User manual

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Setting up your system
Making settings for the audio hardware
Most audio cards come with one or more small applica-
tions that allow you to configure the inputs of the hard-
ware to your liking. This includes:
• Selecting which inputs/outputs are active.
• Setting up word clock synchronization (if available).
• Turning monitoring via the hardware on/off (see “About moni-
toring” on page 19).
• Setting levels for each input. This is very important!
• Setting levels for the outputs, so that they match the equip-
ment you use for monitoring.
• Selecting digital input and output formats.
• Making settings for the audio buffers.
In many cases all available settings for the audio hardware
are gathered in a control panel, which can be opened from
within Cubase as described below (or opened separately,
when Cubase isn’t running). In some cases, there may be
several different applications and panels – please refer to
the audio hardware documentation for details.
Plug and Play support for ASIO devices
The Steinberg MR816 hardware series supports Plug and
Play in Cubase. These devices can be plugged in and
switched on while the application is running. Cubase will
automatically use the driver of the MR816 series and will
re-map the VST connections accordingly.
Steinberg cannot guarantee that this will work with other
hardware. If you are unsure of whether your device sup
-
ports plug and play, please consult its documentation.
Selecting a driver and making audio settings
in Cubase
The first thing you need to do is select the correct driver in
Cubase to make sure that the program can communicate
with the audio hardware:
1. Launch Cubase and select Device Setup from the
Devices menu.
2. In the Devices list to the left, click on “VST Audio Sys-
tem”.
The VST Audio System page is shown.
3. On the ASIO Driver menu, select your audio hardware
driver.
There may be several options here that all refer to the same audio hard-
ware. When you have selected a driver, it is added to the Devices list.
4. Select the driver in the Devices list to open the driver
settings for your audio hardware.
5. Bring up the control panel for the audio hardware and
adjust the settings as recommended by the audio hard-
ware manufacturer.
!
If a device that does not support Plug and Play is
connected/disconnected while the computer is run
-
ning, it may get damaged.
!
Under Windows, we strongly recommend that you ac-
cess your hardware via an ASIO driver written specifi-
cally for the hardware. If no ASIO driver is installed,
we recommend that you check with your audio hard-
ware manufacturer if they have an ASIO driver avail-
able, for example, for download via the Internet. You
can use the Generic Low Latency ASIO driver if no
specific ASIO driver is available.