Steinberg Cubase Essential 4 Operation Manual
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Operation Manual
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Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement. No part of this publica- tion may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without...
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Table of Contents
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4 Table of Contents 7About this manual 8Welcome! 9VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses 10About this chapter 10Setting up busses 12Using the busses 13About monitoring 14The Project window 15Background 17Window Overview 22Operations 38Options 41Playback and the Transport panel 42Background 43Operations 45Options and Settings 47Recording 48Background 48Basic recording methods 50Audio recording specifics 54MIDI recording specifics 59Options and Settings 61Recovery of audio recordings after...
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5 Table of Contents 131Automation 132Background 133What can be automated? 133Automation track operations 135Using Write/Read automation 137Working with automation curves 140Tips and common methods 140Options and Settings 141Audio processing and functions 142Background 142Audio processing 147The Offline Process History dialog 148Freeze Edits 149The Sample Editor 150Background 151Window overview 154General Operations 158Options and settings 158Audio Warp realtime processing/Tempo matching audio to the...
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6 Table of Contents 265Working with the Tempo track 266Background 266The Tempo Track Editor – Overview 267Operations 270Options and settings 270The Beat Calculator 272Export Audio Mixdown 273Introduction 273Mixing down to an audio file 274The available file formats 278Synchronization 279Background 279Synchronization signals 280Synchronizing the transport vs. synchronizing audio 281Making basic settings and connections 282Synchronization settings 285Sync Options 286Working with VST System Link...
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1 About this manual
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8 About this manual Welcome! This is the Operation Manual for Steinberg’s Cubase Es- sential. Here you will find detailed information about all the features and functions in the program. About the program versions The documentation covers two different operating sys- tems or “platforms”; Windows and Mac OS X. Some features and settings are specific to one of the plat- forms. This is clearly stated in the applicable cases. In other words: ÖIf nothing else is said, all descriptions and procedures in...
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2 VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses
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10 VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses About this chapter Cubase Essential uses a system of input and output busses to transfer audio between the program and the audio hard- ware. Input busses let you route audio from the inputs on your audio hardware into the program. This means that when you record audio, you will always do this through one or several input busses. Output busses let you route audio from the program to the outputs on your audio hardware. When you play back audio,...