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USB/Cubase LE 4 Startup Guide
This USB/Cubase LE 4 Startup Guide explains how to install Cubase LE 4 on a computer, make connections and settings for this unit, and perform recording.
Cubase LE 4 installation
Connections and preparation
To connect this unit to a computer running Windows Vista (or
Windows XP) and to enable audio input/output, proceed as
follows. The installation description uses Windows Vista as an
example.
Insert the supplied "Cubase LE 4" DVD-ROM into the
DVD drive of the computer, and perform the
installation steps.
When you insert the DVD-ROM, a screen asking what you want to do
appears. Select "Open folder to view files".
When the contents of the DVD-ROM are shown, open the "Cubase
LE 4 for Windows" folder by double-clicking on it, and then double-
click the executable "Setup" ("Setup.exe") file to start the installation
process.
HINT
If nothing happens when you insert the DVD-ROM, open the Start
menu and select "Computer" ("My Computer" in Windows XP). Then
double-click the "Cubase LE 4" DVD-ROM icon to display the
contents of the DVD-ROM.
NOTE
When the installation of Cubase LE 4 is complete, a screen asking
about installation of activation (software license authentication)
management software appears. Install this software, because it is
required for registering Cubase LE 4.
Connect this unit to the computer using a USB cable.
Guitar or other instrument
Computer
[INPUT] jack
USB cable
This unit
[OUTPUT] jack
Audio system or other
hi-fi playback equipment
NOTE
Use a high-quality USB cable and keep the connection as short as
possible. If an electric power is supplied to this unit via a USB cable is
more than 2 meters in length, the low voltage warning indication may
appear.
HINT
No special steps are necessary for canceling the USB connection.
Simply disconnect the USB cable from the computer.
When you connect this unit for the first time to a computer running
Windows Vista, a message saying "New Hardware Found" will
appear.
Before proceeding, wait a while until this message disappears.
Use Cubase LE 4 to record
Windows Vista / XP
Bring up the "Sound" window from the Control Panel
and make the input device setting for the computer.
To bring up the "Sound" window, select "Control Panel" from the
Start menu and click "Hardware and Sound", then click "Sound".
In the "Sound" window, verify that "ZOOM S2t C5.1t Audio" is listed
under the Play and Record devices and that the device is checked. (To
switch between Play and Record, click the tabs at the top of the
window.)
If the device is not checked, right-click on the icon for the device and
click "Set as Default Device" so that a check mark appears.
Start Cubase LE 4. Then access the "Devices" menu,
select "Device Setup..." and click "VST Audio
System".
To start Cubase LE 4, double-click the Cubase LE 4 shortcut icon that
was created on the desktop. After startup, select "ZOOM S2t C5.1t
ASIO" as the ASIO driver in the right section of the Device Setup
window. When you change the ASIO driver selection, a confirmation
message appears. Click the "Switch" button.
ASIO driver
The device indication in the left section of the window now shows
"ZOOM ASIO Driver" as the ASIO driver.
Click on this indication to select it, and then click the "Control Panel"
button in the right section of the Device Setup window.
Then click here
Click here...
The window that appears lets you set the latency for the ASIO driver.
The latency should be set to a value that is as low as possible without
causing sound dropouts during recording and playback.
When the setting is complete, click the OK buttons in the respective
windows to return to the startup condition of Cubase LE 4.
USB/Cubase LE 4 Startup Guide
Cubase LE 4 installation
Cubase LE 4 installation
Connections and preparation
From the "Devices" menu of Cubase LE 4, select "VST
Connections" and select the device containing the
string "ZOOM S2t C5.1t In (Out)" as input port and
output port.
Use the tabs at top left to switch between input and output, and verify
that "ZOOM S2t C5.1t In (Out)" is selected as device port. If another
device is selected, click the device port field and change the selection.
Access the "File" menu and select "New Project".
The new project window appears. Here you can select a project
template.
Make sure that the "Empty" template is selected, and
click the OK button.
A window for selecting the project file save location appears.
After specifying a suitable project file save location
(such as the desktop), click the OK button.
A new project is created, and the project window for controlling most
of the Cubase LE 4 operations appears.
Project window
To create a new audio track, access the "Project"
menu and select "Add track". In the submenu that
appears, select "Audio".
he Add Track window for specifying the number of audio tracks and
the stereo/mono setting appears.
Select number of tracks
Select stereo/mono setting
In this example, set the number of tracks to "1" and select stereo, then
click the OK button.
Connections and preparation
Use Cubase LE 4 to record
Use Cubase LE 4 to record
Windows Vista / XP
A new stereo audio track is added to the project window.
New audio track
Make the following settings for the newly created
audio track.
If the Inspector is not shown, click here to
toggle the Inspector show/hide setting.
Inspector (area for making detailed
track settings)
Select the input/output path for the
track. (The path name assigned to the
this unit in step 6 is shown here.) To
select a different path, click this section
and select a new path from the menu
that appears.
HINT
The Inspector shows information about the currently selected track. If
nothing is shown, click on the track to select it.
Connect the guitar or other instrument to the [INPUT]
jack of this unit.
To use the ZOOM ZFX Plug-in for recording, select it
for insertion as follows.
Click "Inserts" in the Inspector
to enlarge the insert slot.
Click on the insert slot and select
the ZOOM ZFX Plug-in.
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