Steinberg Cubase 4 Getting Started Manual

Getting Started
Einführung
Prise en Main 

Tutorials by Steve Kostrey
Revision and Quality Control:
Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer
Thanks to: Georg Bruns
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Table of Contents 

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Table of Contents
5Introduction
6Welcome
6About the manuals and the help
7About the program versions
7Key command conventions
7How you can reach us
8System requirements and installation
9About this chapter
9Minimum requirements
10Hardware installation
12Installing Cubasew
12Defragmenting the hard disk (Windows only)
12Register your software
13Setting up your system
14Setting up audio
18Setting up MIDI
20Connecting a synchronizer
20Setting up video 
21Optimizing audio performance
23Tutorial 1: Recording...

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Introduction 

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Introduction
Welcome
Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of Stein-
berg Cubase. You have now become a member of the 
worlds largest community of music production software us-
ers. Looking back at more than 20 years of innovation in 
computer-based music production, Steinberg has always 
been the driving force behind software technology and Cu-
base is the benchmark for this development. With Version 
4, Cubase is taking the next evolutionary step towards a to-
tally integrated software and...

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Introduction
The Operation Manual
The Operation Manual is the main Cubase reference docu-
mentation, with detailed descriptions of Cubase operations, 
parameters, functions and techniques. It also includes de-
tailed information about the Score Editor. You should be fa-
miliar with the concepts and methods described in the 
Getting Started book before moving on to the Operation 
Manual.
MIDI Devices
This pdf document contains descriptions of how to man-
age MIDI Devices and device panels.
Plug-in...

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System requirements and installation 

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System requirements and installation
About this chapter
This chapter describes the requirements and installation 
procedures for the Windows version and the Mac version 
of Cubase. 
Minimum requirements
To use Cubase, your computer must meet the following 
minimum requirements:
Windows
 Windows XP (Home or Professional),
or Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit – see below)
 Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz processor

 Windows DirectX compatible audio hardware; 
ASIO compatible audio hardware recommended...

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System requirements and installation
Using the built-in audio hardware of the Macintosh 
(Mac only)
Although Cubase is designed with multi-channel input 
and output in mind, it’s of course possible to use the pro-
gram with “basic” stereo inputs and outputs. As of this 
writing, all current Macintosh models provide at least built-
in 16 bit stereo audio hardware. For detailed information, 
refer to the documentation describing your computer.
Depending on your preferences and requirements, using 
the...