Tutorials - Birdland Music
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1. a f LO KADA 444 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 14 R e 2 FF pH p e A Jumping f MIDI CONTROLLERS MASTER SETTINGS F MANIX VOLUME In New Age Oohs IN Sugar Freak Tm A 0 0 120 00 8 CTRLA ji cme S g gt N ur Su sa H TUNE cents TRANSPOSE EMPO BPM anm Clavinetti j MI Acoustic 1 por postin Itn BreathyTBone py 4 S FILTER OVERRIDE AUX OUTPUTS Itf Real Flute D s K ETE Qu s SM 2 Busi mit Walky Talk I Filmscore WW L V s Worm me EET I Bag O Tricks e Lu Itn Melosoul EP S L L S L g i TWISTALOOP OVERRIDE l LIMITER It Breather 2 t 2 e t LOCKTO Not Set TEMPO ot Set Sampler Library For Help press F1 32MB cpu 3 Click the 1 16 tab to view the preset selections 16 MIDI channels When multitrack recording it s often easier to give each track its own MIDI channel and preset 4 Click the little triangle to the right of the preset selection field for Channel 1 fi Yo My Dynos Click Here The preset selection dialog box appears 5 Hit the Spacebar to start Live then browse though the presets Click OK when you find one you want to use for recording 6 Close the Proteus VX editor by clicking the close box Tutorials 3 Getting Started with Ableton Live Lite 6 4 Record a MIDI Track in Live E MU X Midizw Monitor 32 10 Get 11 12 L5 14 15 16 Open the Preferenc2. E MU Production Tools Software Bundle Index INDEX A Ableton Live Lite 4 for E MU running Proteus VX in 28 setting up 24 tutorial 24 Add Input Busses to Cubase LE 8 Add Track Cubase LE 11 ASIO Buffer Latency 7 16 ASIO Panel Sonar LE 16 B Bit Depth 7 setting in Cubase LE 7 setting in Sonar LE 16 Buffer Latency Setting Cubase LE 7 Sonar LE 16 C Clip Overview Hot Spot 30 Clipping Proteus VX 12 21 Continuous Controller Numbers 34 Control Panel E MU 7 Controller Knobs MIDI keyboard 12 21 34 Cubase LE project window 6 setting up 6 tutorial 6 D Delete a Track Ableton Live 33 Demo Mode Ableton Live 26 Devices Menu Cubase LE 6 Direct Monitor Cubase LE 9 Sonar LE 17 E E MU ASIO Sonar LE 15 Export Multisample Proteus VX 23 Production Tools Bundled Software Tutorials I Input Echo Button Sonar LE 17 Input Source amp Signal Level Cubase LE 9 Sonar LE 17 Inputs adding to Cubase LE 8 Insert MIDI Track Ableton Live 33 L Loop Length Ableton Live 32 M Metronome Cubase LE 9 Sonar LE 18 MIDI channels using multiple 22 33 continuous controller numbers 34 MIDI Connection Ableton Live 25 Cubase LE 11 Sonar LE 20 MIDI Track recording in Ableton Live 31 recording in Cubase LE 13 recording in Sonar LE 21 Mini Keyboard 12 21 33 Monitor Button Cubase LE 9 Multitrack Recording Cubase LE 8 Sonar LE 17 O Omni Mode 22 Options Menu Sonar LE 15 16 P PatchMix Setup 5 Pr
3. 10 Press Play on the Sonar 6 LE Transport to play back your track 11 If you want to dump the track and start over Right click over the waveform display in the track and choose Delete Create another Audio Track 12 From the Insert Menu select Audio Track Track 3 appears in the Project window Record another Irack 13 Select Track 3 and click the Restore Strip Size button f to expose the input and output routing 14 Set the Input source for the track Click on the little triangle w on the right side of the track Input box 15 Disable record for Track 1 by clicking on the Track Record button Off Um 16 Enable recording for Track 3 by clicking on the Track Record button On 17 Press the transport Record button and you re recording Hot Tip A quick way to record additional tracks using the same input is to simply drag the Part audio region you just recorded up or down to another audio track in the Sonar Project Window then just hit Record again and go Choose Blend Old and New when asked in the Drag amp Drop Options Save your Project 18 Choose Save As from the Sonar 6 LE File menu to save your project Choose a name and location that will make the project easy to find later E MU Production Tools Software Bundle Getting Started with Cakewalk Sonar 6 LE 3 Recording a MIDI Track using the Proteus VX Sound Module 3 Recording a MIDI Track using the Proteus VX Sound Module These instructions explain how to
4. After installation Sonar 6 LE will automatically open After completing the product registration the following dialog box appears Ho MIDI Inputs Selected au have nat selected any MIDI inputs EN MN This means recording MIDI will not work Don t show this again Choose MIDI Inputs Mew Continue With Mo MIDI Input 2 With a MIDI interface or USB keyboard connected such as the E MU Xmidi 2x2 Xboard or a Digital Audio System select Choose MIDI Inputs Now If you don t have a MIDI interface select Continue with No MIDI Input A MIDI keyboard is necessary if you wish to use the Proteus VX sound module n T EUR x Midi In 1 T 2 Midiln 2 tes a etable S Synth Warm about no MIDI devices Move Selected Devices ta Top 3 Sonar 6 LE opens and the following dialog box appears Quick Start Open a Project Open a Recent Project Create a New Project 9 Getting Started o Show this at Startup 4 Click Close to close the dialog box The Sonar Project Window appears 14 E MU Production Tools Software Bundle Set up the Audio Options Getting Started with Cakewalk Sonar 6 LE Setting up Sonar 6 LE 5 From the Options menu select Audio The following dialog box appears Audio Options ASIO Advanced Drivers Playback Timing Master Record Timing Master 1 ASIO E MU Tracker Pre USB Mic In A Audio Driver Bit Depth Default Settings for New Projects Sa
5. Stereo Panning Law OdB center sin cos taper constant power v Default Settings for New Projects Sampling Rate 44100 Buffers in Playback Queue FEN Buffer Size Fast ASIO Panel 10 Click the ASIO Panel The pop up dialog box E MU ASIO shown at right appears 11 Set the ASIO Buffer Latency as low as your E computer will allow A low latency setting is ASIO Buffer Latency important to assure fast response when using virtual instruments and to minimize delay when monitoring through Sonar 6 LE If you hear crackles or other audio problems try slightly increasing the Buffer Size 10 vi 12 Close the Audio Options screen by clicking OK Note If the Sonar 6 LE application crashes for any reason it is recommended that you re boot the computer Set the Location of your Audio Files 13 From the Options menu ICE select Global General Autosave Timecode MIDI I Folders Editing Nudge Audio Data VST Plug Ins 14 Select the Audio Data tab as shown at right Global Audio Folder C Cakewalk Projects Audio Data Picture Folder C Cakewalk Projects Picture Cache 15 Select a location for the o Always Copy Imported Audio Files Global Audio Folder This is Pin a a E Step 15 where your large audio files Export Broadcast Waves By Defaut will be kept C Apply SMPTE Offset to Broadcast Wave Timestamps Allow Importing of WAV File Cue Mark
6. 4 If you have a 0202 USB 0404 USB or Tracker Pre press the Direct Monitor button If you are recording a mono track set Direct Monitor to Mono by pressing the Direct Monitor button again 5 Press the Track Record Enable button m for the track see the diagram above TIP The track turns a dull red color to indicate that it is record enabled You If you dont see meter should now see activity on the Track Input Meter when inputting a signal j activity on the track after enabling Record check the Input for the track Make sure you are selecting the proper input source Tutorials 17 Getting Started with Cakewalk Sonar 6 LE 2 Basic Multitrack Recording HP You can create a new track by selecting Clone from the Track menu This handy feature duplicates the currently selected track complete with input output routings Input Select Left E MU ASIO Dock A LI Master Bus Input Meter 6 If your input signal is either too weak or too strong adjust the input level 7 Optional Step Metronome From the Options Menu select Project Select the Metronome tab Next select Use Audio Metronome Click OK Make sure the Metronome During Record button in the Transport Bar is On Ir Record a Irack 8 Press Record on the Sonar 6 LE Transport control and start playing TRANSPORT 1 04 601 OO 00 01 25 Return To Zero Stop Play Record 9 Press Stop when you re finished recording the first track
7. keep or switch the ASIO driver Select Switch E MU Production Tools Software Bundle Getting Started with Steinberg Cubase LE4 Buffer Latency Setting 10 Click on the name of your E MU interface that appears immediately below VST Audio System in the Devices pane Refer to the following screen Device Setup E MU ASIO Step l l onu Later 029 m Control Output Latency 6 463 ms MIDI Port Setup z Clock Source Panel i yeas m Sse Plays M Direct Monitoring s VST Audio System Ports n Dock 1 Dock 4 1 x Active Step I O Dock amp 2 Dock amp 2 Active n DockB 3 Dock B 3 Inactive VST n DockB 4 Dock B 4 Inactive n WAIR 5 itZIR 5 Inactive 1LAR 6 1LAR 6 SPDIFL R 7 SPDIFL R 8 A amp ux1L 39 amp ux1R 10 ASIO15 16 1 ASIO15 15 2 Inactive Inactive Inactive Inactive Inactive Active Active Audio SPDIFL R SPDIFL R 8 n n n In Aux1L 8 ux 1H 10 ASIO15 15 1 Out ASIO15 16 2 fx x e x d x x x fx x e 11 Click the Control Panel button The pop up dialog box shown at right appears 12 Set the ASIO Buffer Latency as low as your computer will allow and click OK 10msis a good starting point A low latency setting is important to assure fast response when using virtual instruments and to minimize delay when monitoring through E MU 0202 USB Cubase If you hear crackles
8. n Audio output from Proteus VX MIDI input to Proteus VX J Proteus X 1 m SIR Click Here to view the MIDI strip controls Tutorials 19 Getting Started with Cakewalk Sonar 6 LE 3 Recording a MIDI Track using the Proteus VX Sound Module The MIDI Connection 5 Your MIDI Interface should already be selected as the MIDI input in Omni mode You can examine this setting if you wish by clicking on the Restore Strip Size box on the new MIDI track that was created Note Omni mode allows Proteus VX VSTi to receive on all 16 MIDI channels from your MIDI keyboard Proteus VX VSTi is multi timbral and can assign a different preset to each of the 16 MIDI channels TIP Open Proteus VX nce ge ona 6 Double click on the little keyboard icon in the synth track to open the Proteus Monitor ff in the SysTrayto i WX editor verify that you re receiving MIDI Synth Track with Proteus VX mMiproteus x 1 MS n Double Click Here to Open Proteus VX Bun ESEE MIS IL RI 7 After a few seconds the Proteus VX editor screen shown below appears Preset Inc Dec keys MIDI Channel Selection EJ ProteusVX 2 foor cwp View Multisetup Options Help ie gt cg XB res ve E EE Proteus VX VSTi SINGLE 4 4 Untitled exb Ca Presets gj CI Multisetups lt None gt m Sampler E System Library AR ENET For Help press F1 Obytes CPU i Ch 4 Proteus VX
9. or other audio problems try increasing the Buffer Size 13 Close the Device Setup screen by clicking OK Setting up a New Project 14 Select New Project from File menu in Cubase LE 4 A pop up Template selection dialog box appears Select Empty then click OK 15 Another pop up dialog box appears asking you to select the directory in which your audio files will be stored Choose a location to store your audio files and click OK 16 Select Project Setup Shift S from the Project menu This is where you set the Sample Rate and Record Format bit depth among other things Set the Record Format to 24 Bit and the Sample Rate to Project Setup 44 100 kHz RIOT Sample Rate Stereo Pan Law Tutorials 1 Setting up Cubase LE4 NOTE E MU 0202 Control Panel is shown at left The Bit Depth field does not appear with 0404PCI 1212 1820 or 1616 NOTE If the Cubase LE 4 appli cation crashes for any reason it is recommended that you re boot the computer Getting Started with Steinberg Cubase LE4 2 Basic Multitrack Recording Optional Add Additional Input Busses If you are using an audio interface that has more than two inputs 0404 USB 0404 1212 1616 1820 the following instructions will allow you to select these extra inputs to feed your audio tracks 17 Select VST Connections F4 from the Devices menu VST Connections Inputs Inputs Outputs St E All Add Bus Presets
10. 2 Press Record on the Sonar 6 LE Transport control and start playing TRANSPORT Record 23 Press Stop or hit the Spacebar when you re finished recording the first track 24 Press Play on the Sonar 6 LE Transport to play back your track To Record a MIDI Track on another MIDI Channel Proteus VX VSTi can play back up to 16 MIDI tracks at once with a different preset on each channel Using several channels on one VSTi uses far fewer CPU resources than using multiple VSTi s with one channel each 25 Right click anywhere in the Track Pane below the previous MIDI track A pop up menu appears Select Insert MIDI Track 26 Maximize the Proteus VX MIDI track by pressing the Maximize button 27 Make sure Omni is selected as the MIDI input see below 28 Make sure Proteus VX is selected as the Output see below 29 Select MIDI Channel 2 in the Ch field as shown at right Track d sail 101 Cu arter 28 29 e x 1 T 30 CH 2 Proteus x E MU Production Tools Software Bundle 30 31 325 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Getting Started with Cakewalk Sonar 6 LE On Your Own Record Disable the previous MIDI track by clicking the Track Record Enable button IE Record Enable your new MIDI track by clicking its Track Record Enable button m MESI PS B ProteusVX 1 Record Disable this track Track 4 ame Record Enable this track Restore the Proteus VX editor by double clicking on the
11. Backspace button From the Insert menu select Insert MIDI Track PC Ctrl Shift T OS X HT A new MIDI track appears On the new MIDI Track the MIDI To box reads No Output Instead select 6 MIDI This links the new MIDI track to the MIDI track containing Proteus VX Track 7 Click on the box that reads All Channels to see the list of E Qs MIDI channels Select MIDI Channel 2 as shown at right Choose a Sound for MIDI Channel 2 Ich 1 25 26 ads Click on the 6 MIDI heading to show the Proteus VX VSTi Next click on the wrench icon again to open Proteus VX Select a Preset on Channel 2 Click the little triangle to the right of the preset selection field for Channel 2 ru 1 2o ge m Wa ey Talk P ES V Click Here Note There are several ways to select presets See the Proteus VX Operation manual pdf for details Bring up the Mini Keyboard by clicking on the keyboard icon M in the Proteus VX toolbar Play the mini keyboard to audition presets Tutorials MIDI From All Ins i I All Channes Monitor Step ZZ Select 6 MIDI Step 23 List of Channels 33 Getting Started with Ableton Live Lite 6 Other Cool Tips 34 Assign Controllers Get Ready to Record on Channel 2 28 Turn Arm Session Record On You should now be hearing the preset you selected on channel 2 when you play your MIDI keyboard 29 Start up the Verse using the Scene Launch butto
12. Creative Professional E MU Sound Central Proteus X Composer Loading takes a few seconds Preset Inc Dec ProteusVX 7 MIDI Ge penj Rs I S Cx es t n Proteus VX VSTi Proteus X Composer v2 0 1 exb zi Presets I Dynamic Grand E I MI Yo My Dynos mnm Orchestral nm Grusty mm A Ku Stq am Rockin B A WideSuitcase mm Zimppler I AnalogPlanet xm Kit 1 X And Voice m MetalScience I Silk OBXsaws I Stolen7Away A Movie Brass A Dyna heim mnm Jumping A New Age Oohs am Sugar Freak An Clavinetti MIN Acoustic 1 MIN BreathyTBone 1 Real Flute n Allin a Pizz n Walky Talk i Filmscore Im L V s Worm MM Bag O Tricks A Melosoul EP ym Breather Sampler 2 5 Library 0000 MIDI CONTROLLERS CTRLA CTRLB A 7 wv MIDI Channel Inc Dec BANK PROGRAM 01000 0001 Dynamic Grand MASTER SETTINGS MAIN MIX VOLU ee 0 120 00 TRANSPOSE EMPO BPM FILTER OVERRIDE AUX OUTPUTS 1 Busl f 2 Busi 3 Busi ALLLLLILLZLLI TWISTALOOP OVERRIDE ON RELEASE Oj For Help press F1 Ch 1 Proteus VX VSTi 7 Make sure Proteus VX is set to MIDI Channel 1 as shown above 8 Using the preset increment decrement keys select Preset 0005 Rock in B 9 Close the Proteus VX editor by clicking the close box E4 This only hides the editor screen and doesn t close Proteus VSTi 10 Notice that you now have a new MIDI Track and that the Proteus VX Instrument Proteus VX Instru
13. E MU syste m s Production Tools Software Bundle rPivub Proteus PA OUBISELE SONAR LE V X Proteus VX lt CUBASE LE SONAR LE Tutorials for E MU Production Tools Software Bundle PTSB 5 2009 E MU Systems All Rights Reserved Revision A E MU World Headquarters E MU Systems 1500 Green Hills Road Scotts Valley CA 95066 USA Japan Europe Creative Media K K Creative Labs Ireland Ltd Kanda Eight Bldg 3F Ballycoolin Business Park 4 6 7 Soto Kanda Blanchardstown Dublin 15 Chiyoda ku Tokyo 101 0021 IRELAND JAPAN E MU Production Tools Software Bundle TABLE OF CONTENTS INUrOALICH ON BEER TORT TTE ka od 5 Benne VOU BEGIN ste asn E Seta ciae nets tase Leta Giana ota aetna ines 5 IMPORTANT 0404 PCle 1212PCle TOTO GIG OWNETS Leelsebseri imet ei ata idet 5 Getting Started with Steinberg Cubase LE4 see 6 SEN GO up GUDAS EET veres ease vd ht epa D ted denied 6 paner uc dandis ord d d DRM d TITO rat ING WIPO OC Den lactea aa EA a AR tU E Lincchal t ane UP RESUME ate 7 Optional Add Adaitiomalinput BUSSES genit e te AME M ER 8 2 BASIC MOT aC Ne COEGITIO seatanna AE tena ui nube 8 PO ain GIG Wake save e e aie earn aes i ade te 8 E 9 GOO nO Se Melle oderat pa MENSES ocn fasces ode ol on taedia 10 3 Recording a MIDI Track using the Proteus VX Sound Module AM Make the Connectlof
14. EN e ae P Audio Device Device Port 18 H 1 E MU ASIO Dock A 1 Dock amp 2 Step 19 TIP 18 Select the Inputs Tab revealing the window shown above You can also Rename your E dus 19 Click the Add Bus button The pop up Input Busses here to avoid confusion when assigning dialog box shown at right appears Inputs to tracks 20 Add Input Bus Select the number of mono or stereo input busses you want then click OK 21 Additional mono or stereo busses appear in the list Note that the actual PatchMix input label appears in the Device Port field 22 Close the window by clicking the close box ES The inputs you added will now be available for selection in the Track Input field of the Inspector pane 2 Basic Multitrack Recording This tutorial assumes you re using a single input or a pair of inputs For more advanced recording refer to the Cubase LE 4 manual Add an Audio Irack 1 From the Cubase LE 4 menu bar select Project Add Track Audio A pop up dialog box appears asking you if you would like to add a mono or stereo track Choose a mono track for now After making your selection click OK A new audio track is added to the project window Project Project Add Audio Track Duplicate Track FX Channel Remove Selected Tracks J Hide All Automation Folder Pool Ciriap MI Group Channel Markers Ctrl 4M li Instrument Tempo Track Ctrl 4T MIDI Project S
15. File Folder page appears Tutorials 25 Getting Started with Ableton Live Lite 6 Setting up the Preferences 26 6 PC Users Make sure that Use VST Plug In Custom Folder is selected as shown below The default location for Proteus VX VSTi is C Program Files Steinberg VstPlugIns If not already selected browse to this folder unless you re certain that your VST Plug Ins are stored in another location 7 OS XUsers Turn Use Audio Units On and browse to the location where your Audio Units if any are stored Windows Plug In Sources Rescan Plug Ins Use VST Plug In Custom Folder On VST Plug In Custom Folder C Program Files SteinbergistPiugins OS X Plug In Sources Rescan Plug ins Rescan Use Audio Units On Use VST Plug in System Folders On Use VST Plug In Custom Folder On VET Plug in Custom Folder Browse Applications Demo Mode In order to save your Live Sets Demo Mode must be Off for all products Ableton Live Lite 6 E MU Edition installs with Demo mode On for the other Ableton products such as Operator and Sampler 8 Select the Products tab 9 Deactivate Demo Mode for each product that has Demo Mode on 10 Preference Setup is now complete Click the close button to close the window E MU Production Tools Software Bundle Getting Started with Ableton Live Lite 6 2 Follow the Live 6 Lessons 2 Follow the Live 6 Lessons Ableton
16. Live contains built in tutorials to help you learn your way around If you don t see the Lessons pane on the right side of the window simply select Lessons from the View menu Click here to Follow Click here to see the Lessons these see the Lessons Lessons Untitled Live 6 DBR tgpjujejonjsejisr sot 3 t 1 ta 14 0 opiumi Px of Arrangement v Session Detail Browser Search in Browser Ctrl Shift F get more out of Live Lessons are navigated much like websites For help with navigation please click here We highly recommend that new users work sequentially v Overview Ctri Alt 0 through each of the Live Basics lessons v In Out Ctrl Alt T Sends Ctrl Alt S Live Basics The basics of music making with Live wv Returns Ctrl Alt R Recording Audio v Mixer Ctrl Alt M Playing Software Instruments Monitor y i Ctrl Alt F SEN ii ies t w Cross er MIDI To pie ean b t _ i Live Advanced Taking your work with Live further Editing Arrangements Using Automation Recycling Loops Remixing Live Hardware Setup Making sure Live works perfectly with your hardware Setting Up Audio VO Driver Error Compensation Connecting MIDI Keyboards Connecting MIDI Control Surfaces Control Surface Reference New in Live 6 Take a look at Live 6 s new features and enhancements Whats New in Live 6 Extending Live How to P and enable addition
17. Record Plug in your instrument or microphone Press the Monitor button turning software monitoring On You should see activity on the Track Meter see above when feeding a signal into the input This verifies that you are routing the correct input to your track If you don t see meter activity check your input routing Press the Monitor button again turning software monitoring Off Optional Step Metronome To toggle the Metronome on and off press C on the computer keyboard To adjust the metronome output level press the transport Play control then select Metronome Setup from the Transport menu Use the volume slider to set the desired metronome level Press the Go to Previous Marker Zero button 4 9 Make sure the Record Enable button on the track is on it should be on by default 4 mj siAudon mona a Record Enable Tutorials 2 Basic Multitrack Recording 0202 USB 0404 USB or Tracker Pre Owners Direct Monitor Stereo B Mono The Direct Monitor Button routes the inputs directly to the outputs NOTE Turning on the metronome adds a 2 bar lead in before recording begins Getting Started with Steinberg Cubase LE4 2 Basic Multitrack Recording 10 Press the Record button on the Cubase transport control panel The button turns red and you re recording 1 aid 1 1 3 83 I Kaja pn Go to Zero Stop Play 11 When you re finished recording your track press th
18. S suut tud fee late nt 24 SECU HVS AUOTOJE TARD VES seadis Enesi keti Gati Id ed endet nd Ld ctfi mies 24 Gora dace 25 Check teer oer veo AT OS o cad un i ra Mud nge e en itn b ad 25 NGJA O NO Ku vuri s T 26 Za FOON SEN OA SS ONS ar en cece eter suena E ects else tai ed aed 27 3 Running the Proteus VX Sound Module from Ableton Live io ort 28 Load tae Fror us A COORTIDOSSIL USE I ke tat vd A EAE 29 Change SD ese OR N ea ndo at nt AE 30 RE GOO NDI TAGS V nna a ah enh hae oS ai 31 sese Mose M T EE 32 Addst NO COOP LENGI asn aa E 92 Add ANGNEF IVAN TACK eR EE 33 Choose adsouUnddor maler riele saurane a E E AE 33 Get Reddy EO Record OPE ENTIT U oi sionen e a e su date 34 SAVING V ODE WOM ui a schauen atti acuta d Ef ttd 34 CNT OI pd 34 Bi alata S O ea ED M END mers er ere 34 E MU Production Tools Software Bundle TUTORIALS Introduction This guide contains step by step tutorials of basic recording operations using your E MU audio interface and four of the applications in the E MU Production Tools Software Bundle PTSB 5 e Cubase LE4 a 24 bit multi track audio MIDI sequencer for OS X Windows Sonar 6 LE a popular 24 bit multi track audio MIDI sequencer for Windows Ableton Live Lite 6 an innovative composition and live performance tool for OS X and Windows Proteus VX a software sound module with 1000 sounds Windows We highly encourage you to perform the steps on your computer so that you can lea
19. VSTi Load the Proteus X Composer Bank Before you can play Proteus VX you have to load a bank of sounds This infor mation will be saved when you save your Sonar LE Project 8 Open the Proteus X Composer bank Select Proteus X Composer from the File menu The bank is installed here by default Program Files Creative Professional E MU Sound Central Proteus X Composer Loading takes a few seconds 9 Change the Preset using the Inc Dec keys This bank contains 1024 different presets or sounds 20 E MU Production Tools Software Bundle Getting Started with Cakewalk Sonar 6 LE 3 Recording a MIDI Track using the Proteus VX Sound Module 10 Bring up the mini keyboard by clicking the icon on Proteus VX and play a few notes You should be hearing sound Note If the sound volume is very low you can decrease the Headroom of Proteus VX Options Preferences Headroom Boost Keep in mind that with less headroom Proteus VX will be more prone to clipping when multiple channels are played Watch the output meters on Proteus VX 11 Play your MIDI controller and verify that it plays Proteus VX If not make sure that your MIDI keyboard is set to the same MIDI channel number as Proteus VX probably channel 1 You can also change the MIDI channel of Proteus VX using the channel Inc Dec keys shown on the previous page Play a Few Presets 12 To Audition Presets first highlight the preset number i e ES then scroll th
20. al Ableton products installing and Using the EIC 1 The first Lesson Recording Audio explains the basics of recording 2 Lesson 2 Playing Software Instruments is also highly recommended This Lesson provides a good background for using Proteus VX VSTi in Ableton Live 3 After Lessons 1 and 2 feel free to continue on with the rest of the Lessons When you re ready to add Proteus VX to the mix read on Tutorials 21 Getting Started with Ableton Live Lite 6 3 Running the Proteus VX Sound Module from Ableton Live NOTE These instructions also apply to Proteus X or Emulator X NOTE Please refer to the Proteus VX manual for the complete set of instructions located under the Help menu item Proteus VX can also run as a stand alone application 28 3 Running the Proteus VX Sound Module from Ableton Live Windows only These instructions explain how to run Proteus VX from within Ableton Live Lite 6 Proteus VX adds a professional quality sample player and over 1000 new sounds and integrates perfectly with Ableton Live Lite 6 In this tutorial you ll learn how to use a MIDI keyboard and the pre recorded MIDI loops that come with Ableton Live Lite 6 to play Proteus VX In preparation for this tutorial select the third Live lesson Improvising With Loops If you haven t already done so go through the Lesson at least once until you are familiar with the concept of loops in Ableton Live 1 Load the L
21. ch channel is a very inefficient usage of your CPU resources and is NOT recommended 21l Getting Started with Cakewalk Sonar 6 LE 3 Recording a MIDI Track using the Proteus VX Sound Module NOTE You can also select a single preset for the track by selecting the Program Change number you want For some unknown reason Sonar 6 LE filters out program change messages from a MIDI track A Better W ay Assign up to 16 presets in the Proteus VX Multisetup and record a MIDI track for each channel Delete Track Mute Archive Solo Arm Track Properties 22 18 The Track Pane expands to show all the track E aoa options as shown at right Set the Channel a oi field CH to 1 Proteus VX This converts jt m data on ANY incoming MIDI channel to Quarter Channel 1 data All Inputs Omni D sProteuzye 1 19 Restore the Strip to its normal size by clicking CH 1 Proteusi n the Restore Strip Size button pal E Banki i none 20 Record Enable the MIDI Track by pressing Hp 0 Feo the red Record button ej The clips pane E 64 2 section of the track turns a dull red color to ee SUE indicate that it is record enabled IMPORTANT Be sure to turn Track Record Enable OFF for any tracks you don t want to record on such as previously recorded tracks Ul Proteus 1 P ProbeusWwz Track Record Enable 21 Verify that you hear the Proteus VX playing as you play your MIDI keyboard 2
22. cts automation virtual instruments VSTi and many other profes sional features The following step by step tutorials are designed to get you recording as quickly as possible 1 Setting up Cubase LE4 Follow these instructions carefully to ensure that Cubase LE 4 runs smoothly the first time Cubase LE 4 will remember these settings so you ll only have to do this once I 3 Select Empty and click OK Window Help Step 10 MIDI Device Manager A Select Directory pop up dialog Plug in Information VST Connections F4 Video F8 Show Panel Open Cubase LE 4 from the Start menu An ASIO multimedia driver test dialog box will pop up to ask if EEEIEE URT you want to run the ASIO test Sx ERES Choose No because you won t be a e bel using the driver anyway t E Select New Project from the File a Eve Projects menu H E Documents and Settings bul box will appear Choose a location on your hard disk where you want to store your audio files then click OK The Cubase LE 4 Project window appears Select Device Setup from the Devices menu VST Mixer F3 Audio VST Performance Fi Select VST Audio System from the left pane Select the ASIO Driver Choose your E MU interface from the list Choose E MU ASIO 0404 1212 1820 1616 Digital Audio Systems ASIO E MU 0404 USB ASIO E MU 0202 USB or ASIO E MU TRACKER Pre USB 9 A pop up dialog box asks you if you want to
23. e Spacebar or press the Stop button on the Cubase Transport Control 12 Press the Go to Zero button 4 13 Press the Spacebar or press the Play button to play back your new Track Record Another Irack 14 Press the Go to Zero button 4 15 Drag the audio chunk you just recorded down below itself and release the mouse button A new track is automatically created with your recording This is a quick and easy way to set up a new track in Cubase Now you re all set to record again on Track 1 1mj sjAudioooi mana R w e Audio 02 h Ho cb re d BRE Slime pjudio Of 05 Drag 16 Press the Record button on the Cubase transport control panel and you re recording again You ll hear your first track playing along with you 17 Repeat steps 12 14 to record more audio tracks 18 Press the Mute button to silence any tracks you don t want to hear E MU Production Tools Software Bundle Getting Started with Steinberg Cubase LE4 3 Recording a MIDI Track using the Proteus VX Sound Module 3 Recording a MIDI Track using the Proteus VX Sound Module Windows only You ll need a MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard or other MIDI input device NOTE for this tutorial Please refer to the Proteus VX manual for the complete set of Proteus VX can also run as a instructions located under the Help menu item standalone application Make the Connections 1 Connect the MIDI out of your MIDI keyboard to the MIDI input
24. eadroom setting more positive to increase the volume and decrease the amount of available headroom Open VX amp Load a Bank 4 Since Proteus VX uses samples as the All MIDI Inputs 5 10 11 basis of its sound you need to load a Emulators STi 2 5 0 bank of samples before it can be played The Edit Instrument button located in the Inspector section of the window allows you to edit the virtual instrument Edit Instrument Button Click the Edit Instrument button The Proteus VX main window appears Preset Inc Dec Keys MIDI Channel Selection ProteusVX File Edit View Multisetup Options Help eshe 6 gs cx Res Fo ooo J _ _ Proteus VX VSTi I SINGLE Untitled exb Es C Presets H Multisetups None For Help press Fi i Ch 1 Proteus VX VSTi Now we can load the Proteus X Composer bank Select Proteus X Composer from the File menu The bank is installed here Program Files Creative Professional E MU Sound Central Proteus X Composer Loading takes a few seconds Change the Preset using the Inc Dec keys You also have to select a preset before you can hear anything There are 1024 different presets sounds in this huge bank Bring up the mini keyboard by clicking the icon on Proteus VX and play a few notes You should be hearing sound Ifthe sound volume is very low you can decrease the Headroom of Proteus VX Options Preferences Headroom Boost Ke
25. eferences Ableton Live 24 Product Default session 5 Program Change Ableton Live 30 Cubase LE 13 Sonar LE 22 Project Window Cubase LE 6 Proteus VX editor screen 20 using with Ableton Live 28 using with Cubase LE 11 using with Sonar LE 19 35 Index Proteus VX Sound Banks obtaining additional 5 Proteus X Composer Bank location 29 n Recording a MIDI Track Ableton Live 32 Cubase LE 11 Sonar LE 19 Recording Audio into Cubase LE 8 into Sonar LE 17 S Save Project Sonar LE 18 Scene Launch Button 29 Sonar LE multitrack recording 17 project window 17 Sound Banks obtaining additional 5 T Track Record Enable Button Sonar LE 17 23 Tutorials Ableton Live 24 Cakewalk Sonar LE 14 Proteus VX with Ableton Live 28 Proteus VX with Cubase LE 11 Proteus VX with Sonar LE 19 Steinberg Cubase LE 6 Vv VST Connections Cubase LE 8 VST Instrument Ableton Live 28 Cubase LE 11 Sonar LE 19 X X Y Controller Ableton Live 34 36 E MU Systems
26. el per VSTi You could load another instance of the Proteus VX for each channel but this is a very ineffi cient usage of your CPU resources and is NOT recommended The full version of Cubase 4 does support multiple MIDI channels on a single VSTi Program Changes Cubase LE 4 allows you to insert MIDI Program Change messages in the MIDI sequence Key Editor List Editor Insert Program Change This trick makes it possible to use more than one Proteus VX preset in a song On Your Own Cubase LE 4 and Proteus VX include excellent online documentation and help files Take the time to learn all the features of these powerful programs so you can expand your musical boundaries Tutorials 13 Getting Started with Cakewalk Sonar 6 LE Setting up Sonar 6 LE Getting Started with Cakewalk Sonar 6 LE Windows Sonar 6 LE is a 24 bit multi track audio MIDI sequencer with high quality effects automation virtual instruments VSTi DXi and many other professional features The following step by step tutorials are designed to get you recording using Sonar 6 LE After you finish the tutorial we encourage you to read the Sonar 6 LE pdf manual in order to learn about the many features of this comprehensive program 1 Setting up Sonar 6 LE Follow these instructions carefully to ensure that Sonar 6 LE runs smoothly the first time Sonar 6 LE will remember these settings so you ll only have to do this once Run Sonar 6 LE for the first time 1
27. ep in mind that with less headroom the Proteus VX will be more prone to clipping when multiple channels are played Play your MIDI controller and verify that it plays Proteus VX If not check to make sure your MIDI keyboard is set to the same MIDI channel number as Proteus VX probably channel 1 Try out the MIDI Controller knobs on your MIDI keyboard In order for these to work the continuous controller numbers of your keyboard knobs must match those on Proteus VX Options Preferences Controllers tab Feel free to play around for awhile and don t worry about losing anything Nothing is made permanent until you Save the bank so have fun E MU Production Tools Software Bundle Getting Started with Steinberg Cubase LE4 On Your Own To Record a MIDI Track 12 Make sure the Record Enable button on the MIDI track is on it should be on by default mis Prot x01 8 Record Enable a RIW e 13 Click Record on the Cubase LE Transport control and start playing your MIDI controller 111 f 1 1 3 83 Mae gt gt D gt 5 0 _ o Record 14 Press Stop when you re finished recording the first track 15 Press the Go To Start button lt 16 Press Play gt on the Cubase Transport to play back your track To Record a MIDI Track on another MIDI Channel NOTE Proteus VX VSTi can play back up to 16 MIDI tracks at once however the LE version of Cubase 4 only supports a single MIDI chann
28. ers 16 Select 24 bits as the Recording Rie bit depths Bit Depth Why not use the Record Bt Depth 4 wj Step 16 best possible resolution 42 Import Bit Depth Orginal 17 Click OK to select your 2 choices and close Global eee Use Per Project Audio Folders Options COn Startup Load Normal Template E MU Production Tools Softvvare Bundle Getting Started with Cakewalk Sonar 6 LE 2 Basic Multitrack Recording 2 Basic Multitrack Recording This tutorial assumes you re using a single input or pair of inputs Sonar opens by default with 1 audio track and 1 MIDI track The Sonar Project Window The Track Pane The Clips Pane CD D rea D foor cwp i ESE ERE FAS ESP IS au asuma segs 00 00 00 00 ST we d bk p B Audio m 1 Track 1 is an audio track Locate the input and output routing fields in the Track Pane as shown Input Iii m 0 0 at right NEZ L8 Master Bus 2 Select the input source by clicking Output on the small triangle on the input field Select the desired input from the list Left E MU ASIO Dock A 2 h Left EMU ASIO Dock A Right E MU ASIO Dock A Stereo E MU ASIO Dock A Left E MU ASIO Dock B Right E MU ASIO Dock B Stereo E MU ASIO Dock B aft E MU ASIO ILLE 3 The Input Echo button f should be OFF You will be direct monitoring the input through your E MU Interface
29. es via the Options menu PC or Live menu OS X and choose the Record Warp Launch tab Set the Count in to any value other than None Live doesn t start recording until the count in period has elapsed and gives you time to get ready after pressing Record Close the Window Delete all the Clips in your MIDI track Select a clip and hit backspace to delete it f your MIDI interface isn t already connected you ll have to quit Ableton Live Lite 6 connect the MIDI interface then restart Ableton Live Lite 6 before continuing Set up the MIDI track as shown at left a Select your MIDI Interface in the MIDI From field b Monitor should be set to Auto c Set the Audio To Master d Turn Arm Session Record On red Play the keyboard You should hear Proteus VX playing the last sound you selected on channel 1 Go ahead and change the sound if you wish Double click the top of the Track then click the Wrench icon on the Device Title Bar Make sure you re changing the sound on channel 1 Ready to Record Start up the Verse using the Scene Launch button and practice playing along with it Optional You can set the Global Quantization value to correct the timing of your playing Set it to anything other than None Click one of the round MIDI Clip Record buttons to begin recording Recording will begin after the Count In period you specified Click the Spacebar to stop recording Adjust the Loop Length Sta
30. etup Shift S IT Marker Fo Select Mono or Stereo 8 E MU Production Tools Software Bundle Getting Started with Steinberg Cubase LE4 Inspector button Displays Inspector Pane with Track Input Routing Cubase L 4 Project Untitled 1 Kaj gt oO gt e ji Fc Audio 01 3 sdi mision amp mono TN US C9 GU X ZI e e e 20 QO Rule 0 00 Left Stereo In Stere Out Inserts Equalizers Sends Channel Rec 44100 Hz 24 Bit Max 134h AES Track Input Routing Monitor Button Track Meter 2 The Track Input Routing field is where you connect your audio inputs to the track Left Stereo In will appear in the Track Input field You can change this to Right Stereo In if you want to use the right input Click and hold the mouse over the label If you added extra VST Connections Step 17 on the previous page you ll be able to choose additional inputs Make sure the Monitor button is OFF You will be direct monitoring the input through your E MU Interface Important If you use hardware Direct Monitoring you will not be able to hear VST effects inserted on the track If you wish to monitor your VST effects while recording turn Off Direct Monitoring and use software monitoring instead If you have a 0202 USB 0404 USB or Tracker Pre press the Direct Monitor button If you are recording a mono track set Direct Monitor to Mono by pressing the Direct Monitor button again Get Ready To
31. eys on your computer keyboard to increment or decrement through the presets You can even do this while the clips are playing to try out sounds in a hurry 19 Assign different Program Change numbers to different clips and notice that they are remembered by Live 30 E MU Production Tools Software Bundle Getting Started with Ableton Live Lite 6 4 Record a MIDI Track in Live 4 Record a MIDI Track in Live Proteus VX is a multi timbral instrument with the ability to play 16 different sounds at once Let s get ready to make a multitrack MIDI recording 1 Click the Track View Selector at the bottom of the window or simply double click on the clip to show the Proteus VX Device ShiftrTab toggles the view Track View Selector The Proteus VX Device appears as shown below eg none F none F 2 Click on the Tool icon amp to bring up the Proteus VX editor 16 Channel View ProteusVX 7 MIDI EJ X Bg mx a m ve E ABAT E 188 UPGRADE NOW PS _ Proteus VX VSTi F z 1 gt AUKFK2 120 Proteus X Composer v2 0 1 exb tock in B 2 0 02 2 j E C3 Presets Inm Dynamic Grand Im Yo My Dynos Im Orchestral im Grusty Im A Ku Stg I Rockin B I VVideSuitcase S elect Pr esets I zimppler o Mi AnalogPlanet nm Kit 1 Inm And Voice Mi MetalScience Mu Silk OBXsaws In Stolen7Away In Movie Brass In Dyna heim os 4 None p E 4 bD Pb bho o gt O odooomo amp
32. he program Before you Begin You should have already installed the E MU software on your computer according to the instructions in your Getting Started manual You should have already installed the Ableton Live Lite 6 software on your computer and unlocked it according to the instructions provided with the Ableton User Manual You should hear sounds from Ableton Live 6 when you play the demos PC Users You should have already installed the Proteus VX software You should have your MIDI interface and keyboard connected if you want to record MIDI 1 Setting up the Preferences Unlock Ableton Live Lite 6 for E MU by following the instructions in the Prefer ences menu Windows Options menu Preferences OS X Live menu Preferences Read the following instructions to configure the Audio and MIDI preferences Live will remember these settings so you ll only have to do this once Set up the Audio Parameters 1 Click the Audio tab of the Preferences dialog box The Audio Setup page appears OS X Windows aan Preferences Audio Device Driver Type CoreAudio Audio Input Device E MU ASIO Audio Output Device Channel Configuration Sample Rate In Out Sample Rate Default SR amp Pitch Conversion Latency Buffer Size Input Latency Output Latency Driver Error Compensation Overall Latency Test Test Tone Tone Volume Tone Frequency CPU Usage Simulator E MU Production Too
33. is ces tv Pitt rt bine RE ye dd nce t e ERE etl 11 Opere S load a Batak qusdam ivi tacite oap M aur atte teLP 12 ToRecord a MIDEN IEK rnei T E To Record a MID Track on another WII Ch SnElel sanas uk ee Wan sis 3 RROGAT Changes c e 13 QAO O Mv 13 Getting Started with Cakewalk Sonar 6 LE eeene 14 e MD ON Go dcc Remi m nU DE eA CREE 4 RUD Sonar o LE TOC TD IESE UIT esent ue a n hector coop 14 Sep the AUCIO ODONIS cuanta E AAR sette accen 15 Rettore re Audio Set CODUOFIS ases deditio t 16 SEE the Location or your Audio EIIBS aset et ciento etes 16 Z wBoasicavieitittacie sec orci auci i u aed ac cat delta UI ee least ex 17 j en ora Ro e PR TT 18 Create OUST AIO SER e ede e mune 18 oo irc e MT E E ETE T 18 SQUE DUE PTO E resistente ee ne Cn M i ve eee e de UE LUE 18 3 Recording a MIDI Track using the Proteus VX Sound Module 19 SISO Ne VIT UT S NT TID de g red ts a Ua ncididunt a Re nd I TEMO OANE Ctl Ol tena E ders uli let dee dre 20 QD PTOS VA de EM 20 Load the Proteus X Composer Bak gen pt idend ilc tspulun 20 lei eU POW PICSCIS oe dada dise Du ai Pneu Mice E e te cadens 2T TO RECON at IVINS NGI Gas iden e dtd 2 To Record a MIDI Track on another MIDI Channel treten reete 22 RO e i RUPEE 29 Tutorials Getting Started with Ableton Live Lite 6 24 Eie rsecbNaei gue Mp cm 24 nese 58 CMO OM e Pre er NCE
34. ive Set associated with the Improvising With Loops lesson by clicking the button shown below Live s documents are known as Live Sets This lesson is accompanied by a Live Set which you ll be interacting with as you follow the lesson Whenever you re ready please click here to load the Live Set Click Here 2 The Live Set shown below appears Press the Play button to check it out Lk n him ore horrere am wm Marb Tirin iiiam m da Gorrie Bry a Link Ka t Pe but primi pira BUTS GU peii ae Pob BELLUA NATA xu FR FREUT pimus Pi Do ld Fon Lire Dal LEE LEA py CHER Bots pad II Phl digi ORC TP Tamam i ieee Tum ww i heady ode a rua i dna PL PA ni prae Berem unas Gip Sam Pame chen Sum dari Page niis beams i proce Browser Pane 3 From the Plug in Device Browser select Mame Proteus VX from the E MU folder P E AutoPan E Choirus2 4 Click and drag the Proteus VX VST icon D 3 cloancomp over the Clip Device Drop Area as shown fey 7 Poem above Wait a few seconds Patience a E DelayCompensator ps E Wire 5 The Proteus VX editor window appears KE EmuPowerFX See the image on the following page E MU Production Tools Software Bundle Load the Proteus X Composer Bank Getting Started with Ableton Live Lite 6 3 Running the Proteus VX Sound Module from Ableton Live 6 Open Proteus X Composer from the File menu The bank is installed here by default Program Files
35. lications This will ensure that ALL your available inputs appear in the audio applications and will avoid unnecessary confusion P To Select the Product Default Session 1 Select New Session Cn5 from the PatchMix Mixer view 2 Select Product Default from the list of available Templates and click OK 3 Click OK again when the Session Settings dialog box appears 4 Close the PatchMix DSP Mixer Tutorials Introduction Before you Begin TIP Additional sound banks are available for the Proteus VX software sound module Go to E MU Sound Central at http www emu com shop NOTE Proteus VX sound banks are loaded into system RAM Some factory sound sets may be too large to fit into your available RAM Proteus X2 Emulator X2 and Emulator X3 have vastly expanded capabil ities over Proteus VX and both stream samples from your hard disk requiring far less available RAM space W ARNING Windows Users After checking your audio be sure to quit Windows Media Player Getting Started with Steinberg Cubase LE4 Setting up Cubase LE4 TIP If you have two or more hard disks itS better to store audio files on a disk that isnt running your OS WARNING DO NOT select the ASIO Multimedia Driver or the ASIO Direct X Full Duplex Driver Getting Started with Steinberg Cubase LE4 Windows OS X Steinberg Cubase LE 4 is a 24 bit multi track audio MIDI sequencer with high quality effe
36. little keyboard icon m in the Proteus VX track Select a preset for channel 2 by clicking the little triangle on channel 2 in the 1 16 channel view of Proteus VX 1 18 PRESET POOOO Dynamic Grand i dl a POOL Yo My Dynas pa wj mi E4112 b E lt None gt j i None gt inl im i Pal PARA Pal Ka Kab TEL TE TEE TRES TES TRUE TES TRU esi CRT r Lh gj p r 1 4l z None E ud z None wi j ME gt mn z None im d dir gt z None gt p NE e z None ii i None men E one im i z None IN mm zone Play your MIDI keyboard to listen to the presets during the selection process Click OK when you ve made your selection Minimize or close Proteus VX when you ve made you preset selection Press Record on the Sonar 6 LE Transport control and start playing Press Stop when you re finished recording the second track Feel free to record additional MIDI tracks You have 16 MIDI channels On Your Own Now that you ve had a little taste of what Proteus VX can do please read the TIP Proteus VX Operation Manual pdf to learn all about this exceptional instrument The Export Multisample Sonar 6 LE also includes useful online documentation and help files to help you feature of Proteus VX allows learn about the features of this powerful program you to save a bank containing ONLY the pre
37. ls Software Bundle Getting Started with Ableton Live Lite 6 1 Setting up the Preferences 2 Select ASIO as the Driver Type Select your E MU Interface as the Audio Device Check the MIDI Parameters 3 Click the MIDI Sync tab of the Preferences dialog box The MIDI Setup page appears Live enables every MIDI input by default Windows Preferences OS X 600 a 8 B I alla lla lla s el alfalio ull St A amp hy x 3 4 E MU XMidi2X2 Midi In 1 E MU XMidi2X2 Midi in 2 E MU XMidi2X2 Midi Out 1 Ol o E MU XMidi2X2 Midi Out 2 Of Of Micrasoft GS Wavetable SW Synth Off Preferences Control Surface z zz aii 23 a m I 5 5 cC 7 3 CS Qe A d A a il mi si si No 531353 8 mmm 3 3 4 d e Ale alel Si 5 TERI E e aila amp a m 4 ajla ajaa Ill SSS 1S 3515 DDD DD le aaa ayaa b Input E MU XMidi2X2 Port 1 on b Input E MU XMidi2X2 Port 2 9n P Output E MU XMidi2X2 Port 1 on E Output E MU XMidi2X2 Port 2 ot ot 4 Your MIDI interface or USB MIDI keyboard should appear in the list Make sure it s selected Check the File Folder Parameters If you have trouble browsing Audio Units or VST Plug Ins you may need to manually locate them Follow the steps below If you have problems please refer to the Live pdf manual located under Help 5 Click the File Folder tab of the Preferences dialog box The
38. ment Gg none nona F now appears at the bottom of the window 11 Select File Browser 1 open the Clips folder and open the Keys folder 12 From the Keys folder drag and drop one or more files over to the Clip area on your Proteus VX MIDI track Whurlie Chords shown 13 Press the Scene Launch button for the Verse scene iversen 14 Drag and drop a few more clips over to the track and try them out Tutorials Step 11 ilm FU on KOLIE HE Whurlie Chord 6 alc FE Whurlie Chord 5 alc Tmm ale 29 Getting Started with Ableton Live Lite 6 3 Running the Proteus VX Sound Module from Ableton Live Change the Preset from Live NOTE 15 When you have a clip you like click the Clip Overview Hot Spot or simply Proteus VX sounds are double click on the clip Hint Shift Tab toggles the view called Presets or Programs Ableton Live Programs are offset by 1 from Proteus VX Clip Overview Hot Spot The Clip View appears at the bottom of the application window 5 fi E e e kj Show Hide Program Notes Box Select Field 16 Click on the Show Hide Notes Box to reveal the notes box as shown above Program 17 Click on the Program Select field in the Notes box None A black border appears around the Program field showing that it has the focus Select any preset number from the pop up list 18 Use the Up Down Arrow k
39. mpling Rate Buffers in Playback Queue 2 B Buffer Size ae Sate Effective latency at 44kHz stereo 6 0 msec ASIO Panel 6 Click on the Advanced Tab to access the next window Audio Options ASIO Enable Read Caching Enable Write Caching VO Buffer Size KB 128 Driver Mode ASIO Trigger amp Freewheel Best when sound card has a J S i DI Share Drivers With Other Programs Full Chase Lock Best when chasing to MIDI lime code Use MMCSS Windows Vista Play Effect Tails After Stoppin j oum Always Open All Devices Remove DC Offset During Record Record Latency Adjustment samples Device ASIO E MU Tracker Pre USB 1 in 1 out Manual Offset p B ASIO Fiore Latency 7 Select ASIO as the Driver Mode and click OK You ll get a pop up dialog box explaining that the ASIO settings won t take effect until the next time you start Sonar 6 LE 8 Close Sonar 6 LE completely and restart the application Tutorials 15 Getting Started with Cakewalk Sonar 6 LE Setting up Sonar 6 LE TIP If you have two or more hard disks itS better to store audio files on a disk that isn t running your OS Return to the Audio Setup Options 9 Once Sonar 6 LE has restarted select Audio from the Options menu Audio Options ASIO Playback Timing Master Record Timing Master 1 ASIO E MU Tracker Pre USB Mic In A v Audio Driver Bit Depth
40. n and practice playing along with it 30 Click one of the round MIDI Clip Record buttons to begin recording se X Recording will begin after the Count In period you specified 31 Click the Spacebar to stop recording Saving your Work 32 Save your work by selecting Save Live Set As from the File menu The next time you load the set the Proteus VX bank will automatically load as well On Your Own Now you ve had a little taste of what Proteus VX and Ableton Live Lite 6 can do But don t stop now Read the Proteus VX Operation Manual pdf to learn all about this exceptional instrument Ableton Live Lite 6 includes several excellent hands on tutorials to help you learn all the features of this ground breaking musical application Check them out Other Cool Tips To control Proteus VX with the knobs on your MIDI keyboard Go to the MIDI Preferences on Proteus VX Options Preferences Controllers tab and make sure the MIDI Continuous Controller numbers match the ones your keyboard is sending You can change the controller numbers on either your MIDI keyboard or Proteus VX just as long as they both match To control Proteus VX with the Assignable X Y Controls in Live Simply select the Proteus VX Channel and Proteus VX controller letter A M for each axis of the X Y controller Open Proteus VX to see what controllers A M are controlling For more information about MIDI controllers please refer to the Proteus VX pdf manual
41. of your MIDI interface 2 From the Project menu select Add Track Instrument Project Add Track Duplicate Track Remove Selected Tracks Hide All Automation 4J FX Channel L7 Folder MI Group Channel Pool Markers Cram W Lane Tempo Track Ctrl 4T MIDI Project Setup Shift 5 TT Marker Auto Fades Settings TI video 3 A pop up dialog box appears asking you to select a VST Instrument Select NOTE Proteus VX Select a Count of 1 Click OK i Selecting a Count of 2 or more instantiates multiple copies of Proteus VX which results in very inefficient PS E usage of your CPU See the Instrument Track Configuration note on page 13 Ho VST Instrument l lt ps _ If you have Proteus X or HALionOne i Emulator X you can select Waldorf these in place of Proteus ProteusVX i VX After a short delay the Cubase Project Window should now look more or less like the one below with one or more Audio tracks and one Instrument track Cubase LE 4 Project Untitled1 J K lt gt 1 O gt e EK wIS9eax LED Emulator XVSTi 2 5 1 imi SERA XM gm roD I2m siPrt xo EU e All MIDI Inputs Instrument EmulatorX VSTi 2 5 0 0206 U Track The Inspector Rec 44100 Hz 24 Bit Max 134h oK e e 2 ee Tutorials TI Getting Started with Steinberg Cubase LE4 3 Recording a MIDI Track using the Proteus VX Sound Module TIP Increase the h
42. rn by doing The first tutorial only takes about half an hour to complete by which time you ll know how to make multitrack recordings and much more NEED MORE HELP If you need additional help with the bundled applications please see e Windows Program Files Creative Professional Your E MU Product Documents 3rdParty htm Applications Drive Library Documentation Your E MU Product 3rdParty htm e OS X Before you Begin You should have already installed and tested the E MU audio interface You should hear the computer sounds coming out of the E MU audio interface and your speakers when you play a CD or an MP3 using Windows Media Player or iTunes If not refer to the Quick Start Guide or pdf manual located under Help in the PatchMix or USB Audio Control Panel application to make sure that the drivers are correctly installed and that your audio interface is properly connected If necessary uninstall the E MU Drivers then reinstall following the instructions in the manual You should have already installed Cubase LEA Sonar LE and Ableton Live Lite 6 E MU Edition software on your computer Windows users should also have the Proteus VX software sound module installed Asource of audio should be connected to the inputs a microphone musical instrument or CD MP3 player IMPORTANT 0404 PCle 1212PCle 1616 PCle owners Select the Product Default session in PatchMix before launching any of the third party app
43. rough the presets using the up down keys on your computer keyboard 13 Try out the MIDI Controller knobs on your MIDI keyboard In order to work the continuous controller numbers of your keyboard knobs must match those on Proteus VX Refer to the manual that came with your MIDI keyboard or change the controller numbers on Proteus VX located under Options Preferences Controllers tab 14 Select the 16 channel tab This page allows you to select presets for all 16 MIDI channels 16 Channel Tab Select Preset SINGLE PRESET Dynamic Grand a Tad h d zone E i z None i aj 2 ja gj e PP T PP E Pr be d zone EM zone 1 1 Mio z None ia z None H lt one gt jo i zone i i Pel Ba PA Ba Ba Ka Ra aa ai TEE TEM TEM TEM TEM Tad d TE d d hon F i zNone ja bo None IN z Nona 15 Select a preset for MIDI Channel 1 by clicking the little triangle To Record a MIDI Track 16 Minimize the Proteus VX window by pressing the minimize button on Proteus VX 17 Maximize the Proteus VX MIDI track by pressing the Maximize button i Proteus 1 P Proteus 1 8 5 m 0 Maximize Tutorials TIP Increase the headroom number to increase the volume of Proteus VX Alter natively boost the gain elsewhere in your system WARNING Loading another instance of the Proteus VX for ea
44. rt up the Verse using the Scene Launch button and take a listen You ll notice that your part doesn t line up with the others after the first play through This is because your loop length is not a multiple of four bars Let s fix that Click on the clip you just recorded and your clip will appear at the bottom of the window It might look something like the one below Loop End Control E MU Production Tools Software Bundle 17 18 19 20 Getting Started with Ableton Live Lite 6 4 Record a MIDI Track in Live Click and drag the Loop End triangle so that it lines up with the number 5 Now the loop is exactly 4 bars long and will sync with the rest of the song Drag Here Start up the Verse again using the Scene Launch button Now it should play in perfect sync For fun try changing the Program Number Remember how Click the Show Hide Notes icon give Program the focus then change the Program number while the scene is playing using the up down keys When you re happy with the recording disarm recording for the track by clicking the arm button N turning it grey Add Another MIDI Track 2l 22 23 24 IMPORTANT Ableton Live Lite 6 E MU Edition only allows you to create four MIDI tracks and we already have four Solution Delete track 6 Crash which is only used as an accent for the song To Delete a Track Click on the track heading to select it then press the
45. sets and samples used in the Multisetup This gives you a smaller Project and a shorter load time Tutorials Z3 Getting Started with Ableton Live Lite 6 Before you Begin NOTE The first time you run Live you may get the message Audio is disabled Please choose an audio output device from the Audio Preferences Simply follow the instruc tions in 1 Setting up the Preferences to correct the situation W ARNING DO NOT select the ASIO Multimedia Driver or the ASIO Direct X Full Duplex Driver 24 Getting Started with Ableton Live Lite 6 Windows OS xX This guide contains a basic walk through of Ableton Live Lite 6 E MU Edition to get you recording and playing back audio The guide also discusses configuring Ableton Live Lite 6 to use VST instruments such as Proteus VX for Windows We encourage you to perform the steps on your computer as you read so that you can learn by doing Ableton Live Lite 6 is an innovative composition and performance tool Live combines digital recording virtual instruments and digital effects with an original interface design that many people find more intuitive than traditional designs The following step by step tutorials are designed to get you recording as quickly as possible After you ve finished the tutorial we encourage you to follow Ableton Live s excellent interactive Lessons and read the Ableton Live reference manual pdf in order to learn more about t
46. start Proteus VX from within Sonar 6 LE You ll need a MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard or other MIDI input device for this tutorial Please refer to the Proteus VX manual for the complete set of instructions located under the Help menu item 1 Connect the MIDI output of your MIDI keyboard to the MIDI input of your MIDI interface Select the Virtual Instrument mE NOTE 2 From the Insert menu select sii didi dip a i i N zig Soft Synths E MU ProteusVX Tempo Change PP from the View menu Time Measures Py Marker Fil Series of Tempos Saft Synths Dreamstation Dxi2 Reire Devices a l Dropzone Audio Track MIDI Track l Triangle II Multiple Tracks 1 g vstplugins Stereo Bus Waldorf 3 The following pop up dialog box appears Insert Soft Synth Options Insert synth into project and Create These Tracks Open These Windows L MIDI Source C Synth Property Page Synth Track Folder L Synth Rack View First Synth Audio Output All Synth Audio Outputs Stereo All Synth Audio Outputs Mono Enable MIDI Output Display Automation On First Synth Audio Track Ww Recall Assignable Controls Ask This Every Time 4 Select the default options MIDI Source Synth Track Folder First Synth Audio Output as shown Click OK to continue You may have to wait a few seconds Proteus VX is added to the synth rack and two new tracks have been added to the track list Ms aa
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