Routing Cubase Pro’s Audio to SYQEL

On SYQEL Desktop, pick App Audio: Cubase in the audio source list. No virtual cable is needed. In the web app, or on a system too old for App Audio, send Cubase’s output through a virtual audio device instead.

SYQEL Desktop: pick Cubase directly

1. Play something in Cubase.
2. In SYQEL, open the audio source list at the left of the top bar. If Cubase isn’t listed, click the refresh button (↻) next to it.
3. Pick App Audio: Cubase. The entry uses the name your system gives the app, so it may include a version or edition.
4. On a Mac, the first time you pick an App Audio source, macOS asks for permission. Allow it.

You keep hearing Cubase as usual. App Audio needs macOS 14.4 or later, or Windows 10 build 19041 or later. On an older Windows build, pick your speakers or headphones instead to capture everything the computer plays.

On Windows, Cubase always plays through an ASIO driver. Choose Generic Low Latency ASIO Driver in Studio › Studio Setup › Audio System, which plays through Windows audio. If SYQEL hears nothing while you use your audio interface’s own ASIO driver, use a virtual audio device as described below.

The web app, or an older system: use a virtual audio device

The web app can only hear a microphone or an audio input, not other apps. Send Cubase’s sound into a virtual audio device, then pick that device in SYQEL.

1. Set up a virtual audio device: BlackHole or Loopback on a Mac, or VB-Cable on Windows. Those guides also show how to keep hearing the music.
2. In Cubase, open Studio › Studio Setup › Audio System. On a Mac, set ASIO Driver to the virtual device. On Windows, choose Generic Low Latency ASIO Driver, open its Control Panel and set the output to CABLE Input (VB-Audio Virtual Cable).
3. In SYQEL, pick the virtual device in the audio source list, for example BlackHole 2ch, Loopback Audio or CABLE Output (VB-Audio Virtual Cable). The web app adds ”— system audio” to the name.

On a Mac, with Loopback you can instead add Cubase as a source in your Loopback device and leave Cubase’s settings alone.

If the Input meter at the right of the stage doesn’t move, see Troubleshooting audio detection.