Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Audio Effects And VSTi Manual

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Rotary
The Rotary plug-in simulates the classic effect of a rotary speaker. A 
rotary speaker cabinet features variable speed rotating speakers to 
produce a swirling chorus effect, commonly used with organs. Rotary 
features all the parameters associated with the real thing. The included 
presets provide good starting points for further tweaking of the numer-
ous parameters.
The parameters are as follows:
Parameter Description
Speed This controls the speed...

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Directing MIDI to the Rotary
For real-time MIDI control of the Speed parameter, MIDI must be 
directed to the Rotary.
•Whenever the Rotary has been added as an insert effect (for an audio 
track or an FX channel), it will be available on the output (“out:”) pop-
up menu for MIDI tracks.
If Rotary is selected on the “out:” menu, MIDI will be directed to the plug-in from the 
selected track.
Low Rotor 
Amp Mod. Adjusts amplitude modulation depth.
Low Rotor
Mix...

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Symphonic
The Symphonic plug-in combines a stereo enhancer, an auto-panner 
synchronized to tempo and a chorus-type effect. For best results, ap-
ply the Symphonic effect to stereo signals.
The parameters are as follows: 
Parameter Description
Mix Sets the level balance between the dry signal and the effect. If Sym-
phonic is used as a send effect, this should be set to maximum as you 
can control the dry/effect balance with the send. 
Tempo sync 
on/offThe...

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You can also change parameters in the graphic display. This works as 
follows:
•You can set the Rate parameter by clicking the waveform and dragging left 
and right.
•You can set the Depth parameter by clicking the waveform and dragging up 
and down.
This means you can freely adjust Rate and Depth at the same time by clicking and 
dragging.
•By click-dragging the green/blue line in the display left or right you can change 
the Stereo Basis parameter. 

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Tranceformer
Tranceformer is a ring modulator effect, in which the incoming audio is 
ring modulated by an internal, variable frequency oscillator, producing 
new harmonics. A second oscillator can be used to modulate the fre-
quency of the first oscillator, in sync with the Song tempo if needed.
•Note that clicking and dragging in the display allows you to adjust the 
Tone and Depth parameters at the same time!
Parameter Description
Mix Sets the level...

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Other plug-ins
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the “Other” 
category.
Bitcrusher
If you’re into lo-fi sound, Bitcrusher is the effect for you. It offers the 
possibility of decimating and truncating the input audio signal by bit 
reduction, to get a noisy, distorted sound. You can for example make 
a 24 bit audio signal sound like an 8 or 4 bit signal, or even render it 
completely garbled and unrecognizable. The parameters are:...

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Chopper
Chopper is a combined tremolo and autopan effect. It can use different 
waveforms to modulate the level (tremolo) or left-right stereo position 
(pan), either using tempo sync or manual modulation speed settings. 
The parameters are as follows: 
Parameter Description
Mix Sets the level balance between the dry signal and the effect. If Chopper 
is used as a send effect, this should be set to maximum. 
Tempo sync 
on/offThe button above the Speed knob...

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Vocoder
The Vocoder can apply sound/voice characteristics taken from one 
signal source, called the “modulator” and apply this to another source, 
called the “carrier”. A typical application of a vocoder is to use a voice 
as a modulator and an instrument as a carrier, making the instrument 
“talk”. A vocoder works by dividing the source signal (modulator) into 
a number of frequency bands. The audio attributes of these frequency 
bands can then be used to...

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2.Select the Vocoder as an insert effect for the audio channel with the 
modulator signal.
3.Make sure that the Vocoder Mode is set to “MIDI”.
4.Select a MIDI track.
This can be an empty MIDI track, or a MIDI track containing data, it doesn’t matter. How-
ever, if you wish to play the Vocoder in real-time – as opposed to having a recorded part 
playing it – the track has to have monitoring activated (or be record enabled) for the Vo-
coder to receive the MIDI...

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To use an external carrier instead of the built-in synth (“Ext mode”), 
you set up as follows:
1.Create a Group channel from the Add Track submenu on the Project 
menu.
2.Open an audio file you wish to use as the carrier source and place it 
on an empty audio track.
3.Pan the audio channel full right in the Mixer or in the Inspector.
4.Route the output of the audio channel to the group.
5.Open an audio file you wish to use as the modulator source and place...