Output from Cubase LE to my speakers

[Seafroggys]

So I have a Presonus Firestudio with Cubase LE. Currently I can hear everything normally through the headphones plugged into the front of the Firestudio.

However, I just got some cheap computer speakers that plug into the typical green soundcard port on the back of the tower. Now these can play everything outside of Cubase fine, but cannot playback anything in Cubase.

Is there anyway to route what goes through Cubase into the standard Soundcard?

[jaybriggs84]

This isn't the answer you want, but cheap computer speakers are NOT what you want to be listening on

[Seafroggys]

Yes, because I bought these cheap speakers thinking they would make kickass studio monitors

Its really hard to playback mixes for people when you have two pairs of headphones, one of them being used by you.

[TimOBrien]

If you have multiple people listening to headphones you need a headphone amp; Behringer 4700 is $100 and works great - there are others as good.

Here's a basic monitor guide to get you started (you should be reading ALL of Tweak's guides...)

http://www.tweakheadz.com/studio_monitors.htm

[Seafroggys]

Why is nobody answering my question?

I have read Tweaks. I will get monitors eventually. I got $20 speakers so I have something now for people to listen to! So how can I get Cubase to work through the internal soundcard in addition to my Firestudio?

[Gandalf]

The answer to your question is yes. You need to go to the VST connections menu and create a sterio output bus with your soundcard selected for the channels. Then select this bus as the output bus for all the tracks.

That said, jaybriggs84 is correct you will get a lot of latency as the soundcard will not have an ASIO driver and the sound quality will suck.

[Seafroggys]

I could always try finding some conversion cables, two 1/4" mono to single 1/8" stereo plug, so I can plug it into my monitor port. But I dunno if that would work, with volume and power issues.

[true-eurt]

Thank you Gandalf!!

[Nick98338]

Why use the the computer's cheap, internal sound card? The Presonus *IS* a sound card. A rather high quality sound card. Why use the presonus to get sound into the computer, and then use the cheap computer sound card to get sound out of the computer? Why confuse the computer? Disable the computer's internal sound card and use the Presonus for all sound, both in and out of the computer.

[Seafroggys]

Problem is, the speakers have a 1/8" Stereo plug, and the Firestudio has 1/4" Mono outs. So I'll need a converter.

[Obi-Wan zenabI]

I run some 1/4" outs from my firePOD into a 1202 vlz, and then out from the tape outs on the VLZ to my fancy 1970's-1980's hi-fi in order to monitor. This is because recording gear and home stereo gear run at different levels-- +4 dB and -10 dB respectively. Not that I fuly understand what that means.

That may or may not be useful for you, but I am sure there are some CR outs on the F.S. that you could rig up your basic Radio Shack adapters to get it from two 1/4" monos to one 1/8" stereo. I bet you'll lose far less audio quality that way, when compared with running it thru your computer's sound card.

[cusebassman]

Originally Posted by Obi-Wan zenabI

I am sure there are some CR outs on the F.S. that you could rig up your basic Radio Shack adapters to get it from two 1/4" monos to one 1/8" stereo. I bet you'll lose far less audio quality that way, when compared with running it thru your computer's sound card.

Spot on. There's an adapter for just about everything - even things you aren't supposed to do (like drop one side of a balanced XLR and convert it to 1/4" mono )

[rockinrocker]

The answer to your question is yes. You need to go to the VST connections menu and create a sterio output bus with your soundcard selected for the channels. Then select this bus as the output bus for all the tracks.

I think you also need to select you're onboard sound card under device setup, and i'm pretty sure you can't use 'em both at the same time.