Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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Automation Automation Panel 591 Activating To Punch PROCEDURE 1. On the Automation Panel, activate Touch, and activate To Punch as Fill option. 2. Start playback. 3. Move the fader until you have found the volume setting that you need and release the fader to punch out. The volume curve is set from the point of punch out back to where you punched in. The values written while moving the fader to find the right value are deleted, and the volume jumps at exactly the right moment from the value set in the first scene to the value found for the second scene. Activating To Start PROCEDURE 1. On the Automation Panel, activate Touch, and activate To Start as Fill option. 2. Start playback. 3. Move the fader until you have found the volume setting that you need and release the fader to punch out. The automation track is filled from where you punched out to the start of the project. Activating To End PROCEDURE 1. On the Automation Panel, activate Touch, and activate To End as Fill option. 2. Start playback and touch the parameter control to punch in the automation pass. 3. Move the fader until you have found the setting that you want and release it. This will punch out the writing of automation data. As you let go of the fader, the automation curve takes the found value setting, from where you punched out to the end of the project.
Automation Automation Panel 592 Activating Loop PREREQUISITE You have set up a loop range with the left and right locators. PROCEDURE 1. On the Automation Panel, activate Touch, and activate Loop to activate it as Fill option. 2. Start playback. 3. Move the fader until you have found the volume setting that you need and release the fader to punch out. The found value is set within the range that is defined by the left and right locators. One Shot vs Continuous Fill You can use the Fill options in two different ways: •One shot When you click one of the Fill buttons, it is highlighted, and will be enabled during the next automation pass. Afterwards, the option is disabled again. •Continuous fill If you click a Fill button a second time, a lock symbol is displayed on the highlighted button, indicating that you are in continuous fill mode and that the operation can be repeated as many times as you want. Click the button a third time to disable the corresponding Fill option. Drawing Fill Manually You can use the Fill options on the Automation panel in combination with the Draw tool. This provides you with a powerful method for writing automation data manually. PROCEDURE 1. Open an automation track and select the Draw tool. 2. On the Automation Panel select To End as a Fill option. 3. Click and draw to create an automation curve. 4. Release the mouse button. At the moment of release, a final automation event is created. The automation curve is written from this last event through to the end of the project. NOTE This procedure can be used with all the Fill options.
Automation Automation Panel 593 Suspend Options This section on the Automation Panel allows you to exclude specific parameters from the reading or writing of automation data. This way, you have full manual control of these parameters. Suspend Read Suspending Read for a specific parameter during automation gives you full manual control of it. • To suspend the reading of automation data for a specific parameter, click the corresponding parameter. • To suspend the reading of automation data for all parameters/parameter groups, click the All button. NOTE When any of the options in the Suspend Read category are enabled, clicking All will disable these buttons. EXAMPLE Imagine that you have already automated several tracks. While working on the current track, you want one of the other tracks to be louder, to better identify a particular position in your audio material. By suspending Read for the Volume parameter, you regain full manual control and can set the volume to the required level. Suspend Write Suspending Write for a specific parameter during automation punches this parameter out of the automation pass. • To suspend the writing of automation data for a specific parameter, click the corresponding parameter. • To suspend the writing of automation data for all parameters/parameter groups, click the All button. NOTE When any of the options in the Suspend Write category are enabled, clicking All will disable these buttons.
Automation Automation Panel 594 EXAMPLE Imagine the following situation: To help you concentrate while working on a particular track, you mute several other tracks. However, because write automations are active on these tracks, this mute state is also automated during the next automation pass – a classic situation in mixing. To avoid inadvertently excluding whole tracks from your mix in this way, you can exclude Mute from all automation writing. Simply click Mute in the Suspend Write category on the Automation panel. Show Options The Show options allow you to open all automation tracks for a specific parameter. This gives you an overview of the automated parameter. • To open the volume, pan, EQ, sends, or inserts automation tracks for all tracks, click the corresponding parameter. The automation tracks are opened even if no automation data was recorded on these tracks. • To step through the individual parameter sets of parameter groups, for example Pan, EQ, Sends, and Inserts, click the respective button repeatedly. • To show only the automation tracks for which automation data has already been written, activate Used Only and click one of the options. • To show all automation tracks that contain automation data, activate Show Used. • To hide all open automation tracks, activate Hide All. NOTE The Show options on the Automation panel affect all tracks. Automation Settings To set up specific automation preferences, click the button in the bottom left of the Automation panel. Show Data on Tracks Activate this to show audio waveforms or MIDI events on automation tracks. The events are displayed only if Show waveforms (File > Preferences > Event Display > Audio) is enabled and if Part Data Mode (File > Preferences > Event Display > MIDI) is set to an option other than No data. Use Virgin Territory Activate this if you want to use virgin territories.
Automation MIDI Controller Automation 595 Continue Writing If you activate this option, the recording of automation will not be blocked when locating to a new position. This can be used to perform multiple automation passes in Cycle mode or if you are using the arranger functions. If this option is deactivated and you write automation data and locate to another position in the project, the writing will be stopped until the mouse button is released or until a Stop command is received. Reveal Parameter on Write If you activate this option, the corresponding automation track is revealed on writing automation parameters. This is useful if you want to have a visual control of all parameters changed on writing. Return Time This determines how fast the automated parameter returns to any previously automated value when you release the mouse button. Set this to a value higher than 0 to prevent sudden jumps in your parameter settings which may lead to crackles. Reduction Level When punching out, this function removes all superfluous automation events so that the automation curve contains only the events necessary to reproduce your actions. Freeze Trim In this pop-up menu, you can specify how to freeze your trim curve. • To freeze your trim curve manually, select Manually. • To perform a freeze whenever a write operation is finished, select On Pass End. • If you want the trim data to freeze automatically when the trim mode is switched off (globally or individually for a track), select On Leaving Trim Mode. R ELATED LINKS Virgin Territory vs. Initial Value (Cubase Pro only) on page 584 MIDI Controller Automation When working with Cubase, it is possible to record automation data for MIDI controllers in two places: as MIDI part data and as data on an automation track. If you have such conflicting automation data, you can specify separately for every parameter how these will be combined during playback. This is done by selecting an Automation Merge Mode in the track list for the automation track.
Automation MIDI Controller Automation 596 Automation Merge Modes This pop-up menu is only available for controllers that can be recorded both for a part and a track. The settings that you make for a controller are applied to all MIDI tracks that use this controller. Use Global Settings When this is selected, the automation track uses the global Automation Merge Mode that is specified in the MIDI Controller Automation Setup dialog. Replace 1 - Part Range When this option is selected, the part data has playback priority over the automation track data, for example at the left and right part borders, the automation mode switches abruptly from part to track automation, and vice versa. Replace 2 - Last Value Continues Similar to the above, but part automation only begins when the first controller event within the part is reached. At the end of the part, the last controller value is kept until an automation event is reached on the automation track. Average When this option is selected, the average values between part and track automation is used. Modulation In this mode, the automation track curve modulates the existing part automation, with higher curve points emphasizing the automation values and lower curve points reducing the automation values even further.
Automation MIDI Controller Automation 597 MIDI Controller Automation Setup In the MIDI Controller Automation Setup dialog, you can specify how existing MIDI automation is handled on playback and new automation data is recorded in a MIDI part or as track automation. All settings that you make in this dialog are saved with the project. Record Destination on conflict (global) Allows you to determine which destination is used if MIDI controller data is received by Cubase and both the Record and the Write Automation buttons are enabled. Select MIDI Part to record MIDI part automation. Select Automation Track to record the controller data on an automation track in the Project window. Automation Merge Mode (global) Allows you to specify the global Automation Merge Mode. Controller list Lists all MIDI controllers for which you can specify the record destination and the Automation Merge Mode separately. This gives you full control over the MIDI automation (destination as well as merge mode) in your project.
Automation MIDI Controller Automation 598 Record Destination Click in the Record Destination column for a MIDI controller to open the pop-up menu where you can choose where you want recorded data of this particular MIDI Controller to end up. Automation Merge Mode Click in the Automation Merge Mode column for a MIDI controller to specify what happens with data for this specific controller on playback. Save As Default Allows you to save the current settings as default settings. When you create a new project, the default settings is used. Load Default Allows you to load the default settings.
599 VST Instruments VST instruments are software synthesizers or other sound sources that are contained within Cubase. They are played internally via MIDI. You can add effects or EQ to VST instruments. Cubase allows you to make use of VST instruments in the following ways: • By adding an instrument in the VST Instruments window. This creates a VST instrument channel, which can be played by one or several MIDI tracks routed to it. • By creating an instrument track. This is a combination of a VST instrument, an instrument channel, and a MIDI track. You play and record MIDI note data directly for this track. NOTE Some VST instruments are included with Cubase. These are described in the separate PDF document Plug-in Reference. VST Instruments Window The VST Instruments window allows you to add VST instruments for MIDI and instrument tracks, giving you an overview of all instruments used in a project. It also offers you access to 8 quick controls for each added instrument. To open the VST Instruments window, select Devices > VST Instruments.
VST Instruments VST Instruments Window 600 The following controls can be found in the VST Instruments window: 1)Add Track Instrument Opens the Add Instrument Track dialog that allows you to select an instrument and add an instrument track that is associated to this instrument. 2)Find Instruments Opens a selector that allows you to find an instrument in the VST Instruments window. 3)Set Remote-Control Focus for VST Quick Controls to Previous/Next Instrument Shows and activates the quick controls for the next/previous instrument in the VST Instruments window. 4)Show/Hide all VST Quick Controls Shows/Hides the default quick controls for all loaded instruments. 5)Settings Opens the Settings menu, where you can activate/deactivate the following modes: Show VST Quick Controls for One Slot Only shows the VST Quick Controls exclusively for the selected instrument. MIDI Channel follows track selection ensures that the Channel selector follows the MIDI track selection in the Project window. Use this if you work with multitimbral instruments. Remote-Control Focus for VST Quick Controls follows track selection ensures that the VST Quick Control remote-control focus follows the track selection. The following controls are available on each instrument: 1)Activate Instrument Activates/Deactivates the instrument. 2)Edit Instrument Opens the instrument panel.