and running, to avoid audio spikes.
Once you are certain that the US-122 is
up and running, start the Cubasis appli-
cation by double- clicking on its icon on
the screen. Open the
Audio Control
Panel
and select the US-122 as your
audio device (see “Selecting the US-122
as your audio device” in previous chap-
ter.) If you don’t see the US-122 listed in
your
Audio Control Panel
, make sure it’s
been installed correctly by referring to
the section on Troubleshooting.
Select the ASIO Control Panel, and
choose a sample Rate (44.1 kHz or
48 kHz). Your
Audio Clock Source
should be set to internal, unless you’re
using an S/PDIF digital input from
another audio interface, or otherwise
slaving Cubasis to an external source.
Select the
Disk Caching Scheme
. Option
1 is
Virtual Tape Recorder
, used prima-
rily when your tracks are linear and of
longer duration. Option 2 corresponds to
Audio Sequencer
, and is more applicable
when using loops and shorter segments
of audio. Option 3,
Tape Recorder/
Sequencer
, is your best choice when
working with a combination of short
audio clips and longer linear tracks. (For
further information on Disk Caching,
please refer to the Cubasis VST manual.)
If you’re using the US-122’s internal
MIDI interface, you’ll need to enable it