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Mixer Basics Quick Guide 4 To hear playback of the track you have just recorded, use either the Transport panel [Rewind] button or the ruler to rewind to the beginning of the recorded section, then click the Transport panel [Start] button. The overall playback level will be displayed via the master section bus level meter on the right side of the mixer window, and the channel level will be displayed via the channel strip level meter. NOTE • Click the [Narrow/Wide] button in the upper left corner of the mixer window to increase the width of the mixer's channel strips. • The output signal from Cubase AI 4 is routed to the MG mixer's 2TR IN inputs. To hear the playback sound via a pair of headphones plugged into the MG mixer, set the bus select switch to TO MONITOR ( ) and adjust the volume with the 2TR IN/USB control and the MONITOR/ PHONES control. [Narrow/Wide] button [Narrow/Wide] button 5 To save the project file select [Save] from the [File] menu and enter a file name before actually saving the file. Save your project file frequently to insure against losing large amounts of data if a problem occurs. 6 Repeat steps 1 through 5 to record further material on the same track. 7 To record additional material on a different track, select a new track and repeat the record procedure. NOTE You can monitor the sound being recorded and a previously recorded sound simultaneously while recording (MONITOR MIX). Refer to "F 2TR IN/USB" on page 22 for details. Level meter Bus level meter 6 Step Mixing with Cubase AI 4 In this section we'll try mixing down multiple recorded audio tracks to stereo, and creating a wav file. Mixes can be stored as WAV or AIFF files, which can then be recorded to audio CDs. 1 Launch Cubase AI 4 and open a project file. 2 Click the [Start] button on the Transport Panel. 3 While listening to playback, drag the channel strip level faders up and down to create the desired initial balance, then adjust the overall volume using the bus volume fader. 4 Drag the pan controls on the top of the channel strips left and right to set the stereo position of each track. MG206C-USB/MG166CX-USB/MG166C-USB Owner's Manual 13

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Mixer Basics
Quick Guide
MG206C-USB/MG166CX-USB/MG166C-USB
Owner’s Manual
13
4
To hear playback of the track you have just
recorded, use either the Transport panel
[Rewind] button or the ruler to rewind to
the beginning of the recorded section, then
click the Transport panel [Start] button.
The overall playback level will be displayed via the mas-
ter section bus level meter on the right side of the mixer
window, and the channel level will be displayed via the
channel strip level meter.
• Click the [Narrow/Wide] button in the upper left
corner of the mixer window to increase the
width of the mixer’s channel strips.
• The output signal from Cubase AI 4 is routed to
the MG mixer’s 2TR IN inputs. To hear the play-
back sound via a pair of headphones plugged
into the MG mixer, set the bus select switch to
TO MONITOR (
) and adjust the volume with
the 2TR IN/USB control and the MONITOR/
PHONES control.
5
To save the project file select [Save]
from the [File] menu and enter a file
name before actually saving the file.
Save your project file frequently to insure against losing
large amounts of data if a problem occurs.
6
Repeat steps 1 through 5 to record further
material on the same track.
7
To record additional material on a different
track, select a new track and repeat the
record procedure.
You can monitor the sound being recorded and
a previously recorded sound simultaneously
while recording (MONITOR MIX). Refer to “
F
2TR IN/USB” on page 22 for details.
In this section we’ll try mixing down multiple recorded audio tracks to stereo, and creating a wav file. Mixes can be stored as
WAV or AIFF files, which can then be recorded to audio CDs.
1
Launch Cubase AI 4 and open a project
file.
2
Click the [Start] button on the Transport
Panel.
3
While listening to playback, drag the chan-
nel strip level faders up and down to create
the desired initial balance, then adjust the
overall volume using the bus volume fader.
4
Drag the pan controls on the top of the
channel strips left and right to set the
stereo position of each track.
NOTE
Level meter
Bus level meter
[Narrow/Wide] button
[Narrow/Wide] button
NOTE
Step
6
Mixing with Cubase AI 4