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Setting Up Your System
Setting Up Audio
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NOTE
Make sure that any other audio application accessing the audio hardware is also set
to release the ASIO or Mac OS X driver.
Setting Up Busses
Cubase uses a system of input and output busses to transfer audio between the
program and the audio hardware.
• Input busses let you route audio from the inputs of your audio hardware into
Cubase. This means that audio is always recorded through one or several
input busses.
• Output busses let you route audio from Cubase to the outputs of your audio
hardware. This means that audio is always played back through one or several
output busses.
Once you understand the bus system and know how to set up the busses properly,
you can continue with recording, playing back, and mixing.
RELATED LINKS
VST Connections on page 17
Configuring the Audio Hardware
Most audio cards provide one or more small applications that allow you to
customize your hardware.
This includes:
• Selecting which inputs/outputs are active.
• Setting up word clock synchronization (if available).
• Turning on/off monitoring via the hardware.
• Setting levels for each input.
• Setting levels for the outputs so that they match the equipment that you use
for monitoring.
• Selecting digital input and output formats.
• Making settings for the audio buffers.
In most cases, the settings for the audio hardware are gathered on a control panel
that can be opened from within Cubase or separately, when Cubase is not running.
For details, refer to the audio hardware documentation.