Steinberg Cubase LE Getting Started Manual
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CUBASE LEInstallation and Requirements for Windows 2 – 21 5.Finally, a dialog box informs you that the installation was successful. You are now ready to launch Cubase LE! Remove the CD-ROM and store it in a safe place. This completes the installation of your Cubase LE program! Register your software! Registering your software will make sure you are entitled to technical support and kept aware of updates and other news regarding Cubase LE. If your computer has a working Internet connection, you can register on- line. From the Help menu of Cubase LE, select “Register Online…” and follow the instructions. If your computer does not have a working Internet connection, you can also register from another computer. The items on the start menu If you open the Windows Start menu, you will find a Cubase LE group on the “Programs” submenu. This contains the following items: •Documentation. On this submenu you can access the documentation in the Acrobat pdf format. •ASIO DirectX Full Duplex Setup. This is where you make settings if your audio hardware uses DirectX for audio play- back and recording. •ASIO Multimedia Setup. This opens a dialog with settings for the ASIO (Audio Stream Input Output) system, which handles audio recording and playback in Cubase LE, if you are using the ASIO MME driver. This dialog can also be opened from within Cubase LE. See the chapter “Setting up your system” in this book. •Cubase LE. This launches the actual program. There may also be additional items (such as Readme files) available on the Start menu. Please read all such files before launching Cubase LE, since they may contain late information not included in the manuals.
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CUBASE LE3 – 24 Installation and Requirements for Mac OS X About this chapter This chapter describes the system requirements and installation pro- cedures for Cubase LE for Mac OS X. Installing Cubase LE for Win- dows is described on page 14. Requirements To use Cubase LE, you need the following: •A Macintosh computer running Mac OS X (version 10.2 or later). For more details about the computer requirements, see below. •Mac OS X compatible audio hardware. While the built-in audio hardware of the Macintosh may be adequate for basic audio playback, we strongly recommend audio hardware that is specifically designed for au- dio recording and music applications. For MIDI •At least one MIDI interface. •At least one MIDI instrument. •Any audio equipment necessary to listen to the sound from your MIDI devices.
CUBASE LEInstallation and Requirements for Mac OS X 3 – 25 Computer requirements Hardware – Mac The absolute minimum requirements for running Cubase LE on a Macintosh are as follows: •Macintosh with a G4 processor, 256 MB RAM and OS X 10.2. We recommend 512 MB RAM or more. RAM Audio work requires a lot of RAM! In fact, there is a direct relation be- tween the amount of available RAM and the number of audio channels that you can have running. As specified earlier, 256 MB is the minimum requirement, but as a general rule “the more the better” applies. Hard disk size •The size of the hard disk determines how many minutes of audio you will be able to record. Recording one minute of stereo CD quality audio, requires 10 MB of hard disk space. That is, eight stereo tracks in Cubase LE use up at least 80 MB of disk space per re- cording minute. Hard disk speed The speed of the hard drive also determines the number of audio tracks you can run. That is the quantity of information that the disk can read, usually expressed as “sustained transfer rate”. Again, “the more the better” applies. Mouse Although a regular mouse will work perfectly fine with Cubase LE, we recommend that you use a wheel mouse with two mouse buttons. • Having a wheel mouse will speed up value editing and scrolling considerably. • If your mouse has two mouse buttons you should program the right mouse button to generate a [Ctrl]-click (this is typically the default behaviour of the right mouse button). This will allow you to bring up context menus by right clicking (see page 141).
CUBASE LE3 – 26 Installation and Requirements for Mac OS X Audio hardware Cubase LE will run with audio hardware that meets the following basic specifications: • Stereo. • 16 bit. • Support of at least the 44.1kHz sampling rate. • Is supplied with proper Mac OS X (Core Audio) drivers. A basic rule of thumb is: if the hardware works under Mac OS X, you can use it in Cubase LE. • Cubase LE also supports audio hardware with Mac OS X compliant ASIO drivers. ASIO drivers may provide special support for routing, monitoring, synchronization, etc. Note that the ASIO drivers must be written specifically for Mac OS X – Mac OS 9.X ASIO drivers cannot be used. Using the built-in audio hardware of the Macintosh As of this writing, all current Macintosh models have built-in 16 bit ste- reo audio hardware. Depending on your preferences and requirements, this may be sufficient for use with Cubase LE (although we recom- mend using multi-output audio hardware). The built-in audio hardware is always available for selection in Cubase LE – you don’t need to in- stall any additional drivers. ❐Some Macintosh models have audio outputs but no inputs. This means that you can only play back audio – recording is not possible without ad- ditional audio hardware.
CUBASE LEInstallation and Requirements for Mac OS X 3 – 27 Hardware installation Installing the audio hardware and its driver 1.Make sure you have the latest Mac OS X drivers for the audio hardware! Please check the manufacturer’s web site for the latest versions. 2.Install the driver(s) for the audio hardware. This is usually done by running an installer application. 3.Install or connect the audio interface, as described in the card’s doc- umentation. Installing a MIDI interface 1.Make sure you have the latest Mac OS X drivers for the MIDI interface! Please check the manufacturer’s web site for the latest versions. 2.Install the driver(s) for the interface. This is usually done by running an installer application. 3.Connect the MIDI interface to the computer, as described in the inter- face documentation.
CUBASE LE3 – 28 Installation and Requirements for Mac OS X Installing Cubase LE Defragment the hard disk If you plan to record audio on a hard disk where you have already stored other files, now is the time to defragment it. Defragmentation reorganizes the physical allocation of space on the hard disk in order to optimize its performance. It is done with a special defragmentation program. ❐It is crucial to the audio recording performance that your hard disk is op- timized (defragmented). You should make sure to defragment regularly. Installing the files on the CD-ROM The installation procedure puts all files in the right places, automatically. 1.Insert the Cubase LE CD-ROM. 2.Open and read the file “Read Me First” before continuing. This may contain late braking news pertinent to the installation. 3.Locate the Cubase LE installer and run it. The installation procedure starts. This will create a Cubase LE folder in your Applica- tions folder and add various required files to your system. •At one point during the installation you will need to fill in your name and the serial number of your Cubase LE copy. You will find the serial number on the CD sleeve. Finally, a dialog box informs you that the installation was successful. 4.You are now ready to launch Cubase LE! Remove the CD-ROM and store it in a safe place. This completes the installation of your Cubase LE program! You can now start the program from your Applications folder. When you launch Cubase LE for the first time, you will be asked whether you want to add a Cubase LE icon to the Dock.
CUBASE LEInstallation and Requirements for Mac OS X 3 – 29 Register your software! Registering your software will make sure you are entitled to technical support and kept aware of updates and other news regarding Cubase LE. If your computer has a working Internet connection, you can register online. Launch Cubase LE, select “Register Online…” from the Cu- base LE menu and follow the instructions. If your computer does not have a working Internet connection, you can also register from another computer.
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