Alesis iO4 Quick Start Guide - Page 9

MAC SETUP Once Cubase LE 5 is installed and activated, follow the steps below to configure the software to record with the iO4. 1. Open Cubase LE 5. If prompted to open a project, cancel for now. 2. From the menus select Devicesf Device Setup. 3. In Device Setup click on VST Audio System. 4. In the ASIO driver list on the right side of the Device Setup, select iO4. Click OK. 5. In Cubase, click on FilefNew Project and select Empty, and choose where you would like to save your project. 6. Click on the Device menu at the top of the screen and select VST Connections. Click on Inputs at the top of the window. Click on the input titled under the Bus Name column. Create a Stereo input bus by clicking on the Add Bus button and selecting the Stereo configuration. Name the preset, and click OK. 7. Under the Audio Device column, select iO4. 8. In the Device Port column, select "iO4 1" for the Left stereo input and "iO4 2" for the right stereo input. 9. Click on the Outputs tab, and for the left stereo output device select "iO4 1" and for the right stereo output device select "iO4 2". 10. Close the VST Connections window. 11. Right click in the dark blue area of the main project and choose Add Audio Track. 12. In the Audio Track Configuration window, select 1 - Stereo and click OK. 13. Activate the Track Monitor button on the Stereo track, found next to the Record Enable button. Click the Record button at the top of the Cubase window, do a quick test, and stop the recording. 14. Rewind to the beginning of the track, disable the track monitor button and then press the play button at the top of the Cubase window to hear what you just recorded. Note: To avoid having to set the VST Audio System and VST Connections each time you open Cubase, you can save a your settings as a template by going to Filef Save as Template. Then when you reopen Cubase your template will appear in the Project Templates list. 9