Steinberg Cubase LE Operation Manual

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5.If you want the signal to be sent to the effects before the fader, click 
on the Pre/Post button for the send.
With pre-fader effect sends, the amount of effect for the channel is not affected by the 
volume fader. With post-fader effect sends (Pre/Post button not pressed), the amount 
of effect is proportional to the channel volume, and will change with the volume fader 
movements.
6.If you want to use several effects for this audio channel, repeat steps 
3 to 6 above...

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Making settings for the effects
1.Open the VST Send Effects window and use the Effects Master slider 
to the left on the processor panel to set the input level to an effect pro-
cessor.
2.Use the send level slider in the Channel Settings or the Inspector to 
control the amount of effect for the audio channel.
3.You can switch between different effect program presets by pulling 
down the Program pop-up in the VST Send effects panel.
The number of program locations depends on...

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Using insert effects
•You can apply two different insert effects per channel. 
•The signal passes through the effects in series from the top downwards.
•Each audio, group, VST Instrument and ReWire channel has its own 
set of insert effects.
Each audio channel can have two insert effects which are totally independent of the 
other channels.
❐Insert effects require the same processing power as any other effect type. 
This means that applying insert effects on many channels...

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Routing an audio channel through insert effects
Insert effect settings are available in the Channel Settings window 
and the Inspector. The figures below show the Channel Settings win-
dow, but the procedures are similar for both send sections:
1.Bring up the Channel Settings window or the Inserts section in the In-
spector.
2.Pull down the effect type pop-up for one of the insert slots, and select 
an effect.
•If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] while selecting an insert...

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Using Master effects
There are two Master effect slots, available in a separate window. To se-
lect and activate Master effects, proceed as follows:
1.Pull down the Devices menu and select “VST Master Effects” to bring 
up the Master effect window.
2.Pull down the pop-up menu for one of the Master effect slots and se-
lect an effect.
• Note that the second Master effect slot is “post master gain fader”, i.e. it 
appears after the Master Gain fader in the signal path.
3.To...

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Editing effects
All inserts, master effect slots and effect sends have an Edit (“e”) but-
ton. Clicking this opens the selected effect’s control panel in which you 
can make parameter settings.
The contents, design and layout of the control panel depends on the 
selected effect. However, all effect control panels have a On/Off but-
ton, Read/Write automation buttons (for automating effect parameter 
changes – see page 204), a program selection pop-up menu and a File 
pop-up...

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Naming effects
If you edit the parameters for an effect, these settings are saved auto-
matically in the project. If you want to name the current settings, the 
following points apply:
•The basis for the current settings may have been a preset effect pro-
gram, in which case there is a name in the Program Name field.
•The basis for the current settings may have been a default setting pro-
gram location in which case “Init” is displayed in the Program Name 
field.
In both...

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Effect routing – a few tips
A note about stereo effects
Several of the VST plug-in effects affect the stereo image, in the form 
of panning, stereo enhancement or stereo ambience. However, for 
this to be heard, the output of the effect must be routed to a stereo 
channel or bus (since otherwise, the output will be mixed to mono). In 
short: Stereo image effects will not be heard if the effect is used as an 
insert effect for a mono audio channel.
•For example, if you want...

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Using stereo sends and insert effects
Send effects are practical because you can control the dry/effect bal-
ance individually for each channel. Insert effects offer the advantage 
of “chaining” effects, meaning that the output of an effect can be fur-
ther processed by another effect. If you route a channel send directly 
to a group channel, this allows you to use insert effects (applied to the 
group channel) much like “send effects”. 
This method has several advantages:...

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4.Open the effect’s control panel by clicking the Edit button and use the 
Mix parameter to adjust the balance between “dry” and effect signal, 
to 100% effect.
This is because the effect/dry balance can now be controlled using a combination of 
send level and the group channel fader – see below. 
5.Press [Alt]/[Option] and click on the Solo button for the group chan-
nel to activate Solo Group.
In this mode, the group channel will not be muted if you solo another channel...