Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual

MixConsole
Working with Channel Racks
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Output (-12.0 to 12.0 dB)
Sets the output gain.
Gain Reduction LED
Indicates the amount of compression of the signal.
Attack (0.1 to 100.0 ms)
Determines how fast the compressor responds. If the attack time is long, more 
of the initial part of the signal passes through unprocessed.
Release (10 to 1000 ms or Auto mode)
Sets the time after which the gain returns to the original level. If Auto is 
activated, Tube Compressor automatically finds the best release...

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Working with Channel Racks
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EQ
You can make equalizer settings for the 4 bands. These have different default 
frequency values and different Q names. However, they all have the same frequency 
range (20
 Hz to 20 kHz). You can specify different filter types for each individual 
module.
1)Activate Band x
Activates the equalizer band.
2)Select EQ Band x Type
Opens a pop-up menu where you can select an EQ type for the band. Bands 
1 and 4 can act as parametric, shelving, or high/low-cut...

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Length (5 to 200 ms)
Determines the length of the attack phase.
Output (-24 to 12 dB)
Sets the output level.
Sat (Cubase Elements only)
Allows you to add warmth to the sound. Open the pop-up menu to select between 
Tape Saturation, and Tube Saturation.
Tape Saturation
This channel strip module simulates the saturation and compression of recording on 
analog tape machines.
Drive
Controls the amount of tape saturation.
Dual Mode
Simulates the use of two tape...

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Working with Channel Racks
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Drive Amount LED
Indicates the amount of drive of the signal.
Low-Frequency
This is a low shelving filter with fixed frequency.
High-Frequency
This is a Hi Cut filter. Use the frequency fader to reduce harshness.
Limit (Cubase Elements only)
Allows you to avoid clipping even at high levels. Open the pop-up menu to select 
between Brickwall Limiter, Maximizer, and Standard Limiter.
Brickwall Limiter
Brickwall Limiter ensures that the output level never exceeds a...

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Working with Channel Racks
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Mix (0 to 100)
Sets the level balance between the dry signal and the wet signal.
Standard Limiter
This channel strip module is designed to ensure that the output level does not 
exceed a set output level, to avoid clipping in following devices. Limiter can adjust 
and optimize the Release 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...

MixConsole
Using Channel Settings
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Adding Send Effects
PROCEDURE
1. On the MixConsole toolbar, activate Show Channel Racks.
2. Click Racks and activate Sends to show the rack above the fader section.
3. Click one of the send slots to open the send selector.
4. Click a send effect to select it.
The selected send effect is loaded.
5. Click on the left of the slot to activate the send.
Bypassing Send Effects
• To bypass all sends, click the bypass button at the top of the Sends rack.
• To deactivate...

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Using Channel Settings
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For audio-related channels, the following sections can be shown/hidden by clicking 
Set up Window Layout and activating/deactivating the corresponding options:
•Channel Inserts
•Channel Faders
•Channel Sends
The Channel Strip and Equalizer are always available.
The channel settings are especially suitable for the following actions:
• Moving the channel strip to Pre/Post-Inserts position
By default, the inserts are positioned before the channel strip in the signal...

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• Showing the output chainIf you click  Sh
 ow Output Chain   on the toolbar, the  output chain is shown 
in the  Chan
nel Faders  section. This allows you to keep track of more 
complicated output routings.
• Browsing through channels
R
ELATED LINKS
Equalizer Settings on  page  226
Browsing through Channels
Every channel has its own  Channel Settings window, but you can view any 
channel’s settings from a single window. Th is allows you to have a single...

MixConsole
Keyboard Navigation
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Keyboard Navigation
The channel selector section, the channel rack section, and the fader section can 
be controlled with the computer keyboard.
For this, you must activate a section. An activated section is indicated by a frame.
Activating a Section for Keyboard Navigation
PROCEDURE
1. Click with the mouse in an empty area of the section to activate it.
Activated sections are shown with a white frame.
2. Press [Tab] to activate the next section.
3. Press [Shift]-[Tab]...

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Audio Effects
Cubase comes with a number of effect plug-ins included. This chapter contains 
general details about how to assign, use and organize effect plug-ins. The effects 
and their parameters are described in the separate PDF document “Plug-in 
Reference”.
IMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANT
This chapter describes audio effects, i. e. effects that are used to process audio, 
group, VST instrument, and ReWire (not in Cubase LE) channels.
Overview
Audio effects can be used as follows:
•Insert...