Steinberg Cubase LE 4 Getting Started Manual
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Setting Pan
1.Setting the pan for each track moves its position in the
stereo mix. It will either keep the signal balanced in the
middle of the left and right speaker, lean to the left or lean
to the right or be completely in the left or right speaker.
To get the panner back to the middle (the default posi-
tion), [Alt]/[Option]-click anywhere in the panner area.
2.Let’s pan our two guitars slightly left and slightly right.
This will spread them out a bit.3.Keep the...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103283/w300_Getting_Started_d-50.png "Page 51
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Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects
Setting Pan
1.Setting the pan for each track moves its position in the
stereo mix. It will either keep the signal balanced in the
middle of the left and right speaker, lean to the left or lean
to the right or be completely in the left or right speaker.
To get the panner back to the middle (the default posi-
tion), [Alt]/[Option]-click anywhere in the panner area.
2.Let’s pan our two guitars slightly left and slightly right.
This will spread them out a bit.3.Keep the...")
51 Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects Setting Pan 1.Setting the pan for each track moves its position in the stereo mix. It will either keep the signal balanced in the middle of the left and right speaker, lean to the left or lean to the right or be completely in the left or right speaker. To get the panner back to the middle (the default posi- tion), [Alt]/[Option]-click anywhere in the panner area. 2.Let’s pan our two guitars slightly left and slightly right. This will spread them out a bit.3.Keep the...
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Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects
There may be times when you want certain tracks to al-
ways play even if another track has solo active. If you [Alt]/
[Option]-click on the “S” button, this will place the track in
“Solo Defeat” mode. This allows the track to always play
even if you solo another track.
To take a track out of “Solo Defeat” mode simply [Alt]/
[Option]-click it again.
That’s it for mute and solo, let’s move on to adding EQ.
Adding EQ
EQ or equalization adds or subtracts frequencies so...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103283/w300_Getting_Started_d-51.png "Page 52
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Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects
There may be times when you want certain tracks to al-
ways play even if another track has solo active. If you [Alt]/
[Option]-click on the “S” button, this will place the track in
“Solo Defeat” mode. This allows the track to always play
even if you solo another track.
To take a track out of “Solo Defeat” mode simply [Alt]/
[Option]-click it again.
That’s it for mute and solo, let’s move on to adding EQ.
Adding EQ
EQ or equalization adds or subtracts frequencies so...")
52 Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects There may be times when you want certain tracks to al- ways play even if another track has solo active. If you [Alt]/ [Option]-click on the “S” button, this will place the track in “Solo Defeat” mode. This allows the track to always play even if you solo another track. To take a track out of “Solo Defeat” mode simply [Alt]/ [Option]-click it again. That’s it for mute and solo, let’s move on to adding EQ. Adding EQ EQ or equalization adds or subtracts frequencies so...
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Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects
4.Click and move the EQ point up, down, right or left.
Moving the EQ point up or down raises or lowers the gain
of the EQ. The gain makes that particular EQ louder or
softer. The “EQ Band Gain” at the bottom of the EQ win-
dow gives you the value of gain.
If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command], you can restrict the movement of the
EQ to just up and down.
5.Moving the EQ point right or left changes the frequency
of the EQ. The “EQ Band Freq” setting at the bottom of the...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103283/w300_Getting_Started_d-52.png "Page 53
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Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects
4.Click and move the EQ point up, down, right or left.
Moving the EQ point up or down raises or lowers the gain
of the EQ. The gain makes that particular EQ louder or
softer. The “EQ Band Gain” at the bottom of the EQ win-
dow gives you the value of gain.
If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command], you can restrict the movement of the
EQ to just up and down.
5.Moving the EQ point right or left changes the frequency
of the EQ. The “EQ Band Freq” setting at the bottom of the...")
53 Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects 4.Click and move the EQ point up, down, right or left. Moving the EQ point up or down raises or lowers the gain of the EQ. The gain makes that particular EQ louder or softer. The “EQ Band Gain” at the bottom of the EQ win- dow gives you the value of gain. If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command], you can restrict the movement of the EQ to just up and down. 5.Moving the EQ point right or left changes the frequency of the EQ. The “EQ Band Freq” setting at the bottom of the...
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Audio effects
Now let’s start using some effects:
1.Make sure the Mixer is open.
You can open the Mixer from the Devices menu or by pressing [F3].
2.Begin playback and loop or cycle a section of music
so that you can hear everything.
The tutorial project has its locators and cycle already set for this. Feel
free to change this if you like.
3.Click on the “Edit Audio Channels Settings” button on
the Bass track to open the VST Channel Settings window.
4.Let’s add...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103283/w300_Getting_Started_d-53.png "Page 54
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Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects
Audio effects
Now let’s start using some effects:
1.Make sure the Mixer is open.
You can open the Mixer from the Devices menu or by pressing [F3].
2.Begin playback and loop or cycle a section of music
so that you can hear everything.
The tutorial project has its locators and cycle already set for this. Feel
free to change this if you like.
3.Click on the “Edit Audio Channels Settings” button on
the Bass track to open the VST Channel Settings window.
4.Let’s add...")
54 Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects Audio effects Now let’s start using some effects: 1.Make sure the Mixer is open. You can open the Mixer from the Devices menu or by pressing [F3]. 2.Begin playback and loop or cycle a section of music so that you can hear everything. The tutorial project has its locators and cycle already set for this. Feel free to change this if you like. 3.Click on the “Edit Audio Channels Settings” button on the Bass track to open the VST Channel Settings window. 4.Let’s add...
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55 Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects 3.Click the “Show/Hide Automation” button at the far left of the track. You may need to hover your mouse over the far left bottom area until you see the button appear as this is only shown when you need it. Note that in Cubase LE there is only one automation subtrack for each track. 4.Select the Pencil tool. 5.In the subtrack that appears below the audio event use the “Draw” tool to draw in automation so that it resem- bles a fade in. 6.You can also use the “Line”...
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56 Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects 3.The “Export Audio Mixdown” dialog opens. This dialog is described in detail in the chapter “Export Audio Mixdown” in the “Operation Manual”. Please refer to this for more complete information. 4.“File Name” is for naming the file for export. Let’s name our’s “Mixing Mixdown”. 5.The “Path” is where you wish to save the exported file on your computer. Use the “Choose” button to navigate to the folder you wish to save to. For convenience there is the option “Use...
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Index
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58 Index A Adding EQ 52 Mono Track 25 Adding a fade 37 Advanced settings 20 All MIDI Inputs 18 Alt/Option key 7 ASIO 2.0 16 ASIO Direct Monitoring 16 ASIO DirectX driver About 10 Setup 15 ASIO driver About 10 Installing 10 Audio Editing 31 Processing 38 Recording 22 Audio buffer size 20 Audio hardware Connections 13 Setup application 14 Automation About 54 B Browsing Sounds 42 C Click Activating 26 Close Project 24 Connecting Audio 13 MIDI 17 Controller lane 47 Copying 35 MIDI notes 46 Ctrl/Command key...
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59 Index MIDI Thru Active 17 Mixing About 49 Modifier keys 7 Monitoring About 16 Moving 35 Mute 51 Muting 36 N New Project 23 Create 23 Save 24 Normalize 39 O Open Project 24 Recent Projects 24 Optimizing the Hard Disk Windows 11 Option/Alt key 7 Output Adding 24 Output ports 16 P Pan Setting 51 Playback About 28 MIDI 43 Start 28 Processing Audio 38 Normalize 39 Reverse 39 Project Close 24 Open 24 Q Quantizing 45 R Recent Projects 24 Recording Audio 22 Cycle 29 Level Settings 25 MIDI 40, 42 Modes 29...