Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Operation Manual

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Options and Settings
About the Automation Reduction Level preference
This item can be found on the Editing page in the Preferences dialog. 
Automation reduction reduces the number of automation events after 
you have used write automation or added automation events manually. 
When you write (or draw with the Pencil tool) automation events, 
these are added as a continuous stream of densely packed events. 
This is necessary because the program cannot “guess” what you will 
be...

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Remote controlling the mixer 

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About this chapter
It is possible to control the Cubase SE Mixer via MIDI. Currently, the 
following MIDI control devices are supported:
• Steinberg Houston (see page 248)
• Tascam US-428 (see page 248)
There is also a Generic Remote Device, allowing you to use any MIDI 
controller to remote control Cubase SE (see page 250).
Setting Up
Connecting the remote device
Connect the MIDI Out on the remote unit to a MIDI In on your MIDI in-
terface. Depending on...

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Selecting a remote device
1.Pull down the Devices menu and select Device Setup.
A dialog window opens with a list of devices shown in the left part of the window. 
2.If you can’t find the remote device you are looking for, click on the plus 
sign in the top left corner and select the device from the pop-up that 
appears.
It is added to the Devices list.
•Note that it is possible to select more than one remote device of the 
same type.
If you have more than...

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Operations
Writing automation using remote controls
Automating the mixer using a remote control device is basically done 
in the same way as when you operate on-screen controls in Write 
mode. However, when it comes to replacing existing automation data, 
there is one important difference:
•If you activate Write mode and move a control on the remote control 
device, all data for the corresponding parameter is replaced from the 
position where you moved the...

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Assigning remote key commands
You can assign any Cubase SE function (that can be assigned a key 
command) to generic buttons, wheels or other controls. As of this 
writing, these devices are:
• Tascam US-428
• Steinberg Houston
Proceed as follows:
1.Open the Device Setup dialog and select one of the remote devices 
that support this feature.
On the right side of the window there are three columns. This is where you assign 
commands.
2.Use the “Button”...

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Remote control device specifics
Steinberg Houston
Houston is a MIDI/USB remote control device designed especially for 
use with VST audio applications such as Cubase SE. With clearly laid 
out controls (including touch sensitive motorized faders, rotary knobs, 
transport controls and a jog/shuttle wheel) Houston allows you to 
control virtually every mixer parameter in Cubase SE, without having 
to use the computer keyboard or mouse.
•For details about...

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Cubase SE mixer
The following US-428 controls will remote control the following mixer 
parameter for each channel strip:
•Fader: volume
•Mute/Solo: mute and solo (selected via the Solo switch)
•Select: selects channel for editing
•Pan-Dial: pan
•EQ-Gain
Controls the EQ gain for each band selected with the Low, LoMid, HiMid and High 
buttons. These correspond to the four EQ bands in Cubase SE, starting from the left-
most band.
•EQ-Freq
Controls the EQ...

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The Generic Remote device
If you have a generic MIDI controller, you can use this for remote con-
trol of Cubase SE by setting up the Generic Remote device:
1.Open the Device Setup dialog on the Devices menu.
If the Generic Remote device isn’t on the Devices list, you need to add it:
2.Click the “+” sign in the top left corner and select the “Generic Re-
mote” device from the pop-up menu.
•When the Generic Remote device is added in the Device Setup dia-...