Steinberg MR816X Getting Started Manual

Dedicated windows for the MR816 CSX/MR816 X in Cubase
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Dedicated windows for the MR816 CSX/
MR816 X in Cubase
If both “TOOLS for MR” and Cubase have been installed to your computer, dedicated windows for the Link functions between 
the MR816 CSX/MR816 X and Cubase are available in Cubase, as described here.
MR816 CSX/MR816 X Input Settings window
This window lets you make various settings for the inter nal mixer of the MR816 CSX/MR816 X. From this window, you can set 
almost all...

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■Parameter functions
1+48V / PAD indicator (indication only)
This section indicates the on/off status of the phantom 
power and PAD for each of the analog input channels 1 – 
8. 
2High pass filter (HPF)
Click this to turn the High Pass Filter on or off. When the 
High Pass Filter is turned on, signals below 80 Hz (which 
are very low frequency components) are reduced. 
3Phase
Click this to invert the phase of each input...

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MR816 CSX/MR816 X Hardware Setup window
From this window, you can make the settings related to the output signal of the headphone jacks, reverb (REV-X), master 
levels, and routing. This window consists of four pages which can be called up via each of four tabs at the top of the win-
dow.
NOTE
·The settings made in the MR816 CSX/MR816 X Hardware Setup window will be saved as a project file of Cubase, with the exception of the...

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1Headphones/Reverb Routing/Master Levels/Set-
tings tab
Calls up the desired page by clicking the respective tab.
On the Headphone page, you can make the settings 
related to the headphones. On the Reverb Routing page, 
you can set parameters such as effect type and return 
level of the REV-X. On the Master Levels page, you can 
adjust the master level. On the Settings page, you can 
determine which jack is used for...

  Dedicated windows for the MR816 CSX/MR816 X in Cubase
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The REV-X effect built into the MR816 CSX/MR816 X is a complex reverb algorithm developed by Yamaha. It provides a 
high-density, richly reverberant sound quality, with smooth attenuation, spread and depth that work together to enhance the 
original sound. The MR816 CSX/MR816 X features three types of REV-X effects: Hall, Room and Plate of which the related 
parameters can be controlled from Cubase. 
The settings...

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7LPF (Low Pass Filter)
Determines the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter. The 
low pass filter passes signals only below the specified 
cutoff frequency. 
8DIFFUSION
Determines the spread of the reverberation. The higher 
the value, the greater the spread. 
9ROOM SIZE
Determines the size of the simulated room. The higher the 
value, the greater the room size.
)HIGH RATIO
Determines the duration of reverberation in the high...

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Sweet Spot Morphing Channel Strip (MR816 CSX only)
This effect has been developed by using Yamaha’s Sweet Spot Morphing Technology. This technology lets you simply rotate 
the knob to adjust compressor and equalizer effects and easily call up appropriate, professional-level settings that would 
otherwise be difficult for recording novices to discover. As illustrated below, the entire system consists of a compressor (with 
the...

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■Parameter functions
Parameters both for the compressor and 
equalizer
1VST preset 
This section lets you store the Channel Strip settings as 
preset data of the VST plug-in effect or call up the preset 
data. Click the icon ( ) at right to call up or actually 
store the data.
2Sweet Spot Data 
Clicking this calls up a box from which you can select the 
desired Sweet Spot Data which includes the compressor 
settings that were...

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8RATIO
Adjusts the compression ratio (the ratio at which the input 
signal will be compressed when the signal exceeds the 
threshold level). The larger the value, the higher the ratio. 
9KNEE
Selects the sharpness at which the output level changes 
around the threshold level. The HARD setting produces 
the sharpest change while the SOFT setting produces the 
most gradual change. 
)SIDE CHAIN Q
Adjusts the band width of the side...

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Control Panel
This window lets you set basic parameters such as the Word Clock source and Sample Rate of the MR816 CSX/MR816 X. 
The Control Panel consists of the General window, MR816 CSX/MR816 X window and About window which lets you set the 
parameters such as sampling rate and word clock source. The settings here are immediately applied to the MR816 CSX/
MR816 X.
■How to call up the window
Windows: 
·From the Device filed on...