Steinberg Cubase 6 Manual

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VST Connections
•You also need a MIDI device that corresponds with the 
external effect. You can then click the “Associate MIDI 
Device” button to connect the two.
You can use the MIDI Device Manager to create a new MIDI device for 
the effect. Note that delay compensation will only be applied for the ef-
fect when you use MIDI devices. For information about the MIDI Device 
Manager and user device panels see the chapter 
“Using MIDI devices” on page 356.
3.Click OK.
This adds a new external FX bus....

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VST Connections
Setting up external instruments
To set up an external instrument in the VST Connections 
window, proceed as follows:
1.Open the External Instrument tab and click the “Add 
External Instrument” button.
A dialog opens.
2.Enter a name for the external instrument and specify 
the number of required mono and/or stereo returns.
Depending on the type of instrument, a specific number of mono and/or 
stereo return channels is required.
•You also need a MIDI device that corresponds with the...

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VST Connections
About the Favorites buttons
In the VST Connections window, both the External FX tab 
and the External Instruments tab feature a Favorites but
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ton.
Favorites are device configurations that you can recall at 
any time, like a library of external devices that are not con
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stantly connected to your computer. They also allow you 
to save different configurations for the same device, e.
 g. a 
multi-effect board or an effect that provides both a mono 
and a stereo mode.
To save a device...

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VST Connections
Editing operations
On the different tabs of the VST Connections window the 
corresponding busses or channels are shown in a table 
containing a tree view with expandable entries. After you 
have set up all the required busses for a project it might 
be necessary to edit the names and/or change port as
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signments. Cubase provides a number of features to make 
such tasks easier.
Expanding and collapsing entries
•Bus entries can be expanded or collapsed to show or 
hide the corresponding...

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VST Connections
•To use letters from the alphabet, proceed as with num-
bers, but enter a capital letter instead of a number.
For example, if you have three FX channels that you want to be named 
“FX A, FX B, and FX C”, you select all the channels and enter the name 
“FX
 A” for the first. All other channels are then renamed automatically. 
The last letter that can be used is Z. If you have more selected entries 
than there are letters available, the remaining entries will be skipped.
ÖYou do not have...

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The Project window 

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The Project window
Window Overview
The Project window is the main window in Cubase. This provides you with an overview of the project, allowing you to 
navigate and perform large scale editing. Each project has one Project window.
 
About tracks
The Project window is divided vertically into tracks, with a 
timeline running horizontally from left to right. The follow
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ing track types are available:
Project 
overview
The event display, showing audio parts and events, MIDI parts, automation, markers,...

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The Project window
About parts and events
The tracks in the Project window contain parts and/or 
events. Events are the basic building blocks in Cubase. 
Different event types are handled differently in the Project 
window:
• Video events and automation events (curve points) are always 
viewed and rearranged directly in the Project window.
• MIDI events can always be found in MIDI parts, which are con-
tainers for one or more MIDI events. MIDI parts are rearranged 
and manipulated in the Project...

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The Project window
The track list
The track list displays all the tracks used in a project. It con-
tains name fields and settings for the tracks. Different track 
types have different controls in the track list. To see all 
available controls, you may have to resize the track in the 
track list (see 
“Resizing tracks” on page 73).
The track list showing a MIDI track, an audio track with an automation 
track, and a VST instrument track
•Using the Track Controls Settings dialog you can de-
cide which...

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The Project window
Not all Inspector tabs are shown by default. You can 
show/hide Inspector sections by right-clicking on an In
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spector tab and activating/deactivating the desired op-
tions on the Inspector Setup context menu.
ÖMake sure that you right-click on an Inspector tab and 
not on the empty area below the Inspector, as this will 
open the Quick context menu instead.
Inspector sections
The Inspector contains the controls that can be found on 
the track list, plus some additional buttons and...