Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Audio Effects And VSTi Manual

 
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Overdrive
 
Overdrive is a distortion-type effect, emulating the sound of a guitar 
amplifier. A selection of factory styles is available. Note that these are 
not stored parameter settings, but different basic overdrive algorithms, 
with the style names indicating the basic character of each algorithm.
The parameters are as follows: 
Parameter Description  
Input Sets the input level. 
Output Sets the output level. As overdrive generates harmonics, it...

 
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QuadraFuzz (Cubase SX only)
 
QuadraFuzz is a high-quality distortion effect divided into four frequency 
bands allowing for control over the level both before and after distortion. 
This high level of control can create a very wide selection of distortion 
effects, ranging from subtle to extreme. The user interface consists of 
two windows. 
• 
The main window features four Filterbank controls, the master Gain 
and Output controls and a preset...

 
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How does QuadraFuzz work?
 
Here’s a short description of the three major factors that determine how 
QuadraFuzz sounds, and where you find the corresponding controls: 
• The signal volume control before distortion.
 
You can use the Gain control on the left side of the QuadraFuzz main window to con-
trol the overall input level of the signal that is fed into the distortion stage. The signal is 
split up into four frequency bands in the editor window,...

 
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Editing in the frequency band display
 
The signal is divided into four frequency bands before being passed 
to the distortion stage, as explained earlier. You adjust the level and 
width of these bands in the frequency band display. 
The frequency band display 
Two value scales as well as a number of rhomb- and diamond-shaped 
handles are available. 
• The diamond-shaped handles at the bottom are used to define the corner fre-
quencies of the different...

 
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The parameters
 
The following tables list all parameters available in QuadraFuzz.
The parameters in the main window are as follows:
The parameters in the editor window are as follows: 
Parameter Description 
Gain dial This dial can be found in the lower left corner of the QudraFuzz win-
dow. You can use it to control the level of the overall input signal be-
fore distortion.
Filterbank dials: 
Low/Low Mid/
High Mid/HighThese dials are used to control...

 
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Dynamics plug-ins
 
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the “Dynamics” 
category. 
SPL DeEsser (Cubase SX only)
 
A de-esser is used to reduce excessive sibilance, primarily for vocal re-
cordings. Basically, it is a special type of compressor that is tuned to 
be sensitive to the frequencies produced by the "s" sound, hence the 
name de-esser. Close proximity microphone placement and equalizing 
can lead to situations where...

 
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About the Auto Threshold function
 
Conventional de-essing devices all have a threshold parameter. This 
is used to set a threshold for the incoming signal level, above which 
the device starts to process the signal. The SPL DeEsser however 
has been designed for utmost ease-of-use. With Auto Threshold on 
(the button lights up) it automatically and constantly readjusts the 
threshold to achieve an optimum result. If you still wish to determine 
for...

 
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Dynamics
 
Dynamics is an advanced dynamics processor. It combines three sep-
arate processors: AutoGate, Compressor and Limiter, covering a vari-
ety of dynamic processing functions. The window is divided into three 
sections, containing controls and meters for each processor. 
Activating the individual processors
 
You activate the individual processors by clicking on their labels. Acti-
vated processors have highlighted labels.
CompressorAutoGate...

 
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The AutoGate section
 
Gating, or noise gating, is a method of dynamic processing that si-
lences audio signals below a certain set threshold level. As soon as 
the signal level exceeds the set threshold, the gate opens to let the 
signal through. AutoGate offers all the features of a standard noise 
gate, plus some very useful additional features, such as auto-calibra-
tion of the threshold setting, a look-ahead predict function, and fre-
quency...

 
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Trigger Frequency Range 
 
AutoGate has a feature that allows the gate to be triggered only by 
signals within a specified frequency range. This is a most useful fea-
ture because it lets you filter out parts of the signal that might other-
wise trigger the gate in places you don’t want it to, thus allowing more 
control over the gate function. The Trigger Frequency Range function 
is set using the control in the upper part of the AutoGate panel, and...