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Automation
4.Deactivate Write mode and click the global Read but-
ton (“All Automation to Read Status”) in the mixer com-
mon panel.
Cubase is now in global Read mode.
5.Start playback, and watch the Mixer window.
All your actions performed during the previous playback will be repro-
duced exactly.
6.If you wish to redo anything that was recorded, acti-
vate Write mode again and start playback from the same 
position.
You can have Write and Read activated simultaneously, 
if you want to watch and...

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Where did the automation data I recorded end 
up?
When using global Write automation, you can write auto-
mation data on the automation tracks of all channels. In 
the previous write operations, you probably added auto-
mation events for many different channels and parameters.
To view all the automation events you recorded during 
the operations, select “Show All Used Automation” from 
the Track Folding submenu of the Project menu.
Now the automation data for every channel parameter that...

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Automation
5.When you release the mouse button, the number of 
automation events is reduced to a few events, but the ba-
sic shape of the curve still remains the same.
This “thinning out” of events is governed by the Automation Reduction 
Level setting in the Preferences, see “About the Automation Reduction 
Level preference” on page 215.
6.If you now activate playback, the volume will change 
with the automation curve.
In the mixer, the corresponding fader moves accordingly.
7.Simply redo the...

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Automation
Removing automation events
There are several ways to remove event points:
By selecting points and pressing [Backspace] or [De-
lete] or selecting Delete from the Edit menu.
By clicking on a point with the Eraser tool.
By selecting a range (with the Range Selection tool), 
and pressing [Backspace] or [Delete] or selecting Delete 
from the Edit menu.
By clicking in the parameter display on a subtrack and 
selecting “Remove Parameter” from the pop-up.
This will remove all automation events...

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Tips and common methods
There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to describ-
ing which automation method you should use. You can for 
example never even open an automation subtrack, and 
stick with write automation throughout a project. Or you 
can stick to drawing automation curves to automate set-
tings in a project. Both methods have their advantages, 
but it is of course up to you to decide what to use and 
when.
Editing curves on automation subtracks offers a graphi-
cal...

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Audio processing and functions 

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Audio processing and functions
Background
Audio processing in Cubase can be called “non-destruc-
tive”, in the sense that you can always undo changes or 
revert to the original versions. This is possible because 
processing affects audio clips rather than the actual audio 
files, and because audio clips can refer to more than one 
audio file. This is how it works:
1.If you process an event or a selection range, a new au-
dio file is created in the Edits folder, within your project 
folder. 
This new...

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Audio processing and functions
Common settings and features
If there are any settings for the selected Audio processing 
function, these will appear when you select the function 
from the Process submenu. While most settings are spe-
cific for the function, some features and settings work in 
the same way for several functions:
The “More…” button
If the dialog has a lot of settings, some options may be 
hidden when the dialog appears. To reveal these, click the 
“More…” button.
To hide the settings,...

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Audio processing and functions
Fade In and Fade Out
For a description of these functions, see the chapter “Fa-
des, crossfades and envelopes” on page 87.
Gain
Allows you to change the gain (level) of the selected audio. 
The dialog contains the following settings:
Gain
This is where you set the desired gain, between -50 and 
+20 dB. The setting is also indicated below the Gain dis-
play as a percentage.
Clipping detection text
If you use the Preview function before applying the pro-
cessing, the text...

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Noise Gate
Scans the audio for sections weaker than a specified 
threshold level and replaces them with silence. The dialog 
contains the following settings:
Threshold
The level below which you want audio to be silenced. 
Levels below this value will close the gate.
Attack Time
The time it takes for the gate to open fully after the audio 
level has exceeded the threshold level.
Min. Opening Time
This is the shortest time the gate will remain open. If you 
find that the...