Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

VST Instruments
VST Instruments Window
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3)Freeze Instrument
Freezes the instrument. This allows you to save CPU power.
4)Instrument Selector
Allows you to select another instrument. Double-click to rename the 
instrument. The name is shown in the VST Instruments w i n d o w  i n  t h e  Output 
Routing pop-up menu for MIDI tracks. This is useful when you work with 
several instances of the same instrument.
5)Input Options
This lights up when MIDI data is received by the instrument. Click this button...

VST Instruments
Adding VST Instruments
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Add Track Instrument
Opens the Add Instrument Track dialog that allows you to select an 
instrument and add an instrument track that is associated to this instrument.
Add Rack Instrument
Opens a selector that allows you to add a VST instrument.
Instruments Context Menu
The following functions are available in the instruments context menu:
Copy/Paste instrument Setting
Allows you to copy the instrument settings and paste them to another 
instrument.
Load/Save...

VST Instruments
Presets for Instruments
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RESULT 
If you chose Add Track Instrument, the instrument control panel opens, and an 
instrument track with the name of the instrument is added to your project.
If you chose Add Rack Instrument, the instrument control panel opens, and the 
following tracks are added to the track list:
• A MIDI track with the name of the instrument. The output of the MIDI track is 
routed to the instrument.
NOTE
In the Preferences dialog (VST–Plug-ins page), you can specify...

VST Instruments
Presets for Instruments
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2. In the preset browser, select a preset from the list and double-click it to load it.
RESULT 
The preset is applied. To return to the previously loaded preset, open the preset 
browser again and click Revert to Last Setting
Saving VST Presets
You can save your settings on VST instruments as VST presets for further use.
PROCEDURE
1. Do one of the following:
• In the VST Instruments window, click the Preset Browser button for the 
instrument, and select Save...

VST Instruments
VST Quick Controls
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Saving Track Presets
You can save your settings on instrument tracks as Track presets for further use.
PROCEDURE
1. Do one of the following:
• Select the instrument track and in the Inspector, click the Save Track Preset 
button.
• Right-click the instrument track and from the context menu, select Save Track 
Preset.
2. In the Save Track Preset dialog, enter a name for the preset.
3. Optional: Click Show Attribute Inspector and define attributes for the 
preset.
4....

VST Instruments
VST Quick Controls
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6. In the Control Name column, select QuickControl 1.
7. On your remote control device, move the control that you want to use for the 
first quick control.
8. Select the next slot in the Control Name column and repeat the previous 
steps.
9. Click OK.
NOTE
In addition to using the Learn function to set up the table in the Quick Controls 
section, you can modify the values manually. The available options are identical to the 
ones available for the Generic Remote...

VST Instruments
Playing Back VST Instruments
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3. Activate Pick-up Mode.
4. Click OK.
Playing Back VST Instruments
After you have added a VST instrument and selected a sound, you can play back 
the VST instrument using the instrument or MIDI track in your project.
PROCEDURE
1. In the track list, activate the Monitor button for the track that has the VST 
instrument loaded.
2. Press one or more keys on your MIDI keyboard or use the virtual keyboard.
The corresponding sounds are triggered on your VST...

VST Instruments
Playing Back VST Instruments
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Freezing Instruments
If you are using a moderately powerful computer or a large number of VST 
instruments, your computer may not be able to play back all instruments in realtime. 
At this point, you can freeze instruments.
PROCEDURE
1. Do one of the following:
• Select Devices > VST Instruments.
• Select the instrument track and open the top Inspector tab.
2. Click the Freeze button.
3. In the Freeze Instrument Options dialog, make your settings.
4. Click...

VST Instruments
About Latency
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Tail Size
Allows you to set a Tail Size time to let sounds complete their normal release 
cycle.
Unload Instrument when Frozen
Activate to unload the instrument after freezing. This makes the RAM available 
again.
About Latency
The term latency stands for the time it takes for the instrument to produce a sound 
when you press a key on your MIDI controller. It can be an issue when using VST 
instruments in realtime. Latency depends on your audio hardware and its ASIO...

VST Instruments
Import and Export Options
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Activating Constrain Delay Compensation turns off VST plug-ins which are activated 
for VST instrument channels, audio track channels that are record enabled, group 
channels, and output channels. VST plug-ins which are activated for FX channels are 
disregarded. After recording or using a VST instrument Constrain Delay 
Compensation should be deactivated again in order to restore full delay compensation.
Import and Export Options
Importing MIDI Loops
You can...