[tacman7]

Your having trouble understanding the patchmix software. Very easy to get lost. I wrote emu for help when I first got it because it was impossible. But it great when you get used to it, aaaaaaaaaaaaand understand it.

You don't need those templates just get one that's running at the sample rate you want and modify it and save it, then work from there.

Delete those stereo channels and create mono channels in their place. Don't have mono channels? You need the latest software, that was a recent innovation, having the ability to treat two inputs as 1 stereo input or two mono inputs.

So basically you have all your real inputs lined up in a row then you put a send on each one. I start with the master output as 1-2 then work left to right so I can keep things organized.

Then in cubase... You create busses to handle the inputs from your 1616. You do this in VSTconnections on the device menu. So on the input tab create a bus then assign inputs to it, then it will be available for you to use in the project window on the input of an audio track.

By the way there's nothing wrong with leaving the input as a stereo pair in patchbay, when you get into cubase and make a mono track you can select as its input #2right or whatever. Whatever is best for your way of working.

Main thing is to understand how sound it routed in/out/thru patchmix. That and naming, organizing everything so you know what's what when you get into cubase.