Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual
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Operation Manual
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Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Christina Kaboth, Insa Mingers, Matthias Obrecht, Sabine Pfeifer, Kevin Quarshie, Benjamin Schütte This PDF provides improved access for vision-impaired users. Please note that due to the complexity and number of images in this document, it is not possible to include text descriptions of images. 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...
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3 Table of Contents 7Introduction 7About the Program Versions 7Typographical Conventions 8Setting Up Your System 8Setting Up Audio 14Setting Up MIDI 15Connecting a Synchronizer 16Setting Up Video 17VST Connections 17VST Connections Window 18Renaming the Hardware Inputs and Outputs 20Adding Input and Output Busses 21Presets for Input and Output Busses 22About Monitoring 22Editing the Bus Configurations 24Project Window 25Toolbar 27Status Line 28Info Line 28Overview Line 29Ruler 30Inspector 32Global Track...
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4 91Track Handling 91Adding Tracks 92Removing Tracks 92Moving Tracks in the Track List 93Renaming Tracks 93Coloring Tracks 94Showing Track Pictures 96Setting the Track Height 97Selecting Tracks 98Duplicating Tracks 98Disabling Audio Tracks (Cubase Elements only) 99Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks 100Handling Overlapping Audio 100How Events are Displayed on Folder Tracks 100Modifying Event Display on Folder Tracks 101Track Presets 106Parts and Events 107Audio Handling 108Parts 109Auditioning Audio...
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5 262Audio processing and functions 262Background 262Audio processing 272Freeze Edits 273Detect Silence 276The Spectrum Analyzer 278Statistics 279Time stretch algorithm 281Sample Editor 281Window overview 286General Functions 297Warping audio 297Working with hitpoints and slices 306Audio Part Editor 306Window Overview 308Opening the Audio Part Editor 309Operations 312Options and Settings 313Pool 314Pool Window 318Working with the Pool 334MediaBay 335Working With the MediaBay 335Setting Up the MediaBay...
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6 505Chord Functions 505Chord Track 506Chord Events 511Scale Events 512Voicings 515Converting Chord Events to MIDI 515Controlling MIDI Playback using the Chord Track 519Assigning Voices to Notes 520Extracting Chord Events from MIDI 521Recording Chord Events with a MIDI Keyboard 522Chord Pads 522Chord Pads Zone 525Functions Menu 526Preparations 527Chord Assistant 528Assigning Chords to Chord Pads 531Moving and Copying Chord Pads 531Playing Back and Recording Chords 533Chord Pad Settings – Remote...
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7 Introduction About the Program Versions The documentation covers two different operating systems, Windows and Mac OS X. Some features and settings are specific to one of the platforms. This is clearly stated in the applicable cases. If nothing else is said, all descriptions and procedures in the documentation are valid for both Windows and Mac OS X. The screenshots are taken from the Windows version of Cubase. Typographical Conventions Many of the default key commands in Cubase use modifier keys,...
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8 Setting Up Your System Setting Up Audio IMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANT Make sure that all equipment is turned off before making any connections. Simple Stereo Input and Output Setup If you only use a stereo input and output from Cubase, you can connect your audio hardware, for example, the inputs of your audio card or your audio interface, directly to the input source and the outputs to a power amplifier and speaker. Once you have set up the internal input and output busses, you can connect...
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Setting Up Your System Setting Up Audio 9 About Recording Levels and Inputs When you connect your equipment, make sure that the impedance and levels of the audio sources and inputs are matched. Using the correct type of input is important to avoid distortion or noisy recordings. For microphones, for example, different inputs can be used, such as consumer line level (-10 dBV) or professional line level (+4 dBV). Sometimes, you can adjust input characteristics on the audio interface or on its...
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Setting Up Your System Setting Up Audio 10 3. On the ASIO Driver menu, select your audio hardware driver. The selected driver is added to the devices list. 4. In the devices list, select the driver to open the driver settings for your audio hardware. 5. Open the control panel for the audio hardware in the following way: • On Windows operating systems, click the Control Panel button. • On Mac OS X operating systems, click the Open Config App button. This button is available only for some hardware...