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E-Mu 404 Tutorials Manual

Manual is about: Digital Audio System

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    E-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 1 tutorials • e-mu proteus x le • steinberg cubase le • steinberg wavelab lite • cakewalk sonar le • ableton live lite 4 for e-mu digital audio system digital audio system tutorials • e-mu proteus x le • steinberg cubase le • steinberg wavelab lite • cakewalk sonar...

  • Page 2: Tutorials

    2 creative professional tutorials • e-mu proteus x le • steinberg cubase le • steinberg wavelab lite • cakewalk sonar le • ableton live lite 4 for e-mu © 2005 e-mu systems all rights reserved software version: 1.8 e-mu 0404 digital audio system e-mu world headquarters e-mu systems 1500 green hills r...

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    E-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 3 table of contents introduction ..................................................................... 5 before you begin ................................................................................................................. 5 the product default session...

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    4 creative professional recording & monitoring with effects .............................. 39 the order of effects .......................................................................................................... 39 about patchmix dsp ...........................................................

  • Page 5: Tutorials

    Tutorials introduction e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 5 tutorials introduction this guide contains step-by-step walk-throughs of basic recording operations using patchmix dsp and a variety of popular software applications. We encourage you to perform the steps on your computer as you read so tha...

  • Page 6: Steinberg Cubase Le

    Tutorials steinberg cubase le 6 creative professional steinberg cubase le steinberg cubase le is a 24-bit/96khz multi-track audio/midi recorder with high- quality effects, automation, virtual instruments (vsti) and many other professional features. The following step-by-step tutorials are designed t...

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    Tutorials steinberg cubase le e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 7 2 - basic multitrack recording in this tutorial, we’ll assume you’re using a single input or pair of inputs. For more advanced recording, refer to the cubase le manual. Select the cubase le recording template 1. Choose ( 0404) cubase...

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    Tutorials steinberg cubase le 8 creative professional channel (strip). Make sure the patchmix input channel (strip) matches the cubase le track input. 8. If your input signal is either too weak or too strong, adjust your input source or the digital audio system gain controls. Record a track 9. Press...

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    Tutorials steinberg cubase le e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 9 these diagrams may be helpful to visualize the signal routing path. Digital audio system hardware patchmix input strip patchmix strip asio out 31/32 patchmix main mix patchmix main mix vst inputs asio send 1/2 digital audio system ha...

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    Tutorials steinberg cubase le 10 creative professional 3 - export audio mixdown to stereo at some point, you’ll want to mix down your multitrack project to stereo. Cubase le has a special function (audio mixdown) that makes this job a breeze. The cubase le project window below shows a short song wit...

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    Tutorials steinberg cubase le e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 11 export audio 4. From the cubase le project window, select export from the file menu and choose audio mixdown . 5. The following screen appears. First choose a location for your file. 6. Next choose the file type. Cubase le can expor...

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    Tutorials steinberg cubase le 12 creative professional 4 - running proteus x le vsti from cubase le e these instructions also apply to proteus x or emulator x. These instructions explain how to start proteus x le from within cubase le. If you have a midi keyboard, you should connect it now using the...

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    Tutorials steinberg cubase le e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 13 4. The vst instruments window appears. Select proteusxle . 5. The vst instruments window now looks like this. F tip: unlike some vsti’s, proteus x le is multitimbral, and able to play up to 16 midi channels at once. It’s far more cp...

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    Tutorials steinberg cubase le 14 creative professional 7. Click the edit button of the vst instruments window to open proteus x le. You can also click on the edit button of the track inspector to open proteus x le. Load the proteus x composer bank 8. Proteus x le is now running, but you need to load...

  • Page 15: Steinberg Wavelab Lite

    Tutorials steinberg wavelab lite e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 15 steinberg wavelab lite steinberg wavelab lite is an easy-to-use, stereo digital audio recorder and editor. You can use it to record and edit audio from the digital audio system or import tracks from cds. Audio recorded in wavelab...

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    Tutorials steinberg wavelab lite 16 creative professional 2 - turning on the patchmix wave send wavelab lite interfaces with patchmix dsp using wave audio instead of asio. A wave send is included in the patchmix product default session. You just have to turn it on. This is the setup you’ll use with ...

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    Tutorials steinberg wavelab lite e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 17 using the mono inputs as a stereo pair 6. Notice that the mono input channels are panned hard left and hard right. This has been done so that the two mono inputs can be used as a stereo pair. The two mono channels will be combine...

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    Tutorials steinberg wavelab lite 18 creative professional important note when using wdm when using wave applications, avoid mismatched sample rates. The sample rate of your application must match the sample rate of the digital audio system. If the windows wdm drivers detect different sample rates, t...

  • Page 19: Cakewalk Sonar Le

    Tutorials cakewalk sonar le e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 19 cakewalk sonar le sonar le is a professional tool for authoring sound and music on your computer. Sonar supports wave, aiff, asio, mp3, acidized waves, wma and other audio formats. The following step by step tutorials are designed to ...

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    Tutorials cakewalk sonar le 20 creative professional setup the midi options 7. Select midi devices… from the options menu. The following screen appears. 8. Select the e-dsp midi ports for inputs and outputs, then click ok to close the window. E to set the location of your audio files: 1. Select glob...

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    Tutorials cakewalk sonar le e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 21 2 - basic multitrack recording in this tutorial, we’ll assume you’re using a single input or pair of inputs. For more advanced recording, refer to the sonar le manual. Select the sonar le recording template 1. Choose (0404) sonar le f...

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    Tutorials cakewalk sonar le 22 creative professional 6. Press the track record enable button for the track that you want to use. The track turns a dull red color to indicate that it is record-enabled. You should now see activity on the track input meter when feeding a signal into the digital audio s...

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    Tutorials cakewalk sonar le e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 23 save your project 18. Choose save as… from the sonar le file menu to save your project. Choose a name and location that will make the project easy to find later. The following diagram may be helpful to visualize the signal routing pat...

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    Tutorials cakewalk sonar le 24 creative professional 3 - export audio to stereo at some point, you’ll want to mix down your multitrack project to stereo. Sonar le has a special function (export audio) that makes this a simple job. The sonar le project window below shows a short song with 3 stereo tr...

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    Tutorials cakewalk sonar le e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 25 f to go back to the track display, select “track” in the window menu. 2. Play your song and use the faders to set the levels of each part. (note: these moves can be automated in sonar le. See the sonar le pdf manual for details.) expo...

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    Tutorials cakewalk sonar le 26 creative professional 4 - running proteus x le vsti from sonar le important: if sonar was installed before proteus x le, you will have to run the cakewalk vst adapter before sonar can use the vsti. (start, programs, cakewalk, cakewalk vst adapter) these instructions ex...

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    Tutorials cakewalk sonar le e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 27 4. Proteus x le now appears in the synth rack and two new tracks have been added to the bottom of the track list. (you may have to scroll down to see the new tracks.) make the midi connection 5. Select the blue midi input track by cli...

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    Tutorials cakewalk sonar le 28 creative professional 8. The proteus x le editor screen shown below appears. Load the proteus x composer bank 9. Proteus x le is now running, but you need to load a bank of sounds. 10. Choose open from the file menu on proteus x le. Locate and load the proteus x compos...

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    Tutorials cakewalk sonar le e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 29 to record a midi track 15. Minimize the proteus x le window by pressing the minimize button . 16. Record-enable the midi track by pressing the track record button. The track turns a dull red color to indicate that it is record-enabled...

  • Page 30: Ableton Live Lite 4 For E-Mu

    Tutorials ableton live lite 4 for e-mu 30 creative professional ableton live lite 4 for e-mu ableton live lite 4 is an innovative composition and performance tool. Ableton live combines digital recording, virtual instruments, digital effects with an original interface design that many people find mo...

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    Tutorials ableton live lite 4 for e-mu e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 31 e note: you can only select two input channels in this special version of ableton live. 9. Select the asio channels that you might use to input audio into ableton live lite 4 . These numbers correspond to the asio send inse...

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    Tutorials ableton live lite 4 for e-mu 32 creative professional set up the midi parameters 14. Click on the midi/sync tab of the preferences dialog box. The midi screen appears. E live enables every midi input by default 15. Select the e-dsp midi port if you want to connect a midi keyboard. 16. Sele...

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    Tutorials ableton live lite 4 for e-mu e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 33 2 - running proteus x le vsti from ableton live lite 4 e these instructions also apply to proteus x or emulator x. These instructions explain how to run proteus x le from within ableton live lite 4. Ableton live’s forte is ...

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    Tutorials ableton live lite 4 for e-mu 34 creative professional 5. The proteus x le editor screen shown below appears. Load the proteus x composer bank 6. Proteus x le is now running, but you need to load a bank of sounds. 7. Choose open from the file menu on proteus x le. Locate and load the proteu...

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    Tutorials ableton live lite 4 for e-mu e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 35 14. The first folder, brk_120 contains a nice bass riff. Open it, then open the next folder brk-bass.Mid . Now, you’ll see a midi file named brk-bass . 15. Click and drag brk-bass over one of the clip slots in the 3 midi st...

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    Tutorials ableton live lite 4 for e-mu 36 creative professional 21. Click on the track in box to see the list of midi channels. 22. Select midi channel 2 as shown at right. 23. Click on the clip launch button on the 4 midi clip to get it started. You won’t hear anything because you haven’t yet assig...

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    Tutorials ableton live lite 4 for e-mu e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 37 36. Click on the show/hide in/out section button if it’s not already selected. The input/output options now appear in the track strips. 37. Set up the midi track as shown at right. A. Select either e-dsp midi for a midi key...

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    Tutorials ableton live lite 4 for e-mu 38 creative professional 3 - recording audio into ableton live lite 4 these instructions explain how to record your own audio loops into ableton live lite 4. Clean the slate 1. Choose new live set (ctrl+n) from the ableton live lite 4 file menu . Setup ableton ...

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    Tutorials recording & monitoring with effects e-mu 0404 pci digital audio system 39 recording & monitoring with effects the order of effects patchmix dsp allows you to record your tracks without effects (dry) and monitor with effects enabled (wet). It works like this: if the effect is inserted befor...

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    Tutorials recording & monitoring with effects 40 creative professional about patchmix dsp patchmix = patchbay + mixer it’s a simple concept. Patchmix is a patchbay for your computer, where any physical input or output (analog, s/pdif, adat) can be connected to any host input or output (asio, wdm, wa...

  • Page 41: Index

    Index a e-mu 1212 m /1820/1820 m pci digital audio system 41 index a ableton live lite 4 for e-mu changing presets 36 playing midi clips 34 recording audio into 38 running proteus x le in 33 setting up 30 add track, cubase le 12 aiff export cubase le 11 wavelab lite 18 asio activating 40 definition ...

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    Index o 42 creative professional o options menu ableton live lite 30 sonar le 19 order of effects 39 p patchmix, opening 5 preferences ableton live lite 4 30 wavelab lite 15 preset changes, ableton live lite 36 product default session 5 project window, cubase le 7 proteus x composer bank, loading 14...