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PowerMate3Application Note 1

Recording using Cubase LE 5This document describes how to record a live event using the DIGITAL AUDIO INTERFACE of the PowerMate

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. Inpreparation for the recording VST connection presets (for live and studio mode) are created in Cubase LE 5.

HINT: In the following it is assumed that the PowerMate is on, configured for the live event, connected withthe PC/Mac using an USB 2.0 port (+ USB 2.0 cable) and the USB driver was successfully installed.

Preparations

1. Start the Cubase LE 5 application on your PC/Mac. The Cubase LE Open Document Options dialog

appears.

2. Click on the New Project button. The New Project dialog appears.

3. Select the Empty template from the Templates list an click on the OK button. The Set Project Folder

dialog appears.

4. Navigate to the folder you want to store your project to, then click on the OK button. A new, empty pro-

ject is created in the Cubase window.

Illustration 1: Cubase LE Open Document Options

Illustration 2: New Project

Illustration 3: Set Project Folder


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5. Open menu Devices > Device Setup... The Device Setup dialog appears.

6. Select the entry VST Audio System in the Devices section of the dialog.

7. Select ASIO for DYNACORD USB-AUDIO from the ASIO Driver dropdown menu.

Illustration 4: Device Setup...

Illustration 5: VST Audio System


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8. Select MIDI Port Setup in the Devices section.

9. Unselect the Checkboxes Visible and In All MIDI Inputs of the DYNACORD SystemCtrl port.

10. Close the Device Setup dialog by clicking the OK button.

CREATINGTHEPRESETSFORTHELIVEMODE

Adding outputs

11. Open menu Devices > VST Connections (or press the F4 button). The VST Connections dialog appears.

Illustration 6: MIDI Port Setup

Illustration 7: Cubase LE 5


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12. Open the Outputs tab in the VST Connections dialog.

13. If there is already a bus in the Bus Name column listed, open the context menu of the bus and select the

entry Remove Bus. Repeat for all busses listed.

14. Select the entry 2 x Stereo from the Presets Dropdown menu. The two busses S 1 and S 2 are

added.

15. Double click on a Bus Name to match the bus names in Cubase and on the PowerMate. Change the name

of bus S1 to USB 1-2 and of bus S 2 to USB 3-4.

Illustration 8: VST Connections - Outputs

Illustration 9: Remove Bus

Illustration 10: Preset 2 x Stereo

Illustration 11: Renaming of outputs for the Live Preset


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16. Create a new preset including the output configuration by pressing the + icon. The Type In Preset

Name dialog appears. Enter the preset name Live in the text field and close the dialog by clicking the

OK button.

Adding inputs

17. Open the Inputs tab in the VST Connections dialog.


entry Remove Bus. Repeat for all busses listed.

Illustration 12: Store the Live Preset

Illustration 13: VST Connections Inputs



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19. Select the entry 1 x Stereo + 2 x Mono from the Presets Dropdown menu. One stereo bus S 1 and

two mono busses M 1 and M 2 are added.


of bus S1 to MAS L/R, of bus M 1 to AUX 1 and of bus M 2 to AUX 2.

21. Create a new preset including the input configuration by pressing the + icon. The Type In Preset Namedialog appears. Enter the preset name Live in the text field and close the dialog by clicking the OK

button.

CREATINGTHEPRESETFORTHESTUDIOMODE



entry Remove Bus. Repeat for all busses.

Illustration 15: Preset 1 x Stereo + 2 x Mono

Illustration 16: Renaming of inputs for the Live Preset



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24. Select the entry 4 x Mono from the Presets Dropdown menu. Four mono busses M 1, M 2, M 3

and M 4 are added.


of bus M 1 to MON 1, of bus M 2 to MON 2, ob bus M 3 to AUX 1 and of bus M 4 to AUX 2.

26. Create a new preset including the input configuration by pressing the + icon. The Type In Preset Name

dialog appears. Enter the preset name Studio in the text field and close the dialog by clicking the OK

button.

Recording in Live mode

LOADINGTHELIVEPRESETS

27. Select the Live setting in the USB Record Routing dialog of the PowerMate. Please read the PowerMate

Owners manual for details.

Illustration 18: Preset 4 x Mono

Illustration 19: Renaming of inputs for the Studio Preset

Illustration 20: USB Record Routing: Live

USB Record Routing

AUX 1 AUX 2 MASTER

DIGITAL AUDIO INTERFACE

Studio 1 2 3 4

Live

BACK ESC

RECSEND


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28. Open menu Devices > VST Connections (or press the F4 button). The VST Connections dialog appears.

29. Open the Outputs tab in the VST Connections dialog.

30. Select the entry Live from the Presets dropdown menu.

Illustration 21: Cubase LE 5

Illustration 22: VST Connections - Outputs

Illustration 23: Preset Live


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32. Select the entry Live from the Presets dropdown menu.

33. Close the VST Connections dialog. The inputs and outputs in Cubase LE 5 are now configured for

recording in live mode.

ADDINGTRACKS

34. Select Project > Add Track > Audio. The Add Audio Track dialog appears.

Illustration 24: VST Connections Inputs

Illustration 25: Preset Live

Illustration 26: Add Audio Track


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35. Set the Audio Track Configuration to 1 Stereo and close the dialog by clicking the OK button.

36. Add 2 mono audio tracks by repeating the last two steps. Set the Audio Track Configuration to 2 Mono

and close the dialog by clicking the OK button.

37. Activate the Show Inspector button.

Illustration 27: Add 1 Stereo audio track

Illustration 28: Add 2 mono audio tracks

Illustration 29: Inspector


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38. Select the first audio track Audio 01 and check the input and output routing. The input routing must be

MAS L/R, the output routing must be USB 1-2.

39. Repeat the last step for audio track Audio 02 and Audio 03. For Audio 02 the input routing must be

AUX 1 and the output routing must be USB 1-2. For Audio 03 the input routing must be AUX 2 and

the output routing must be USB 1-2.

SETTINGTHELEVELOFTHEAUDIOTRACKS

40. Select the audio track Audio 01.

41. Open the Channel section of the Inspector. The channel fader of the audio track is shown.

42. Activate the loudspeaker icon Monitor (next to the channel fader) to see the level of the MAS L/R signal

in the VU meter.

Illustration 30: Editing the routing of audio track Audio 01

Illustration 31: Setting the level


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43. Use the REC SEND & USB OUT control of the PowerMate to set the level of the MAS L/R audio signal sent

via the DIGITAL AUDIO INTERFACE to the highest possible level without clipping. If the signal clips, the

USB indication in the display of the PowerMate changes to MASTER.

44. Use the channel fader in Cubase LE 5 to set the signal level so it never exceeds the marking in the VU

meter.

45. Repeat the last five steps for audio tracks Audio 02 and Audio 03. Use the AUX faders of the Power-

Mate to set the level of the AUX 1/2 audio signal sent via the DIGITAL AUDIO INTERFACE. If the signal

clips, the USB indication in the display of the PowerMate changes to AUX 1 or AUX 2.

RECORDING

46. Activate the Record enable icon of all audio tracks to be recorded.

47. Click the Record button in the Transport Panel to start recording. Click the Stop button to stop

recording.

Illustration 32: Marking in VU meter

Illustration 33: Select the audio tracks to be recorded

Illustration 34: Transport Panel Aufnahme


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PLAYBACK

48. Click the Goto Previous Marker / Zero button to set the cursor to the start of the recording.

49. Click the Play button to start the playback. The signal is available at the stereo input channel USB 1-2 of

the PowerMate.

HINT: For more details about using Cubase LE 5 please read the Cubase documentation, found in Help >Documentation.

Illustration 35: Transport Panel Goto Previous Marker / Zero

Illustration 36: Transport Panel Play

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