Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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MixConsole
Keyboard Navigation
351
Navigating in a Section
Once you have activated a section, you can use the computer keyboard as
described below. In the channel racks section and in the fader section, controls that
are selected for keyboard control are indicated by a red frame.
• To navigate through the controls, use the arrow keys.
• To activate or deactivate a switch, press [Return].
• To expand or collapse an active rack, to open or close a value field in a slot,
or to open the plug-in panel for...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/98229/w64_d_1507296127-steinberg-cubase-8-manual_d-350.png "Page 351
MixConsole
Keyboard Navigation
351
Navigating in a Section
Once you have activated a section, you can use the computer keyboard as
described below. In the channel racks section and in the fader section, controls that
are selected for keyboard control are indicated by a red frame.
• To navigate through the controls, use the arrow keys.
• To activate or deactivate a switch, press [Return].
• To expand or collapse an active rack, to open or close a value field in a slot,
or to open the plug-in panel for...")
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Control Room (Cubase Pro only)
Control Room Mixer
356
Control Room Mixer
The Control Room Mixer displays information and controls for the channels that
you define on the Studio tab in the VST Connections window.
The Control Room Mixer is divided into a number of sections that you open by
clicking their header. To open several sections simultaneously, use
[Ctrl]/[Command]-click.
External
The External section allows you to use external inputs for monitoring external
devices. It is only shown if you...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/98229/w64_d_1507296127-steinberg-cubase-8-manual_d-355.png "Page 356
Control Room (Cubase Pro only)
Control Room Mixer
356
Control Room Mixer
The Control Room Mixer displays information and controls for the channels that
you define on the Studio tab in the VST Connections window.
The Control Room Mixer is divided into a number of sections that you open by
clicking their header. To open several sections simultaneously, use
[Ctrl]/[Command]-click.
External
The External section allows you to use external inputs for monitoring external
devices. It is only shown if you...")
MixConsole Keyboard Navigation 351 Navigating in a Section Once you have activated a section, you can use the computer keyboard as described below. In the channel racks section and in the fader section, controls that are selected for keyboard control are indicated by a red frame. • To navigate through the controls, use the arrow keys. • To activate or deactivate a switch, press [Return]. • To expand or collapse an active rack, to open or close a value field in a slot, or to open the plug-in panel for a loaded plug-in, press [Return]. • To access the controls in the left zone, press [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Return]. • To access the controls in the middle zone, press [Return]. • To access the controls in the right zone, press [Alt]/[Option]-[Return]. • To close a pop-up menu or a plug-in panel, press [Esc]. • To enable or disable the loaded plug-in, press [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Alt]/[Option]-[Return].
352 Control Room (Cubase Pro only) The Control Room allows you to divide the studio environment into the performing area (studio) and the engineer/producer area (control room). To open the Control Room Mixer you have the following options: • To open the Control Room in a separate window, select Devices > Control Room Mixer. • To open Control Room section in the MixConsole, select Devices > MixConsole > Set up Window Layout > Control Room/Meter and activate the Control Room View button. The Control Room Mixer is divided into 2 sections. • To open a section, click the tab at the bottom of the mixer. The Mixer tab contains all controls that you use regularly during recording, mixing, and mastering, for example. The Setup tab contains settings that you most probably use only once for a project. Adding Channels to the Control Room To be able to use the Control Room, you must add the channels that you need first. PROCEDURE 1. Select Devices > VST Connections. 2. Click Studio. 3. Click Add Channel. A pop-up menu lists all available channel types and shows how many instances of each type are available. 4. Select a channel type. For most channel types, a dialog opens, that allows you to choose the channel configuration.
Control Room (Cubase Pro only) Output Routing 353 5. Click the Audio Device column to set an audio device for the channel type. 6. Click the Device Port column to assign a port for the channel. IMPORTANT You cannot assign the same device port to a bus or channel and a Control Room channel at the same time. RESULT The Control Room functions are available for use. If you disable the Control Room, the configuration is saved and will be restored when you reenable the Control Room. Output Routing For the Control Room to function correctly, you must assign the Main Mix bus to the set of outputs that contains the mix that you want to hear. If you only have one output bus, it automatically becomes the Main Mix. All other outputs are not routed through the Control Room Mixer. Exclusive Assignment of Monitor Channels Generally, the port assignment to the Control Room channels is exclusive. However, it can be useful to create monitor channels that share device ports with each other as well as inputs and outputs. This can be helpful if you use the same speakers as a stereo pair and also as the left and right channels of a surround speaker configuration, for example. Switching between monitors that share device ports is seamless, multi-channel audio is mixed down to stereo as needed. Only one monitor set can be active at a time. If your scenario does not require you to assign ports to several monitor channels, it is recommended to activate the Exclusive Device Ports for Monitor Channels option (File > Preferences > VST > Control Room). This way, you make sure that you do not accidentally assign ports to inputs/outputs and monitor channels at the same time. IMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANT The state of the Exclusive Device Ports for Monitor Channels preference is saved together with the Control Room presets. Therefore, if you recall a preset, your current setting in the Preferences dialog might be overwritten. Control Room Channels Each Control Room channel type that you create defines an input or output of the Control Room Mixer.
Control Room (Cubase Pro only) Control Room Channels 354 Monitor Channels A monitor channel represents a set of outputs that are connected to monitor speakers in the Control Room. You can create up to 4 monitor channels for a mono, stereo, or surround speaker configuration. Each monitor can have its own custom downmix settings, input gain, and input phase settings. NOTE Monitor channels can share hardware inputs or outputs with another bus or channel. When you create the connections for the monitor channels, device ports that are already used for other busses or channels are shown in red on the Device Port pop-up menu. If you select a used port, its previous connection is lost. Phones Channel You can use the phones channel in the Control Room to listen to cue mixes. You can create 1 phones channel for a stereo configuration. It allows you to listen to the main mix or cue mixes or to external inputs on a pair of headphones. You can also use it for previewing. Cue Channels You can use cue channels for sending cue mixes, also known as headphone mixes, to performers in the studio during recording. You can create up to 4 cue channels in mono or stereo for 4 discrete cue mixes. Cue channels have talkback and click functions. They allow you to monitor the main mix, external inputs, or a dedicated cue mix. EXAMPLE If you have 2 available headphone amplifiers for performers, you can create 1 cue channel for each cue mix and name them according to their function: vocalist mix, bass player mix, etc. Cue Channels and Cue Sends For every cue channel that you define in the VST Connections window, each channel in the MixConsole has a cue send with level, pan, and pre/post-fader selection. These cue sends can be used to create discrete cue mixes that performers can listen to. • To show the cue sends, open the MixConsole, and activate Racks > Cue Sends.
Control Room (Cubase Pro only) Control Room Channels 355 External Inputs You can use external inputs for monitoring external devices, such as CD players, multi-channel recorders, or any other audio source. You can create up to 6 external inputs for a mono, stereo, or surround speaker configuration. NOTE If you select external inputs as input source of an audio channel, you can record them. In this case, you do not need to assign the device ports to the input channel. Talkback Channels You can use talkback channels for communication between the Control Room and performers in the studio. You can create 1 talkback channel and assign a mono input channel to each one of them. You can also use talkback channels as input source for audio tracks and record them. You can route them to each cue channel and use different levels. You can insert effects like a compressor or limiter on talkback channels. This ensures that erratic levels do not disturb performers and that clear communication with everyone is possible. NOTE The Auto Disable Talkback Mode option (File > Preferences > VST > Control Room) allows you to specify how talkback works during playback and recording. Metering Channel You can use a metering channel for connecting a hardware metering device. The metering channel allows you to meter monitoring sources without having the listening volume affect the meter. This channel is a physical ASIO output which feeds the same signal that goes through the meter channel. NOTE The metering channel does not appear in the project.
Control Room (Cubase Pro only) Control Room Mixer 356 Control Room Mixer The Control Room Mixer displays information and controls for the channels that you define on the Studio tab in the VST Connections window. The Control Room Mixer is divided into a number of sections that you open by clicking their header. To open several sections simultaneously, use [Ctrl]/[Command]-click. External The External section allows you to use external inputs for monitoring external devices. It is only shown if you have added more than one external input in the VST Connections window.
Control Room (Cubase Pro only) Control Room Mixer 357 To switch to another external input, click the input name and select a new external input from the pop-up menu. Cue Channel The Cue Channel section allows you to set up cue channels for sending cue mixes. 1)Activate Cue Channel Allows you to activate/deactivate the cue channel. 2)Source Selectors Allow you to select the source for the cue channel: monitor mix (Mix), external inputs (Ext), or the cue sends (Cues). The signal presence indicators in the upper left corner light up when the source channel is sending data to the cue channel. 3)Enable Talkback to Cue Channel Allows you to activate talkback for communication between the Control Room and the performers in the studio. You can set the level of the talkback signal with the slider. 4)Activate Metronome Click Activates the metronome click. Use the Click Level and Click Pan controls to set the volume and the pan position of the metronome click. 5)Signal Level Allows you to set the signal level. Channels The Channels section shows the speaker arrangement of the Main Mix bus. You can use the solo functions to listen to individual channels of the Main Mix. You can also use this to test your multi-channel speaker system and make sure that the correct channels are routed to the speakers.
Control Room (Cubase Pro only) Control Room Mixer 358 1)Solo Left and Right Channels Allows you to solo the left and right channels. 2)Solo Front Channels Allows you to solo the front channels. 3)Solo Surround Channels Allows you to solo the surround channels. 4)Listen to Solo Channels on Center Channel Allows you to listen to all soloed speakers in the center channel. If the center channel is not available, the channels are distributed equally to the left and right. 5)Listen to Surround Channels on Front Channels Allows you to solo the surround channels and route them to the front speakers. 6)Solo LFE Channel Allows you to solo the LFE channel. Monitors The Monitors section allows you to select and configure the monitor sets.
Control Room (Cubase Pro only) Control Room Mixer 359 Downmix Presets The Downmix Presets section allows you to configure downmix presets. 1)Assign Downmix Preset Allows you to configure a downmix preset for the monitor that is selected in the Monitors section. 2)Select Output Configuration Allows you to select an output channel configuration. Phones The Phones section allows you to use the phones channel in the Control Room to listen to cue mixes. 1)Activate Phones Channel Allows you to activate/deactivate the phones channel. 2)Activate Metronome Click Activates the metronome click. 3)Source Selectors Allow you to select the source for the phones channel: monitor mix (Mix), external inputs (Ext), or the cue sends (Cues). The signal presence indicators in the upper left corner light up when the source channel is sending data to the Phones channel. 4)Signal Level Allows you to set the signal level. [Ctrl]/[Command]-click to set the level to the reference level specified in the Preferences dialog (VST–Control Room page).
Control Room (Cubase Pro only) Control Room Mixer 360 5)Click Level and Click Pan Use the Click Level and Click Pan controls to set the volume and the pan position of the metronome click. 6)Enable Listen for Output Enables the listen bus function. 7)Listen Level Allows you to set the listen level. Control Room Channel The Control Room channel is the representation of the bus that is set up as the Main Mix bus on the Outputs tab in the VST Connections window. The following section contains a description of the individual controls. 1)Activate Control Room Channel Allows you to activate/deactivate the Control Room channel. 2)Signal Level Allows you to set the volume for the Control Room output. This does not affect the recording input level or the Main Mix level for exporting mixdowns. [Ctrl]/[Command]-click to set the level to the reference level specified in the Preferences dialog (VST–Control Room page). 3)Signal Meter Shows the volume for the Control Room output.