Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Using DSP Factory Manual

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Wordclock Settings
The right half of the Routing window contains wordclock settings. 
These are used to determine which sample rate should be used for 
the audio playback and recording. Use the buttons to select one of 
the following options:
If you switch sample rate between 44.1 and 48 kHz, the audio output will 
be reset. When this happens, your mouse pointer may be “stuck” for a 
short moment - this is nothing to worry about.
Option Description
Int...

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Changing the Input Routing
With the default routing of physical Inputs (see page 12), you only 
have access to the analog and digital inputs on the actual DS2416 
card, not to any inputs on additional input/output units. If you have one 
or two input/output units installed, you may want to connect the inputs 
on these units to DS channels that normally take their input from Cu-
base SX/SL. This is done using the Input pop-up menus in the Input 
Console...

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Channel Input Options
1VST 1 IOB2-1 
2VST 2 IOB2-2
3VST 3 IOB2-3
4VST 4 IOB2-4
5VST 5 IOB2-5
6VST 6 IOB2-6
7VST 7 IOB2-7
8VST 8 IOB2-8
9VST 9 IOB1-1 SUB 1 IOA2-1
10 VST 10 IOB1-2 SUB 2 IOA2-2
11 VST 11 IOB1-3 SUB 3 IOA2-3
12 VST 12 IOB1-4 SUB 4 IOA2-4
13 VST 13 IOA1-1 SUB 5 IOA2-5
14 VST 14 IOA1-2 SUB 6 IOA2-6
15 VST 15 IOA1-3 SUB 7 IOA2-7
16 VST 16 IOA1-4 SUB 8 IOA2-8
17 Analog In L IOA1-1 SUB 1 IOA2-1
18 Analog In R IOA1-2 SUB 2 IOA2-2
19 Digital In...

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Changing the Output Routing
It is possible to route each bus or send (except Aux 5-6) to any output 
or any combination of outputs. However, it is not possible to route 
several different busses to the same output. Output routing is done in 
the Routing window:
1.Open the Routing window.
2.Locate the output you want to access, in the list to the left.
Note that the outputs listed are outputs pairs. The “DS2416” output pairs are connected 
to the Cubase...

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3.Pull down the pop-up menu next to the output and select the desired 
Aux or Bus Send pair.
Even though the Aux Sends are selected in pairs, it is not possible to 
use them as “stereo sends”, since the pan setting of the channel is not 
taken into account. If you need stereo sends (for external stereo input 
effects or stereo monitoring), use the Bus sends in Post Pan mode. 

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Single-Track Recording
Recording a single mono or stereo Track in Cubase SX/SL with the 
DSP Factory is easily done, using the default signal routing:
Recording a Mono Track
In this section we assume that you are recording a signal connected to 
one of the analog or digital inputs on the DS2416 card, and that you are 
monitoring using the analog or digital outputs on the card.
1.In Cubase SX/SL, Record Enable the desired audio mono Track.
2.Select an...

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10.Make sure the Post Pan button is deactivated, activate the Bus Send 
and turn its send level knob fully up.
Make sure this Bus Send is deactivated for all other DS Channels, to 
avoid leakage or re-recording background Tracks!
11.Open the Bus/Aux Console window and check the level for the acti-
vated Bus (in our example, Bus 1).
This shows you the level of the signal that will be recorded into Cubase SX/SL. Again, 
this should be as high as possible...

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6.Make sure the Meter “Post” button is deactivated in the common 
panel in the Input Console window.
This will make the channel level meters show the input level, pre-fader.
7.Open the Channel Overview window and select one of the channels 
in the stereo pair.
8.Play the input sound source and adjust the input level with the Atten-
uator control.
The signal should be as loud as possible, without reaching 0 dB. You may want to 
check the level of the...

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Recording with Effects
If you like to add effects to the signal you are recording, proceed as 
follows:
1.Set up the controls as described above (for mono or stereo recording).
2.Activate Aux Sends 5 and/or 6 for the input channel(s), and set their 
send level knobs to medium values.
If you want the sends to be Post fader, activate the Post buttons for the sends.
3.Make sure the FX Return channels are not muted or have their levels 
turned down.
4.Open...

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Multi-Track Recording
The DSP Factory system makes it possible to record up to eight sep-
arate audio Tracks at the same time (in a setup with one DS2416 
card). Proceed as follows:
In this section we assume that you have at least one additional input/
output unit installed, and that you are recording mono signals from sev-
eral different inputs at the same time, while monitoring through the an-
alog or digital outputs on the card.
1.In Cubase SX/SL,...