Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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VST Connections
Editing the Bus Configurations
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Removing Busses
PROCEDURE
• In the VST Connections window, right-click a bus in the list and select
Remove Bus.
You can also select the bus and press [Backspace].
Changing Port Assignments
You can change the port assignment of busses in the VST Connection window.
• To change a port assignment, click in the Device Port column of a bus and
select a new port.
• To assign different ports to the selected busses, open the Device Port
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VST Connections
Editing the Bus Configurations
41
Removing Busses
PROCEDURE
• In the VST Connections window, right-click a bus in the list and select
Remove Bus.
You can also select the bus and press [Backspace].
Changing Port Assignments
You can change the port assignment of busses in the VST Connection window.
• To change a port assignment, click in the Device Port column of a bus and
select a new port.
• To assign different ports to the selected busses, open the Device Port
pop-up menu for the...")
VST Connections Editing the Bus Configurations 41 Removing Busses PROCEDURE • In the VST Connections window, right-click a bus in the list and select Remove Bus. You can also select the bus and press [Backspace]. Changing Port Assignments You can change the port assignment of busses in the VST Connection window. • To change a port assignment, click in the Device Port column of a bus and select a new port. • To assign different ports to the selected busses, open the Device Port pop-up menu for the first selected entry, press [Shift], and select a device port. All subsequent busses are automatically connected to the next available port. NOTE Cubase Pro only: Exclusive ports, for example, ports that are already assigned to Control Room channels, are skipped. • To assign the same port to all selected busses, open the Device Port pop-up menu for the first selected entry, press [Shift]-[Alt]/[Option], and select a device port. Renaming Multiple Busses You can rename all the selected busses at once using incrementing numbers or letters. • To use incrementing numbers, select the busses that you want to rename and enter a new name for one of the busses, followed by a number. For example, if you have eight inputs that you want to be named “In 1, In 2, …, In 8”, you select all the busses and enter the name In 1 for the first bus. All other busses are then renamed automatically. • To use letters from the alphabet, select the busses that you want to rename and enter a new name for one of the busses, followed by a space and a capital letter. For example, if you have three FX channels that you want to be named “FX A, FX B, and FX C”, you select all the channels and enter the name FX A for the first. All other channels are renamed automatically. The last letter that can be used is Z. If you have more selected entries than there are letters available, the remaining entries are skipped.
VST Connections Editing the Bus Configurations 42 NOTE You can begin renaming from any position in the list. The renaming starts from the bus where you edit the name, goes down the list to the bottom, and then continues from the top until all selected busses have been renamed. Identifying Exclusive Port Assignments For certain channel types, the port assignment is exclusive. Once a port has been assigned to such a bus or channel, it must not be assigned to another bus, otherwise the connection to the first bus will be broken. The corresponding ports are marked in red in the VST Connections window on the Device Port pop-up menu.
43 Project Window The Project window provides an overview of the project, and allows you to navigate and perform large scale editing. Each project has one Project window. The Project window is displayed whenever you open or create a new project. • To open a project, select File > Open. • To create a new project, select File > New Project. The Project window is divided into several sections: 1)Toolbar Holds tools and shortcuts for opening other windows and various project settings and functions. 2)Status Line Shows the most important project settings. 3)Info Line Shows information about the currently selected event or part in the Project window.
Project Window Toolbar 44 4)Overview Line Shows events and parts as boxes and allows you to zoom and navigate in the project. 5)Inspector Shows controls and parameters for the first selected track. 6)Global Track Controls Shows the global track controls. 7)Track List Shows the track types and their controls. 8)Ruler Shows the timeline and the display format of the project. 9)Event Display Shows the parts and events of the project. 10)Racks Shows the VST Instruments and the MediaBay. Toolbar The toolbar holds tools and shortcuts for opening other windows and various project settings and functions. • To display all toolbar elements, right-click in an empty area of the toolbar and select Show All. The following options are available: Activate Project Allows you to activate a project. Set up Window Layout Allows you to show or hide the sections Inspector, status line, info line, and overview line. Constrain Delay Compensation Allows you to minimize the latency effects of the delay compensation.
Project Window Toolbar 45 Media & MixConsole Windows These buttons allow you to open or close the MediaBay, the Pool, the MixConsole, and the Control Room Mixer (Cubase Pro only). State buttons These buttons show the mute, solo, listen, and automation states. Automation Mode Shows the automation mode and allows you to open the Automation panel. Activate Automation Follows Events if you want your automation events to follow automatically when you move an event or part on a track. Auto-Scroll Allows you to activate the Auto-Scroll and Suspend Auto-Scroll when Editing options. These determine if the waveform display is scrolled during playback. Locators Shows the left and right locator positions. Transport Buttons Shows the transport controls. Arranger Controls Shows the controls for the arranger track. Time Display Shows the time display. Markers Shows the marker buttons. Tool Buttons Shows the buttons for editing in the Project window. Color Menu Allows you to define the Project window colors. Nudge Palette Allows you to nudge or trim events or parts. Project Root Key Allows you to change the root key of the project. Snap to Zero Crossings If this option is activated, it finds zero crossings when you split and size audio events. Snap Allows you to restrict horizontal movement and positioning to certain positions.
Project Window Status Line 46 Quantize Allows you to move recorded audio or MIDI to musical relevant positions. Performance Meter Shows the meters for ASIO time usage and hard disk transfer load. Toolbox The toolbox makes the editing tools from the toolbar available at the mouse pointer position. It can be opened instead of the standard context menus in the event display and editors. • To activate the toolbox function, select File > Preferences > Editing > Tools and activate Pop-up Toolbox on Right-Click. • To open the toolbox, right-click in the event display or editor. If Pop-up Toolbox on Right-Click it is deactivated, the context menu opens. • To open the context menu instead of the toolbox, press any modifier key and right-click in the event display or editor. If Pop-up Toolbox on Right-Click is deactivated, press any modifier key to open the toolbox instead of the context menu. • To change the number of rows in which the tools are arranged on the toolbox, keep the right mouse button pressed on the toolbox until the mouse pointer changes to a double arrow, and drag to the bottom or right. Status Line The status line shows the most important project settings. • To show or hide the status line, click Set up Window Layout on the toolbar and activate or deactivate Status Line.
Project Window Info Line 47 The following information is shown in the status line: Audio Inputs Displays the connection state of your audio inputs. Click in this field to open the VST Connections dialog. Audio Outputs Displays the connection state of your audio outputs. Click in this field to open the VST Connections dialog. Record Time Max Displays the remaining time for recording, depending on your project settings and the available hard disk space. Click in this field to display the remaining record time in a separate window. Record Format Displays the sample rate and the bit resolution used for recording. Click in this field to open the Project Setup dialog. Project Frame Rate Displays the frame rate used in the project. Click in this field to open the Project Setup dialog. Project Audio Pull Displays the audio pull setting used in the project. Click in this field to open the Project Setup dialog. Project Pan Law Displays the current pan law setting. Click in this field to open the Project Setup dialog. Info Line The info line shows information about the currently selected event or part in the Project window. • To show or hide the info line, click the Set up Window Layout button on the toolbar and activate or deactivate the Info Line option.
Project Window Overview Line 48 Editing in the Info Line You can edit almost all event or part data on the info line using regular value editing. If you select several events or parts, the info line is shown in another color and only the information about the first item in the selection is displayed. The following rules apply: • Value changes are applied to all selected elements, relatively to the current values. For example, you have selected two audio events. The first event has a length of 1 bar, the second of 2 bars. If you change the info line value to 3, the first event is resized to 3 bars and the second event to 4 bars. • Value changes are applied absolutely to the current values, if you press [Ctrl]/[Command] while modifying the value on the info line. In the example above, both events are resized to 3 bars. • To change the modifier, select File > Preferences > Editing > Tool Modifiers and select a new modifier in the Info Line category. Overview Line The overview line allows you to zoom and navigate to other sections in the Project window. • To show or hide the overview line, click the Set up Window Layout button on the toolbar and activate or deactivate Overview Line. In the overview line, events and parts are displayed as boxes. A rectangle indicates the section of the project that is currently displayed in the event display. • To zoom the event display in or out horizontally, resize the rectangle by dragging the edges. • To navigate to another section of the event display, drag the rectangle to the left or right, or click in the upper part of the overview. Ruler The ruler shows the timeline and the display format of the project. Initially, the Project window ruler uses the display format that is specified in the Project Setup dialog.
Project Window Ruler 49 • To select an independent display format for the ruler, click the arrow button to the right of the ruler and select an option from the pop-up menu. • To set the display format globally for all windows, use the primary display format pop-up on the Transport panel, or hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and select a display format in any ruler. RELATED LINKS Project Setup Dialog on page 72 Ruler Display Formats You can select a display format for the ruler. • To select a new display format for the ruler, click the arrow button to the right of the ruler and select an option from the pop-up menu. The selection that you make affects the time display formats in the following areas: •Ruler • Info line • Tooltip position values The following options are available: Bars+Beats Bars, beats, sixteenth notes, and ticks. By default, there are 120 ticks per sixteenth note, but you can adjust this with the MIDI Display Resolution setting (File > Preferences > MIDI). Second Hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds. Timecode Hours, minutes, seconds, and frames. The number of frames per second (fps) is set in the Project Setup dialog with the Frame Rate pop-up menu. You can also display subframes by activating Show Timecode Subframes (File > Preferences > Transport). Samples Samples
Project Window Inspector 50 fps (User) Hours, minutes, seconds, and frames, with a user-definable number of frames per second. You can also display subframes by activating Show Timecode Subframes (File > Preferences > Transport). You can also set the number of fps. Time Linear Sets the ruler linear to time. Bars+Beats Linear Sets the ruler linear to bars and beats. Inspector The Inspector shows controls and parameters for the first (topmost) selected track type in the track list. • To show or hide the Inspector, click the Set up Window Layout button on the toolbar and activate or deactivate Inspector.