User Manual-for Windows

CUBASE, NUENDO, LIVE AND OTHER ASIO SOFTWARE
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DIRECT MONITORING
The Direct Monitoring option (Figure 7-5) allows
you to monitor inputs directly in the Audio Express
hardware with no drain on your computer and
near zero latency. When you enable this option,
Cubase uses the Audio Express’s CueMix FX
monitoring features whenever you use Cubase’s
monitoring features. For further information, see
“Controlling CueMix from within Cubase or
Nuendo” on page 49.
OTHER SYSTEM DIALOG SETTINGS
Consult your Cubase or Nuendo documentation
for details about the rest of the settings in this
dialog.
MANAGING AUDIO EXPRESS INPUTS AND
OUTPUTS
Once you’ve chosen the MOTU ASIO Driver in
Device Setup as explained earlier in “Choosing the
MOTU ASIO driver” on page 37, click MOTU
Audio ASIO in the left-hand list to see the Audio
Express inputs and outputs in the port list on the
right (Figure 7-5). To activate an Audio Express
output, create a bus in the VST Connections
window and assign the desired output to it.
Figure 7-5: Creating Audio Express inputs in Nuendo or Cubase.
Mix1 1-2
In the VST Inputs list, you’ll see an Audio Express
input pair called Mix1 1-2. This is a stereo feed
from the Audio Express that matches its main outs.
This can be used, for example, to record a final
stereo mix for reference and archiving purposes.
☛ Warning: the Mix1 inputs can cause feedback
loops! DO NOT assign this input to a track
assigned to the Audio Express main outs.
For Mix1 1-2, you can choose whether or not to
include audio being sent to the main outs from the
computer. See “Mix1 Return Includes Computer
Output” on page 56.
The “Phones 1-2” output
Host audio tracks assigned to the Phones 1-2
output pair will be heard on the headphone jack
only. If the Phones are set to mirror another output
(such as the main outs), the mirrored audio stream
is mixed with the phones audio output. For further
explanation, see “Phones Assign” on page 30.
CHANGING AUDIO EXPRESS SETTINGS
To change the Audio Express settings at any time,
go to the Device Setup window in Nuendo or
Cubase and click the Control Panel button, as
shown in Figure 7-5. Be sure to click the Reset
button after making any changes.
PROCESSING LIVE INPUTS WITH HOST-
BASED VST 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 9, “Reducing
Monitoring Latency” (page 45).
WORKING WITH CUEMIX FX MIXING
The Audio Express provides provides its own
hardware-based mixing, which you can operate
hand-in-hand with your host software’s complete
mixing environment. For example, the Audio
Express can serve as a monitor mixer routing