Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual

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7.Use the lower table to specify which Cubase SX/SL parameters you 
want to control.
Each row in the table is associated to the controller in the corresponding row in the 
upper table (as indicated by the Control Name column). The other columns have the 
following functionality:
8.If needed, select another bank and make settings for this.
Note that you only need to make settings in the lower table for this – the upper table is 
already set up according to...

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•If you need, you can add banks by clicking the Add button below the 
Bank pop-up.
Clicking the Rename button allows you to assign a new name to the currently selected 
bank, and you can remove an unneeded bank by selecting it and clicking the Delete 
button.
9.When you are finished, close the Generic Remote Setup window.
Now, you can control the specified Cubase SX/SL parameters from the MIDI remote 
device. To select another bank, use the pop-up menu in...

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Audio processing and functions 

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Background
Audio processing in Cubase SX/SL can be called “non-destructive”, 
in the sense that you can always undo changes or revert to the original 
versions. This is possible because processing affects audio clips 
rather than the actual audio files, and because audio clips can refer to 
more than one audio file. This is how it works:
1.If you process an event or a selection range, a new audio file is created 
in the Edits folder, within your project...

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Audio processing
Basically, you apply processing by making a selection and selecting a 
function from the Process submenu on the Audio menu. Processing is 
applied according to the following rules:
• Selecting events in the Project window or the Audio Part Editor will apply pro-
cessing to the selected events only.
Processing will only affect the clip sections that are referenced by the events.
• Selecting an audio clip in the Pool will apply processing...

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Common settings and features
If there are any settings for the selected Audio processing function, 
these will appear when you select the function from the Process sub-
menu. While most settings are specific for the function, some features 
and settings work in the same way for several functions:
The “More...” button
If the dialog has a lot of settings, some options may be hidden when 
the dialog appears. To reveal these, click the “More...” button.
To...

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Envelope
The Envelope function allows you to apply a volume envelope to the 
selected audio. The dialog contains the following settings:
Curve Kind buttons
These determine whether the envelope curve should consist of spline 
curve segments (left button), damped spline segments (middle button) 
or linear segments (right button).
Fade display
Shows the shape of the envelope curve. The resulting waveform shape 
is shown in dark grey, with the current...

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Fade In and Fade Out
These function are described in the chapter “Fades, crossfades and 
envelopes” (see page 180).
Gain
Allows you to change the gain (level) of the selected audio. The dialog 
contains the following settings:
Gain
This is where you set the desired gain, between -50 and +20dB. The 
setting is also indicated below the Gain display as a percentage.
Clip detection text
If you use the Preview function before applying the processing, the...

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Merge Clipboard
This functions mixes the audio from the clipboard into the audio 
selected for processing, starting at the beginning of the selection.
For this function to be available, you need to have Cut or Copied a range 
of audio in the Sample Editor first.
The dialog contains the following settings:
Sources mix
Allows you to specify a mix ratio between the Original (the audio se-
lected for processing) and the Copy (the audio on the clipboard)....

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Noise Gate
Scans the audio for sections weaker than a specified threshold level, 
and replaces them with silence. The dialog contains the following 
settings:
Threshold
The level below which you want audio to be silenced. Levels below 
this value will close the gate.
Attack Time
The time it takes for the gate to open fully after the audio level has ex-
ceeded the threshold level.
Min. Opening Time
This is the shortest time the gate will remain open. If...