Steinberg Cubase LE Operation Manual

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The Master section
The Master section allows you to control the output level of the Master 
bus (the main output bus). This section can be shown or hidden in the 
Mixer by clicking the Show Master button in the Common panel.
Master volume fader
Master level meters
Output routing pop-up
Automation controls
Click this button to hide or 
show the Master section.
Master Mono/Stereo switch 

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The VST Outputs window
This is a separate window, opened from the Devices menu. If your au-
dio hardware has several outputs (more than a single stereo pair), the 
VST Outputs window will show one stereo bus for each stereo output 
pair (up to 4). Use the settings in the window to activate or deactivate 
buses, route each bus to the desired output on your audio hardware 
and control the bus volumes.
Activate bus
Bus volume 
faderBus stereo link switch – deactivate this to set...

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Basic mixing procedures
Setting volume in the Mixer
In the Mixer, each channel strip has a fader for volume control. 
•For audio channels, the faders control the volume of the channels be-
fore they are routed directly or via a group channel to a stereo output 
bus, with separate faders for the left and right outputs. The Master 
Gain fader in the Mixer determines the output level of the Master bus.
•MIDI channels handle fader volume changes in the Mixer by sending 
out MIDI...

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About MIDI tracks set to the same MIDI channel
If you have several MIDI tracks/Mixer channels set to the same MIDI 
channel (and routed to the same MIDI output), making volume settings 
for one of these MIDI tracks/Mixer channels will also affect all other 
Mixer channels set to the same MIDI channel/output combination. 
This also applies to pan settings.
About the level meters for audio channels
When playing back audio in Cubase LE, the level meters in the Mixer 
show the...

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About level meters for MIDI channels
The level meters for MIDI channels do not show volume levels. In-
stead, they indicate the velocity values of the notes played back on 
MIDI tracks. 
• Therefore, if you pull down a fader for a MIDI channel that is playing, the 
meter will still show the same “level”, although the actual volume will 
change (given that the connected MIDI device is set to respond to MIDI 
volume).
Using Solo and Mute
The Mute (top) and Solo buttons.
You can...

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Setting pan in the Mixer
The pan control
The Pan controls in the Mixer are used to position a channel between 
the left and right side of the stereo spectrum. For stereo audio chan-
nels, Pan controls the balance between the left and right channels.
•To make fine pan adjustments, hold down [Shift] when you move the 
pan control.
•To select center pan position, hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and click 
on the pan control.
For audio channels, the output bus faders determine the...

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Audio specific procedures
This section describes basic procedures for audio channels in the 
Mixer.
Using Channel Settings 
For each audio channel strip in the Mixer (and in the Inspector for 
each audio track) there is an edit button (“e”).
Clicking this opens the VST Channel Settings window. This window 
contains the Common panel, a duplicate of the Mixer channel strip, a 
section with two insert effect slots (see page 173), 4 EQ modules 
and an associated EQ curve display...

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• Apply Equalization, see page 149.
• Apply Send Effects, see page 168.
• Apply Insert Effects, see page 173.
• Copy Channel Settings and apply them to another channel, see page 152.
❐All channel settings are applied to both sides of a stereo channel.
Changing channels in the Channel Settings window
You can view any channel’s settings from a single window. 
If the option “Mixer Selection Follows Project” is activated in the Pref-
erences (Editing page), this can be done...

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•If you have a Channel Settings window open, you can open another 
Channel Settings window by [Alt]/[Option]-clicking the Edit button for 
another channel.
Making EQ settings
You can set EQ for a channel via the Channel Settings window.
1.Click the Edit button for the channel you want to apply EQ to.
The Channel Settings window opens.
2.Activate as many EQ modules as you need (up to four).
This can be done in two ways:
•By clicking on their “On” buttons.
•By double-clicking (or...

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3.Set the parameters for the activated EQ module(s).
This can be done in several ways:
•By using the dials.
The outer ring of the Frequency/Gain dials sets the frequency, and the inner sets the 
gain.
•By clicking and entering values numerically.
•By using the mouse to drag points in the EQ curve display window.
By using this method, you control both the Gain and Frequency parameters simulta-
neously. The knobs turn accordingly when you drag points.
• If you press...