Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 Operation Manual Studio Manual

Operation Manual 

Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer
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Table of Contents 

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10Part I: Getting into the details
11About this manual
12Welcome!
13VST Connections: Setting up input and 
output busses
14About this chapter
14Setting up busses
17Using the busses
20Setting up Groups and FX channels
20About monitoring
20External instruments/effects (Cubase only)
25The Project window
26Background
28Window Overview
35Operations
56Options
59Playback and the Transport panel
60Background
61Operations
63Options and Settings
65Recording
66Background
66Basic recording...

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162Audio effects
163About this chapter
163Overview
164Insert effects
169Send effects
170Setting up send effects
174Using the Side-Chain input
175Using external effects (Cubase only)
176Making settings for the effects
176Effect presets
179Installing and managing effect plug-ins
182VST Instruments and Instrument tracks
183Introduction
183VST Instrument channels vs. instrument tracks
183VST Instrument channels
185Instrument tracks
187Comparison
187Automation considerations
188What do I...

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311Track Quick Controls
312Introduction
312Setting up the Quick Controls tab
313Options and settings
314Setting up quick controls on an external remote 
controller
315MIDI realtime parameters and effects
316Introduction
316The Inspector – General handling
317Basic track settings
319MIDI Modifiers 
321MIDI effects
323Managing plug-ins
324MIDI processing and quantizing
325Introduction
325The Quantizing functions
330Making your settings permanent
332Dissolve Part
333O-Note Conversion...

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421Synchronization
422Background
422Synchronization signals
423Synchronizing the transport vs. synchronizing audio
424Making basic settings and connections
425Synchronization settings
429Machine Control
431Sync Options
431Working with VST System Link
431Preparations
434Activating VST System Link
437Application examples
439Video
440Background
440Before you start
441Operations
445ReWire
446Introduction
446Launching and quitting
447Activating ReWire channels
447Using the transport and...

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512Entering and editing notes
513About this chapter
513Score settings
514Note values and positions
515Adding and editing notes
517Selecting notes
518Moving notes
520Duplicating notes
520Cut, copy and paste
520Editing pitches of individual notes
521Changing the length of notes
522Splitting a note in two
522Working with the Display Quantize tool
523Split (piano) staves
523Strategies: Multiple staves
524Inserting and editing clefs, keys or time signatures
525Deleting notes
526Staff...

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594Working with layouts
595About this chapter
595Background: Layouts
595Creating a layout
595Opening a layout
595Layout operations
596Using layouts – an example
597Marker Track to Form
598Working with MusicXML
599Introduction
600Importing and exporting MusicXML files
602Designing your score: additional 
techniques
603About this chapter
603Layout settings
604Staff size
604Hiding/showing objects
605Coloring notes
606Multiple rests
606Editing bar lines
607Creating upbeats
608Setting the...

Part I:
Getting into the details