Steinberg Cubase LE 4 Software Setup Guide Contents: Cubase LE 4 Installation .................................................................................................. 2 Windows XP Installation ................................................................................................ 2 Windows Vista Installation............................................................................................. 3 Macintosh Installation..................................................................
Cubase LE 4 Installation Windows XP Installation 1. Insert the installation DVD into your computer’s drive. 2. The installer program should automatically launch after a few moments. If it does not open automatically, perform the following: a. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. b. In the window that opens, double-click the disk named, Cubase LE 4. c. In the next window, open the folder titled, Cubase LE 4 for Windows. d. Then, open the application titled, Setup.exe 3.
Windows Vista Installation 1. Insert the installation DVD into your computer’s drive. 2. A window titled “AutoPlay” (Fig. 1) may appear. If it does, double-click Run Autorun.exe Fig. 1 3. A window titled “User Account Control” (Fig. 2) may then appear reporting that An unidentified program wants access to your computer. Click Allow. Fig. 2 4. In the window that opens, double-click the folder titled Cubase LE 4 for Windows. 5. In the next window, double-click the program titled Setup.
6. The Cubase LE 4 installation program will launch. In the window that opens, click Install. 7. In the next window, read the End-User License Agreement, click I accept the terms in the License Agreement, then click Next. 8. The next window, titled Install Location, allows you to select the location on your computer that Cubase LE 4 will be installed. In most cases, you should use the default settings which are already selected here, and simply click Next. 9. Then, on the next screen, click Install. 10.
Macintosh Installation 1. Insert the installation DVD into your computer’s drive. 2. On the DVD, locate and open the folder, Cubase LE 4 for Mac OS X. Inside, this folder, double-click the Cubase LE 4.mpkg installer package to begin the installation. 3. The following message (Fig. 3) will appear on the screen. Click Continue Fig. 3 4. This window will close, and Welcome to the Cubase LE 4 Installer will be displayed. Click Continue again. 5.
Setting up Cubase with your Alesis Audio device General Setup (for all devices) 1. Connect your USB device to a USB port on your computer. Some Alesis USB audio devices have power cords, and some do not. If your device has a power cord, connect to an electrical outlet, and turn on the device. 2. Launch the Cubase LE 4 application.
Alesis IO|2 If you are using the Alesis IO|2, click Apply (if available), then OK to close the Device Setup window. Then proceed to the Creating a project section below. Alesis MultiMix USB (1.0) Series Mixers If you are using a MultiMix USB Series Mixer on a Windows PC, and have selected ASIO DirectX Full Duplex Driver for the ASIO Driver in the General Setup section of this guide (see above), perform the following: 1.
Alesis MultiMix USB 2.0, MultiMix FireWire, IO|14, and IO|26 Cubase LE 4, by default, starts up with only two inputs enabled, even if you have an 18 input sound card or interface. Before all the inputs will be available to your system, you need to set up your VST Connections. This section of the guide covers several products. Some of the names, titles and images may be slightly different from what you see on your screen, but the set up process remains the same. 1.
Fig. 6 5. Set Configuration to Stereo (Fig. 6). Below is a list of Alesis interfaces, and the total number of supported stereo inputs. Alesis Audio Device MultiMix 8 USB 2.0 MultiMix 16 USB 2.0 MultiMix 8 FireWire MultiMix 12 FireWire MultiMix 16 FireWire I/O 14 I/O 26 Stereo Input Busses 5 9 5 7 9 7 13 6. Set the Count to match the total number of stereo inputs that your interface supports. Then click OK. Your screen will now look something like this (Fig. 7): Fig.
Now you will configure the Mono inputs for Cubase. 7. Click on Add Bus again. 8. Set Configuration to Mono. Below is a list of Alesis interfaces, and the total number of supported mono inputs. Alesis Audio Device Mono Input Busses MultiMix 8 USB 2.0 10 MultiMix 16 USB 2.0 18 MultiMix 8 FireWire 10 MultiMix 12 FireWire 14 MultiMix 16 FireWire 18 I/O 14 14 I/O 26 9. Set the Count to match the total number of mono inputs that your interface supports. Then click OK.
Alesis MasterControl Control surface setup Cubase uses the “Mackie Control” protocol to communicate with the MasterControl. This configuration must be set up before the MasterControl’s control surface will begin to work. 1. Ensure that the “Cubase / Nuendo” preset is selected via the MasterControl’s LCD screen. Press Preset/Home on the MasterControl and turn the top-right encoder to make this selection. 2. In Cubase LE 4, click on the Device menu and then choose Device Setup.
3. Now, choose the “Mackie Control.” (Do not choose “Mackie HUI.” HUI devices operate on a different protocol.) Once the “Mackie Control” is added, assign the “MIDI Input” and “MIDI Output” to “MasterControl Control Port” (Fig. 11): Fig. 11 Once you do this, the MasterControl is ready for control surface operation.
Audio configuration Cubase LE 4, by default, starts up with only two inputs enabled, even though the MasterControl allows for 26 simultaneous inputs. Before all the inputs will be available to your system, you need to set up your VST Connections. 1. In Cubase LE 4, click on the Device menu at the top of the screen and select VST Connections. It should look like this (Fig. 12): Fig. 12 2. Click on Inputs at the top of the window. You’ll notice that, under the Inputs, there are only two inputs showing up.
6. Set the Count to match the total number of stereo inputs that you want to use simultaneously. Then click OK. Your screen will now look something like this (Fig. 14): Fig. 14 Now you will configure the Mono inputs for Cubase. 7. Click on Add Bus again. 8. Set Configuration to Mono. 9. Set the Count to match the total number of mono inputs that you want to use simultaneously. Then click OK. If you like, you can rename the inputs in the VST Connections window.
10. Click on the Add Preset button (indicated with a red circle below in Fig. 15) to add a preset Fig. 15 11. Name the preset, and click OK (Fig. 16). Close the VST Connections window. Fig. 16 Now, all the inputs you want to use will be available to audio tracks you create in Cubase LE 4.
Creating a Project Note: This document is not intended to replace your Cubase Operation Manual (accessable from the Help menu at the top of the screen in Cubase). It is intended to get you started your very first time using Cubase LE, and to help you ensure that your Alesis interface is installed and set up properly. You will need to refer to this additional documentation to learn to make the most of your recording software. 1.
You will be presented with a blank project window that is divided into sections. You should see two grey columns on the left and in the middle, and a timeline on the right, with a black ruler over the top. If there is only one grey column click on the first square button in the upper left of your screen to enable it (indicated by a red circle in Fig. 19). Fig. 19 Hint: The Cubase user interface has many icons and buttons that are not labeled.
Each Audio or MIDI track you create in Cubase has an individual input setting (Figure 12). This setting selects which physical input on your Audio/MIDI interface will be recorded onto that track. Each track also has an individual “record enable” button (Fig. 21) 6. On the left-hand panel of the Cubase window, select an input for your Audio track (Fig. 21) Fig. 21 7. Once you have selected the input for your track (Fig.
Registration Cubase LE 4 requires online registration. After finishing installation, you have 30 days or 3000 starts left before you have to register your product. Find and write down your Soft-eLicenser code 1. Before you begin the registration process, you will need to locate, and write down your Soft-eLicenser number. Along with installing Cubase LE 4, the installer application installed a program called License Control on your computer.
Register Cubase LE 4 with Steinberg 1. Launch the Cubase LE 4 application. • Windows XP and Vista: Navigate to the Cubase LE 4 application by using the Start menu at the bottom-left of your screen: select Start > Programs > Steinberg Cubase LE 4 > Cubase LE 4. • Macintosh: The Cubase LE 4 application is located in the Applications folder on your Hard Disk. Double-click the program to open it. 2. When you launch Cubase LE 4 you will be prompted to register.
Request an Activation Code for Cubase LE 4 Note: If you are beginning this section of the guide, and are not already logged on to your MySteinberg account, visit https://www.steinberg.net/1069_1.html and log in using the username and password you selected in Steps 3-8 of the Registering Cubase LE 4 with Steinberg section above. Once logged in to your My Steinberg account, proceed with the steps below. 15. Click the link titled Activation & Reactivation on the left-hand side of the page. 16.
