P 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 VST, select the desired audio Track.2. Select an Input for the Track by holding down [Ctrl] and clicking the Input button in the Inspector.
In this example, we assume that you select Input 1 L .
3. Open the DSP Factory Input Console window and locate the DS channel to which the input sound source is connected.
With the default signal routing, the analog inputs on the DS2416 are connected to channels 17 and 18, while the digital inputs are connected to channels 19 and 20.
4. 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. Set up the sound the way you want it.
This may include EQ-ing and using the channel’s Dynamics processor. If you want to record with effects, this is described on page 34.
8. Select the Bus Send mode for the channel’s Upper display.
The Bus Sends are displayed. By default, these are used to route signals into Cubase VST for recording.
9. Locate the Bus Send corresponding to the Input you selected in step 2. In our example, this would be Bus Send 1.
10.Make sure the Post Pan button is deactivated, activate the Bus Send and turn its send level knob fully up.
11.Open the Bus/Aux Console window and check the level for the activated Bus (in our example, Bus 1).
This shows you the signal level that will be recorded into Cubase. Again, this should be as high as possible without reaching 0dB - use the channel fader and the Bus fader to adjust it.
P In this section we assume that you are recording a stereo signal connected to 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 VST, select the desired stereo audio Track.2. Open the VST Channel Mixer and select different Inputs for the two channels, by holding down [Ctrl] and clicking the Input buttons at the top of their channel strips. In this example, we assume that you select Inputs 1 L and R.
3. Open the DSP Factory Input Console window and locate the DS channels to which the input sound source is connected.
With the default signal routing, the analog inputs on the DS2416 are connected to channels 17 and 18, while the digital inputs are connected to channels 19 and 20.
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.
8. Play the input sound source and adjust the input level with the Attenuator control. The signal should be as loud as possible, without reaching 0 dB. You may want to check the level of the other channel in the stereo pair as well, in case it is louder.
9. Set up the sound the way you want it.
This may include EQ-ing and using the channel’s Dynamics processor. If you want to record with effects, this is described on page 34.
10.Select the Bus Send mode for the channels’ Upper displays and locate the Bus Sends corresponding to the Inputs you selected in step 2 above.
In our example, this would be Bus Sends 1 and 2.
11.Make sure the Post Pan button is activated, activate the Bus Sends and turn their send level knobs fully up.
With the Post Pan button activated, a left-panned channel sends its signal to the odd-numbered bus in a pair, and vice versa.
12.Open the Bus/Aux Console window and check the level for the activated Buses (in our example, Bus 1 and 2).
This shows you the level of the signals that will be recorded into Cubase VST.
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.
A quick way to open this window is to click the FX Show button in the Input Console.
5. Play the input source, select effects and make adjustments until you get the desired sound.
The adjustments may include changing the send levels, FX parameter settings, return levels and even EQ or Dynamics on the FX Return channels.
6. Activate the Bus Sends for the FX Return channels, and set them up in the same way as the input channels.
Now, the effect sound will be sent into VST along with the “dry” sound. Note that you may have to lower the recording level in the Bus/Aux Console to avoid clipping.