Specifications

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The Default Signal Routing
This section describes how signals are routed by default, when you first start using
the DS2416 card with Cubase VST. If you wish you can change the signal routing, as
described on page 29. However, this default routing allows you to perform basic
playback and recording, and to use the built-in effects without having to change
the routing.
❐ For additional info, please refer to the diagrams and list in the DS2416 documentation.
About the DS2416 “Channels”, Buses and Sends
Before we describe the actual signal routing, here’s some information about how
the DS2416 is configured:
• Each DS2416 card handles 24 separate mixer channels.
To separate these from the audio channels in VST, we will call them “DS channels” from now
on.
• There is one main stereo mix out and eight Bus Sends (four stereo pairs).
Each DS channel can be assigned to any combination of the buses and the stereo mix.
• There are six Aux Sends.
Each DS channel has send levels and pre/post fader switches for the sends.
The Default Routing of signals from VST to DS2416
There are sixteen separate “lines” from Cubase VST to the DS2416. In VST, these ap-
pear as Output Buses (see page 7). In the DSP Factory Input Console window, the
“lines” from VST are by default connected to DS channel 1 to 16, as follows:
• Please note that the Output assignment (PCI PB #1 etc) for each Output Bus (Master,
BUS 2, etc) can be changed, as described on page 7.
To avoid confusion, we recommend that you keep the default order of the outputs.
VST Output (and default Output Bus) DS2416 Channel
PCI PB 1 (Master Left) DS Channel 1
PCI PB 2 (Master Right) DS Channel 2
PCI PB 3 (BUS 2 L) DS Channel 3
PCI PB 4 (BUS 2R) DS Channel 4
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PCI PB 15 (BUS 8 L) DS Channel 15
PCI PB 16 (BUS 8R) DS Channel 16