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•Inserts presets that contain insert effect combinations
These can contain the whole insert effects rack, complete with settings 
for each effect, see 
“Saving insert effect combinations” on page 203.
Selecting effect presets
Most VST effect plug-ins come with a number of useful 
presets for instant selection.
To select an effect preset in the Presets browser, proceed 
as follows:
1.Load an effect, either as a channel insert or into an FX 
channel.
The control panel for the effect is...

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2.Select “Save Preset…” from the pop-up menu.
The Save Preset dialog opens.
3.In the New Preset section, enter a name for the new 
preset.
•If you want to save attributes for the preset, click the 
button below the “New Preset” section at the bottom left.
The Attribute Inspector section opens, allowing you to define attributes 
for the preset. For further information about attributes, see 
“The Attribute Inspector” on page 323.
4.Click OK to store the preset and exit the dialog....

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Saving insert effect combinations
You can save the complete insert effect rack for a channel 
together with all parameter settings as an inserts preset. 
Inserts presets can be applied to audio, instruments, FX 
channel, or group tracks.
Proceed as follows:
1.Select the desired track in the track list and open the 
Inserts Inspector section.
2.Load a combination of insert effects and adjust the pa-
rameters (or select effect presets) for each effect.
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Installing VST 2.x plug-ins under Mac OS X
To install a VST 2.x plug-in under Mac OS X, quit Cubase 
and drag the plug-in file to one of the following folders:
•/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/
This is only possible if you are the system administrator. Plug-ins in-stalled in this folder will be available to all users, for all programs that 
support them.
•/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/
“” is the name you use to log on to the computer (the easi-est way to open this folder is to go to your...

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Managing and selecting VST plug-ins
To display all available VST plug-ins, open the “VST 
PlugIns” tab.
•To enable a plug-in (make it available for selection), put 
a checkmark in the left column.
Only the enabled plug-ins will appear on the effect menus.
•The Instances column indicates how many instances of 
the plug-in are currently used in Cubase.
Clicking in this column for a plug-in which is already in use produces a 
pop-up showing exactly where each use occurs.
ÖA plug-in may be...

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Introduction
VST instruments are software synthesizers (or other sound 
sources) that are contained within Cubase. They are played 
internally via MIDI. You can add effects or EQ to VST instru
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ments, just as with audio tracks.
Some VST instruments are included with Cubase, others 
can be purchased separately from Steinberg and other 
manufacturers. 
This chapter describes the general procedures for setting 
up and using VST instruments. The included VST instru...

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•If you do not want the plug-in control panels to open ev-
ery time you load a plug-in, open the Preferences dialog 
(VST–Plug-ins page) and deactivate “Open Effect Editor 
After Loading it”.
You can open a plug-in panel at any time by clicking the “e” button of the 
corresponding plug-in slot.
4.If you now look in the Project window track list, you will 
find that a dedicated folder for the chosen instrument has 
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•Click the Edit (“e”) button to open the control panel for 
the VST instrument. 
•Below the Edit button is a small LED that will light up 
when MIDI data is received by the instrument.
•The rightmost button allows you to activate the desired 
output for the instrument.
This is useful when you are using VST instruments that have a large num-
ber of audio busses, which may be confusing. Click one of the entries in 
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Restrictions
•Instrument tracks have no MIDI sends.
•MIDI volume and pan cannot be controlled (there is no 
“MIDI fader” tab in the Inspector); instead, the VST instru
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ment volume and pan are used (via the “Channel” tab in 
the Inspector). This applies also to the respective automa
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tion parameters.
ÖDue to there being only one volume and pan control for 
the instrument track, the Mute button will mute the com
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plete track including the VST instrument. (As...