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USB 2.0 Owner's Manual, Get Ready To Record, Record Another Track

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Tutorials 4. Press the Direct Monitor button on your E-MU 0404 USB 2.0. The LED should show Main. If you are recording a mono track, set Direct Monitor to Mono by pressing the Mono On button. Get Ready To Record 5. Plug in your instrument or microphone and set the input gain control for a good signal level. The meters should show signal activity, but the clip LED should never come on. 6. You should be hearing your instrument or microphone through your monitor speakers or headphones. If not, go back to steps 4 and 5. 7. Optional Step - Metronome: To toggle the Metronome on and off, press C on the computer keyboard. To adjust the metronome output level, press the transport Play control, then select Metronome Setup... from the Transport menu. Use the volume slider to set the desired metronome level. 8. Press the Go to Start button . 9. Make sure the Record Enable button on the track is on (it should be by default). Direct Monitor Main S/PDIF Off NOTE Turning on the metronome adds a 2-bar lead-in before recording begins. Record Enable 10. Press the Record button on the Cubase transport control panel. The button turns red and you're recording. Record Go to Start Stop Play 11. When you're finished recording your track, press the Spacebar, or press the Stop button on the Cubase Transport Control. 12. Press the Go to Start button . 13. Press the Spacebar or press the Play button to play back your new Track. Record Another Track 14. Press the Go to Start button . 15. Drag the audio chunk you just recorded down below itself and release the mouse button. A new track is automatically created with your recording. This is by far the quickest and easiest way to set up a new track in Cubase. Now you're all set to record again on Track 1. Drag 16. Press the Record button on the Cubase transport control panel and you're recording again. You'll hear your first track playing along with you. 17. Repeat steps 12-14 to record more audio tracks. 18. Press the Mute button to silence any tracks you don't want to hear. 0404 USB 2.0 Owner's Manual 25

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Tutorials
0404 USB 2.0 Owner’s Manual
25
4.
Press the
Direct Monitor
button on your E-MU 0404 USB 2.0. The LED
should show
Main
. If you are recording a mono track, set Direct Monitor to
Mono
by pressing the
Mono On
button.
Get Ready To Record
5.
Plug in your instrument or microphone and set the input gain control for a
good signal level. The meters should show signal activity, but the clip LED
should never come on.
6.
You should be hearing your instrument or microphone through your monitor
speakers or headphones. If not, go back to steps 4 and 5.
NOTE
Turning on the metronome
adds a 2-bar lead-in before
recording begins.
7.
Optional Step - Metronome:
To toggle the Metronome on and off, press
C
on
the computer keyboard. To adjust the metronome output level, press the
transport
Play
control, then select
Metronome Setup...
from the
Transport
menu. Use the volume slider to set the desired metronome level.
8.
Press the
Go to Start
button
.
9.
Make sure the
Record Enable
button on the track is on (it should be by
default).
10.
Press the
Record
button on the Cubase transport control panel. The button
turns red and you’re recording.
11.
When you’re finished recording your track, press the
Spacebar
, or press the
Stop
button on the Cubase Transport Control.
12.
Press the
Go to Start
button
.
13.
Press the
Spacebar
or press the
Play
button to play back your new Track.
Record Another Track
14.
Press the
Go to Start
button
.
15.
Drag the audio chunk you just recorded down below itself and release the
mouse button. A new track is automatically created with your recording. This
is by far the quickest and easiest way to set up a new track in Cubase. Now
you’re all set to record again on Track 1.
16.
Press the
Record
button on the Cubase transport control panel and you’re
recording again. You’ll hear your first track playing along with you.
17.
Repeat steps 12-14
to record more audio tracks.
18.
Press the
Mute
button
to silence any tracks you don’t want to hear.
Direct Monitor
S/PDIF
Main
Off
Record Enable
Record
Play
Stop
Go to Start
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