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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 instrument. The external two track recorder is 
connected to the digital stereo output on the DS2416 with the analog 
output used for monitoring.
To be able to add external effects, you need at least one additional i/o 
unit connected (this example assumes that you have one 4 in/4 out unit).
Cubase 
SX/SL 16 channels 
DSP Factory mixer 
Ext. FX
MIDI Instrument MIDI 
To 2-trk and 
monitoring.  
						

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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 Output Bus. The actual panning for the stereo mix is done in the 
DSP Factory Input Console window.
3.In the Input Console window, make sure that DS channels 1 to 16 
have the “VST” input option selected.
Now the sixteen audio channels from Cubase SX/SL will appear on DS channel 1 to 16.
4.Activate the stereo link for DS channels 17 and 18, and use the Input 
pop-up menu to select the analog inputs (A In L/R) for these channels.
The sound of the MIDI instrument is now routed to these channels.
5.Activate the stereo link for DS channels 19 and 20, and use the Input 
pop-up menu to select the inputs “IOA1-3/4” for these channels.
These channels will now serve as effect returns for the external effect.
Make sure that Aux Send 4 is deactivated for channels 19 and 20, to 
avoid feedback!
6.Open the Routing window and route the signals in the following way:
Connect: to:
The digital outs on the DS2416 The digital ins on the two track recorder.
The analog outs on the DS2416 Your monitoring system.
Output 4 on the additional i/o unit The input on the external effect unit.
The stereo outs on the external effect Inputs 3 and 4 on the additional i/o unit.
The stereo outs on the MIDI instrument The analog inputs on the DS2416.
Output Bus/Aux Send Pair Comment
IOA3/4 Aux 3/4 External effect send (only output 4 is used).
Analog Stereo Monitoring.
S/P DIF Stereo Two track recorder. 
						

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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 avoid feedback!
10.Make effect settings for the internal and external effects, and adjust 
the effect return channels.
11.Put your two track recorder in “Record-stand by” mode or similar, so 
that you can check the input levels.
A word of caution: Most digital recorders automatically switch to the cor-
rect sample rate when recording, but there may be cases when you need 
to adjust this manually. Make sure the recorder records at the sample 
rate used by the DS2416 card - consult the manual for the two track re-
corder if necessary.
12.Play back the music and adjust the input level on the two track re-
corder with the Stereo Mix fader.
It should be as high as possible, without ever clipping. If you need to amplify the signal, 
use the Attenuator control in the Channel Overview for the Stereo Mix.
In this setup, the Stereo Mix fader will also govern the monitoring vol-
ume. If this is a problem, you could consider connecting your monitoring 
equipment to outputs 1 and 2 on the i/o unit instead, and use Busses 
for monitoring. However, you should make sure that all channels have 
these Busses fully turned up and set to Post Pan mode (to hear exactly 
the same as what you record).
13.Perform the mixdown. 
						

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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 SX/SL, thereby cre-
ating a mixdown audio file. 
•When you re-record this way, the signal stays in the digital domain 
and will not be degraded by D/A-A/D conversion etc.
•The example below does exactly the same as the previous example 
(mixdown, adding internal and external effects plus the output of a MIDI 
Instrument), although the result will be a new stereo audio file instead.
However, this method can also be used if you just want to mix a few channels (e.g. 
make a stereo mix of the drums) or add effects to a single channel to free up the on-
board effect processor, etc.
1.Set up the DSP Factory windows and make connections just as in the 
previous example.
In this case you don’t have to connect any external two track recorder though.
2.Create a new stereo audio Track in Cubase SX/SL, set to Inputs 1/2.
3.In the Routing window, pull down the pop-up menu for the “DS2416 
#1” output pair and select “Stereo”.
This connects the Stereo Mix to Inputs 1/2 in Cubase SX/SL.
4.Activate playback and check the input level in Cubase SX/SL.
If necessary, adjust the level using the Stereo Mix fader and Attenuator control.
5.Activate recording. 
						

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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 included with the cards.
2.Open the ASIO Control Panel and select the “Yamaha DS2416 2 
cards” Preset.
3.Open the Routing window.
This will now have two additional columns containing output routing and wordclock 
settings for the second card.
4.Select the “Ext. SI” option in the Wordclock section for one of the 
cards.
This will cause one of the DS2416 cards to receive wordclock from the other card, en-
suring stable synchronization. In effect, the card for which you activated the “ext. SI” 
option is now the “Slave” and the other card is the “Master”.
Once you have connected the two cards as described above, there 
will be 16 Output Busses and 8 Input pairs in the VST Connections 
window. Furthermore, the Input Console will hold the double number 
of channels (40 input channels, 8 effect return channels and two Ste-
reo Mix channel strips).
Routing
With two DS2416 cards, the signal routing has the following proper-
ties:
•There are 32 separate “lines” from Cubase SX/SL to the DSP Factory 
(sixteen stereo Output Busses).
By default, VST 1 to 16 are assigned as inputs to DS Channels 1 to 16, and VST 17 
to 32 are assigned as inputs to DS Channels 21 to 36.
•The Busses, Aux Sends and Stereo Mix for the two cards are con-
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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 using the busses. Instead you would need to route the eight 
Busses on the Slave card to VST Inputs 1 to 8, and route the Aux 
Sends and Stereo Mix on the Master card to Inputs 9 to 16.
Effects
When you have two DS2416 cards installed, the Aux 3-4 Sends will 
automatically be routed to the FX Unit on the Master card. All DS 
channels (regardless of which card they “belong to”) can access all 
four FX units.
In the FX Editor, there will be four options on the “FX Unit” pop-up 
menu, labelled FX Unit 1 to 4. Aux Sends 5 and 6 are routed to FX 
Unit 1 and 2 (as with one card), while Aux Sends 3 and 4 are routed 
to FX Unit 3 and 4.
Do not route the FX Return channels to Aux Send 3-4 – this may cause 
a feedback loop.
DS 2416 Master DS 2416 Slave 
Bus Aux StereoBus Aux Stereo
Bus 1 - 8
Aux 3 / 4
Aux 1 - 6
Stereo 
						

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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 cause the DS2416 card to receive wordclock from the SW1000XG card, en-
suring stable synchronization.
Having connected the two cards, you will be able to receive 8 separate 
audio channels from the SW1000XG and mix them in the DS mixer. 
These 8 channels appear as the “SUB 1-8” input sources, selectable 
using the Input pop-up menus for DS channels 9 to 16, or 17 to 24. 
						

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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 following settings on the 01V (see the 01V manual for de-
tails):
•Enable MIDI Parameter Change Receive and Transmit.
•Disable MIDI Control Change Receive and Transmit.
•Set Device ID / MIDI Channel Receive to “1”.
•Local Control on the 01V should be set to “Off”.
This ensures that you don’t change the internal settings on the 01V instead of the DSP 
Factory parameters.
3.In Cubase SX/SL, pull down the Devices menu and select Device 
Setup.
4.Select “Yamaha 01V”.
5.Pull down the Input pop-up menu and select the MIDI Input to which 
the 01V is connected.
6.Pull down the Output pop-up menu and select the MIDI Output that is 
connected to the 01V.
7.Click OK to close the dialog.
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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 (see below).
•You switch between the Layouts by pressing the Memory button on 
the 01V panel.
Page 1 displays VST Layout 1, page 2 VST Layout 2, page 3 DSP Factory Layout 1 
and page 4 DSP Factory Layout 2.
Layout 1
Channels in 01V DS-Channels in Cubase SX/SL DSP Factory Mixer
1 to 12 1 to 12
13/14 13 (activate the Stereo Link for channel 13 to control channels 13 
and 14 simultaneously)
15/16 15 (activate the Stereo Link for channel 15 to control channels 15 
and 16 simultaneously)
Stereo Master Stereo Mix
Return 1 FX Return 1 (activate the Stereo Link for FX Return channel 1 to 
control FX Return channels 1 and 2 simultaneously)
Return 2 FX Return 3 (activate the Stereo Link for FX Return channel 3 to 
control FX Return channels 3 and 4 simultaneously)
Aux Master 1-6 Aux Master 1-6 
						

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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.
•Mute.
•EQ Freq, Gain and Q-values (four bands).
Channels in 01V DS-Channels in Cubase SX/SL DSP Factory Mixer
1 to 4 17 to 20
Stereo Master Stereo Mix
Return 1 FX Return 1 (activate the Stereo Link for FX Return channel 1 to 
control FX Return channels 1 and 2 simultaneously)
Return 2 FX Return 3 (activate the Stereo Link for FX Return channel 3 to 
control FX Return channels 3 and 4 simultaneously)
Aux Master 1-6 Aux Master 1-6