Steinberg Cubase 5 Operation Manual
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Operation Manual
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Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer Thanks to: Georg Bruns 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...
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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 18Using the busses 20Setting up Group and FX channels 20About monitoring 20External instruments/effects (Cubase only) 25The Project window 26Background 28Window Overview 34Operations 56Options 59Playback and the Transport panel 60Background 61Operations 63Options and Settings 65The Virtual Keyboard 66Recording 67Background...
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5 Table of Contents 169VST Instruments and Instrument tracks 170Introduction 170VST Instrument channels vs. instrument tracks 170VST Instrument channels 172Instrument tracks 174What do I need? Instrument channel or Instrument track? 174Instrument Freeze 175VST instruments and processor load 175Using presets for VSTi configuration 178About latency 179External instruments (Cubase only) 180Surround sound (Cubase only) 181Background 182Operations 188Automation 189Introduction 189Enabling and disabling the...
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6 Table of Contents 299Remote controlling Cubase 300Introduction 300Setting Up 301Operations 302The Generic Remote device 304Track Quick Controls 304Apple Remote (Macintosh only) 305MIDI realtime parameters and effects 306Introduction 306The Inspector – General handling 306The Inspector sections 310MIDI effects 313Managing plug-ins 314Using MIDI devices 315Background 315MIDI devices – general settings and patch handling 320About Device panels (Cubase only) 323About Studio Connections (Cubase only)...
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7 Table of Contents 427Synchronization 428Background 428Synchronization signals 429Synchronizing the transport vs. synchronizing audio 430Making basic settings and connections 431Synchronization settings 436Machine Control 437Sync Options 438Working with VST System Link 438Preparations 440Activating VST System Link 443Application examples 445Video 446Background 446Before you start 448Operations 451ReWire 452Introduction 452Launching and quitting 453Activating ReWire channels 453Using the transport and...
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8 Table of Contents 511Entering and editing notes 512About this chapter 512Score settings 513Note values and positions 514Adding and editing notes 516Selecting notes 517Moving notes 518Duplicating notes 518Cut, copy and paste 519Editing pitches of individual notes 520Changing the length of notes 521Splitting a note in two 521Working with the Display Quantize tool 521Split (piano) staves 522Strategies: Multiple staves 522Inserting and editing clefs, keys or time signatures 523Deleting notes 524Staff...
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9 Table of Contents 590Working with layouts 591About this chapter 591Background: Layouts 591Creating a layout 591Opening a layout 591Layout operations 592Using layouts – an example 592Marker Track to Form 593Working with MusicXML 594Introduction 595Importing and exporting MusicXML files 597Designing your score: additional techniques 598About this chapter 598Layout settings 599Staff size 599Hiding/showing objects 600Coloring notes 600Multiple rests 601Editing bar lines 602Creating upbeats 602Setting the...
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Part I: Getting into the details