Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual

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Using the parameter dials
1.Activate an EQ module by clicking its power button.
Although the modules are labeled “lo”, “lo mid” and so on, they all have the same fre-
quency range (20Hz to 20kHz). The only difference between the modules is that the 
“lo” and “hi” bands can act as shelving or high/low-pass filters (described below).
2.Set the desired frequency with the outer ring of the parameter dial.
This is the center frequency of the frequency range to be cut or...

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Using the curve display
When you activate EQ modules and make settings with the parameter 
dials you will see that your settings are automatically reflected in the 
curve display above. You can also make settings directly in the curve 
(or combine the two methods any way you like):
1.To activate an EQ module, click in the curve display.
This adds a curve point and one of the modules below are activated.
2.Make EQ settings by dragging the curve point in the display.
This...

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EQ bypass
Whenever one or several EQ modules are activated for a channel, the 
EQ button will light up in green in the mixer channel strip, Inspector 
(Equalizer and Channel sections), Track list and Channel Settings 
window (top right corner of the EQ section).
Clicking the EQ button will bypass all EQ modules for the channel, al-
lowing you to compare the sound with and without EQ. When the EQ 
is in Bypass mode, the EQ button is yellow.
Using EQ presets (Channel Settings...

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EQ in the channel overview
If the “Channel” section is selected in the Inspector or the “Channel 
Overview” view mode is selected in the extended mixer (Cubase SX 
only), you will get an overview of which EQ modules, insert effects and 
effect sends are activated for the channel.
By clicking the “hi”, “hi mid”, “lo mid” or “lo” indicator, you can turn the 
corresponding EQ module on or off.
The channel overview in the Inspector. 

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Copying settings between audio channels
It is possible to copy all channel settings for an audio channel and 
paste them onto another channel. This applies to all audio channel 
types. For example, you can copy EQ settings from an audio track and 
apply these to a group or VST Instrument channel, if you want them to 
have the same sound. Proceed as follows:
1.Select the channel you want to copy settings from by clicking the nar-
row horizontal strip just above the channel...

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Cubase SX note: Copying channel settings from a channel using a sur-
round format to a mono or stereo channel can lead to conflicts. For exam-
ple, any Insert effects routed to surround speaker channels will be muted. 
Or, in other words: you can copy channel settings to any type of channel, 
but of course only those settings are used for which corresponding 
speakers are available in the target channel.
Input/output channels do not have sends, but channel settings can...

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Changing the meter characteristics 
On the Mixer context menu, opened by right-clicking (Win) or [Ctrl]-
clicking (Mac) anywhere on the mixer panel, there is a submenu named 
“Global Meter Settings”. Here you can make settings for the preferred 
meter characteristics, with the following options:
•If “Hold Peaks” is activated, the highest registered peak levels are 
“held” and are shown as static horizontal lines in the meter.
Note that you can turn this on or off by...

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Using group channels
You can route the outputs from multiple audio channels to a group. 
This enables you to control the channel levels using one fader, apply 
the same effects and equalization to all of them etc. To create a group 
channel, proceed as follows:
1.Select Add Track from the Project menu and select “Group Channel” 
from the submenu that appears.
2.Select the desired channel configuration and click OK.
A group channel track is added to the Track list and a...

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•Mute functionality depends on the setting “Group Channels: Mute 
Sources as well” in the Preferences dialog.
By default, when you mute a group channel no audio will pass through the group. 
However, other channels that are routed directly to that group channel will remain un-
muted. If any of those channels have aux sends routed to other group channels, FX 
channels or output busses, those will still be heard.
If the option “Group Channels: Mute Sources as well” is...

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3.Pull down the output routing pop-up menu at the top of the channel 
strip and select one of the busses.
This pop-up menu contains the output busses configured in the VST Connections 
window, as well as available group channels (provided that the busses and groups are 
compatible with the speaker configuration for the channel – see page 21).
You can also make routing settings in the Inspector.
For details on routing surround channels (Cubase SX), see page 304.
Viewing the...