Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Operation Manual

CUBASE SE
ReWire 27 – 531
Launching and quitting
When using ReWire, the order in which you launch and quit the two 
programs is very important:
Launching for normal use with ReWire
1.First launch Cubase SE.
2.Enable one or several ReWire channels in the ReWire Device dialog 
for the other application.
This is described in detail on page 532.
3.Launch the other application.
It may take slightly longer for the application to start when you are using ReWire.
Quitting a ReWire session
When you are finished,...

CUBASE SE
27 – 532 ReWire
Activating ReWire channels
ReWire supports streaming of up to 64 separate audio channels, 
while ReWire2 supports 256 channels. The exact number of available 
ReWire channels depends on the synthesizer application. Using the 
ReWire Device panels in Cubase SE, you can specify which of the 
available channels you want to use:
1.Pull down the Devices menu and select the menu item with the name 
of the ReWire application. All recognized ReWire compatible applica-
tions will be...

CUBASE SE
ReWire 27 – 533
Using the transport and tempo controls
This is only relevant if the synthesizer application has some sort of built-
in sequencer or similar.
Basic transport controls
When you run ReWire, the transports in the two programs are com-
pletely linked. It doesn’t matter in which program you Play, Stop, Fast 
Forward or Rewind. However, recording (if applicable) is still com-
pletely separate in the two applications.
Loop settings
If there is a loop or cycle facility in the synthesizer...

CUBASE SE
27 – 534 ReWire
How the ReWire channels are handled in 
Cubase SE
When you activate ReWire channels in the ReWire Device panels, 
they will become available as channel strips in the mixer. The ReWire 
channel strips have the following properties:
•ReWire channels appear to the right of the other audio and MIDI 
channel strips in the mixer.
ReWire channel strips are denoted by a yellow label in the mixer.
•ReWire channels may be any combination of mono and stereo, de-
pending on the synthesizer...

CUBASE SE
ReWire 27 – 535
Routing MIDI via ReWire2
This feature is only available with ReWire2-compatible applications.
When using Cubase SE with a ReWire2-compatible application, ad-
ditional MIDI outputs will automatically appear on the MIDI Output 
pop-up menus for MIDI tracks. This allows you to play the synthesizer 
application via MIDI from Cubase SE, using it as one or several sepa-
rate MIDI sound sources.
The MIDI outputs for a Reason song. Here, each output goes directly to a device in 
the...

CUBASE SE
27 – 536 ReWire
Considerations and limitations
Sample rates
Synthesizer applications may be limited to audio playback in certain 
sample rates. If Cubase SE is set to a sample rate other than those, 
the synthesizer application will play back at the wrong pitch. Consult 
the documentation of the synthesizer application for details.
ASIO drivers
ReWire works well with ASIO drivers. By using the Cubase SE bussing 
system you can route sounds from the synthesizer application to various 
outputs on...

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File handling 

CUBASE SE
28 – 538 File handling
File Operations
New Project
The New Project command on the File menu allows you to create a 
new project, either empty or based on a template:
1.Select New Project from the File menu.
A list of templates is displayed. When you install Cubase SE, templates for various 
purposes are included, but you can also create your own (see page 541).
2.Select a template from the list, or select “Empty”.
A file dialog appears, allowing you to specify a folder for the new project....

CUBASE SE
File handling 28 – 539
About the “Pending Connections” dialogs
If you open a Cubase SE project created on another setup (other audio 
hardware), the program tries to find matching audio inputs and outputs 
for the i/o busses (this is one of the reasons why you should use de-
scriptive, generic names for your input and output ports – see page 16).
If the program cannot resolve all audio inputs and outputs used in the 
project, a Pending Connections dialog will appear. This will allow you 
to...

CUBASE SE
28 – 540 File handling
A word about file extensions
Under Windows, file types are indicated by three letter file name ex-
tensions (such as *.cpr for Cubase SE project files). Under Mac OS X, 
it is not necessary to use file name extensions, since the file types are 
stored internally in the files. However, if you want your Cubase SE 
projects to be compatible with both platforms, you should make sure 
the option “Use File Extension in File Dialog” is activated in the Prefer-
ences dialog –...