Steinberg Cubase 5 Operation Manual

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Export Audio Mixdown
Activate the “Auto Update Name” option (so that a 
checkmark is displayed before it) to add a number to the 
specified file name every time you click the Export button.
Path Options pop-up menu:
Select “Choose…” to open a dialog in which you can 
browse for a path and enter a file name. 
The file name will automatically be shown in the File Name/Prefix field.
Select an entry from the Recent Paths section to reuse 
a path specified for a previous export.
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If Channel Batch Export is activated, you can select/de-
select several channels in one go using the [Shift] and/or 
[Ctrl]/[Command] modifiers and then clicking on any of 
the checkboxes for the highlighted channels.
Note that this toggles the activation status of a channel, i. e. all selected 
channels that were previously activated will be deactivated and vice-
versa.
If your project contains a large number of channels, it 
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AIFC files
AIFC stands for Audio Interchange File Format Com-
pressed, a standard defined by Apple Inc. These files sup-
port compression ratios as high as 6:1 and contain tags in 
the header. AIFC files have the extension “.aifc” and are 
used on most computer platforms. 
AIFC files support the same options as AIFF files.
Insert Broadcast 
Wave ChunkThis allows you to include information about the date 
and time of creation, a timecode position (allowing you 
to insert exported...

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Wave files
Wave files have the extension “.wav” and are the most 
common file format on the PC platform. 
Wave files support the same options as AIFF files.
Wave 64 files (Cubase only)
Wave 64 is a proprietary format developed by Sonic 
Foundry Inc. In terms of audio quality, Wave 64 files are 
identical to standard wave files, but in the file headers 
Wave 64 files use 64-bit values for addressing where wave 
files use 32-bit values. The consequence of this is that 
Wave 64...

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Windows Media Audio Pro files (Windows only)
This is a continuation of the Windows Media Audio format 
developed by Microsoft Inc. Due to the advanced audio co-
decs and lossless compression used, WMA Pro files can 
be decreased in size with no loss of audio quality. Further-
more, WMA Pro features the possibility of mixing down to 
5.1 surround sound. The files have the extension “.wma”.
When you select “Windows Media Audio File” as the file 
format, you can click the “Codec...

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To manually specify the dynamic range, first put a check-
mark in the box to the left by clicking in it, and then enter 
the desired dB values in the Peak and Average fields. You 
can enter any value between 0 and -90 dB. Note, how-
ever, that it is usually not recommended to change the Av-
erage value, since this affects the overall volume level of 
the audio and therefore can have a negative effect on the 
audio quality.
The Quiet Mode in a Windows Media player can be set to...

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Synchronization
Background
What is synchronization?
Synchronization is said to exist when you make two pieces 
of equipment agree on time or tempo and position info. 
You can establish synchronization between Cubase and a 
number of other types of devices, including tape recorders 
and video decks, but also MIDI devices that “play back”, 
such as other sequencers, drum machines, “workstation 
sequencers”, etc.
When you set up a synchronization system, you must de-
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MIDI Clock
MIDI Clock is a tempo-based type of synchronization sig-
nals, i.e. it is related to the number of “beats per minute”. 
MIDI Clock signals are suitable for synchronizing two de-
vices that agree on tempo, such as Cubase and a drum 
machine.
Word Clock
Word clock is basically a replacement for the sample rate 
clock (e. g. in an audio card). Word clock hence runs at 
the same rate as the sample rate in the audio, 44.1kHz, 
48kHz, etc.
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If you aim to perform synchronization to external signals, 
we strongly recommend that you obtain proper synchroni-
zation equipment. This encompasses:
 An audio card that can be slaved to external word clock.
 A synchronizer that can read timecode (and possibly house 
clock) and generate the required sync signals from that, such 
as the Steinberg TimeLock Pro.
or…
 An audio system with complete built-in synchronization possi-
bilities, preferably supporting the ASIO Positioning...