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Steinberg's Cubase Audio Falcon: The Ultimate Audio Recording and MIDI Sequencing Software for the Atari Falcon 030 and CT60/63
Product Highlights
In addition to MIDI sequencing and notation, Steinberg Cubase Audio Falcon 2.06 uses the Atari Falcon's 56001 DSP to process audio and allow SCSI hard disk recording. Audio recordings are handled in a similar manner to MIDI parts and are fully integrated into the sequencer environment.
Here are just some of the product's highlights:
- 64 track MIDI sequencer
- 8 stereo audio track recording mode with effects or 16 mono audio track recording mode without effects using a 2:1 compression algorithm. 16 track mode still delivers true 16-bit output.
- Offline audio effects, including tape playback pitch and conversion between 8 and 16 track audio file modes.
- Multiple sample rates supported up to 48KHz (requires external FDI or clock device).
- Visual audio waveform editor that includes the ability to set the volume by drawing.
- Filepool editor, allowing file segments to be edited to sub-frame accuracy and then imported or exported.
- Audio monitor page, providing file selection for recording and playback volume and metering.
- Hardware page, allowing setting of the sample rate, effects, recording source (analogue, external FDI or mixed out for bouncing), analogue input levels and output levels and the selection of the audio track type which are 1) Hard disk spooling 2) RAM tracks pre-loaded into memory for faster manipulation -- especially useful with slow drives and short segments and 3) Sampler tracks which can be triggered on the fly.
- 16 channel mixer page including level, pan, and effects such as reverb, delay, chorus, and a 10 band graphic equalizer.
- Inspector panel, including mute, monitor, file name, free disk space, and part naming.
- Complete score editor
- MIDI events editor.
- Drum set editor.
- MIDI synthesizer editor (SyEx).
- Integrated additional modules: Arpeggiator, General MIDI Menu, SysEx Editor.
- Possibility to use external modules: Studio Module, Cue Trax, Style Trax.
- Atari Falcon 030 or a CT60/63 with its accompanying Cubase patch applied
- 4MB RAM bare minimum/14MB RAM highly recommended
- 1GB IDE minimum hard disk (for storage)
- 1GB SCSI minimum hard disk for live recording
The Atari Falcon only features one audio input and output with relatively cheap A/D and D/A converters. Additionally, the the input port is hardwired to mic-level and the output to bass boost. Even though the levels can be fixed through a hardware modification, there are many audio breakout boxes for the DSP port with professional quality A/D and D/A converters and multiple inputs/outputs.
See the complete list of Atari Falcon Audio Interfaces
The most common problem Atari MIDI enthusiasts will encounter is the lack of MIDI IN/OUT ports. Besides MIDI patchbays and MIDI merger units, such as the popular Roland A880, there are a number of Atari and Atari Falcon specific devices available to expand your MIDI connections:
- Steinberg's MROS: The latest and last version of MROS with all the latest drivers
Download MROS
. - SoundPool MO4: gives 4 extra MIDI OUTS, or 64 MIDI channels, using the Falcon's printer port (this unit works on all Atari 16 and 32-bit systems.
Download the MO4 MROS driver
. - Friendchip MM1: delivers a whopping 8 MIDI OUTS using the Falcon's printer port.
- Steinberg SMPII: two MIDI INs and four MIDI OUTs with a SMPTE generator and reader for video syncronization.
- Steinberg MIDI 3: offers three extra MIDI OUTS using the Falcon's printer port.
- MACMAN Midiman MIDI Interface: gives one extra MIDI IN and three MIDI THRU ports using the Falcon's LAN port. Use
Download: LANPORT.DRV
(already included in your MROS folder) - MACMAN Mini MIDI Interface: one MIDI OUT and MIDI IN also using the Falcon's LAN port. Use
Download: LANPORT.DRV
(already included in your MROS folder)
- To speed up the graphics, download NVDI 5 (recently deemed abandonware by the Atari-Forum community)
- If you're using HDDriver (site no longer online)newer than v7.93, it will interfere with the way Cubase addresses the SCSI hardware. If you've already purchased a newer version, contact Uwe Seimet and he'll happily send you HDDriver v7.9. Be sure to ask him for any suggestions for your particular system's settings.
- Don't try to run Cubase Audio in more than two colours or with too many desk accessories or utilities.
Download AUTOsort 4.1
You will need an original Cubase Audio dongle to run this program.
Program Files
First, you will need the original Steinberg CAF 1.1 disks. Once unzipped, copy the inner contents of each disk into one main directory on your Atari's hard drive.
Download: Atari Cubase Audio Falcon Original Disks Version 1.1
Next, you must download the original upgrade for version 2.06. Drag and drop the files into your main directory and delete the old file Cubase_A.PRG.
Included in this upgrade is a program called ADATREC.PRG which allows you to record up to 8 tracks simultaneously as 4 stereo tracks using LineAudio's JAM-IN2 or JAM-IN8 interface or SoundPool's ADAT recording interface. These files can then be imported into the Cubase audio pool.
Download: Atari Cubase Audio Falcon Original Upgrade to 2.06
Optional Add-Ons and Drivers
Here is every mixer map ever made for Atari Cubase. Just delete the contents of your original MIXERMAP folder, and replace it with these. The files you are deleting are included in this add-on but organized in various folders by manufacturer.
Download: Atari Cubase Complete Mixer Maps
(updated Nov 28, 2009)
The next files contain all the extra drum sets not included with the original installation disks
Download: Atari Cubase Drumset Alesis D4
Download: Atari Cubase Drumset Korg 01W
Download: Atari Cubase Drumset Roland JV-1080
If you have an FDI unit attached to your Falcon, you need to put this program in your AUTO folder
Download: Atari Falcon FDI Initialization Auto Program (FDI_INIT.PRG)
Here is a handy desktop Cubase help accessory (copy to the root folder of your boot drive)
Download: Atari Cubase Online Help Accessory
If you need to print your scores out on a HP deskjet postscript printer, you'll need this utility:
Download: Atari Cubase HP Deskjet PostScript
MROS Big Ben and Beats as Msecs are two more desktop accessories for Cubase
Download: Atari Cubase MROS Big Ben and Beats as mSecs
Studio Module
Steinberg's Studio Module is an add-on for Cubase that provides complete MIDI integration for your hardware equipment. It offers plenitful module drivers with the MIDI specification of your particular equipment, making a complete MIDI equipment status dump possible, as well as the storing of sounds via system exclusive, patch changing by name, and a system exclusive editor.
Studio Module
You must have the original Studio Module disk in the drive to use this latest version.
Download: Atari Cubase Studio Module 1.07a
Here are the all the Studio Module drivers for every vintage synth you can think of (and if you happen to have your own custom driver, please share it)
Download: Atari Cubase Studio Module Drivers
If you'd like to create your own or edit the synth drivers, you must use tis program
Download: Atari Cubase Dmaker Studio Module Driver Editor