Steinberg Cubase Studio 5.5 New Features Manual
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62 Plug-in updates AmpSimulator The AmpSimulator effect now has an updated plug-in panel. However, the parameters are the same as before. AmpSimulator is a distortion effect, emulating the sound of various types of guitar amp and speaker cabinet combi- nations. A wide selection of amp and cabinet models is available. The following parameters are available: Groove Agent ONE 1.1 update Replacing individual samples On the sample pads in Groove Agent ONE, you can now replace individual samples. •To replace a sample mapped to a pad with another sample, drag the new sample to the pad, press [Alt]/[Op- tion], and drop it. •To replace a sample in a pad layer with another sample, drag the new sample to the Layer indicator, press [Alt]/ [Option], and drop it onto the required layer. Locating missing files When a sample belonging to a preset cannot be found, Groove Agent ONE prompts you to locate the missing files. You can either click Ignore to skip this message, click Locate File to navigate to a specific folder containing the missing file(s), or click Search Folder to browse a spe- cific folder and any subfolders that might contain the miss- ing file(s). Saving and loading GAK archives You can now save all Groove Agent ONE settings and the sample files referenced by the current configuration as a Groove Agent ONE kit. The file name extension of these kit files is “*.gak”. To save a GAK archive, proceed as follows: 1.Set up Groove Agent ONE the way you want it. 2.In the Exchange section, click the Export button. The “Export Groove Agent ONE kit” dialog opens in which you can spec- ify a location and a name for the new archive. 3.Click Save. The archive is created and the dialog is closed. ÖA plug-in preset file is created alongside the .gak file. This plug-in preset references the samples inside the .gak file. It can be browsed in the MediaBay, giving you access to all Groove Agent ONE settings (including all samples) from within Cubase Studio. Parameter Description Drive Controls the amount of amp overdrive. Bass Tone control for the low frequencies. Middle Tone control for the mid frequencies. Treble Tone control for the high frequencies. Presence Boosts or dampens the higher frequencies. Volume Controls the overall output level. Amplifier pop-up menuThis pop-up menu is opened by clicking on the ampli- fier name shown at the top of the amp section. It allows you to select an amplifier model. The amp section can be bypassed by selecting “No Amp”. Cabinet pop-up menuThis pop-up menu is opened by clicking on the cabinet name shown at the top of the cabinet section. It allows you to select a speaker cabinet model. This section can be bypassed by selecting “No Speaker”. Damping Lo/Hi Further tone controls for shaping the sound of the se- lected speaker cabinet. Click on the values, enter a new value and press the [Enter] key.
63 Plug-in updates To load a GAK file, proceed as follows: 1.In the Exchange section, click the Import button. 2.Navigate to the GAK file and click Open. The saved settings and all samples are imported into Groove Agent ONE. Polyphony counter The new Polyphony counter in the LCD Display in the left half of the panel shows the number of pads currently play- ing. New start/end locators in the waveform display You can define the sample start and end points by drag- ging the s and e locators in the waveform shown in the LCD display. When you click on a locator and press [Ctrl], this will zoom in on the waveform and center the display around the locator. Note that the locators automatically snap to zero crossings. Increasing/decreasing parameter values using the mouse wheel As in other areas of Cubase Studio, you can now increase or decrease the values for the parameters shown above the waveform in the LCD display by clicking and turning the mouse wheel. Start and end locatorsThese parame- ters can be changed using the mouse wheel.
65 Index A ACID® loops43 Acoustic Feedback Sample Editor38 Algorithm Sample Editor46 Aspect ratio Video Player window59 Audio events Copying selections40 Creating from regions41 Cutting selection40 Editing in Sample Editor34 Editing selections39 Making selections39 Pasting selections40 Showing in Sample Editor42 Slicing49 Audio loops Tempo matching44 AudioWarp About43 Musical mode43 Tab35 Unstretching Audio52 Auditioning Acoustic Feedback38 Sample Editor38 Speaker tool38 Using key commands38 Auto Adjust Sample Editor44 Auto-Scroll Sample Editor42 AVI (Video format)54 B Bounce Selection Sample Editor40 C Close Gaps Sample Editor51 Cycle markers Adding in Marker window16 D Definition tab Sample Editor35 Disable Warp Changes48 Drawing Hitpoints50 In Sample Editor42 DV (Video format)54 E Events Create from hitpoints51 Extract Audio from Video59 F FireWire DV Output55 Free Warp About47 Using the Free Warp tool47 G Groove Quantize From audio50 H Hitpoints About48 And tempo settings49 Calculating49 Close gaps51 Create regions41, 51 Creating events51 Creating markers51 Editing manually50 Metric Bias49 Tab36 Use pop-up menu49 I Importing Video files56 Info line Sample Editor35 Insert Silence Sample Editor40 Interpolate Audio Images37 L Level scale Half level axis37 Sample Editor37 M Manual Adjust Sample Editor44 Marker list Navigating16 Marker window Type pop-up menu16 Markers Adding in Marker window16 Creating from hitpoints51 Filtering16 Marker window16 Moving16 Removing16 MediaBay About19 Attribute filtering28 Boolean text search24 Defining Locations21, 22 Filter section28 Key commands31 Locations section22 Preferences30 Previewer section26 Results section23 Scanning operations21 Sections19 Showing/Hiding sections20 VST Sound node21 Window layout20 Metric Bias Hitpoints49 MOV (Video format)54 MPEG-1 (Video format)54 MPEG-2 (Video format)54 MPEG-4 (Video format)54 Musical Mode Pool43 Sample Editor43
66 Index N Navigating Marker list16 P Pattern banks Previewing in MediaBay27 Playing back video57 On an external output device58 On the computer screen58 Process tab Sample Editor36 Q QT (Video format)54 Quantize Creating grooves from audio50 R Range tab Sample Editor36 Regions About40 Auditioning41 Creating41 Creating from Hitpoints41, 51 Editing41 Exporting as audio files42 Removing41 Replace Audio in Video File60 Ruler Sample Editor36 S Sample Editor Audio clip information35 AudioWarp tab35 Audition38 Definition tab35 Free Warp47 General operations37 Hitpoints tab36 Info line35Inspector35 Opening34 Options and settings42 Overview36 Process tab36 Range tab36 Regions40 Ruler36 Toolbar34 Zooming37 Scrubbing Events in Sample Editor38 Show Audio Event42 Slices About48 Creating49 Snap Sample Editor42 Snap point Setting in Sample Editor38 Snap to Zero Crossing Sample Editor42 Speaker tool Sample Editor38 Swing Sample Editor46 T Tempo matching audio43 Thumbnails About57 Manually generating thumbnail cache files57 Thumbnail cache files57 Thumbnail Memory Cache Size57 Toolbar Sample Editor34 U Unstretching Audio52 V Video Aspect Ratio59 Codecs54 Container formats54 Device Setup58 Editing59 Extracting audio from59 File compatibility54 Importing56 Muting56 Output devices55 Playback57 Replacing audio60 Scrubbing59 Show Frame Numbers56 Show Thumbnails56 Thumbnails57 Tracks56 Video Player window58 Aspect ratio59 Setting the video quality58 Setting the window size58 W Warp tabs Creating from hitpoints48 Deleting48 Editing48 Moving48 Moving insert position48 Resetting48 Waveform display Sample Editor37 Z Zooming Sample Editor37