ICON ProAudio Cube4Nano Live, User Manual

Page 1: ...User manual 4 In 4 Out Recording USB Interface with Smart Device connecting I O Digital Analog for live streaming applications ...

Page 2: ... 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 give...

Page 3: ...ation 10 Mixer control panel Mac 12 Windows driver installation 13 ProDriver4 Windows 16 Mixer control panel Windows 17 Settings Sample rate and latency settings 20 ProDriver4 hosting rack Windows 24 Hardware Connections Use with Mac PC and mobile device simultaneously 25 Different types of microphone connection 26 method diagram 26 Specifications 27 Services 28 Contents ...

Page 4: ...he step by step procedures Start by inputing the device s serial number as well as your personal information etc By registering your product online you will be entitled to service and after sales support at our Help Center by visiting our website at www iconproaudio com Also all the registered products under your account will be listed on your personal product page where you will find updated info...

Page 5: ...ntact our after sales service team 2 Log in to your personal account page for existing user or sign up for new user Existing user Please log into your personal user page by inputing your user name and password New user Please click Sign Up and fill in all the information 3 Download all useful materials All your registered devices under your account will show on the page Each product will be listed...

Page 6: ...or Smart phone input level control on the top panel Direct monitor button control on the top panel 1 headphone output with assignable source and individual volume control Flexible channel routing via the software control panel ICON ProAudio developed ultra low latency ProDriver4 driver is provided ICON ProAudio innovative and user friendly plug in hosting rack software is built in with ProDriver4 ...

Page 7: ...ower 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 ja...

Page 8: ...lication Digital Type C jack for connecting directly to the digital jack of the smart device OTG adapter raquired Analog TRRS stereo jack for connecting directly to smart device s audio I O 4 MIDI I O connectors MIDI input and output on standard 5 pin DIN connectors 5 Power supply connector Cube4Nano Live is USB bus powered If your computer does not supply sufficient power connect an ICON 5VDC pow...

Page 9: ...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 1 ...

Page 10: ...Cube4Nano Live digital audio interface to your Mac yet 2 Class compliance device Cube4Nano Live 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 ProDriver4 software panel shortcut logo and paste it to your desktop 4 Launch the software control panel Click the Cube4Nano Live s softwa...

Page 11: ...ive audio interface only support USB2 0 Your Mac must have a USB2 0 port Cube4 Nano Core Audio Cube4 Nano Output Cube4 Nano Core Audio Cube4 Nano Bit Accurate 6 Audio MIDI setup Open the Audio MIDI setup window and check if the Cube4Nano Live device has setup properly as shown below in diagram 4 Diagram 3 1 USB Mac 3 5mm or Type C Diagram 4 Diagram 3 ...

Page 12: ... 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 flexible You may route any of your input s to any ...

Page 13: ... Live digital audio interface to your computer yet 2 Download the Windows driver from your Personal User Page at www iconproaudio com Please refer to Diagram 6 for instruction After you downloaded the driver file please click it to start the installation process 3 Installation Wizard appears Choose Next when you see the Welcome Screen shown in Diagram 7 4 License Agreement Click I Agree to proceed...

Page 14: ... to select all components 6 Preparing installation files The installation process started the process may take some time depending on your computer performance please be patient and wait for the process to finish 7 Click Install to proceed Note Same message will appear three times as there are three different drivers installation Diagram 9 Diagram 10 Diagram 11 Diagram 12 Diagram 13 ...

Page 15: ...nterface Now connect the Cube4Nano Live digital audio interface to your computer s USB port 13 USB Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Prtsc sysrq pause Break Lns Del Home Pgup PgDN End 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 78 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M Tab CapsLook Shift Ctrl Alt AltGr Ctrl Backspace Enter Shift intel USB Mac 3 5mm or C 3 5mm or Type C Cube4Nano Live 14 16 16 Mac r4 r...

Page 16: ...the system is our driver employing breakthrough technology and zero latency monitoring The user interface makes it easy to grab route and redirect audio from any source in your computer with our virtual signal router Use the ProDriver Plugin Host to connect your favorite VST Audio Units and Direct X plugins Run ProDriver in standalone mode or with your favorite DAW Save your favorite plugin chains...

Page 17: ... channels 2 HW Out Hardware Channel OUT This mean the hardware output channels including the headphone or line out output channels 3 VC Out Virtual Channel OUT This only exists on ASIO driver and it is a virtual channel that its output signal go to ASIO VC IN 4 VC Out Virtual Channel IN This only exists on ASIO driver and it is a virtual channel that its input signal is coming from ASIO VC Out 5 L...

Page 18: ...g the hardware 1 2 output level HW Out 1 2 3 VC In 1 2 Virtual input level metering Showing the WDM 1 2 output level VC In 1 2 4 VC In 3 4 Virtual input level metering Showing the WDM 3 4 output level VC In 3 4 5 VC Out 1 2 Virtual output level metering Showing the ASIO 1 2 VC output level VC Out 1 2 6 VC Out 3 4 Virtual output level metering Showing the ASIO 3 4 VC output level VC Out 3 4 7 VSC I...

Page 19: ...ack 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 c...

Page 20: ... 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 ...

Page 21: ...gs 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 Diagram 22 ...

Page 22: ...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 Diagram 23 Diagram 24 ...

Page 23: ...t a larger latency setting Note If a clicking sound occurs you should change to a larger buffer size for the settings If the largest buffer size has been selected and there is still a clicking sound It means your computer performance is not able to handle the task It is not caused by Cube4Nano Live digital audio interface Diagram 25 ...

Page 24: ...24 ProDriver4 hosting rack Windows With the ProDriver Rack you can use any of your plug ins with your DAW Or you may use your device as a standalone plug ins effector without the need to run a DAW ...

Page 25: ...tputs are channels 1 and 2 If you are monitoring through headphones connect your headphones to the device s headphone output Connect your microphones instruments or other line level analog sources to the device s analog inputs Connect your MIDI device to the MIDI I O or or Power Pack 1 2 or iPhone Android Mac Mac PC Power Pack 1 2 3 or or Mac Mac PC iPhone Android PC MAC Only Smart Device Only PC ...

Page 26: ...od diagram Note For dynamic microphone user please make sure 48V phantom power switch is OFF before you plug in your microphone otherwise it may cause damage to your 1 4 TR Unbalanced Dynamic Microphone D2 Condenser Microphone Apollo XLR Balanced Or ...

Page 27: ...ce Inst in 500K Ohms typical Adjustable Gain 39dB Total Gain Range 39dB Line Outputs 1 2 Unbanced Frequency Response 22Hz 22kHz 0 1dB Dynamic Range 114dB A weighted Signal to Noise Ratio 114dB A weighted THD N 100 dB Crosstalk 97dB 1kHz Nominal Output Level Unbalanced 4dBV typical Maximum Output Level 11dBV typical Output Impedance 150 Ohm Load Impedance 600 Ohm minimum Headphone Outputs 1 2 at Ma...

Page 28: ...t to repair the unit 3 Pack the unit in its original packaging including end card and box This is very important If you have lost the packaging please make sure you have packed the unit properly ICON is not responsible for any damage that occurs due to non factory packing 4 Ship to the ICON Pro Audio tech support center or the local return authorization See our service centres and distributor serv...

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