Steinberg Cubase LE Operation Manual

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The included effects
The list below shows the effects sorted according to category, as is 
the default arrangement when you install Cubase LE – click on an 
effect to get a description of its parameters:
Delay
DoubleDelay 
ModDelay
Distortion
Datube 
Distortion
Overdrive
Dynamics
Dynamics
MIDIGate
Filter
StepFilter
Modulation
Chorus
Flanger 
Metalizer
Phaser
Ringmodulator
Rotary
Symphonic
Tranceformer
Other
Bitcrusher
Chopper
Grungelizer
Vocoder 
Reverb 
Reverb B 

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Installing and managing effect plug-ins
There is a wide range of additional effect plug-ins available in the two for-
mats supported by Cubase LE (VST and DirectX). The two formats are 
handled differently when it comes to installation and organizing:
VST plug-ins
Mac OS X
❐If you acquire additional VST plug-ins, make sure they are created spe-
cifically for Mac OS X! Plug-ins in Mac OS 9.X format cannot be used.
There is a large number of VST plug-ins available for...

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• If the effect plug-in comes with its own installation application, you 
should use this. 
Generally, always read the documentation or readme files before installing new plug-ins.
• If you want to install and use plug-ins from the manufacturer Waves Ltd. 
you should activate the option Preload Waves Plugins on Startup (Win-
dows only) in the Preferences - VST page.
These plug-ins are really DirectX plug-ins being used as VST plug-ins by means of a dll 
file called...

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DirectX plug-ins (Windows only)
To be able to use DirectX plug-ins, you must have Microsoft DirectX 
installed on your computer (Version 8.1 recommended and included 
on the Cubase LE CD). 
DirectX plug-ins should not be placed in the Vstplugins folder, as these 
are installed under the operating system rather than for Cubase LE ex-
clusively. Rather, you should follow the installation instructions in-
cluded with the plug-ins. See also page 187.
• On the effect menus, all...

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Managing and selecting VST plug-ins
To see which VST plug-ins are available in your system, click the “VST 
Plug-ins” tab at the top of the window. The window now displays all 
plug-ins in the Cubase LE and the shared vstplugins folder. 
• To enable a plug-in (make it available for selection), click in the left column.
Only the currently enabled plug-ins (shown with a check sign in the left column) will ap-
pear on the Effect menus.
• The second column indicates how many...

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Update Button
Pressing this button will make Cubase LE re-scan the designated Vst-
plugins folders for updated information about the plug-ins.
Changing the Shared Plug-ins Folder (Windows only)
If you like, you can change what folder is to be the “shared” Vstplugins 
folder. For example, if you have Steinberg’s Cubase VST 5.0 installed 
on your computer, you can get access to the Cubase VST 5.0-specific 
plug-ins in Cubase LE by switching to the Vstplugins folder within the...

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Managing and selecting DirectX plug-ins (Windows only)
To see which DirectX plug-ins are available in your system, click the 
“DirectX Plug-ins” tab at the top of the window.
•To enable a plug-in (make it available for selection), click in the left 
column.
Only the currently enabled plug-ins (shown with a check sign in the left column) will ap-
pear on the Effect menus.
The idea here is that there could be a variety of DirectX plug-ins in your 
system, many of which are...

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9
Automation 

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Background
Cubase LE has very comprehensive automation features. Virtually ev-
ery Mixer and effect parameter can be automated. 
There are two main methods you can use to automate parameter 
settings:
•By manually drawing curves on an automation subtrack in the Project 
window.
See page 201.
•By using the Write/Read function and adjusting parameters in the Mixer.
See page 198.
The methods are not different in terms of how the automation data is 
applied – they only differ in...