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Dedicated ASIO drivers
Professional audio hardware often comes with an ASIO driver written espe-
cially for the device. This allows for direct communication between Cubase and 
the audio hardware. As a result, the devices with specific ASIO drivers can 
provide lower latency (input-output delay), which is crucial when monitoring 
audio via Cubase or using VST instruments. The ASIO driver may also provide 
special support for multiple inputs and outputs, routing, synchronization, etc.
ASIO drivers are provided by the audio hardware manufacturers. Make sure to 
check the manufacturer’s web site for the latest driver versions.
Generic Low Latency ASIO driver (Windows only)
On Windows systems, you can use the Generic Low Latency ASIO driver. This 
is a generic ASIO driver that provides ASIO support for any audio hardware 
supported by Windows 7, thus allowing for low latency. The Generic Low 
Latency ASIO driver provides the Windows Core Audio technology in Cubase. 
No additional driver is needed. This driver is included with Cubase and does 
not require any special installation.
ÖThis driver should be used if no specific ASIO driver is available. Although 
the Generic Low Latency ASIO driver supports all audio devices, you might get 
better results with on-board audio cards than with external USB audio inter
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faces.
DirectX drivers (Windows only)
DirectX is a Microsoft “package” for handling various types of multimedia data 
under Windows. Cubase supports DirectX, or to be more precise, Direct
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Sound, which is a part of DirectX used for playing back and recording audio. 
This requires one of the following types of drivers:
•A DirectX driver for the audio device, allowing it to communicate with 
DirectX. If the audio hardware supports DirectX, this driver should be supplied 
by the manufacturer. If it is not installed with the audio hardware, please check 
the manufacturer’s web site for more information.
!If your audio hardware comes with a specific ASIO driver, we strongly 
recommend that you use this.
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•The ASIO DirectX Full Duplex driver, allowing Cubase to communicate with 
DirectX. This driver is included with Cubase, and does not require any special 
installation.
Mac OS X drivers (Mac only)
If you are using a Macintosh computer, make sure that you are using the latest 
Mac OS X drivers for your audio hardware. Follow the manufacturer’s instruc-
tions to install the driver.
Testing the audio hardware
To make sure that the audio device works as expected, perform the following 
tests:
•Use any software included with the hardware to make sure that you can 
record and play back audio without problems.
•If the hardware is accessed via a standard operating system driver, try play-
ing back audio using the computer’s standard audio application (e. g. Windows 
Media Player or Apple iTunes).
Installing a MIDI interface or USB MIDI keyboard
Although many USB MIDI keyboards and MIDI interfaces are plug&play 
devices, you may have to install a dedicated device driver. Please follow the 
installation procedure described in the documentation that came with the 
device.
ÖYou should also make sure to check the manufacturer’s web site for the lat-
est driver updates.
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Creating your first project 
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About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn how to create a new project, save a project, and 
open a saved project. You will also learn how to set up your audio device in 
Cubase.
The Project Assistant dialog
To create a new project, proceed as follows:
1.Start Cubase.
The Project Assistant dialog opens. It allows you to open existing projects and create new projects, 
which can either be empty or based on a project template.
ÖIf Cubase is already running, you can open the Project Assistant by select-
ing the “New Project…” command from the File menu.
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2.In the “Project folder” field, enter a name for the project folder (e. g. “My first 
project”).
3.If you want to start with a preconfigured project for a specific purpose 
instead, select a template from one of the categories (Recording, Scoring, Pro
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duction, or Mastering).
If you do not select a template, a blank new project is created.
4.Click Create.
You are looking at your very first project in Cubase. Congratulations! If you look 
at the top of the window (called the Project window), you will see that the name 
of this project is “Untitled1”.
Saving, closing, and opening projects
Saving a project
1.On the File menu, select the Save command.
If your project has not been saved before, this opens the Save As dialog. You will notice that the 
folder you created earlier (“My First Project”) is already selected. This is where you want to save 
your project. 
2.Type in a name for your project (e. g. “My First Cubase Project”).
3.Click “Save” – and that’s it!
ÖIf a project has been saved before, the shortest way to save is pressing 
[Ctrl]/[Command]-[S].
!You are not done yet! So far you have created a new Cubase project. 
There is a new folder on the hard drive, but the actual Cubase project has 
not been saved yet.
The name of the 
project
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Closing a project
1.Make sure that the Project window is selected.
The Project window is the main window that you work in.
2.On the File menu, select the Close command.
If you have made any changes to the project since you last saved it, you will be prompted to “Save”, 
“Don’t Save”, or “Cancel”. Click Save if you want your changes saved.
Opening a project
After you have saved and closed your project, you have several possibilities to 
open it again.
Opening a project using the Open command
1.On the File menu, select the “Open…” command.
2.Navigate to the folder containing the project that you want to open.
3.Select the project and click Open.
The project is loaded in the Project window.
Opening a project using the Project Assistant dialog
In the Recent category in the Project Assistant dialog, you will find a list of 
recently opened projects. When you select a project in this category, the Cre
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ate button changes to an Open button and is used to load the corresponding 
project.
Opening a project using the “Recent Projects” submenu
Cubase remembers recently opened projects and lists them in the “Recent 
Projects” submenu of the File menu. On this menu, you can select a project 
name to load that project.
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Selecting the driver for your audio device
Before you can set up the routing for your audio signals and start recording, 
you need to make sure that the correct ASIO driver is selected:
1.Open the Devices menu and select the “Device Setup…” option. 
2.In the Device Setup dialog, click on the “VST Audio System” entry in the list 
on the left.
The VST Audio System page is shown on the right.
3.On the ASIO Driver pop-up menu, select the driver that you want to use.
The different types of drivers are described in the section “Hardware installation” on page 20.
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Setting up the VST connections
The VST Connections window allows you to set up the routing of input and 
output signals between Cubase and your audio hardware. These connections 
are called “busses”. In this section you will learn how to set up the busses so 
that you can get playback and recording working.
Adding outputs
In this section you will learn how to set up the outputs for playing back audio in 
Cubase. Let’s start from scratch and remove any outputs that were automati
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cally added by Cubase:
1.Open the Devices menu, and select “VST Connections”.
The VST Connections window opens. The default key command for this is [F4].
2.If you see anything in the “Bus Name” column, right-click on the entry and 
select “Remove Bus” from the context menu.
3.Click the “Add Bus” button.
The Add Output Bus dialog opens.
4.Choose “Stereo” for Configuration and “1” for Count. Click OK.
A new stereo bus (Left and Right) is added, allowing you to have audio in Cubase routed to your 
audio hardware.
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Depending on your audio hardware, more than two outputs might be available. 
In most cases you will want to choose the main stereo outputs. More sophisti
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cated setups may require you to choose different outputs.
•If you want to change the output ports that were selected automatically, open 
the “Device Port” pop-up menu and select the outputs that you want to use.
Adding inputs
In this section you will learn how to set up the inputs for recording into Cubase 
from scratch:
1.If you see anything in the “Bus Name” column, right-click on the entry and 
select “Remove Bus” from the context menu.
2.Click the “Add Bus” button.
The Add Input Bus dialog opens.
3.Choose “Stereo” for Configuration and “1” for Count. Click OK.
A new stereo bus (Left and Right) is added, allowing you to have audio from your audio device’s 
input routed to Cubase for recording.
Having a stereo input is useful for recording audio with two channels, for exam-
ple, to record a keyboard with a left and a right audio channel. If you want to 
record with two mono channels instead, you can set up separate mono busses:
4.Click the “Add Bus” button. 
The Add Input Bus dialog opens.
5.Choose “Mono” for Configuration and “2” for Count. Click OK.
Two new mono busses are added.
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