Steinberg Cubase 5 Operation Manual

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ReWire 

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ReWire
Introduction
ReWire and ReWire2 are special protocols for streaming 
audio between two computer applications. Developed by 
Propellerhead Software and Steinberg, ReWire provides 
the following possibilities and features:
Realtime streaming of up to 64 separate audio channels 
(256 with ReWire2), at full bandwidth, from the “synthe-
sizer application” into the “mixer application”.
In this case, the “mixer application” is of course Cubase. An example of a 
“synthesizer application” is...

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ReWire
Activating ReWire channels
ReWire supports streaming of up to 64 separate audio 
channels, while ReWire2 supports 256 channels. The ex-
act number of available ReWire channels depends on the 
synthesizer application. Using the ReWire Device panels 
in Cubase, you can specify which of the available chan-
nels you want to use:
1.Pull down the Devices menu and select the menu item 
with the name of the ReWire application. All recognized 
ReWire compatible applications will be available on the...

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How the ReWire channels are 
handled in Cubase
When you activate ReWire channels in the ReWire De-
vice panels, they will become available as channel strips in 
the mixer. The ReWire channel strips have the following 
properties:
ReWire channels appear to the right of the other audio 
and MIDI channel strips in the mixer.
ReWire channels may be any combination of mono and 
stereo, depending on the synthesizer application.
ReWire channels have the same functionality as regular 
audio channels....

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File handling 

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File handling
Working with Projects
New Project
The New Project command on the File menu allows you to 
create a new project, either as an empty project or based 
on a template:
1.Select New Project from the File menu.
The templates list is displayed. When you install Cubase, templates for 
various purposes are included, but you can also create your own (see 
“Save as Template” on page 457).
2.Select a template from the list or select “Empty”.
A file dialog opens, allowing you to specify a folder for...

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File handling
Save and Save As
The commands Save and Save As allow you to save the 
active project as a project file (file extension “.cpr”). The 
Save command stores the project under its current name 
and location, while Save As allows you to rename and/or 
relocate the file. If a project has not been saved yet or if it 
has not been changed since it was last saved, only Save 
As is available.
A word about file extensions
Under Windows, file types are indicated by three letter file 
name extensions...

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File handling
Back up Project
This function is very useful if you want to move or backup 
your project. 
1.Select “Back up Project…” from the File menu. 
A file dialog opens in which you can choose an existing empty folder or 
create a new folder to save the project.
2.Click OK.
The “Back up Project Options” dialog opens.
This dialog contains the following options
3.Make the desired settings.
4.Click OK. 
A copy of the project is saved in the new folder. The original project is 
not affected.
Auto...

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File handling
Cubase Open Document Options dialog
This dialog will open in two cases:
If you launch Cubase with the option “Show Open Op-
tions Dialog” selected on the “On Startup” pop-up menu 
in the Preferences (General page).
If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] while launching Cu-
base.
The Open Document Options Dialog
The dialog lists your recently used projects.
To open a project, select it and click the “Open Selec-
tion” button. 
To open another project not listed here, click the “Open 
Other…”...

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To import one or more tracks, proceed as follows:
1.If you have more than one CD drive, select the correct 
one from the Drives pop-up menu at the top left.
On opening the CD, the program tries to retrieve the track names from 
CDDB (a CD database). If no connection to CDDB can be established 
or the CD track names are not found, you can manually change the ge-
neric track name in the Default Name field.
2.Windows only: Activate the “Secure Mode” option if 
you want to use a Secure Read...