Alesis Multimix 16 firewire can't record stereo inputs

[eastbayarb]

I have Cubase 5 and just got the Alesis Multimix 16 firewire. I am running XP SP2 with 2GB RAM. I can set up all the inputs just fine and can even record
just fine with inputs 1-8. However, though I can hear what is coming into any of the stereo inputs, I can't seem to get any signal into Cubase, and when I record
stereo input(s), I don't hear anything on the resulting tracks.

Can anyone help?


Thanks!

[Mandobilly64]

Have you set-up (added) the inputs in the VST connections?

Read the manual on how to set up inputs and outputs in the VST connections if not.

Peace,
Billy
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[eastbayarb]

[eastbayarb]

Anyone else have any ideas on how to get my stereo tracks to work?

I have made some progress. First, I open up a new project and choose 8 mono tracks and 4 stereo tracks, and I assign each mono input to it's respective track in Cubase. Stereo track 1 in Cubase is mixer inputs 9/10, Stereo track 2 in Cubase is mixer inputs 11/12, Stereo track 3 in Cubase is mixer inputs 13/14, and Stereo track in Cubase is mixer inputs 15/16.

By assigning any one of the stereo tracks in the VST Connections section to Alesis Multimix MAIN_IN L (ex. channel 9) and Alesis Multimix MAIN_IN R (ex. channel 10), I am able to hear the incoming signal in Cubase, and I see the meter moving. Strangely, I can also hear audio from devices connected to the other stereo input tracks. If I assign say, Stereo In 1's Left to Alesis Multimix MAIN_IN L, and Stereo 1's Right to Alesis Multimix MAIN_IN R, I hear nothing coming into Cubase, nor does the meter move.

Is it me, or are the stereo input tracks all hardwired together, and can you just not record a separate stereo track for each stereo input pair? I really want to utilize all the inputs on my mixer (16) and be able to have a separate track for each one of them (well, 8 separate mono tracks, and 4 separate stereo tracks).

please help! The manual doesn't seem to help, and I have a good understanding of how to set up inputs, outputs, and buses.

[eastbayarb]

Does anyone have any idea how I can fix this? I cannot record to the stereo tracks in cubase with my mixer!