Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 Plug In Reference Studio Manual

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Tremolo
Tremolo produces amplitude (volume) modulation.
Parameters are as follows:
Vibrato
The Vibrato plug-in produces pitch modulation.
Parameter Description
Tempo sync 
on/offThe button below the Rate knob is used to switch tempo 
sync on or off. The button is lit when tempo sync is on.
Rate If tempo sync is on, this is where you specify the base 
note value for tempo-syncing the effect (1/1 to 1/32, 
straight, triplet or dotted). 
If tempo sync is off, the modulation...

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Other plug-ins
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the 
“Others” category.
Bitcrusher
If you’re into lo-fi sound, Bitcrusher is the effect for you. It 
offers the possibility of decimating and truncating the in-
put audio signal by bit reduction, to get a noisy, distorted 
sound. You can for example make a 24-bit audio signal 
sound like an 8 or 4-bit signal, or even render it completely 
garbled and unrecognizable. The parameters are:
Chopper
Chopper is...

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Octaver
This plug-in can generate two additional voices that track 
the pitch of the input signal one octave and two octaves 
below the original pitch, respectively. Octaver is best used 
with monophonic signals. The parameters are as follows:
Tuner
This is a guitar tuner. Simply connect a guitar or other in-
strument to an audio input and select the Tuner as an in-
sert effect (make sure you deactivate any other effect that 
alters pitch, like chorus or vibrato). When the...

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Restoration plug-ins
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the 
“Restoration” category.
Grungelizer
The Grungelizer adds noise and static to your recordings 
– kind of like listening to a radio with bad reception, or a 
worn and scratched vinyl record. The available parameters 
are as follows:
Reverb plug-ins
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the 
“Reverb” category.
RoomWorks
RoomWorks is a highly adjustable reverb plug-in for creat-
ing...

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ÖCubase only: Note that the options in the Surround 
section on the far right of the RoomWorks panel are avail-
able only when using the plug-in as an insert for a surround-
enabled track.
RoomWorks SE
RoomWorks SE is a “lite” version of the RoomWorks plug-
in. This plug-in delivers high quality reverberation, but has 
fewer parameters and is less CPU demanding than the full 
version. RoomWorks SE has the following parameters:
High Range This determines the frequency above...

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Spatial plug-ins
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the 
“Spatial” category.
MonoToStereo
This effect will turn a mono signal into a “pseudo-stereo” 
signal. The plug-in must be inserted on a stereo track 
playing a mono file to work.
The parameters are as follows:
StereoEnhancer
This plug-in will expand the stereo width of (stereo) audio 
material. It cannot be used with mono files.
The parameters are as follows:
Parameter Description
Width This...

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Surround plug-ins (Cubase only)
This section describes the plug-ins in the “Surround” 
category.
Mix6To2 (Cubase only)
The Mix6To2 effect allows you to control the levels of up to 
six surround channels, and to mix these down to a stereo 
output. The pop-up menu contains a number of speaker ar-
rangement presets that correspond to some default sur-
round formats. The Mix6To2 lets you quickly mix down your 
surround mix format to stereo, and to include parts of the...

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The “Freeze” button can be used to freeze the display 
for all three Scope modes.
Click it again to exit freeze mode.
Phase Correlator mode
To select the phase correlator, click the “Scope” button 
so that it lights up. The phase correlator indicates the 
phase and amplitude relationship between channels in a 
stereo pair or a surround configuration.
For stereo pairs, the indications work in the following way:
 A vertical line indicates a perfect mono signal (the left and...

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By adjusting the Frequency knob, you can divide the 
frequency spectrum into 8, 15, or 31 bands, or you can 
select “Spectrum”, which shows a high resolution view.
Use the Mode A and Mode B buttons to switch be-
tween different view modes.
Mode A is more graphically detailed, showing a solid, blue amplitude bar 
for each band. Mode B is less detailed, showing a continuous blue line that 
displays the peak levels for each band. These view modes don’t have any 
effect if you...

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TestGenerator (Cubase only)
This utility allows you to generate an audio signal, which 
can be recorded as an audio file. The resulting file can 
then be used for a number of purposes:
 For testing the specifications of audio equipment.
 For measurements of various kinds, including calibrating tape 
recorders.
 For testing signal processing methods.
 For educational purposes.
The TestGenerator is based on a waveform generator 
which can generate a number of basic waveforms...