Art CUBASE LE Project Series User manual

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Installation: Install the unit in accordance with the instructions
printed in the user manual.

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INTRODUCTION
The USB PRE IV is a high quality, 4-IN / 4-OUT digital
recording interface intended for home studio and mobile
recording applications. It provides up to 4 mic inputs or two
high impedance instrument and two line inputs.
Equipped with high quality digital converters, the USB PRE IV
offers up to 32-bit /192kHz performance. A single USB port is
used to both power the unit and deliver audio content to your
DAW, making it a great option for portable recording with a
laptop or mobile device.
Bundled with Cubase LE and a low latency ASIO driver, the
USB PRE IV will perform at a level professionals expect while
being simple enough for the novice user.

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Key Features Include
•Four High-Quality 32-bit A to D and D to A Converters
•Sample rates from 44.1k to 192kHz
•Low latency ASIO and WDM driver
•Transformer isolated outputs
•Low noise mic preamps
•High Z instrument inputs
•Zero latency monitoring
•Front panel headphone output
•MIDI Input
•MIDI Output
•Compact rugged package designed for years of use
•Perfect for Professional and Project Studios

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DRIVERS
ART provides a low latency ASIO driver, which you need to
download from our website to use the unit with Windows.
Ensure your DAW application, such as Cubase LE, supports
ASIO I/O to take advantage of this driver and its control panel.
The ASIO driver enables sample rates up to 192kHz with up to
8 streams of audio (4 in and 4 out). When you access the USB
PRE IV's control panel you can adjust the buffer size to
minimize latency for your specific computer.
Windows
Go to www.artproaudio.com/product/usb-ii/ to find the latest
ASIO drivers.
Mac OS
There are no additional drivers needed.
Cubase LE
Included with your purchase is a copy of Steinberg’s Cubase
LE recording software. Follow instructions on the included card
to download your product.

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CONNECTIONS
A. Left and Right “Combo” jacks on the front allow for either
XLR or ¼-inch TRS input connections.
The 1/4-inch Input connections are used for instrument or line
level balanced or unbalanced signals. The high fixed input
impedance works well with guitar and other passive instrument
pickups. You can use an unbalanced or balanced plug with this
connection. The XLR Input connections are used primarily for
balanced microphone inputs.
Pin 2 is positive, pin 3 is negative, and pin 1 is ground.

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B. +48V Switch: Phantom power is used to power conden-
ser microphones. The +48 Volt phantom power (when
enabled) is supplied to pins 2 and 3 and pin 1 acts as the
ground return. Do not lift pin 1 when using phantom pow-
er.
C. INPUTS: These potentiometers independently vary the
input gain for the Left and Right Channels 1 thru 4.
D. OUTPUT LEVEL (OUT 1/2): This potentiometer varies the
output gain for channels 1 and 2.
E. Input Monitor: When the switch is engaged, a user can
monitor the input signal from the ¼-inch headphone jack.
F. Headphone LEVEL (OUT CH3/4): Allows the user to
adjust the gain to the Headphone out jack.
G. Headphone Jack: Access point for monitoring.
H. USB Jack: Interface and unit power.
I. MIDI INPUT/MIDI OUTPUT: Midi access points.
J. Main Output: Analog outputs.
K. Ch3 and Ch4 “Combo” jacks on the rear allow for either
XLR or ¼-inch TRS input connections. You can use an
unbalanced or balanced plug with this connection.

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QUICK START
1. Connect the USB PRE IV to your computer or mobile
device through the USB cable provided.
2. Connect your output jacks. Studio monitors are typically
connected via a pair of ¼-inch cables to the Main Outputs.
A pair of headphones can be connected to via the front
panel. Refer to the Outputs –Headphone Setup to
understand how to route audio to the headphones.
3. Set your levels. Turn your level controls up with a signal
present until you see the indicator rings occasionally blink-
ing red. If you hear distortion, turn the level down.
4. Select the USB PRE IV as your input and output in your
DAW. Consult with the user manual of your DAW on how
to do this.

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CONTROLS and OPERATION
Inputs
Use the Left and Right input jacks to connect your micro-
phone, instrument or line-level sources. Balanced and
unbalanced cables are both supported.
The CH1 thru CH4 Gain controls directly adjust the input
amplifiers, giving you up to 50dB of clean gain. Set the controls
counterclockwise to minimum gain when connecting the inputs.
The +48V Phantom Power switch provides power to the XLR
input jacks when using condenser microphones. Minimize pops
in your system and stress on the microphone by reducing the

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gain prior to connecting your microphone and applying
phantom power.
The Level Indicators around the channel gain pots respond to
incoming signals and the level applied. Adjust levels to get a
consistently green ring with occasional flashes of red. The red
ring indicates 2dB below digital clipping and should light on
musical peaks only. The green ring comes on about 10dB
before the red ring.
Outputs
The USB PRE IV is equipped with two pairs of stereo outputs.
Connect your studio monitors through the ¼-inch Main
Outputs (OUT1/2) on the rear panel using quality cables.
Headphones can be used for personal monitoring through the
stereo TRS Headphone jack (OUT3/4) on the front panel.
Press the Input Monitor button to listen to the signal directly
from the inputs. Otherwise, leave the Input Monitor off to
listen to the processed signal from the computer.
TIP: When using the Input Monitor function, reduce the level
on unused channels to reduce the noise in the output.
The Output Level (OUT1/2) control allows you to directly
adjust the Main Output rear jacks while the Headphone
(OUT3/4) control sets the level to the headphones.
Both the Main and Headphone outputs can be used to send
out different stereo feeds, which is handy when you want to run
to a mixer and instrument amp in a live situation, or when
connecting to a computer or recording system and locally
monitoring your source with headphones.