USB/Cubase LE Startup GuideUSB/Cubase LE Startup Guide
This USB/Cubase LE Startup Guide explains how to install Cubase LE on a computer, how to make the G2.1u connection and settings, and how to record your guitar play. Cubase LE InstallationConnections and PreparationsRecording with Cubase LE
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To connect the G2.1u to a computer running Windows XP and to To connect the G2.1u to a computer running MacOS X and
enable audio input/output, proceed as follows. Start Cubase LE. enable audio input/output, proceed as follows.
A window asking whether to check the audio input/output port
Insert the CD-ROM supplied with this product into the
Install Cubase LE on the computer. appears. Click OK to perform the check.
CD-ROM drive of the Macintosh computer.
When you insert the CD-ROM supplied with this product into the CD-After Cubase LE has started up, access the "Devices" The "Cubase LE" icon appears on the desktop.
ROM drive of the computer, the installer will start up automatically.menu, select "Device Setup..." and click "VST
Follow the on-screen instructions to install Cubase LE. Multitrack" in the list of devices. Double-click the icon to open it, and use the "Cubase
LE Installer" to install Cubase LE.
Connect the G2.1u to the computer using a USB
cable.
AC adapter
Guitar
Computer If another device is selected, use the pull-down menu to change the
[INPUT] jack selection to "USB Audio CODEC".
When the setting has been made, close Audio MIDI Setup.
or G2.1u
USB cable
Start Cubase LE.
[OUTPUT] jack
Audio system or
Check whether "ASIO Multimedia Driver" is selected as ASIO driver
other hi-fi playback
Batteriesin the right part of the device setup window.
equipment
HINT
Click the "Control Panel" button in the device setup Connect the G2.1u to the computer using a USB The Cubase LE program is installed in the "Applications" folder.
When the [POWER] switch of the G2.1u is ON, the unit will becable.
window. In the window that appears, click the
powered from the AC adapter or internal batteries.
"Advanced Options" button. When Cubase LE has started up, access the
When the [POWER] switch of the G2.1u is OFF, the unit will beIn the advanced options window, check whether "USB Audio"Devices" menu, select "Device Setup...", and click
powered via the USB cable (bus power). This is convenient when noCODEC" is selected as input port and output port. "VST Multitrack" in the list of devices.
AC adapter
AC adapter or batteries are available or when the batteries are Guitar
Check whether "USB Audio CODEC(2)" is selected as ASIO driver in
exhausted. Macintosh
[INPUT] jack the right part of the device setup window.
NOTE or (V
� If you monitor the audio signal during recording via the audio output USB cable
of the computer, there will be an audible latency. Be sure to use the [OUTPUT] jack
[OUTPUT] jack of the G2.1u to monitor the signal.Audio system or
other hi-fi playback
� When the G2.1u is powered via the USB cable, insufficient power Batteries
equipment
may result in unstable operation, causing an error indication to
appear on the display. In such a case, power the G2.1u from an AC
adapter or batteries. When the [POWER] switch of the G2.1u is ON, the unit will be
powered from the AC adapter or internal batteries.
� Use a high-quality USB cable and keep the connection as short as
possible. If power is supplied to the G2.1u via a USB cable that is If not selected, click the respective box to place a check mark in it.
When the setting has been made, click the OK buttons to close theWhen the [POWER] switch of the G2.1u is OFF, the unit will
more than 3 meters in length, the low voltage warning indication
windows and return to the normal post-startup Cubase LE screen. be powered via the USB cable (bus power). This is convenient when
may appear.
no AC adapter or batteries are available or when the batteries are
exhausted.
When you connect the G2.1u for the first time to a computer runningHINT If another item is selected, use the pull-down menu to change
Windows XP, a message saying "New Hardware Found" will appear.� By clicking the Move up/Move down button in the advanced the selection.
Before proceeding, wait a while until this message disappears. options window, you can change the priority sequence setting of NOTE When the setting has been made, click the OK button to close
the currently selected port. If you move "USB Audio CODEC" to the � If you monitor the audio signal during recording via the audio output the window.
From the "Start" menu, select "Control Panel" and top of the list, it will also be at the top in the following VST input of the computer, there will be an audible latency. Be sure to use the
Access the "Devices" menu and select "VST Inputs".
double-click "Sounds and Audio Devices". window. [OUTPUT] jack of the G2.1u to monitor the signal.
The sounds and audio devices properties screen appears. Click the� When you edit any of the settings in the advanced settings window, � When the G2.1u is powered via the USB cable, insufficient power The VST inputs window appears. Check whether the
a window asking whether to check the audio input/output port may result in unstable operation, causing an error indication to input port is active.
"Audio" tab and check whether "USB Audio CODEC" is selected as
appears. Click OK to perform the check. appear on the display. In such a case, power the G2.1u from an AC
default device for audio playback and recording.
adapter or batteries.
Access the "Devices" menu and select "VST Inputs". � Use a high-quality USB cable and keep the connection as short as
possible. If power is supplied to the G2.1u via a USB cable that is
The VST inputs window appears. Check whether the
more than 3 meters in length, the low voltage warning indication
input port is active.
may appear.
Open the "Applications" folder and then the "Utilities" Active button
folder, and double-click "Audio MIDI Setup".
Active buttonIf the Active button is Off (grayed out), click the button to set it to On.
The Audio MIDI Setup screen appears.
Click "Audio Devices" and check whether "USB Audio CODEC" is
selected as default input/default output.
If the Active button is Off (grayed out), click the button to set it to On.
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HINT
When multiple input ports are available for selection, you should scroll
If another device is selected, use the "Default Device" pull-down
or enlarge the window and check the enable/disable settings for all
menu to change the selection to "USB Audio CODEC".
ports.
When the setting has been made, click the OK button to close the
sounds and audio devices properties screen.
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