Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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Audio Effects External Effects (Cubase Pro only) 391 External Effects (Cubase Pro only) You can set up external FX busses to make your outboard equipment part of your studio. An external FX bus is a combination of outputs (sends) and inputs (returns) on your audio hardware, along with a few additional settings. All external FX busses you have created will appear on the effect pop-up menus and can be selected like the internal effect plug-ins. If you select an external effect as an insert effect for an...
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Audio Effects Comparing Effect Settings 392 Comparing Effect Settings You can compare two different parameter settings for an effect. PROCEDURE 1. Adjust the effect parameters for setting A. 2. Click A/B Setting to activate setting B. As a starting point for setting B, the parameters for setting A are copied. 3. Adjust the parameters for setting B. 4. Click A/B Setting to activate setting A and compare both settings. RESULT You can compare the settings between A and B using the corresponding buttons....
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Audio Effects Effect Presets 393 Presets Browser The Presets browser contains the Results, the Filters and the Location Tree sections. 1)Location Tree section Shows the folder that is searched for preset files. To show the Location Tree section, click Set Up Window Layout and activate Location Tree. This is only available if Filters is also active. 2)Filters section Shows the available preset attributes for the selected effect. To show the Filters section, click Set Up Window Layout and activate...
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Audio Effects Effect Presets 394 This opens the Presets browser. You can also open the Presets browser from the Inspector (Inserts tab) or the Channel Settings window. 3. In the Results section, select a preset from the list. 4. Activate playback to audition the selected preset. Step through the presets until you find the right sound. It may be helpful to set up cycle playback of a section to make comparisons between different preset settings easier. 5. When you have found the preset that you want,...
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Audio Effects Effect Presets 395 Saving Effect Presets You can save your effect settings as presets for further use. PROCEDURE 1. Open the Preset Management pop-up menu. 2. Select Save Preset. The Save Preset dialog opens. 3. In the New Preset section, enter a name for the new preset. 4. Optional: Click the button at the bottom left to open the Attribute Inspector and save attributes for the preset. 5. Click OK to save the preset and exit the dialog. RESULT User-defined presets are saved in the...
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Audio Effects Effect Presets 396 Copying and Pasting Effect Presets You can copy a plug-in preset and paste it in another instance of the same plug-in. PROCEDURE 1. Open the plug-in context menu and select Copy (plug-in name) Setting. 2. Select another instance of the same plug-in, open the context menu and select Paste (plug-in name) Setting. Earlier VST Effect Presets Some VST 2.x plug-ins have presets in the old FX program/bank format (.fxp/.fxb). To use all features, you must convert these presets...
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Audio Effects Effect Presets 397 AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK You can convert the current program list to VST presets by opening the Preset Management pop-up menu and selecting Convert Program List to VST Presets. After converting, the presets will be available in the Presets browser, and you can use the Attribute Inspector in the MediaBay to add attributes and audition the presets. The converted presets will be stored in the VST 3 Preset folder. Saving Insert Presets You can save the complete insert...
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Audio Effects Plug-In Information Window 398 7. In the dialog that opens, select the preset that you created. The effects are loaded into the Insert slots of the new track. NOTE When loading insert combination presets, any plug-ins that were previously loaded for the track will be removed, regardless of whether these slots are used in the preset. Extracting Insert Effect Settings from Track Presets You can extract the effects used in a track preset and load them into your inserts rack. PROCEDURE 1. On...
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Audio Effects Plug-In Information Window 399 The following columns are available: Instances Indicates how many instances of the plug-in are currently used in Cubase. Name The name of the plug-in. Vendor The manufacturer of the plug-in. File The name of the plug-in with extension. Path The path and name of the folder in which the plug-in file is located. Category Indicates the category of each plug-in. Version The version of the plug-in. SDK Shows with which version of the VST protocol a plug-in is...
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Audio Effects Plug-In Information Window 400 Exporting Plug-In Information Files You can save plug-in information as an XML file, for example for archiving purposes or troubleshooting. • The plug-in information file contains information on the installed/available plug-ins, their version, vendor, etc. • The XML file can then be opened in any editor application supporting the XML format. NOTE The export function is not available for program plug-ins. PROCEDURE 1. In the Plug-in Information window,...