Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual

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Speakers
The speakers in the panel represent the chosen surround configuration. 
•The speakers in the front are aligned, as they would normally be in a 
cinema-type situation. 
This means that the front speakers are at a varying distance from the center, allowing 
you to move sources between speakers without level attenuation.
•You can turn speakers on and off by clicking them with [Alt]/[Option] 
pressed. When a speaker is turned off, no audio will...

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•The signal levels from the individual speakers are indicated by colored 
lines from the speakers to the center of display.
•You can use modifier keys to restrict movement in various ways:
In Standard and Position Mode:
In Angle Mode:
There is also a special set of key commands for working in the 
SurroundPan window.
For a complete list of the available key commands, click on the 
“SurroundPanner” logo and then click again!
Key Movement restriction...

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The LFE dial (All Modes)
If the selected surround setup includes an LFE (Low Frequency Effects) 
channel, a separate LFE level dial will be available in the SurroundPan 
window. Use this to set the signal amount sent to the LFE channel. You 
can also set this using the small red strip to the right of the Surround 
Panner in the mixer channel strip, or by typing in a numerical value in the 
larger Surround Panner that can be shown in the extended...

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Additional Parameters (Standard Mode)
•Center Level.
This determines how center source signals should be reproduced by the front speak-
ers. With a value of 100%, the center speaker will provide the center source. With a 
value of 0%, the center source will be provided by the ghost image created by the left 
and right speakers. Other values will produce a mix between these two methods.
•Divergence Controls.
The three divergence controls determine the...

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Additional Parameters (Position and Angle Mode)
•Attenuate.
Attenuate can be used to amplify or weaken the source. Exactly what effect this has on 
the level in each speaker can be determined by the level readouts, the concentric cir-
cle (Position mode) and the arc (Angle mode).
•Normalize.
Normalize is a function for controlling the overall loudness from all speakers. When this 
is set to 1.0 (full normalization), the level from all speakers...

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Using effects in surround configurations
Cubase SX introduces a special surround format for VST plug-ins, 
that is plug-ins that can process more than two channels. Mix6to2 is 
an example of such a plug-in.
Applying a Surround-aware plug-in
This is not different from applying a regular plug-in. The only difference 
is that the plug-in panel may have controls for more than two channels.
Using a stereo plug-in in a surround configuration
Normally, when...

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Automation 

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Background
Cubase SX/SL provides very comprehensive automation features. 
Virtually every mixer and effect parameter can be automated.
There are two main methods you can use to automate parameter 
settings:
•By manually drawing curves on automation subtracks in the Project 
window.
See page 336.
•By using the Write/Read buttons and adjusting parameters in the mixer.
See page 328.
The methods are not different in terms of how the automation data is 
applied – they only...

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About automation subtracks
Audio tracks, group tracks and FX channel tracks all have automation 
subtracks. These allow you to view and edit the automation of all mixer 
settings for the track, including settings for the track’s insert effects. 
There is one automation subtrack for each parameter, and subtracks 
can be shown or hidden in any combination.
Similarly, MIDI tracks have automation subtracks for mixer settings, 
track parameters as well as send and insert effect...

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For each FX channel track and input/output bus:
• Volume
• Mute
• Pan left/right
• 8 x insert effect program selection and effect parameters (if inserts are used)
• Surround panner parameters
• EQ master bypass
• Settings for 4 EQ modules (enable/freq/quality/gain)
For each VST Instrument
• VST Instrument plug-in parameters and program selection
plus (for each mixer channel/separate output used by the instrument):
• Volume
• Mute
• Pan left/right
• 8 x insert effect...