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Appendix E: Audio Software FAQ
Cubase VST and ASIO
Q: Can I use all Echo cards together at the same time in Cubase?
No. There are two different Echo ASIO drivers. One is for the Echogals
cards (Layla, Gina, Darla & Darla24). The other is for the new Echo24
cards (Mona, Layla24, Gina24 & Mia).
Q: Wow, can I really use a buffer size of 128 samples in Cubase?
You're welcome to try. The smallest buffer size we have been able to use
reliably is 1024 samples on a Pentium III 450 with 128 MB of RAM.
Buffer sizes of 1024 or less should be considered experimental.
Q: What does ASIO 2.0 support do for me?
ASIO 2.0 added control of “hardware” monitoring from within Cubase.
Since Cubase sends its output to Mia’s virtual outputs rather than its
physical outputs, there is no way for Cubase to directly control monitoring
the inputs directly to the physical outputs. This needs to be done using
Mia’s Echo Console.
Q: What about using multi-client mode with Cubase VST?
Yes, this is quite possible. However, VST can be kind of cranky when it
finds that the audio hardware it wants is already in use. This can easily
happen if you also have a MIDI synthesizer/sampler application installed
that is also set up to use our hardware. For more information on multi-client
mode, please refer to the “Multi-client audio FAQ” in this manual.
Q: OK, so how should I deal with this?
Cubase VST comes with a program called “Setup MME”. You can find it if
you select Start/Programs/Cubase VST. Run the “Setup MME” program.