Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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To set up the routing for a channel, proceed as follows:
1.On the toolbar, activate the “Show Channel Racks” button, select Racks and 
activate Routing. 
The Routing rack is shown above the fader section.
2.Open the input or the output routing pop-up menu for a channel by clicking one of 
the slots of the Routing rack.
The routing selector opens. It contains only busses and group channels that are 
configured in the VST Connections window. 
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- Mono output busses, mono group output busses, or mono FX channel output 
busses, provided that these will not lead to feedback.
For stereo channels, the following input routing configurations are available:
- Mono or stereo input busses or stereo child busses within a surround bus 
(Cubase only). 
- External inputs that are configured on the Studio tab of the VST Connections 
window. These can be mono input busses or stereo input busses. They can also...

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Making Filter, Gain, and Phase Settings
The Pre rack for MIDI channels allows you to open the Input Transformer. For further 
information, see 
“The Input Transformer” on page 595.
The Pre rack for audio-related channels features a high-cut and a low-cut filter as well 
as gain and phase settings. These are described in the following sections.
Using the High-Cut and Low-Cut Filters
Each audio-related channel has separate high-cut and low-cut filters that...

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Setting the Phase
Each audio-related channel and input/output channel has a Phase button. When this 
button is activated, the phase polarity is inverted for the signal. Use this to correct the 
phase for balanced lines and microphones that are wired backwards, or microphones 
that are out of phase due to their positioning.
•Phase polarity is important when mixing two similar signals. 
If the signals are out of phase with respect to one another, there will...

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Using FX Chain Presets
You can load or save FX chain presets. These presets are useful to save and load all 
insert rack settings whenever you need them. Other rack settings like EQ or Channel 
Strip, for example, are not affected. FX chain presets have the file name extension 
.fxchainpreset. You can also load, tag, and save FX chain presets in the MediaBay, 
see 
“Filtering according to media type” on page 399. 
•To load a preset, open the presets pop-up...

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Making EQ Settings
The EQ rack is only available for audio-related channels. It features a built-in 
parametric equalizer with up to 4 bands for each audio channel. 
To activate an EQ for a specific channel, proceed as follows:
1.Activate the “Show Channel Racks” button on the toolbar, click Racks, and 
activate Equalizers. 
The EQ rack is shown above the fader section.
2.Activate an EQ module by clicking its On/Off button.
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5.Click the EQ type button in the top right corner of the EQ module or open the 
context menu, and select a filter type from the pop-up menu.
EQ bands 1 and 4 can act as parametric, shelving, or high/low-cut filters, while EQ 
bands 2 and 3 are always parametric filters.
6.Set the Q-Factor with the bottom slider.
This determines the width of the affected frequency range. Higher values give 
narrower frequency ranges.
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•To deactivate an EQ module, double-click its curve point or drag it outside the 
display.
•To adjust the gain, drag the curve point up or down.
Press [Ctrl]/[Command] to edit the gain only. 
•To adjust the frequency, drag it left or right.
Press [Alt]/[Option] to edit the frequency only.
•To set the Q-factor, press [Shift] while dragging.
•To invert the EQ curve, that is to mirror it along the x axis, open the context menu 
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Using Strip Presets
You can load or save strip presets. These allow you to save and load all Channel Strip 
settings whenever you need them. Strip presets have the file name extension 
.strippreset. You can also load, tag and save strip presets in the MediaBay, see 
“Filtering according to media type” on page 399.
•To load a preset, open the presets pop-up menu in the top right corner of the 
Channel Strip rack, select “Load Strip Preset…”, and select a...

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Adding FX Channels to a Send
To add an FX channel to a send, proceed as follows:
1.Open the context menu for your send, and select “Add FX Channel to Send…”.
2.In the Add FX Channel Track window, select the effect and configuration and click 
“Add Track”.
The FX channel track is added in the Project window, and the send is automatically 
routed to it.
For further information, see “Send effects” on page 235.
Bypassing Sends
To bypass all sends, click the...