Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual

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Tips and common methods
There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to describing which au-
tomation method you should use. You can for example never even open 
an automation subtrack, and stick with write automation throughout a 
project. Or you can stick to drawing automation curves to automate 
settings in a project. Both methods have their advantages, but it is of 
course up to you to decide what to use and when.
•Editing curves on automation subtracks offers a...

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Options and Settings
About the Automation Reduction Level preference
This item can be found on the Editing page in the Preferences dialog. 
Automation reduction reduces the number of automation events after 
you have used write automation or added automation events manually. 
When you write (or draw with the Pencil tool) automation events, these 
are added as a continuous stream of densely packed events. This is 
necessary because the program cannot “guess” what you will...

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Remote controlling the mixer 

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About this chapter
It is possible to control the Cubase SX/SL mixer via MIDI. A large 
number of MIDI control devices are supported. This chapter describes 
how to set up Cubase SX/SL for remote control.
•For specific information about the supported remote control devices, 
see the separate “Remote Control Devices” pdf document.
•There is also a Generic Remote Device, allowing you to use any MIDI 
controller to remote control Cubase SX/SL.
How to set this...

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Selecting a remote device
1.Pull down the Devices menu and select Device Setup.
A dialog window opens with a list of devices shown in the left part of the window. 
2.If you can’t find the remote device you are looking for, click on the plus 
sign in the top left corner and select the device from the pop-up that 
appears.
It is added to the Devices list.
•Note that it is possible to select more than one remote device of the 
same type.
If you have more...

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Operations
Writing automation using remote controls
Automating the mixer using a remote control device is basically done in 
the same way as when you operate on-screen controls in Write mode. 
However, when it comes to replacing existing automation data, there is 
one important difference:
•If you activate Write mode and move a control on the remote control 
device, all data for the corresponding parameter is replaced from the 
position where you moved...

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Assigning remote key commands
For some of the supported remote devices, you can assign any Cubase 
SX/SL function (that can be assigned a key command) to generic but-
tons, wheels or other controls. As of this writing, these devices are:
• JL Cooper MCS 3000
• JL Cooper CS-10
• Tascam US-428
• Yamaha 01x
• Yamaha DM 2000v2
• Yamaha DM 1000v2
• Radical SAC-2k
• Steinberg Houston
Proceed as follows:
1.Open the Device Setup dialog and select one of the...

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The Generic Remote device
If you have a generic MIDI controller, you can use this for remote con-
trol of Cubase SX/SL by setting up the Generic Remote device:
1.Open the Device Setup dialog on the Devices menu.
If the Generic Remote device isn’t on the Devices list, you need to add it:
2.Click the “+” sign in the top left corner and select the “Generic Re-
mote” device from the pop-up menu.
•When the Generic Remote device is added in the Device Setup...

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3.Select the Generic Remote device in the Devices list to the left.
The settings for the Generic Remote device are displayed, allowing you to specify 
which control on your device should control which parameter in Cubase SX/SL.
4.Use the MIDI Input and Output pop-up menus to select the MIDI 
Port(s) to which your remote device is connected.
5.Use the pop-up menu to the right to select a bank.
The concept of banks is based on the simple fact that most MIDI...

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The columns have the following functionality:
•If you find that the upper table holds too many or too few controls, you 
can add or remove controls with the Add and Delete buttons to the 
right of the upper table.
•If you are uncertain of which MIDI message a certain controller sends, 
you can use the Learn function:
Select the control in the upper table (by clicking in the Control Name column), move 
the corresponding control on your MIDI device and...