Steinberg Cubase 4 Operation Manual
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Operation Manual
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Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement. No part of this publica- tion may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without...
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Table of Contents
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4 Table of Contents 10Part I: Getting into the details 11About this manual 12Welcome! 13VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses 14About this chapter 14Setting up busses 17Using the busses 20Setting up Groups and FX channels 20About monitoring 20External instruments/effects (Cubase only) 25The Project window 26Background 28Window Overview 35Operations 56Options 59Playback and the Transport panel 60Background 61Operations 63Options and Settings 65Recording 66Background 66Basic recording...
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5 Table of Contents 162Audio effects 163About this chapter 163Overview 164Insert effects 169Send effects 170Setting up send effects 174Using the Side-Chain input 175Using external effects (Cubase only) 176Making settings for the effects 176Effect presets 179Installing and managing effect plug-ins 182VST Instruments and Instrument tracks 183Introduction 183VST Instrument channels vs. instrument tracks 183VST Instrument channels 185Instrument tracks 187Comparison 187Automation considerations 188What do I...
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6 Table of Contents 311Track Quick Controls 312Introduction 312Setting up the Quick Controls tab 313Options and settings 314Setting up quick controls on an external remote controller 315MIDI realtime parameters and effects 316Introduction 316The Inspector – General handling 317Basic track settings 319MIDI Modifiers 321MIDI effects 323Managing plug-ins 324MIDI processing and quantizing 325Introduction 325The Quantizing functions 330Making your settings permanent 332Dissolve Part 333O-Note Conversion...
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7 Table of Contents 421Synchronization 422Background 422Synchronization signals 423Synchronizing the transport vs. synchronizing audio 424Making basic settings and connections 425Synchronization settings 429Machine Control 431Sync Options 431Working with VST System Link 431Preparations 434Activating VST System Link 437Application examples 439Video 440Background 440Before you start 441Operations 445ReWire 446Introduction 446Launching and quitting 447Activating ReWire channels 447Using the transport and...
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8 Table of Contents 512Entering and editing notes 513About this chapter 513Score settings 514Note values and positions 515Adding and editing notes 517Selecting notes 518Moving notes 520Duplicating notes 520Cut, copy and paste 520Editing pitches of individual notes 521Changing the length of notes 522Splitting a note in two 522Working with the Display Quantize tool 523Split (piano) staves 523Strategies: Multiple staves 524Inserting and editing clefs, keys or time signatures 525Deleting notes 526Staff...
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9 Table of Contents 594Working with layouts 595About this chapter 595Background: Layouts 595Creating a layout 595Opening a layout 595Layout operations 596Using layouts – an example 597Marker Track to Form 598Working with MusicXML 599Introduction 600Importing and exporting MusicXML files 602Designing your score: additional techniques 603About this chapter 603Layout settings 604Staff size 604Hiding/showing objects 605Coloring notes 606Multiple rests 606Editing bar lines 607Creating upbeats 608Setting the...
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Part I: Getting into the details