Steinberg Cubase Ai 5 Manual

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VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses
ÖIf you open a project created on another computer and 
the port names do not match (or the port configuration is 
not the same), the Missing Ports dialog will appear.
This allows you to manually re-route ports used in the project to ports 
available in your system.
Mac OS X only: Retrieving channel names
For some audio cards, you can automatically retrieve the 
ASIO channel names for the ports of your audio hardware:
1.Open the Device Setup dialog...

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VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses
Alternatively you can right-click in the VST Connections 
window and add a bus in the desired format directly from 
the context menu.
The new bus appears with the ports visible.
4.Click in the Device Port column to select an input/out-
put port for a channel in the bus.
The pop-up menu that appears lists the ports with the names you have as-
signed in the Device Setup dialog. Repeat this for all channels in the bus.
Setting the Main Mix bus (the...

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VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses
When selecting an input bus for a track you can only se-
lect busses that correspond to the track’s channel config-
uration. Here are the details for input busses:
 Mono tracks can be routed to mono input busses or individual 
channels within a stereo input bus.
 Stereo tracks can be routed to mono or stereo input busses.
For output busses any assignment is possible.
To disconnect input or output bus assignments, select 
“No Bus” from the...

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The Project window 

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The Project window
Background
The Project window is the main window in Cubase AI. This 
provides you with an overview of the project, allowing you 
to navigate and perform large scale editing. Each project 
has one Project window.
About tracks
The Project window is divided vertically into tracks, with a 
timeline running horizontally from left to right. The follow-
ing track types are available:About parts and events
The tracks in the Project window contain parts and/or 
events. Events are the basic...

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The Project window
An audio clip does not necessarily refer to just one origi-
nal audio file! If you apply e.g. some processing to a spe-
cific section of an audio clip, this will create a new audio 
file containing only this section. The processing will then 
be applied to the new audio file only, leaving the original 
audio file unchanged. Finally, the audio clip is automati-
cally adjusted, so that it refers both to the original file and 
to the new, processed file. During playback, the program...

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The Project window
Window Overview
The Track list
The Track list displays all the tracks used in a project. It 
contains name fields and settings for the tracks. Different 
track types have different controls in the Track list. To see 
all the controls you may have to resize the track in the Track 
list (see “Resizing tracks in the Track list” on page 23).
The Track list area for an audio track:The Track list area for an automation track (opened by 
clicking the Show/Hide Automation button on a...

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The Project window
The Inspector
The area to the left of the Track list is called the Inspector. 
This shows additional controls and parameters for the track 
you have selected in the Track list. If several tracks are se-
lected (see “Handling tracks” on page 26), the Inspector 
shows the setting for the first (topmost) selected track.
To hide or show the Inspector, click the Inspector icon in 
the toolbar.
The Inspector icon
For most track classes, the Inspector is divided into a 
number of sections,...

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The Project window
Audio tracks
For audio tracks, all settings and sections listed above are 
available.
Instrument tracks
As explained in the chapter “VST Instruments and Instru-
ment tracks” on page 99, the Inspector for an Instrument 
track shows some of the sections you would find for VST 
Instrument channels and MIDI tracks.
MIDI tracks
When a MIDI track is selected, the Inspector contains a 
number of additional sections and parameters, affecting the 
MIDI events in realtime (e.g. on playback)....

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The Project window
The toolbar
The toolbar contains tools and shortcuts for opening other 
windows and various project settings and functions:
ÖIn addition to these, the toolbar can contain a number 
of other tools and shortcuts, not visible by default. How to 
set up the toolbar and specify which tools should be dis-
played or hidden is described in the section “Using the 
Setup options” on page 262.
The info line
The info line shows information about the currently selected 
event or part in the...