This section describes how signals are routed by default, when you first start using the DS2416 card with Cubase VST. If you wish you can change the signal routing, as described on page 29. However, this default routing allows you to perform basic playback and recording, and to use the built-in effects without having to change the routing.
P For additional info, please refer to the diagrams and list in the DS2416 documentation.• Each DS2416 card handles 24 separate mixer channels.
To separate these from the audio channels in VST, we will call them “DS channels” from now on.
• There is one main stereo mix out and eight Bus Sends (four stereo pairs). Each DS channel can be assigned to any combination of the buses and the stereo mix.
• There are six Aux Sends.
Each DS channel has send levels and pre/post fader switches for the sends.
There are sixteen separate “lines” from Cubase VST to the DS2416. In VST, these appear as Output Buses (see page 7). In the DSP Factory Input Console window, the “lines” from VST are by default connected to DS channel 1 to 16, as follows:
VST Output (and default Output Bus) DS2416 PCI 1 (Master Left)
DS2416 PCI 2 (Master Right)
DS2416 PCI 3 (DS3/4 L)
DS2416 PCI 4 (DS3/4 R)
DS2416 Channel DS Channel 1
DS Channel 2
DS Channel 3
DS Channel 4
• Please note that the Output assignment (DS2416 #1 etc) for each Output Bus (Master, BUS 2, etc) can be changed, as described on page 7.
To avoid confusion, we recommend that you keep the default order of the outputs.
There are eight separate “lines” from the DS2416 card into Cubase VST. In VST, these correspond to the four Audio Input pairs (see page 6). In the DSP Factory Input Console window, the default configuration uses the eight bus sends to route signals from the audio card into VST (for recording). The following default routing scheme is used:
DS 2416 Bus Send VST Input
Bus 1 DS2416 PCI REC 1/2 1 (DS1L)
Bus 2 DS2416 PCI REC 1/2 2 (DS1R)
Bus 3 DS2416 PCI REC 3/4 1 (DS2L)
Bus 4 DS2416 PCI REC 3/4 2 (DS2R)
Bus 5 DS2416 PCI REC 5/6 1 (DS3L)
Bus 6 DS2416 PCI REC 5/6 2 (DS3R)
Bus 7 DS2416 PCI REC 7/8 1 (DS4L)
Bus 8 DS2416 PCI REC 7/8 2 (DS4R)
This means that to record something through the DSP Factory into VST, you only need to activate the appropriate Bus Sends for the desired DS Channels. From that point, the recording procedure is the same as when you run Cubase VST with “standard” audio hardware.
Inputs
Physical Input DS Channel
DS2416 Analog In Left 17
DS2416 Analog In Right 18
DS2416 Digital In Left 19
DS2416 Digital In Right 20
Bus/Send in the DSP Factory Input Console Master Stereo Out Left/Right
Aux Send 1
Aux Send 2
Aux Send 3
Aux Send 4
DS2416 Analog Out Left/Right and
DS2416 Digital Out Left/Right
IOA/IOB Output 1
IOA/IOB Output 2
IOA/IOB Output 3
IOA/IOB Output 4
“IOA” and “IOB” are the connections to additional input/output units such as the AX44. For each DS2416 card, you can add two extra input/output units (IOA and IOB). Each unit may have 4 or 8 inputs and outputs.
P As you see, the default routing only provides access to four extra outputs (for use with external effects, etc). To be able to use all additional inputs and outputs, you will need to re-configure the input and output routing. This is described on page 29.
• Signals are routed to the effects using Aux Send 5 (FX Unit 1) and Aux Send 6 (FX Unit 2). The effect inputs are in mono.
• The stereo output signals from the effects are routed to the “FX Return channels” (DS Channels 21/22 for FX Unit 1 and 23/24 for FX Unit 2).
To avoid feedback, Aux Sends 5 and 6 are disabled for these DS channels.