Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Audio Effects And VSTi Manual

							 
Audio Effects and VST Instruments 
						

							 
Manual by Anders Nordmark
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Table of Contents 
						

							 
CUBASE SX/SL
4 Table of Contents 
5The included effect  
plug-ins 
6Introduction
7Delay plug-ins
10Distortion plug-ins
16Dynamics plug-ins
37Filter plug-ins
45Modulation plug-ins
58Other plug-ins
66Restoration
67Reverb plug-ins
72Surround plug-ins
(Cubase SX only)
77Tools 
79The included  
VST Instruments 
80A1 Synthesizer
90VB-1 Bass Synth
92LM-7 Drum Machine
95Embracer – 
Surround Pad Synthesizer 
(Cubase SX only)
100Monologue – Monophonic 
Analog Modeling Synthesiz-
er (Cubase SX only) 
107Index 
						

							 
1
 
The included effect plug-ins 
						

							 
CUBASE SX/SL
1 – 6 The included effect plug-ins 
Introduction
 
This chapter contains descriptions of the included plug-in effects and 
their parameters.
In Cubase SX/SL, the plug-in effects are arranged in a number of dif-
ferent categories. This chapter is arranged in the same fashion, with 
the plug-ins listed in separate sections for each effect category. 
						

							 
CUBASE SX/SL
The included effect plug-ins 1 – 7 
Delay plug-ins
 
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the “Delay” 
category. 
DoubleDelay
 
This effect provides two separate delays that can be either tempo 
based or use freely specified delay time settings. Cubase SX/SL au-
tomatically provides the plug-in with the tempo currently used in the 
project. 
The parameters are as follows: 
Parameter Description  
Mix Sets the level balance between the dry signal and the effect. If Double-
Delay is used as a send effect, this should be set to maximum (100%) 
as you can control the dry/effect balance with the send. 
Tempo sync 
on/offThe buttons above the two Delay Time knobs are used to turn tempo 
sync on or off for the respective delay. If set to off the delay time can be 
set freely with the Delay Time knobs, without sync to tempo.
Delay Time 1 This is where you specify the base note value for the delay if tempo 
sync is on (1/1 - 1/32, straight, triplet or dotted). If tempo sync is off, it 
sets the delay time in milliseconds.
Delay Time 2 As above.
Feedback This sets the number of repeats for both delays.
Tempo Sync 1 The note value multiplier (x1 to x10) for the first delay unit.   
						

							 
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You can also change parameters in the graphic display window. This 
works as follows:  
•  
If tempo sync is on, you can set the Tempo Sync 1 parameter by drag-
ging the light blue handle left and right. 
When tempo sync is off, this sets the Delay Time 1 parameter.
 
•  
You can set the Pan 1 parameter by dragging the light blue handle up 
and down.  
•  
The dark blue handle works in the same way but for the correspond-
ing second delay parameters. 
Tempo Sync 2 As above, but for the second delay unit.
Pan1 This sets the stereo position for the first delay.
Pan2 This sets the stereo position for the second delay.  
Parameter Description 
						

							 
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The included effect plug-ins 1 – 9 
ModDelay
 
This is a delay effect that can either be tempo-based or use freely spec-
ified delay time settings. The delay repeats can also be modulated.
The parameters are as follows: 
Parameter Description  
Mix Sets the level balance between the dry signal and the effect. If ModDe-
lay is used as a send effect, this should be set to maximum as you can 
control the dry/effect balance with the send. 
Tempo sync 
on/offThe button above the Delay Time knob is used to turn tempo sync on or 
off. If set to off the delay time can be set freely with the Delay Time knob, 
without sync to tempo.
Feedback This sets the number of repeats for the delay.
Delay Time This is where you specify the base note value for the delay if tempo sync 
is on (1/1 - 1/32, straight, triplet or dotted). If tempo sync is off, it sets 
the delay time in milliseconds.
Tempo Sync 
knobThis is the note value multiplier (x1 to x10) for the delay when tempo 
sync is used. 
DelayMod. This controls the pitch modulation rate for the delay effect.   
						

							 
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Distortion plug-ins
 
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the “Distortion” 
category. 
DaTube
 
This effect emulates the characteristic warm, lush sound of a tube 
amplifier.
The parameters are as follows: 
Parameter Description 
Drive Regulates the pre-gain of the “amplifier”. Use high values if you want an 
overdriven sound just on the verge of distortion.
Balance This controls the balance between the signal processed by the Drive pa-
rameter and the dry input signal. For maximum drive effect, set this to its 
highest value.
Output Adjusts the post-gain, or output level, of the “amplifier”.