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CHAPTER
75
7 Cubase, Nuendo and other ASIO
Software
OVERVIEW
The PCI-424 system includes an ASIO driver that
provides multi-channel I/O and sample-accurate
synchronization with Steinberg’s Cubase family of
digital audio sequencers, including Cubase VST,
Cubase SX and Nuendo. The 2408mk3 requires
Cubase for Windows Version 3.553 or higher.
Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Run MOTU PCI Audio Console before Cubase 75
Choosing the PCI-424 driver in Cubase. . . . . . .76
Number of channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Reducing delay when processing live inputs with
plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Audio clock source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Other System dialog settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Activating PCI-424 inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Assigning inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Assigning outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Changing PCI-424 settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
24-bit operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Monitoring system performance . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
PREPARATION
To make sure that everything is ready for Cubase,
install Cubase first (if you haven’t already done so),
and then see these chapters before proceeding:
■ chapter 4, “Installing the PCI-424 Hardware”
(page 27).
■ chapter 3, “Installing the PCI-424 Windows
Software” (page 25)
RUN MOTU PCI AUDIO CONSOLE BEFORE
CUBASE
Before you run Cubase, launch the MOTU PCI
Audio Console to configure your PCI-424
hardware. The MOTU PCI Audio Console lets you
configure your audio interface, and it lets you
enable the desired inputs and outputs. Only
enabled inputs and outputs will be available to
Cubase, so this is an important step. For complete
details regarding the MOTU PCI Audio Console,
see chapter 6, “MOTU PCI Audio Console”
(page 63).
Figure 7-1: This example shows a 2408mk3 interface. Configure the
three banks as you would like to use them in Cubase. Only activate
the banks you really need, though, to conserve CPU and PCI
bandwidth.