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6.Rehearse the recording and adjust the sound (using Dynamics and/or 
EQ).
7.Activate recording in Cubase SX/SL.
Mixing down to a Stereo Output
Once you have finished a piece of music, you may want to mix it down 
to an external two track recorder (DAT, MD, tape, etc.). This example 
describes how to mix down sixteen separate VST audio channels to 
stereo, adding the on-board effects, one external effect unit and the 
stereo output of a MIDI...

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1.Connect your equipment in the following way:
You also need a working MIDI connection from the computer to your MIDI instrument.
2.In Cubase SX/SL, you should route mono channels (in pairs) to the 
same Output Bus, and pan them fully left/right. In other words, if you 
have six mono Tracks, these should be routed to three separate Out-
put Busses.
This panning is only done to separate the channels, by directing them to separate 
sides of one stereo...

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7.Check that your audio channels play back as desired and adjust EQ/
Dynamics if necessary.
8.Make sure the input signals from the MIDI Instrument are as loud as 
possible (without clipping), to avoid unnecessary noise.
9.Set up the effect sends for the desired DS channels.
Aux Send 4 is routed to the external effect and Aux Sends 5 and 6 are routed to the 
on-board FX units. Again, make sure that Aux Send 4 is deactivated for channels 19 
and 20 to...

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Mixing down to a new Track in Cubase SX/SL
An alternative to mixing down to a separate two track recorder is to mix 
down to a new audio file. If you were using Cubase SX/SL alone, you 
would use the Export Audio Mixdown feature for this, but this cannot in-
clude the DSP Factory mixing and effects (since the DS2416 card ac-
tually is an external mixer - albeit within your computer). Instead you can 
re-record the mix to a new Stereo Track in Cubase...

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Working with two DS2416 Cards
If you have two DS2416 cards installed, these can be connected using 
the SI/SO (Serial In/Out) connections on the cards, giving you access 
to integrated 48-channel mixing with 4 separate on-board FX units.
1.Use the supplied serial cables to connect the SO output on card A to 
the SI input on card B, and vice versa.
The two cards should be connected “both ways”. Follow the instructions in the docu-
mentation that was...

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The Busses, Aux Sends and Stereo Mix on the Slave card will receive 
the signals from the corresponding busses on the Master card, and 
the signals will be summed. In the opposite direction, only Aux Send 
3/4 from the Slave card will be connected to the Master card’s Aux 
bus. This makes it possible to access all four FX units from all chan-
nels, as described below.
Due to this routing, it is not possible to record on all sixteen channels 
simply by...

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Combining a DS2416 with a SW1000XG Card
If you have a Yamaha SW1000XG sound card installed, you can con-
nect it to the DS2416 card using the SI/SO (Serial In/Out) connec-
tions on the cards. 
•Use the supplied serial cable to connect the SO output on the 
SW1000XG to the SI input on the DS2416.
Follow the instructions in the documentation included with the cards.
•In the Routing window, select the “ext. SI” option in the Wordclock 
section.
This will...

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Remote Controlling the DSP Factory Mixer
It is possible to use a Yamaha 01V digital mixer to remote control the 
DSP Factory mixer in Cubase SX/SL. 
Setting Up
Make sure to read the chapter about Remote Control in the Operation 
Manual, for general information about remote control in Cubase SX/SL.
1.Connect the 01V to your MIDI Interface.
The mixer should be connected “both ways” to allow feedback to indicators and mo-
torized faders.
2.Make the...

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About the Layouts
As when you are using the 01V to control the mixer parameters, there 
are two different “Layouts” for controlling the DSP Factory Mixer in 
Cubase SX/SL (there are two Layouts for controlling the Mixer, as de-
scribed in the Operation Manual). Which channels on the 01V control 
which DS-channels in Cubase SX/SL, depends on the selected Lay-
out. However, the controllable parameters for each “channel strip” are 
the same in each layout...

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Layout 2
Controllable Parameters
Channels 1 to 20
•Volume.
•Pan.
•Mute.
•Aux Send 1-6 (“01V Effect 1 and 2” correspond to Aux 5 and 6).
•EQ Freq, Gain and Q-values (four bands).
•Stereo Link switch.
•Attenuator.
•Phase Invert Switch.
•Bus Send On 1 to 4.
•Stereo Mix switch.
FX Return Channels
•Volume.
•Pan.
•Mute.
•Aux Send 1-4.
•EQ Freq, Gain and Q-values (four bands).
•Bus Send On 1 to 4.
•Stereo Mix switch.
Stereo Mix Section
•Volume.
•Balance....