Subject: PAtchMix with Cubase


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Routing Audio between Patchmix and Cubase SL

To route audio between Patchmix and Cubase SL (2.01), the first thing that you need to do is to create a new session in Patchmix (as shown below)

Start with selecting a default 44/48kHz session.

Input a line level signal, or connect a microphone to the "Line/Mic A" input on the Audiodock. If you are using a condenser microphone that requires phantom power, remember to switch the 48v phantom power on. The input on the top of the strips shows you which input is being used for that specific strip

- it can be a physical source (as in this case) or from a host source.

By turning the preamp gain up with the dial on the Audio Dock you should see the signal in Patchmix.

The first insert in channel strip 3 is a Peak Meter (default settings). Clicking the Peak Meter insert (outlined in yellow) will bring up the

Peak Meter in the "TV" screen on the right, as shown below.



The next insert underneath the Peak Meter insert (strip 3) is the ASIO send. This sends the signal to an ASIO input so that Cubase can recieve the signal.



In this default session it is sending to ASIO input 1/2. You can see this in the "TV" screen if you click on the send insert (circled in yellow above)

You can now launch Cubase SL

The first thing you need to do in Cubase in SL is to start a new project. To do this you go to - File/New Project and select Default Project (for this example)

then select a directory where you would like to save your Project.

The first thing you now need to do is to check that you have the correct driver selected. Go to - Devices and select Device Setup now select - VST Multitrack.

This is where you select your Driver. You need to make sure that you select the E-MU ASIO Driver. Clicking the Control Panel shown below allows you

to adjust your ASIO Buffer Latency in milliseconds, start with the default setting of 10ms. You can decrease/increase the Latency

at a later stage depending on the specifications of your computer.



Now select VST Inputs in the Devices column. You will see all the physical inputs that are available in your current Patchmix session.

The ASIO Port number is also listed. If you delete or add any physical inputs in a Patchmix session,

you can press the Reset button in VST Inputs and the list will be updated. You can also rename these inputs.

NOTE - These VST Inputs are NOT active. This is just a list of available inputs, you still need to activate/select the inputs you are going to use

this is done in VST Connections.



Next step now is to setup your VST connections. VST connections are divided into Inputs and Outputs.

First we will setup the VST Inputs so that we can recieve the signal from Patcmix. To open VST connections go to - Devices and select VST Connections. Once the VST Connections panel is open choose the Inputs Tab.


TIP - If you go to Devices and select - Show Panel a panel opens with all the devices available. It is easier selecting from this Panel than it is from the main Devices menue.

As you can see the only connection listed is the Default connection - 1/2 Dock Mic/Line A. This means that the only signal available to Cubase is the signal coming from the
Dock Mic/Line A. To add inputs to use all you need to do is to click the Add Bus button. The Add Bus Panel opens and you can select a stereo or a mono Bus, once selecting you will see the new stereo/mono Bus appear in the window. Left clicking the new device which has appeared gives you a list of which physical input you want assigned to this Bus. You can also name these Buses to so that it does not get confusing.
For this example we will leave it at the default 1/2 Dock Mic/Line A as this is where the signal willl be coming from in Patchmix.

It is time now to open the Mixer and the and to see the benefit of all your hard work !
If you have not yet launched the Show Panel this is the time to do it - Go to Devices and select Show Panel now click on Mixer.
If you click on the top of the mixer strip IN 1 you will see a list of all available inputs which you created in VST Connections (by name). In our case we left it on the Default setting of only the one stereo input 1/2 Dock Mic/Line A therefore you will only see one Stereo input available to the Mixer.

To enable recording for the first track click on the 1st track on the left hand side of the arrange window, once clicked it will highlight the Record Enable button on the 1st mixer strip as shown below. You should now see the signal in the Mixer strip and can now perform your first recording. If you cannot see the Transport Bar to record, press F2 on your keyboard. Once you have completed the recording press the Stop button on the transport Bar. The recorded part will appear as shown below. To play back the recorded part press the Stop button twice so that the part will play back from the begining. You need to now de-select the Record Enable so that you can hear the recorded file. To do this just click on the Record Enable button in the Mixer strip (it will turn grey).

The next stage is now to create an Output BUS. Just as you have already created an Input Bus to bring the signal into Cubase for recording you need to create an Output Bus to send the recorded signal out of Cubase and back into Patchmix.
Go to - Devices and select Device Setup now select VST Outputs. You will see 1/2 ASIO 31/32. This is because the 2nd channel strip in Patchmix is: "ASIO Out 31/32". Remember the input on the top of the strips in Patchmix shows you which input (physical or ASIO) is being used for that specific strip, it can be a physical source or from a host source. In this case it is from a host souce - Cubase! (If you do not see ASIO 31/32 press the Reset Button, this will refresh the VST Outputs) If you rename the 2nd strip in Patchmix it will appear in VST Outputs by that name. You can now close Device Setup and open VST Connections, this time you select the Outputs Tab. In ASIO Device Port you will see ASIO 31/32(or whichever name you gave it in Patchmix/Device Setup). You can add more VST Output Buses by clicking "Add Bus". (Explained earlierfor VST Connections - Inputs) If you left click the ASIO Device Port you will see all the available Buses. The default setting in Patchmix we are using in this example has only one ASIO Input (strip 2). If you add more ASIO inputs in Patchmix remember to "Reset" in Device Setup/VSt Outputs, only then will the new Busus be available in VST Connections. For this example we will use the Default Settings.

You can now open the Mixer again. On the top of the first strip you will see "BUS 1" and when you click it it will show you the available Buses. We only have one BUS available because only one Bus was selected in VST Connnections- Outputs. On the furthest to the right of the Mixer you will see the actual BUS 1 Mixer strip. This is called the Master Mixer. You will have a Master Mixer strip for each BUS you have created in VST Connections - Output. The names of the Master Mixer Buses are the names you give them in VST Connections - BUS Name. BUS 1 is the Default.
If you playback your recorded part you should now see the signal in the Master Mixer BUS 1. The signal that you see in the Master Mixer is the output signal from Cubase which is being sent back to Patchmix.

If you go to Patchmix now you you should see the signal coming in from Cubase in strip 2.
Last of all you need to select the physical output that you want to use to actually output the audio (the physical outputs on the back of the Audiodock). To do this, in patchmix select "Outputs" (the button at the top of the "TV" screen), and click on the yellow "physical" button . You can choose between the Mix output or the Monitor output to be sent the individual physical outputs on the Audiodock. To adjust the Volume of these outputs you use either the Main Mix fader or the Monitor Dial - depending on whether you have chosen the Mix output, or the Monitor output