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 VST alone, you would use the Export Audio Tracks feature for this, but this cannot include the DSP Factory mixing and effects (since the DS2416 card actually is an external mixer - albeit within your computer). Instead you can re-record the mix to a new Stereo Track in Cubase VST, thereby creating a mixdown audio file.
• You need to have two empty audio channels available, and enough computer power to be able to record these.• 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 VST, set to unused audio channels and Inputs 1 L and R.3. In the Output Patchbay window, pull down the pop-up menu for the “DS2416 #1” output pair and select “Stereo”.
This connects the Stereo Mix to Inputs 1 L/R in Cubase VST.
If necessary, adjust the level using the Stereo Mix fader and Attenuator control. 5. Activate recording.