ICON CUBE 4 Nano User manual

User manual
4-In / 4-Out with +48V Phantom Power Recording USB Interface

Important Safety Instructions
1. Read this manual thoroughly before using this unit.
2. Keep this manual for future reference.
3. Take notice of and comply with all warnings included in the user's manual or indicated on the
appliance.
4. Follow all instructions included in this manual.
5. Do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Avoid having water or other liquids spilled on this
unit.
6. When cleaning the cabinet or other parts of this appliance, use only a dry or slightly damp soft
cloth.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings or interfere with the proper ventilation of this unit. Install
in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
8. Do not use or store near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other heat-
producing appliances.
9. Do not interfere with the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug
has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third
grounding prong. These are designated for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your
outlet, consult an electrician.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or otherwise damaged by items placed on or
against them. Particular attention should be given to the plugs, receptacles, and the point where
the cord exits the appliance.
11. To avoid the risk of electrical shock, do not touch any exposed wiring while the unit is in
operation.
12. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
13. Unplug this unit and all connected electrical equipment during lightning storms or when left
unused a long period of time.
14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the appliance has
been damaged in any way or fails to operate normally.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture

Introductions.............................................................................................4
What’s in the package? ............................................................................4
Features ...................................................................................................5
Front Panel ..............................................................................................6
Rear Panel................................................................................................7
Top Panel..................................................................................................8
Mac driver installation...............................................................................9
Mixer control panel ................................................................................. 11
Windows driver installation.....................................................................12
ProDriver VST ........................................................................................15
Mixer control panel .................................................................................16
Settings (Sample rate and latency settings)...........................................18
ProDriver VST hosting rack....................................................................22
Hardware Connections...........................................................................23
Specications .........................................................................................24
Services..................................................................................................25
Contents

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Introductions
What’s in the package?
Thank you for purchasing the ICON Cube4Nano-VST digital audio Interface. We
sincerely trust this product will provide years of satisfactory service, but if anything is
not to your complete satisfaction, we will endeavor to make things right.
In these pages, you'll nd a detailed description of the features of the Cube4Nano-
VST digital audio interface, as well as a guided tour through its front and rear panels,
step-by-step instructions for its setup and use, and full specications.
You'll also nd a warranty card enclosed---please don't forget to ll it out and mail it
so that you can receive online technical support at: www.iconproaudio.com. And
so we can send you updated information about these and other ICON products in
the future. As with most electronic devices, we strongly recommend you retain the
original packaging. In the unlikely event the product must be returned for servicing,
the original packaging (or reasonable equivalent) is required.
With proper care and adequate air circulation, your Cube4Nano-VST digital audio
interface will operate without any trouble for many years. We recommend that you
record your serial number in the space provided below for future reference.
Please write your serial number here for future reference:
Purchased at:
Date of purchase:
●Cube4Nano-VST USB Recording Interface
●Quick Start Guide x 1
●Driver Software CD
Different language electronic user manual & quick start guide (pdf)
●DAW software – Reaper & KiloHearts VST
●USB 2.0 cable x 1

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Features
●24-Bit 192KHz 4-In/4-Out USB Recording Interface
●High dynamic range:
DAC: Dynamic Range: 114dB
ADC: Dynamic Range: 114dB
●2x2 analog I/O full duplex recording and playback
●Dual Mic/Instrument preamps with individual gain control and phantom power switch
●2 analog outputs on 1/4” TRS jacks
●S/PDIF I/O on RCA coaxial connectors
●1 x 1 – 16 channel MIDI I/O
●Master volume control on the front panel
●Direct monitor knob control on the top panel
●1 headphone output with assignable source and individual volume control
●Flexible channel routing via the software control panel
●ICON innovative ProDriverVST™ VST plug-ins hosting rack is provided
●Different VST plug-ins are provided
●USB2.0 High Speed equipped and USB bus-powered
●Supports DirectSound, WDM and ASIO2.0
●Compatible with Mac OS (Intel-Mac), iOS 9 or above and Windows 7, 8 & 10
(32-bit/64-bit)
●Full duplex, simultaneous record/playback
●+5VDC power supply connector is equipped for external power supply when using
with iOS
●Rugged aluminum construction
The ICON Cube4Nano-VST USB recording interface provides an audio input and
output module with USB connectivity. Main features include:

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Front Panel
1. “Mic/Inst” Inputs 1/2
Unbalanced instrument and mic level inputs. These hybrid connectors will accept
a standard 3-pin XLR plug or a 1/4” TS connector.
2. 48V phantom power switch
Press to supply +48V phantom power to the associated XLR input. This phantom
power circuit is suitable for most condenser microphones.
3. Input gain level controls 1/2
These potentiometers control the input level of their associated analog Mic/Inst
input.
4. Master level control
This potentiometer controls the master output level of the analog outputs.
5. Headphone level control
This potentiometer controls the output level of the headphone output.
6. Headphone output
This output jack accepts a standard 1/4″ stereo TRS headphone connector.
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Rear Panel
1. USB 2.0 connector
Connect it with the provided USB cable to your Mac/PC/iOS device camera kit’s
USB connector. Your Mac/PC must have a USB2.0 connector in order to run the
full speed of Cube4Nano-VST.
2. Line outputs 1/2
These are unbalanced analog outputs on standard 1/4″ TS connectors at +6dBU
line level.
3. S/PDIF Coaxial I/O connectors
S/PDIF digital input and output on coaxial RCA connectors. The digital input
is selected via the Cube4Nano-VST's software control panel, while the digital
output will be sent to the coaxial.
4. MIDI I/O connectors
MIDI input and output on standard 5-pin DIN connectors.
5. Power supply connector
Cube4Nano-VST is USB bus powered. If your computer does not supply
sufcient power, connect an ICON +5VDC power supply adapter to this jack or
use a standard phone charger/power adapter with the correct USB cable.

(Note: You can get the power adapter from ICON Distributors/dealers near you.)
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Top Panel
1. “Direct monitor ” knob
Hardware direct monitoring (clockwise “Direct out”) eliminates the latency or
delay inherent in even the best internal circuitry while listening to your input
and existing tracks. Alternatively listen to your input complete with effects (anti-
clockwise “Computer”) while recording by using the extremely low-latency ASIO
monitoring.
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Mac driver installation
Cube4Nano-VST is a class compliance device. Thus there is no driver installation
needed for Mac. Also, it is fully supporting iOS devices by connecting to a
camera kit.
Please follow the step-by-step procedures below to install your Cube4Nano-VST
USB recording interface.
1. Turn on your Mac
(Note: Do not connect the Cube4Nano-VST digital audio interface to your Mac
yet.)
2. Class compliance device
Cube4Nano-VST is class compliance on Mac OSX, no driver installation is
needed.
3. Copy the software control panel shortcut logo to your
desktop
Open the previous “Mac” folder. Copy the “ProDriver VST” software panel
shortcut logo and paste it to your desktop.
4. Launch the software control
panel
Click the Cube4Nano-VST’s software
control panel shortcut logo you have
just copied to your desktop to launch
the software control panel.
Diagram 1
Mac
Diagram 2

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5. Connect your Cube4Nano-
VST digital audio interface
Now connect the Cube4Nano-VST
digital audio interface to your Mac's
USB port.
Note: Cube4Nano-VST audio interface
only support USB2.0. Your Mac must
have a USB2.0 port.
Diagram 4
Cube4 Nano VST (Core Audio) Cube4 Nano VST: Output
Cube4 Nano VST (Core Audio)
Cube4 Nano VST (Bit Accurate)
6. Audio MIDI setup
Open the “Audio MIDI setup”
window and check if the
Cube4Nano-VST device has
setup properly as shown below in
diagram 4.
Diagram 3
Cube4 Nano VST
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Diagram 5
1. HW Input 1/2 level metering
Showing the hardware 1/2 input level. (HW In 1/2).
2. HW Output 1/2 level metering
Showing the hardware 1/2 output level.(HW Out 1/2).
3. S/PDIF In 3/4
Showing the S/PDIF 3/4 input level (S/PDIF In 3/4).
4. S/PDIF Out 3/4
Showing the S/PDIF 3/4 output level (S/PDIF Out 3/4).
5. Link switch
Switch to adjust both channels level simultaneously.
6. Mute switch
Switch to mute the corresponding channel.
7. “0dB” switch
Switch to instantly adjust the corresponding channel to “0dB” level.
8. Gain control fader
Slide to adjust the gain level for the corresponding channel.
9. Inputs & Outputs Matrix switches
Switch to turn On/Off the corresponding input channel route to the corresponding
output channel. The matrix is very useful and makes your inputs and outputs very
exible. You may route any of your input(s) to any output(s)
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Mixer control panel
The mixers work like a matrix mixer. Activate and adjust the corresponding input or output
channel level. They are very useful and make your inputs and outputs very exible. You may
route any of your input(s) to any output(s).
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Diagram 7
Windows driver installation
Please follow the step-by-step procedures below to install your Cube4Nano-VST
USB recording interface and its driver.
1. Turn on your computer
Note: Do not connect the Cube4Nano-VST digital audio interface to your
computer yet.
2. Insert the Driver CD into your CD-Rom.
After you have inserted the provided Driver CD into your CD-Rom, an Installation
screen should appear as shown in Diagram 6, then click "Windows” for the driver
installation".

Note: If the Installation screen does not appear automatically. Go to the CD
folder and double click "Setup" .
3. Installation Wizard appears
Choose "Next" when you see the Welcome
Screen shown in Diagram 7.
4. License Agreement
Click “I Agree” to proceed.

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Cube4Nano VST Device Drivers
Icon_Cube4NanoVST_2.9.86.50.exe
Diagram 9
Diagram 10
5. Select components for installation
Check mark the components that you would
like to install. We strongly recommend you to
select all components.
6. Preparing installation les
The installation process started, the process
may take some time depending on your
computer performance, please be patient
and wait for the process to nish.
7. Click “Install” to proceed.
Note: Same message will appear three
times as there are three different drivers
installation.
Diagram 11
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8. Setup completed
A window as shown in Diagram 14
should appear. Choose "Finish”.

Diagram 14
9. Launch the software
control panel
You may click the ICON ProAudio
logo on the system tray to launch
the software control panel (Page 16).
10. Connect your
Cube4Nano-VST digital
audio interface
Now connect the Cube4Nano-
VST digital audio interface to
your computer's USB port.
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ProDriver VST
To make the Cube4Nano-VST very versatile and powerful, we have developed a
new technology ProDriver VST - it is our innovative VST rack, plug-in host, and
virtual signal router. Run it in standalone mode or with your favorite DAW. Pull up
your guitar modeling VST and play, or plug in your midi controller and control your
favorite virtual instruments without running through your digital audio workstation.

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1. Cube4Nano-VST Hardware channels (HW In 1/2 & HW Out 1/2)
These are the hardware input and output channels on Cube4Nano-VST.
2. Cube4Nano-VST S/PDIF channels (S/PDIF In 3/4 & S/PDIF Out 3/4)
These are the S/PDIF input and output channels on Cube4Nano-VST.
3. Cube4Nano-VST Virtual channels (VC In 1/2, 3/4 and 5/6), (VC
Out 1/2, 3/4 and 5/6)
These are the input and output virtual channels that related to the WDM.
For example: WDM Out 1/2 linked to VC In1/2
VC Out1/2 linked to WDM In1/2
4. Cube4Nano-VST Loopback channels (LB 1/2, 3/4 and 5/6)
These are the ASIO loop-back channels.
Mixer control panel
On the mixer control panel, there are four different main types of ASIO channels that
you can manipulate.
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1. HW Input 1/2 level metering
Showing the hardware 1/2 input level (HW In 1/2).
2. HW Output 1/2 level metering
Showing the hardware 1/2 output level (HW Out 1/2).
By activating different cross points, you may route the corresponding signal to your
desired channels.

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3. S/PDIF Input 3/4 level metering
Showing the S/PDIF 3/4 input level. (S/PDIF In 3/4).
4. S/PDIF Output 3/4 level metering
Showing the S/PDIF 3/4 output level. (S/PDIF Out 3/4)
5. VC In 1/2 (Virtual) input level metering
Showing the WDM 1/2 output level (VC In 1/2).
6. VC In 3/4 (Virtual) input level metering
Showing the WDM 3/4 output level (VC In 3/4).
7. VC In 5/6 (Virtual) input level metering
Showing the WDM 5/6 output level (VC In 5/6).
8. VC Out 1/2 (Virtual) output level metering
Showing the ASIO 1/2 VC output level (VC Out 1/2).
9. VC Out 3/4 (Virtual) output level metering
Showing the ASIO 3/4 VC output level (VC Out 3/4).
10. VC Out 5/6 (Virtual) output level metering
Showing the ASIO 5/6 VC output level (VC Out 5/6).
11. Loopback 1/2
Showing the ASIO loop-back 1/2 channel’s level metering.
12. Loopback 3/4
Showing the ASIO loop-back 3/4 channel’s level metering.
13. Loopback 5/6
Showing the ASIO loop-back 5/6 channel’s level metering.
14. Link switch
Switch to adjust both channels level simultaneously.
15. Mute switch
Switch to mute the corresponding channel.
16. “0dB” switch
Switch to instantly adjust the corresponding channel to “0dB” level.
17. Gain control fader
Slide to adjust the gain level for the corresponding channel.
18. Inputs & Outputs Matrix switches
Switch to turn On/Off the corresponding input channel route to the corresponding
output channel. The matrix is very useful and makes your inputs and outputs
very exible. You may route any of your input(s) to any output(s).

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Click the “Setting” button to launch the settings window.
Sample rate setting
Select your desired sampling rate from 44.1KHz to 192KHz on the pull down
window shown in Diagram 21.
Settings (Sample rate and latency settings)
Diagram 20
Diagram 21

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Latency settings
Diagram 22
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●Safe (maximum latency)
●Extra Large
●Normal
●Small
●Very Small
●Minimum (minimum latency)
●Custom
There are six standard latency settings to select. If you would like to customize
your own latency value, select custom.

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Diagram 23
Diagram 24
There are three different settings you can adjust to customize your own latency
settings: These values include:
1. ASIO buffer Size
You may adjust the value ranging from 32/64/128/256/512/1024/2048 and 4096.
2. Streaming buffer Size
Adjustable settings: Minimum/Low/Normal/High and Maximum.