Applies to Cubase and all Focusrite USB audio interfaces
Cubase LE is part of the Hitmaker Expansion. If you have registered a qualifying Focusrite interface, you can redeem Cubase LE from the My Software tab of your Focusrite account here.
This guide walks you through how to setup your Focusrite audio interface in Cubase, setup an audio track for recording, and start recording. To learn more about how to use Cubase, see Steinberg's Help Centre:
Windows
Please make sure you've installed the Focusrite audio driver and control software before going through these steps. If you haven't installed the Focusrite audio driver or control software, download them from here.
- Open Cubase on your computer.
- In the top menu bar, click Studio → Studio Setup…
- Click Audio System on the left-hand side.
- Set the ASIO Driver to Focusrite USB ASIO.
- Click OK.
- In the top menu bar, click Studio → Audio Connections... and select the Input tab.
- In the Presets drop down menu, select # x Stereo (# is the number of stereo inputs your interface has). This assigns hardware inputs on your interface to input buses in Cubase. For interfaces with more inputs, the preset dropdown menu will reflect this.
- Select the Output tab.
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In the Presets drop down menu, select # x Stereo (# is the number of stereo outputs your interface has). This assigns software outputs on your interface to output buses in Cubase. For interfaces with more outputs, the preset dropdown menu will reflect this.
Next, see How to set up an audio track to record below.
macOS
- Open Cubase on your computer.
- In the top menu bar, click Studio → Studio Setup…
- Click Audio System on the left-hand side.
- Set the ASIO Driver to Scarlett 2i2 4th Generation or the name of the interface you're using.
- Click Switch
- Click OK.
- In the top menu bar, click Studio → Audio Connections... and select the Input tab.
- In the Presets drop down menu, select # x Stereo (# is the number of stereo inputs your interface has). This assigns hardware inputs on your interface to input buses in Cubase. For interfaces with more inputs, the preset dropdown menu will reflect this.
- Select the Output tab.
- In the Presets drop down menu, select # x Stereo (# is the number of stereo outputs your interface has). This assigns software outputs on your interface to output buses in Cubase. For interfaces with more outputs, the preset dropdown menu will reflect this.
Next, see How to set up an audio track to record below.
How to set up an audio track to record
- In the top menu bar, click Project → Add Track → Audio.
- Configure the channels and set the Audio Input to the channel you're using on your interface.
Set the channel configuration to Mono if you are recording with a single microphone or a mono instrument such as a bass or guitar.
Set the channel configuration to Stereo if you are recording with a stereo pair of microphones or a stereo instrument such as a keyboard or synthesiser.
- Click Add Track.
- Click the Record Enable and Monitor buttons
(off) on the Cubase channel to enable the track for recording and so you can hear it using input monitoring
(on).
- Click Record
in Cubase's transport to start recording.
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