Steinberg Cubase LE Operation Manual
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Manual by Ludvig Carlson, Anders Nordmark, Roger Wiklander VST System Link chapter by Rodney Orpheus Quality Control: C. Bachmann, H. Bischoff, S. Pfeifer, C. Schomburg The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not rep- resent a commitment on the part of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. All product and company names are ™ or ® trademarks of their respective owners. Windows 2000 and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. The Mac logo is a trademark used under license. Macintosh and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks. © Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH, 2004. All rights reserved.
CUBASE LE 4 Table of Contents 9Playback and the Transport panel 10Background 13Operations 15Options and Settings 19Recording 20Background 21Basic recording methods 25Audio recording specifics 33MIDI Recording Specifics 43Options and Settings 47The Project Window 48Background 50Window Overview 58Operations 90Options 95Folder tracks 96About folder tracks 97Using folders 103Using Markers 104About markers 105The Marker Window 108Using the Marker track 115Fades and Crossfades 116Creating Fades 119The Fade Dialogs 122Creating Crossfades 124The Crossfade Dialog 127The Mixer 128About this chapter 129Overview137The audio channel strips 139The MIDI channel strips 140The Common panel 141The Master section 142The VST Outputs window 143Basic mixing procedures 147Audio specific procedures 158MIDI specific procedures 159Utilities 165Audio effects 166Background 168Using effects 181The included effects 182Installing and managing effect plug-ins 189Automation 190Background 193Automation subtrack operations 198Using Write/Read automation 200Working with automation curves 206Tips and common methods 207Options and Settings 209Remote Controlling the Mixer 210Background 210Operations 217Audio processing and functions 218Background 219Audio processing
CUBASE LE Table of Contents 5 237The Sample Editor 238Background 238Opening the Sample Editor 238Window overview 244Operations 253Options and settings 255The Audio Part Editor 256Background 256Opening the Audio Part Editor 257Window overview 260Operations 262Common methods 264Options and Settings 265Working with hitpoints and slices 266Background 267Using Hitpoints 270Editing hitpoints 279Creating slices 280Creating Groove Quantize maps 281Divide audio events 281Using the Close Gaps function 283The Pool 284Background 286Window Overview 290Operations 306Options and Settings 307MIDI devices and patches 308About program change and bank select309Opening the MIDI Device Manager 310Installing a MIDI Device 313Selecting a patch for an installed device 314Renaming patches in a device 315Defining a new device 318Exporting and importing device setups 319MIDI realtime parameters 320Introduction 321The Inspector – General handling 322Basic track settings 324Track parameters 328The Channel section 329Merge MIDI in Loop 331MIDI processing and quantizing 332Introduction 333Quantizing 343Other MIDI menu functions 348Dissolve Part 351The MIDI Editors 352About editing MIDI 353Opening a MIDI editor 354The Key Editor – Overview 358Key Editor operations 378The List Editor – Overview 379List Editor operations 385The Score Editor – Overview 388Score Editor operations
CUBASE LE 6 Table of Contents 404Common MIDI editor options and settings 405Working with drum maps 413The Input Transformer 414Introduction 417Setting up filter conditions 423Specifying actions 427The Tempo Track Editor 428Background 428Opening the Tempo Track Editor 428Window overview 432Operations 437Options and settings 438The Beat Calculator 441Working with System Exclusive messages 442Introduction 442Bulk dumps 445Recording System Exclusive parameter changes 446Editing System Exclusive messages 449Export Audio Mixdown 450Background 451Mixing down to an audio file 453File Format Specifics 461Synchronization 462Background 463Synchronization Setup 466Options 467VST System Link 468Introduction 469Preparations 477Activating VST System Link 484Application examples 487Video 488Background 489Operations 492Options 493ReWire 494Introduction 495Launching and quitting 496Activating ReWire channels 497Using the transport and tempo controls 498How the ReWire channels are handled in Cubase LE 499Routing MIDI via ReWire2 500Considerations and limitations 501File Handling 502File Operations 516Options and Settings 519Key Commands 520Background 521The Key Commands dialog 526Setting up tool modifier keys 527Troubleshooting/FAQ 528Frequently Asked Questions
CUBASE LE Table of Contents 7 531Menu reference 532About this chapter 532Cubase LE menu (Mac OS X only) 533File menu 537Edit menu 543Project menu 544Audio menu 548MIDI menu 553Pool menu 556Transport menu 559Devices menu 561Window menu 562Help menu 563Index
CUBASE LE 1 – 10 Playback and the Transport panel Background This chapter describes the various methods available for controlling Playback and Transport functions in Cubase LE. The Transport panel Below you can find a brief description of each item on the Transport panel. Right locator: punch out point and end of Cycle Activates punch out Activates punch in Cycle on/off Left locator: record start point, punch in point and beginning of Cycle Preroll setting Postroll setting Activates Auto Quantize Position display Position slider Record Play Fast forward Rewind StopDisplay format pop-up Go to project end Nudge position right Go to project start Nudge position left Synchronization on/off Tempo follows Tempo track on/offThe tempo and time signature display Metronome click on/off