Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 Operation Manual Studio Manual

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The Control Room Overview
You can access the Control Room Overview from the De-
vices menu. The Control Room Overview is designed to 
display the current configuration of the Control Room. The 
window shows all possible channels, with active channels 
highlighted once they have been created in the VST Con-
nections window. Channels that are grayed out have not 
been defined in the VST Connections window.
The Control Room Overview allows you to see the signal 
flow through...

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The different Control Room Mixer panels are handled in 
the same way as the Project Mixer panels, see “Configu-
ring the mixer” on page 122.
Control Room inserts and meters
When the Control Room Mixer displays the Extended 
View, the meters become visible. These meters look and 
function the same way as the ones in the Project Mixer.
Pressing the small meter icon at the center right side of 
the mixer will change the view to display inserts. Alterna-
tively, these can also...

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Inserts for the Talkback channel
The Talkback channel has a separate set of eight inserts. 
In order to view and adjust them, the Talkback must be en-
abled via the TALK button located to the lower right of the 
Control Room Mixer. Click once on the Talkback to latch it 
on. The inserts for external inputs will now display the 
Talkback inserts. Once the Talkback is disabled, the view 
will revert back to external input inserts.
Monitor Inserts
Each Monitor channel has a...

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Control Room Mixer layout
The Control Room Mixer has a variety of controls, some 
that are similar to the Project Mixer and some that are 
unique to Control Room operations. The following dia-
grams show every control, followed by a brief description 
of what each control does.
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1.Input Phase
Each external input and Monitor speaker output has an Input Phase re-
versal switch. When lit, all audio paths within the channel will have their 
phase reversed.
2.Input Gain
Each external input, Monitor speaker output and the Talkback input has 
an Input Gain control. When an external input or Monitor becomes ac-
tive, the Gain settings will be recalled.
3.Channel Inserts
Each channel in the Control Room Mixer has inserts available. While most 
channels have...

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22.Channel Labels
These labels reflect the names created in the VST Connections window.
23.Talkback Level
This pop-up fader controls the amount of Talkback signal fed to the output 
of each Studio.
24.Talkback Enable
In order for Talkback signals to be routed to a Studio, this button must be 
lit. Clicking on it turns it on or off. When Talkback Enable is deactivated, 
the Talkback DIM setting has no effect on this output.
25.Metronome Mix
These level and pan controls...

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The Main Mix and the Control Room channel
The channel configuration of the “Main Mix” (the default 
output) determines what the channel configuration of the 
Control Room channel will be. Switching between a project 
that has a stereo Main Mix to a project that has a 5.1 Main 
Mix will cause the Control Room channel in the Control 
Room Mixer to change from a stereo to a 5.1 configuration.
The Main Mix configuration also determines the layout of 
the Speaker Solo panel. If...

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Main Dim Volume 
This is the amount of gain reduction applied to the Control Room chan-
nel when the DIM button is activated.
Show Control Room Volume in Transport Panel
This option makes the small fader at the right hand side of the Transport 
Panel control the Control Room level. When this option is not activated 
(or the Control Room is disabled), that fader controls the level of the 
Main Mix bus.
Disable Talkback during Recording
When activated, this option will turn...

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In the Inspector, a Studio Sends tab can be found. This 
will display all Studio Sends for the selected track.
Please note that not all Inspector sections are available by default. To 
show/hide a section, right-click on an Inspector section and activate/
deactivate the desired option on the context menu.
The Studio Sends tab in the Inspector
Each Studio can have a unique name in order to help 
identify what it is being used for. For example, the four 
Studios could be...

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2.In the Control Room Mixer, right-click anywhere in a 
Studio Channel’s mixer strip and a context menu will ap-
pear that has the Studio’s name as a submenu.
This submenu contains all the Studio Send functions for that Studio. If 
you open the context menu outside of a Studio mixer strip, the submenu 
will be for All Studios. 
The Control Room Mixer’s context menu
3.Choose the “Use Current Mix Levels” option to copy 
the fader levels on the selected tracks to the Studio...