Steinberg Cubase Essential 4 Plug-In Reference Manual

Plug-in Reference 

Original manual by Anders Nordmark
Revision: Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer
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Table of Contents 

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Table of Contents
5The included effect plug-ins
6Introduction
6Delay plug-ins
7Distortion plug-ins
8Dynamics plug-ins
12Filter plug-ins
15Mastering – UV 22 HR
15Modulation plug-ins
20Other plug-ins
22Restoration plug-ins
22Reverb plug-ins
23Spatial plug-ins
24HALionOne
25Introduction
25HALionOne parameters
27MIDI effects
28Introduction
28Arpache 5
29Autopan
30Chorder
31Compress
32Density
32Micro Tuner
32MIDIControl
33MIDIEcho
34Note to CC
34Quantizer
35Step Designer
37Track Control
38Track FX...

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The included effect plug-ins 

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The included effect plug-ins
Introduction
This chapter contains descriptions of the included plug-in 
effects and their parameters.
In Cubase Essential, the plug-in effects are arranged in a 
number of different categories. This chapter is arranged in 
the same fashion, with the plug-ins listed in separate sec-
tions for each effect category.
ÖMost of the included effects are compatible with 
VST3, this is indicated by an icon in front of the name of 
the plug-in as displayed in plug-in selection menus...

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The included effect plug-ins
PingPongDelay
This is a stereo delay effect that alternates each delay re-
peat between the left and right channels. The effect can 
either be tempo-based or use freely specified delay time 
settings.
The parameters are as follows:
Distortion plug-ins
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the 
“Distortion” category.
AmpSimulator
AmpSimulator is a distortion effect, emulating the sound 
of various types of guitar amp and speaker cabinet combi-
nations. A wide...

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DaTube
This effect emulates the characteristic warm, lush sound 
of a tube amplifier.
The parameters are as follows:
Distortion
Distortion will add crunch to your tracks.
The parameters are as follows:
Dynamics plug-ins
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the 
“Dynamics” category.
Gate
Gating, or noise gating, silences audio signals below a 
certain set threshold level. As soon as the signal level ex-
ceeds the set threshold, the gate opens to let the...

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Limiter
Limiter is designed to ensure that the output level never 
exceeds a certain set output level, to avoid clipping in fol-
lowing devices. Limiter can adjust and optimize the Re-
lease parameter automatically according to the audio 
material, or it can be set manually. Limiter also features 
separate meters for the input, output and the amount of 
limiting (middle meters).
The available parameters are the following:
Attack 
(0.1–1000 
ms)This parameter sets the time...

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MIDI Gate
Gating, in its fundamental form, silences audio signals be-
low a certain set threshold level. That means, when a sig-
nal rises above the set level, the Gate opens to let the 
signal through while signals below the set level are cut off. 
MIDI Gate, however, is a Gate effect that is not triggered 
by threshold levels, but instead by MIDI notes. Hence it 
needs both audio and MIDI data to function.
Setting up
MIDI Gate requires both an audio signal and a MIDI...