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CUBASE, NUENDO AND OTHER ASIO SOFTWARE
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☛ Changing input and output settings in the
MOTU PCI Audio Console causes Cubase to lose
the input and bussing assignments in any files that
don’t match the new settings. To avoid this, you can
save a PCI-424 setup on disk with your Cubase file.
Then, the next time you open the Cubase file, you
can load the 424 configuration first so that no
settings are lost. For details, see “Saving and
recalling routings” on page 73.
CHOOSING THE PCI-424 DRIVER IN CUBASE
Once you’ve made the preparations described so
far in this chapter, you’re ready to run Cubase.
Cubase VST
To activate the PCI-424 driver in Cubase VST,
choose Audio Setup>System from the Options
menu, and then choose MOTU PCI ASIO from the
ASIO device menu. Make the other settings in the
dialog as need for your system and synchroni-
zation scenario.
Nuendo and Cubase SX
To activate the PCI-424 driver in Nuendo or
Cubase SX, go to the Device Setup window, click
VST Multitrack and choose MOTU PCI ASIO from
the ASIO Driver menu as shown below. Make the
other settings in the dialog as need for your system
and synchronization scenario.
Figure 7-2: Activating the PCI-424 driver in Nuendo and Cubase.
NUMBER OF CHANNELS
In Cubase VST, be sure to choose enough channels
in the System dialog (as shown above in
Figure 7-2) to cover the number of inputs and
outputs provided by your PCI-424 system.
REDUCING DELAY WHEN PROCESSING LIVE
INPUTS WITH PLUG-INS
If you patch a live input (such as MIDI synthesizer)
through a VST plug-in effect in Cubase, you might
hear a slight delay. There are several ways to reduce
this delay. For details, see chapter 10, “Reducing
Monitoring Latency” (page 91).
ASIO DIRECT MONITORING
The ASIO Direct Monitoring option (Figure 7-2)
allows you to monitor inputs directly in the
hardware with no drain on your computer and
near zero latency. When you enable this option,
Cubase uses the PCI-424’s CueMix monitoring
features whenever you use Cubase’s monitoring
features. For further information, see “Controlling
CueMix DSP from within Cubase” on page 94.
AUDIO CLOCK SOURCE
This setting is the same as the Clock Source setting
in the MOTU PCI Audio Console window. It
determines which audio clock the PCI-424 system
will slave to. Choose the setting that is most
appropriate for your synchronization scenario. For
complete details, see “Clock Source” on page 64.
Nuendo and Cubase SX
Cubase VST