Tascam LE 5 User Manual

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Cubase LE 5
Quick Start Guide
This chapter explains basic operations for using the unit with Cubase LE 5.
This explanation is not intended to replace the user’s manual for Cubase LE 5. Also, since Cubase LE 5 is a product provided by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH, it is not supported by TASCAM.
Please use the Cubase LE 5 Help menu (and access the PDF manuals) for information about how to use this software.
Trademarks
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Corporation, registered in the U.S. and
other countries.
Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP,
Windows Vista, and Windows 7
are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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the U.S. and other countries.
Cubase and VST are registered
trademarks of Steinberg Media
Technologies GmbH. ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
Other company names, product names
and logos in this document are the
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Installing Cubase LE 5
1 Insert the Cubase LE 5 DVD-ROM
into the DVD-ROM drive on your computer.
The system displays the language
selection screen (below). Select the language you prefer.
If this language screen does not
appear automatically, do the following:
Windows: Run the
Cubase_LE_5_Start_Center.exe on
the DVD-ROM.
Mac: Run the Cubase LE 5 Start
Center program on the DVD-ROM.
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2 The installation screen appears.
Click Install Cubase LE 5.
3 The following screen appears.
Click the Next button.
5 The system displays the License
Agreement for end users. Read the contents, then select I accept the license agreement if you agree to the terms. Click the Next button.
6 A screen appears to confirm that you
want to close the eLicenser installer. Press the Finish button.
4 The system displays the eLicenser
Welcome screen. Click the Next button to start the installation.
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7 The Cubase LE 5 installer
automatically starts. Click the Install button.
8 The system displays the License
Agreement for end users. Read the contents, then select I accept the terms in the License Agreement if you agree to the terms. Click the Next button.
9 A screen appears where you can
select the location where you want to install the software. Designate the location where you want to install the software and click the Next button.
10 A screen showing that preparation
for installation is complete appears. Click the Install button.
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11 Installation of Cubase LE 5 starts.
12 When the installation completes,
press the Finish button to end installation.
You can download updates for Cubase LE 5 from the following Steinberg website. We recommend that you always use the latest version.
Please abide by all the precautions listed on the site before updating.
http://www.steinberg.net/en/support/ steinberg_support_downloads.html
NOTE
Cubase LE 5 can be used for 30 days (or launched 3000 times) in demo mode until it becomes disabled. If you want to continue to use it for a long time please refer to the Getting Started on the DVD-ROM and register your program.
13 When the installation completes,
press the Finish button to close the installer.
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Recording with Cubase LE 5
The settings in Cubase LE 5 are the same in Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
The screens in the example below are from using a US-144MKII with Windows XP.
Preparation
1 Launch Cubase LE 5 and select
Device Setup… from the Devices menu.
The following screen appears.
2 Click VST Audio System on the left
side of the Device Setup window. Set the ASIO Driver item on the right to US-122MKII/US-144MKII.
3 When the following dialog appears,
click the Switch button.
4 Click US-122MKII/US-144MKII on
the left side of the Device Setup window and confirm that the I/O ports are set to US-144MKII ports. Then, click OK to close the window.
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5 Select VST Connections from the
Devices menu.
Confirm that the Device Port is set to
US-144MKII on both the Input and Output tabs.
Close the dialog after confirming.
TIP
To use the digital input and output of the US-144MKII as inputs and outputs for Cubase LE 5, add the digital input and output on the Input and Output tabs of the VST Connections window.
Click the • Add Bus button.
When the following dialog appears,
set the Configuration to STEREO and
the Count to 1 and then click the OK button.
The windows should appear as follows and the digital input and output should be available for use.
6 Select New Project from the File
menu.
A window appears that allows you to select a template for the new project.
Choose the template that you want
and click the OK button.
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7 Next, the Set Project Folder window
appears. Select the folder where you want to save the project and click the OK button to complete creation of a new project.
NOTE
If you choose the “Empty” template, use the “Add Track” item from the “Project” menu to add audio tracks.
TIP
When recording a vocal or an acoustic guitar, for example, with a single microphone, create and record to a mono track.
When recording a piano in stereo with two microphones or recording a keyboard or similar device using the stereo line input, create and record to a stereo track.
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Recording
1 Select the track that you want to
record to, and set the input bus in the Input Routing field on the left side of the window.
Press the Monitor button if you want
to hear the input signal.
2 After you have completed setting the
input buses for every track, click the Record Enable buttons (making them red) for the tracks that you want to record on.
3 Press the (REC) button in the
transport section to start recording.
4 When you finish recording, press
the (STOP) button, then click the Record Enable buttons to turn it off (the button indicator will turn off). Rewind if necessary.
5 Repeat steps 1-4 to overdub
additional tracks.
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Mixdown
1 Move the left and right locators to
specify the region that you want to mix down.
2 From the File menu, choose Export >
Audio Mixdown.
3 In the Export Audio Mixdown dialog
box, make the desired settings, then press the Export button.
On this screen, set the File Name,
Path (location where saved), File Format, Sample Rate, Bit Depth and other attributes of the file to be created.
4. The following screen appears while the file is being created.
After the file has been created, press the Close button on the Export Audio Mixdown window to close it. The mixdown file is saved according to the settings made in step 3.
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Troubleshooting
This chapter answers frequently asked questions related to recording with Cubase LE 5.
Q1. I think I have configured the
input settings properly, but I see no activity on the audio track's meter.
A1. Make sure that the Monitor button of
the track is enabled.
Q2. I would like to record two
channels simultaneously in stereo.
A2. Before you record, choose Stereo
track(s) or add Audio track(s) as Stereo.
As shown below, you can confirm that
a track is stereo by the word “stereo” in the channel display and by the input display, which should say “Stereo In” or something similar, when the channel is selected.
Q3. I am trying to use the EQ, but it
does not seem to do anything.
A3. Confirm that one or more EQ switches
are on in the EQ section for the channel in the Inspector.
If the project does not have a stereo
track, select Project menu > Add track > Audio and create the number of stereo tracks that you need.
EQ OFF EQ ON
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Q4. I tried to mix down a three-
minute song, but could mix only ten seconds.
Q6. I burned a CD using the WAV file
I mixed down, but the speed is obviously different.
A4. Make sure that the region specified
by the left and right locators is set to three minutes or longer.
Q5. I cannot set the locator region to
more than ten minutes.
A5. The default setting is ten minutes.
From the Project menu, choose Project Setup and then change the Length field.
A6. Could the sampling rate of your
project be set to 48 kHz? If your ultimate objective is to create a CD, TASCAM recommends that the sampling rate be set to 44.1 kHz from the beginning.
To specify the sampling rate, choose
Project Settings from the Project menu, then set the sampling rate to
44.100 kHz.
Q7. I have connected an audio source
to the Unit, but cannot hear anything.
A7. Make sure that the input level of the
audio interface is raised appropriately. When a signal is being input, the signal indicator of the audio interface will light up green. Make sure that the monitor (or headphone) level is raised, and that the connections are correct.
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Q8. The sound is distorted.
A8. Make sure that the signal is not
overloading. If the signal is analog, the ideal level is when the overload indicator lights up red occasionally.
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