Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

MixConsole
Configuring the MixConsole
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Device Panels (Cubase Pro only)
Allows you to view the available device panels.
Rack Settings
The Rack Settings pop-up menu allows you to make settings for the racks.
• To open the Rack Settings pop-up menu, click *.
Exclusive Expanded Rack
Shows the selected rack exclusively and collapses the other racks.
Fixed Number of Slots
Shows all available slots for the Inserts, Sends, Cues, and Quick Controls 
racks.
Link Racks to Configurations
If activated, the rack...

MixConsole
Configuring the MixConsole
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Channel Visibility Configurations
The Channel Visibility Configurations button on the MixConsole toolbar allows 
you to create configurations that are useful for switching quickly between different 
visibility setups.
The button displays the name of the active configuration. A list of configurations is 
shown as soon as you create at least one configuration. To load a configuration, 
select it from this list. Channel visibility configurations are saved with the...

MixConsole
Configuring the MixConsole
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Channel Visibility Agents
Channel visibility agents allow you to show or hide all channels, selected channels, 
or channels with certain properties.
To open the Channel Visibility Agents pop-up menu, do one of the following:
• Click the Channel Visibility Agents button on the toolbar.
• In the Channel Selector, open the Visibility tab and right-click to open the 
context menu.
Showing Channels with Specific Properties
• To open the Channel Visibility Agents...

MixConsole
Synchronizing Channel and Track Visibility
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Undoing/Redoing Visibility Changes
You can undo/redo up to 10 visibility changes.
PROCEDURE
1. In the MixConsole toolbar, click the Channel Visibility Agents button.
2. Select Undo Visibility Change or Redo Visibility Change.
Synchronizing Channel and Track Visibility
You can synchronize the channel visibility in the MixConsole with the track visibility 
in the Project window.
PROCEDURE
1. In the Channel Selector, open the Visibility tab and move...

MixConsole
Finding Channels
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Finding Channels
The Find Track/Channel function allows you to find specific channels. This is 
useful if you have a large project with many channels or if you have hidden channels 
using the visibility features.
PROCEDURE
1. Click Find Track/Channel in the MixConsole toolbar to open a selector that 
lists all channels.
2. In the search field, enter the name of the channel.
As you type, the selector filters automatically.
3. In the selector, select the channel and press...

MixConsole
Linking Channels
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On the display line, you can change the name of the link group by double-clicking 
and entering a different name. If you hold down a modifier key and double-click the 
name, the Link Group Settings dialog opens.
NOTE
If you use a VCA fader for the link group, the displayed link group name on the fader 
is also changed.
The pop-up menu provides the following options:
Unlink Selected Channels
Only available for a selected link group. Select this option to remove the link...

MixConsole
Linking Channels
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NOTE
If you link groups, insert and channel strip module linking is applied at the slot level. 
For example, if you change the settings for insert slot 3 on one channel, these 
changes are also applied to slot 3 on the other channels. Insert effects in other slots 
remain unaffected.
Changing the Link Group Settings (Cubase Pro only)
If you change a setting for a channel of the link group, the change is applied to the 
whole group.
• To change the link settings for an...

MixConsole
VCA Faders (Cubase Pro only)
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Removing Channels from Link Groups (Cubase Pro only)
You can remove a channel from an existing link group.
PROCEDURE
1. On the display line of the channel that you want to remove, open the pop-up 
menu.
2. Select Included in Link Group:  and from the link group 
list, select None.
3. If the channel is controlled by a VCA fader, specify if the channel keeps the 
combined automation.
RESULT 
The channel is removed from the link group.
Using Quick Link
You can...

MixConsole
VCA Faders (Cubase Pro only)
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In Cubase, the VCA fader function is based on the same concept. VCA faders are 
assigned to a group of linked channels, a link group. The VCA faders control the 
following parameters of the link group: volume, mute, solo, listen, monitor, and 
record.
When you assign VCA faders, they become part of the link group.
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If a VCA fader controls a link group, it cannot control another link group. If you 
assign a VCA fader to...

MixConsole
VCA Faders (Cubase Pro only)
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1) Link group number
2) Link group name
3) VCA fader pop-up menu
4) Peak meter that displays the summed up level of all channel meters in the link 
group
5) Fader cap
The VCA fader pop-up menu provides the following options:
Edit Link Group Settings
Allows you to change the link group settings.
VCA Fader Controls Link Group: 
Shows the link group that the VCA fader controls. You can assign the VCA 
fader to a different link group. This removes the VCA fader...