Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Operation Manual

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•When one or several sends are activated for a channel, the Send 
Effects buttons light up in blue in the mixer and the Track list. Click the 
button for a channel to bypass (disable) all its effect sends.
When the sends are bypassed, the button is yellow. Click the button again to enable 
the sends. Note that this button is also available in the Inspector and the Channel set-
tings window.
Click this button to bypass the sends.
•You can also bypass individual sends in...

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Setting effect levels
After you have set up the sends as described in the previous sections, 
the following is now possible:
•You can use the send level slider in the Channel Settings or the Inspec-
tor to set the send level.
By adjusting the send level you control the amount of signal sent from the audio chan-
nel to the FX channel.
Setting the effect send level.
•In the mixer, you can use the level fader for the FX channel to set the 
effect return level.
By adjusting...

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FX channels and the Solo Defeat function
When mixing, you might sometimes want to solo specific audio chan-
nels, and listen only to these while other channels are muted. How-
ever, this will mute all FX channels as well. If the soloed audio channels 
have sends routed to FX channels, this means you won’t hear the send 
effects for the channels.
To remedy this, you can use the Solo Defeat function for the FX chan-
nel:
1.First press [Alt]/[Option] and click on the Solo...

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Making settings for the effects
Selecting effect presets
Most VST effect plug-ins come with a number of useful presets for in-
stant selection. You can select presets in the control panel for the ef-
fect.
Editing effects
All inserts and sends have an Edit (“e”) button. Clicking this opens the 
selected effect’s control panel in which you can make parameter set-
tings.
The contents, design and layout of the control panel depends on the 
selected effect. However, all...

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•Please note that all effects can be edited using a simplified control 
panel (horizontal sliders only, no graphics) if you prefer this. To edit 
effects using this “basic” control panel instead, press [Ctrl]/[Com-
mand]+[Shift] and click on the Edit button for the effect send or slot.
Making settings
Effect control panels may have any combination of knobs, sliders, but-
tons and graphic curves. 
• For specifics about the included effects and their parameters, please re-...

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Loading effects
1.Pull down the file pop-up menu.
2.Select “Load Effect” or “Load Bank”.
3.In the file dialog that opens, locate the file and click Open.
If you loaded a Bank, it will replace the current set of all effect programs. If you loaded 
a single effect, it will replace the currently selected effect program only.
Automating effect parameters
Effects parameters can be automated – see the chapter “Automation”.
Installing and managing effect plug-ins
There is a wide...

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• An effect plug-in may also come with its own installation application, in 
which case you should use this.
Generally, always read the documentation or readme files before installing new plug-ins.
Windows
Under Windows, VST plug-ins are usually installed simply by drag-
ging the files (with the extension “.dll”) into the Vstplugins folder in the 
Cubase SE application folder, or into the Shared VST Plug-in folder – 
see below. When you launch Cubase SE again, the new...

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About shared VST plug-ins (Windows only)
While Cubase SE’s own plug-ins reside in the Vstplugins folder within 
the Cubase SE program folder, the program can also access plug-ins 
in an additional location, called the shared VST plug-ins folder. This lets 
you use plug-ins installed by other VST compatible applications, etc. 
You can change what folder is considered the “shared” Vstplugins 
folder at any time in the Plug-in Information window, see page 208.
DirectX...

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• The second column indicates how many instances of the plug-in are currently 
used in Cubase SE.
Clicking in this column for a plug-in which is already in use produces a pop-up show-
ing exactly where each use occurs - select an instance to open the control panel for 
the plug-in. 
• Plug-ins which crash when you try to start them, will be marked as "unload-
able" in the VST plugin window and skipped at the next start.
These plug-ins can be activated again in the...

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Update Button
Pressing this button will make Cubase SE re-scan the designated 
Vstplugins folders for updated information about the plug-ins.
Export List button
•If you click this button, a text file with the plug-in info is generated.
This document could be useful if you need to contact Steinberg Technical Support – 
or you might want to use it just as a handy reference of the installed effects.
Changing the Shared Plug-ins Folder (Windows only)
If you like, you can...