Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Operation Manual

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Sound Designer II files (Mac OS X only)
The SD II format was developed by Digidesign. It is one of the most 
popular audio file formats on the Macintosh, especially for professional 
audio work. The following export settings are available:
Channels
Allows you to select mono or stereo files, with the same options as for 
AIFF files (see page 489).
Resolution
The bit resolution of the file, with the same options as for AIFF files 
(see page 490).
Sample Rate
The...

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Coding (Windows only)
The Coding pop-up menu allows you to select a compression scheme 
for the Wave file, creating smaller files (with a loss of audio quality).
• Which options are available depends on the installed and activated codecs in 
the ACM (Audio Compression Manager) under Windows.
See the operating system documentation for details.
• When a compression option is selected, not all Channels, Resolution and 
Sample Rate options may be available (depending...

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Sample Rate
Determines the frequency range of the audio – the lower the sample 
rate, the lower the highest audible frequency in the audio. This setting 
will also affect which options are available on the Attributes pop-up 
menu, as described below.
Attributes
This pop-up menu allows you to select a bit rate for the mp3 file. As a 
rule, the higher the bit rate, the better the audio quality and the larger 
the file. For stereo audio, 128 kBit/s is often considered...

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Ogg Vorbis files
Ogg Vorbis is an open, patent-free audio encoding and streaming 
technology, offering compressed audio files (extension “.ogg”) of 
small size but with comparatively high audio quality.
The following options are available for Ogg Vorbis files:
Channels
Use the radio buttons to select mono or stereo files.
Sample Rate
Determines the frequency range of the audio – the lower the sample 
rate, the lower the highest audible frequency in the audio....

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Real Audio G2 files
Real Audio files (extension “.rm”) allow very high compression rates and 
can therefore be made very small. This makes the format especially use-
ful for downloading and streaming multimedia from the internet.
The following options are available for Real Audio files:
Coding and Content
This is where you specify the desired audio quality for the file. In the 
Real Audio G2 format, this information is divided in two pop-up menus: 
Coding...

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Windows Media Audio files (Windows only)
Windows Media Audio is an audio format developed by Microsoft Inc. 
Due to advanced audio compression algorithms, Windows Media Au-
dio files can be made very small, maintaining good audio quality. The 
files have the extension “.wma”.
The following options are available for Windows Media Audio files:
Attributes
This pop-up menu allows you to select a bit rate for the WMA file. As 
a rule, the higher the bit rate, the better...

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Synchronization 

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Background
What is synchronization?
Synchronization is said to exist when you make two pieces of equipment 
agree on time or tempo. You can establish synchronization between 
Cubase SE and a number of other types of devices, including tape re-
corders and video decks, but also MIDI devices that “play back”, such 
as other sequencers, drum machines, “workstation sequencers” etc.
When you set up a synchronization system, Cubase SE is always the 
master. All other devices...

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About the ASIO Positioning Protocol (APP)
ASIO Positioning Protocol requires audio hardware with specific ASIO 
drivers. As of this writing, APP is not available for audio hardware with 
non-ASIO drivers under Mac OS X.
The ASIO Positioning Protocol is a technology that expands on the 
type of sync described above and makes sample accurate positioning 
possible.
When transferring audio digitally between devices, it is important that 
synchronization using word clock and...

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Window Overview
The Synchronization Setup dialog
This dialog is used for setting up everything that has to do with the 
synchronization of Cubase SE to other units. You reach it from the 
Transport menu.
Synchronizing other Equipment to Cubase SE
You may have other MIDI devices that you want to synchronize to 
Cubase SE. This can be done by transmitting MIDI Clock.
Transmitting MIDI Clock
If you transmit MIDI Clock to a device supporting this type of synchro-
nization...