Setting up Cool Edit Pro's Edit Waveform View for use with the EZbus as a USB Audio Interface/MIDI Device

Windows Millennium and Windows XP users have the ability to send/receive MIDI information via the EZbus/computer USB port. Other operating system (Win 98 SE, Win 2000) users will need an additional MIDI interface installed and configured within Cool Edit Pro to send/receive MIDI data to and from EZbus/Cool Edit Pro.

After following the EZbus installation instructions, you can set up Cool Edit Pro to use the EZbus as your Playback/Recording Device. To do so, open Cool Edit Pro and go to Options > Device Order. Click the tab labeled Playback Devices and select 1st EZbus [EV], as shown below:

Then click on the tab labeled Recording Devices and select 1st EZbus [EV], as shown below:

Next go to Options > Device Properties. Click on the tab labeled Wave Out and select EZbus.

Next go to Options > Device Properties. Click on the tab labeled Wave In and select EZbus.

You can also use the EZbus as your MIDI Device within Cool Edit Pro. To do so, open Cool Edit Pro and go to Options > Device Properties. Click on the tab labeled MIDI Out. Select EZbus as the MIDI Output device if you are using USB for MIDI; select 2nd or 3rd EZbus if you are using a MIDI interface.

Click on the tab labeled MIDI In. Select EZbus as the MIDI Input device if you are using USB for MIDI; select 2nd or 3rd EZbus if you are using a MIDI interface.

Next go to Options > Device Order. Click on the tab labeled MIDI Output Devices. Select 1st EZbus, if you are using USB for MIDI; select 2nd or 3rd EZbus if you are using a MIDI interface.

Next go to Options > Device Order. Click the tab labeled MIDI Input Devices. Select 1st EZbus, if you are using USB for MIDI; select 2nd or 3rd EZbus if you are using a MIDI interface.

Setting up Cool Edit Pro's Multitrack View for use with the EZbus as a USB Audio Interface/MIDI Device

Within Cool Edit Pro's Multitrack View, click on Out 1 within track number one's options.

Select EZbus as your playback device

Within Cool Edit Pro's Multitrack View, click on Rec 1 within track number one's options.

Select EZbus as your recording device. Select Stereo to record a stereo file. Select Left or Right to record a mono file depending on your EZbus input source settings.

Cool Edit Pro allows you to assign MIDI notes/controller numbers to various parameters within the application so that they can be controlled from a hardware controller, such as the EZbus. To do so, go to Options > Shortcuts, and assign the desired parameters to MIDI notes/controller numbers.

You can then map the EZbus hardware to the Cool Edit Pro parameters using the EZbus Profile Editor. Launch the Profile Editor by clicking the "EZ" icon located within your Windows System Tray.

Select Profile Editor

For each of your Cool Edit Pro shortcuts, select the EZbus control you wish to map, and enter the MIDI note/controller that corresponds to the Cool Edit parameter. For example, if you assigned Controller 63 to the File New command in the Cool Edit Pro Keyboard Shortcut window, you would assign Controller 63 to the EZbus hardware control that you wish to use to execute this command.

Once you have mapped the EZbus faders, knobs, buttons, etc., to the Cool Edit Pro parameters, you must update the EZbus firmware by clicking the yellow download button located at the top of the EZbus Profile Editor. This will load the Cool Edit Pro Profile that you created into the EZbus via USB.



You must now enable MIDI Triggering within Cool Edit Pro by selecting Options > MIDI Trigger Enable.