Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual

MixConsole
Configuring the MixConsole
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Filtering Channel Types
The channel types filter on the MixConsole toolbar allows you to determine which 
channel types are shown.
PROCEDURE
1. Click Filter Channel Types.
This opens the channel types filter.
2. Click a dot to the left of a channel type to hide it.
RESULT 
Channels of the filtered type are removed from the fader section and the color of the 
Filter Channel Types button changes to indicate that a channel type is hidden.
Rack Selector
The rack...

MixConsole
Configuring the MixConsole
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Pre (Filters/Gain) (Cubase Elements only)
Contains input filter and gain controls along with Phase and Gain controls for 
audio-related channels or an Input Transformer control for MIDI channels.
Inserts
Allows you to select insert effects for your channel.
Equalizers (audio-related channels only)
Allows you to set the channel EQ.
Channel Strip (audio-related channels only)
Allows you to integrate channel strip modules, such as Gate, Compressor, 
EQ, Transformer,...

MixConsole
Configuring the MixConsole
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Show One Channel Strip Type
Shows only one channel strip type at a time.
Show Sends as 
Select Combined Destination & Gain, if you want to show the destination 
and the gain in one line.
Select Separate Destination & Gain, if you want to show the destination and 
the gain in separate lines.
Channel Visibility Configurations
The Channel Visibility Configurations button on the MixConsole toolbar allows 
you to create configurations that are useful for switching...

MixConsole
Linking Channels
214
Saving Configurations
To quickly switch between different channel setups, you can save configurations. 
The configurations contain visibility settings as well as the show/hide status of 
channel types and racks.
PROCEDURE
1. Set up the configuration that you want to save.
2. On the toolbar, click Configurations.
3. From the pop-up menu, select Add Configuration.
4. In the Add Configuration dialog, enter a name for the configuration.
5. Click OK.
RESULT 
The configuration...

MixConsole
Input Levels
215
Input Levels
When recording digital sound, it is important to set the input levels high enough to 
ensure low noise and high audio quality. At the same time, you must avoid clipping 
(digital distortion).
Setting Input Levels
PROCEDURE
1. Click Filter Channel Types and activate Input Channels.
In this mode, the input channel level meters show the level of the signal at the input 
of the bus, before any adjustments, such as input gain, EQ, effects, level, or pan are 
made. This...

MixConsole
Copying and Moving Rack and Channel Settings
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Clipping
Clipping typically occurs in the audio hardware when an analog signal is too loud 
and therefore converted to digital in the hardware’s A/D converters.
Copying and Moving Rack and Channel Settings
You can use drag and drop to copy or move rack and channel settings.
Drag and drop works between different channels or different rack slots on the same 
channel. When you drag, a blue frame indicates the sections where you can drop 
your...

MixConsole
Fader Section
217
Fader Section
The fader section is the heart of the MixConsole. It shows input and output 
channels together with audio, instrument, MIDI, group, FX, and ReWire (not in 
Cubase LE) channels that appear in the same order as in the track list.
NOTE
If a channel is deactivated in the channel selector or if its channel type is 
deactivated, it is not shown in the fader section.
The fader section allows you to do the following:
• Set the panorama
• Activate mute and solo
• Open...

MixConsole
Fader Section
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Setting Pan
For each audio-related channel with at least a stereo output configuration, you can 
find a pan control at the top of the fader section. For MIDI channels, the pan control 
sends out MIDI pan messages. The result depends on how your MIDI instrument is 
set to respond to pan.
The pan control allows you to position a channel in the stereo spectrum. 
• To make fine adjustments, hold down [Shift] when you move the pan control.
• To select the default center pan...

MixConsole
Fader Section
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• To mute all other channels, click Solo for a channel.
Click again to deactivate the solo state.
• To deactivate the mute or solo states for all channels simultaneously, click 
Deactivate All Mute States or Deactivate All Solo States.
• To activate exclusive solo mode, hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and click Solo 
for the channel.
The Solo buttons of all other channels are deactivated.
• To activate solo defeat for a channel, [Alt]/[Option]-click Solo.
You can also click and...

MixConsole
Working with Channel Racks
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Channel Meter Options
You can change the meter characteristics for audio channels using the context 
menu of the channel meter.
Meter Peak Options - Hold Peaks
The highest registered levels are held and shown as static horizontal lines in 
the meter.
Meter Peak Options - Hold Forever
If this option is activated, the peak levels are shown until you reset the meters. 
If this option is deactivated, you can use the Meters’ Peak Hold Time 
parameter (File >...