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Setting up Cubase with your Alesis Audio device General Setup (for all devices) 1. Connect your USB device to a USB port on your computer. Some Alesis USB audio devices have power cords, and some do not. If your device has a power cord, connect to an electrical outlet, and turn on the device. 2. Launch the Cubase LE 4 application. • Windows XP and Vista: Navigate to the Cubase LE 4 application by using the Start menu at the bottom-left of your screen: select Start > Programs > Steinberg Cubase LE 4 > Cubase LE 4. • Macintosh: The Cubase LE 4 application is located in the "Applications" folder on your Hard Disk. Double-click the program to open it. 3. Depending on your computer configuration, the first time you launch Cubase, you may be presented with an error message indicating some problem with the sound setup. By going through this setup guide, and properly setting up Cubase LE 4, any such errors will be resolved. If an error is displayed at startup, click OK to continue. 4. Once Cubase LE 4 is completely started up, select the Devices menu from the top of the screen and choose Device Setup. 5. In the window that opens, select VST Audio System from the left-hand side of the screen. 6. The ASIO Driver field on the right-hand side is where you select the audio input/output device that Cubase LE 4 will use. Below is a list of Alesis Audio interfaces, and the correct ASIO Driver selection for each device for Windows and Macintosh platforms. Make the appropriate ASIO Driver selection for your device. Alesis Audio Device Windows ASIO Driver Macintosh ASIO Driver MultiMix USB Series............ASIO DirectX Full Duplex Driver.. USB Audio CODEC MultiMix USB 2.0 Series.......Alesis USB Audio Device Alesis USB Audio Device MultiMix FireWire Series.......Alesis FireWire Alesis 1394 IO|14 and IO|26 Alesis FireWire Alesis 1394 MasterControl Alesis FireWire Alesis 1394 IO|2 Alesis IO|2 USB ASIO io|2 When you change the selected ASIO Driver, a window which reads, Do you want to switch the ASIO driver? may appear. If it does, click Switch. 6

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Setting up Cubase with your Alesis Audio device
General Setup (for all devices)
1.
Connect your USB device to a USB port on your computer.
Some Alesis USB audio
devices have power cords, and some do not. If your device has a power cord, connect
to an electrical outlet, and turn on the device.
2.
Launch the Cubase LE 4 application.
•
Windows XP and Vista
: Navigate to the
Cubase LE 4
application by using the
Start menu at the bottom-left of your screen: select Start > Programs > Steinberg
Cubase LE 4 > Cubase LE 4.
•
Macintosh
: The
Cubase LE 4
application is located in the “Applications” folder
on your Hard
Disk.
Double-click the program to open it.
3.
Depending on your computer configuration, the first time you launch Cubase, you
may be presented with an error message indicating some problem with the sound
setup.
By going through this setup guide, and properly setting up Cubase LE 4, any
such errors will be resolved.
If an error is displayed at startup, click
OK
to continue.
4.
Once Cubase LE 4 is completely started up, select the
Devices
menu from the top of
the screen and choose
Device Setup
.
5.
In the window that opens, select
VST Audio System
from the left-hand side of the
screen.
6.
The
ASIO Driver
field on the right-hand side is where you select the audio
input/output device that Cubase LE 4 will use.
Below is a list of Alesis Audio
interfaces, and the correct
ASIO Driver
selection for each device for Windows and
Macintosh platforms. Make the appropriate
ASIO Driver
selection for your device.
Alesis Audio Device
Windows ASIO Driver
Macintosh ASIO Driver
MultiMix USB Series………... ASIO DirectX Full Duplex Driver.. USB Audio CODEC
MultiMix USB 2.0 Series……. Alesis USB Audio Device………... Alesis USB Audio Device
MultiMix FireWire Series…….Alesis FireWire…………………... Alesis 1394
IO|14 and IO|26……………… Alesis FireWire……………………Alesis 1394
MasterControl...………………Alesis FireWire……………………Alesis 1394
IO|2 …………………………... Alesis IO|2 USB ASIO…………… io|2
When you change the selected
ASIO Driver
, a window which reads,
Do you want to
switch the ASIO driver?
may appear.
If it does, click
Switch
.