Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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2.Select the desired option.
The following options are available:
3.Click anywhere outside the panel to close the Audio Record Mode panel. 
To learn how to create a “perfect take” by combining the best parts from the different 
cycle laps, see 
“Working with lanes” on page 94.
Handling overlapping audio
The basic rule for audio tracks is that each track can only play back a single audio 
event at a time. If two or more events overlap, you will only hear one of them:...

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•Cubase processes audio internally in 32 Bit Float format – recording in the same 
format means the audio quality will be kept absolutely pristine.
The reason is that the effect processing in the input channel (as well as any level or 
EQ settings you make there) is done in 32 Bit Float format. If you record at 16 or 
24 Bit, the audio will be converted to this lower resolution when it is written to file 
– with possible signal degradation as a result.
ÖIt does not...

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5.Click an insert slot and select an effect from the effect selector.
As you see, the included effects are sorted into submenus – you will find the 
SoftClipper effect on the “Distortion” submenu.
The effect is loaded and activated and its control panel is automatically opened.
6.Adjust the effect parameters to your liking.
For detailed information on the effect parameters, see the separate PDF document 
“Plug-in Reference”.
7.When the effect is set up as desired,...

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MIDI recording specifics
Activating MIDI Thru
Normally, when working with MIDI, you will have MIDI Thru activated in Cubase, and 
Local Off selected in your MIDI instruments. In this mode, everything you play during 
recording will be “echoed” back out again on the MIDI output and channel selected 
for the recording track.
1.Make sure that the “MIDI Thru Active” option is activated in the Preferences dialog 
(MIDI page).
2.Record enable the tracks on which you want...

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2.Click the track name in the Inspector to make sure that the topmost section is 
shown.
3.Open the Input Routing pop-up menu and select an input.
The available MIDI inputs are shown. The items on the menu depend on the type of 
MIDI interface you are using. 
•If you select the “All MIDI Inputs” option, the track will receive MIDI data from all 
available MIDI inputs.
•If you hold down [Shift]-[Alt]/[Option] and select a MIDI input, this will be used for 
all...

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Selecting a sound
You can select sounds from within Cubase by instructing the program to send 
Program Change and Bank Select messages to your MIDI device. This is done using 
the “Program Selector” and “Bank Selector” fields in the Inspector or track list.
Program Change messages give access to 128 different program locations. If your 
MIDI instruments have more than 128 programs, Bank Select messages (set in the 
“Bank Selector” field) allow you to select different...

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The MIDI Cycle Record Modes
When you record MIDI in cycle mode, the result depends not only on the MIDI Record 
Mode, but also on which Cycle Record Mode is selected in the MIDI Cycle Record 
Mode section:
To learn how to create a “perfect take” by combining the best parts from the different 
cycle laps after a stacked recording, see 
“Assembling a perfect take” on page 95.
About the Automatic MIDI Record Quantize function
If Auto Quantize is activated on the...

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Say, for instance, that you record one or several bass parts on track 2. If you now set 
another track, like track 55, to the same output and MIDI channel as track 2, you can 
make a separate recording of just pitchbends for the bass parts on track 55. This 
means that you activate recording as usual and only move the pitchbend wheel during 
the take. As long as the two tracks are set to the same output and MIDI channel, it will 
appear to the MIDI instrument as if...

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The content of the MIDI buffer (i. e. what you just played) is turned into a MIDI part on 
the record enabled track. The part will appear where the project cursor was when you 
started playing – this means that if you played along during playback, the captured 
notes will end up exactly where you played them in relation to the project.
•The Retrospective Record Buffer Size setting in the Preferences dialog (Record–
MIDI page) determines how much data can be...

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Filtering MIDI
The MIDI–MIDI Filter page in the Preferences dialog allows you to prevent certain 
MIDI messages from being recorded and/or “thruput” ( by the MIDI Thru function).
The dialog is divided into four sections:
Options and Settings
Recording-related Transport Preferences
A couple of settings in the Preferences dialog (Transport page) are relevant for 
recording. Set these according to your preferred method of work:
Deactivate Punch In on Stop
If this is...