Using_DSP_Factory.pdf

Using Cubase SX/SL with DSP Factory

Manual by Anders Nordmark

Quality Control: C. Bachmann, H. Bischoff, S. Pfeifer, C. Schomburg

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Introduction

The Yamaha DSP Factory is an audio hardware system for professional

digital multitrack recording and mixing on personal computers. The

core of this system is the DS2416 Digital Mixing Card, a PCI-bus audio

card with professional specifications, extensive mixing capabilities and

on-board EQ, dynamics and effects. It is possible to install and digitally

connect two DS2416 cards in one computer. Each card can also be

used with one or two optional AX44 Audio Expansion Units, for up to

eight additional analog inputs and outputs per card.

This manual assumes that you have at least one DS2416 installed,

tested and running under Windows XP.

For information about how to install, test and troubleshoot the DS2416,

please refer to the documentation supplied with the card. There you will

also find detailed information about audio hardware specifications and

features.

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The DSP Factory in Cubase SX/SL

By using the DSP Factory in conjunction with Cubase SX/SL, you get

a complete graphical interface with full control over the card’s features.

The DS2416 audio card will behave like an external digital mixer, feed-

ing digital signals into Cubase SX/SL’s inputs and accepting digital

signals from Cubase SX/SL’s output busses.

The Cubase SX/SL/DSP Factory combination allows you to:

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Record and play back using multiple inputs and outputs.

By itself, the DS2416 provides four inputs and outputs (two analog and two digital).

Each AX44 unit adds four analog inputs and outputs, and there is also support for

upcoming I/O units.

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Use the DS2416 EQ, dynamics and effects for separate Cubase SX/

SL audio channels or for combinations of channels.

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Route DSP Factory outputs to external effects, accessible from the VST

effect sends.

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Synchronize audio playback to external wordclock.

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Setting up Cubase SX/SL for use with DSP

Factory

Again, this assumes that you have installed the DSP Factory hardware

according to the instructions in the supplied manual, and tested that it

runs properly under Windows. Also, please note that the DSP Factory

windows require a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768 to be fully

viewable.

Before you can start working, you need to make a few settings:

Pull down the Devices menu and select Device Setup.

Select VST Multitrack.

The VST Multitrack Setup dialog appears.

Make sure the “ASIO SW+DS32”Driver is selected on the ASIO

Driver pop-up menu.

See the note below about the two ASIO Devices.

About the Two ASIO Devices

The ASIO drivers described below may have been included with the

Yamaha DS2416 package. However, make sure to check Yamaha’s web

site for updated drivers!

There are two ASIO Devices for the Yamaha DS2416, “ASIO

SW+DS32” and “ASIO SW+DS16”. Which one to select depends

on your computer power and whether you need 24 bit recording:

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If you want to record and play back 24 bit audio, you need to select

the 32 bit device (“ASIO SW+DS32”).

It is possible to record in 24 bit mode with the 16 bit device selected, but the created

audio files will only have 16 bit accuracy.

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If you experience performance problems with the 32 bit device (and

don’t use 24 bit audio), you should select the 16 bit device (“ASIO

SW+DS16”).

The data transfer between the program and the audio card requires quite a lot of com-

puter power. This load is drastically reduced if you use the 16 bit device.

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