Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual

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Dry/Wet mix
Allows you to specify a mix ratio between “dry” and processed sound.
Pre- and Post-Crossfade
See page 356.
Normalize
The Normalize function allows you to specify the desired maximum level 
of the audio. It then analyzes the selected audio and finds the current 
maximum level. Finally it subtracts the current maximum level from the 
specified level, and raises the gain of the audio by the resulting amount 
(if the specified maximum level is...

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Phase Reverse
Reverses the phase of the selected audio, turning the waveform “up-
side down”. The dialog contains the following settings:
Phase Reverse on
When processing stereo audio, this pop-up menu allows you to spec-
ify which channel(s) should be phase reversed.
Pre- and Post-Crossfade
See page 356.
Pitch Shift
This function allows you to change the pitch of the audio with or with-
out affecting its length. You can also create “harmonies” by...

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When the “Transpose” tab is selected, the dialog contains the follow-
ing parameters:
Keyboard display
This offers a way to specify the transpose interval in semitones, and 
gives a graphic overview of the transposition setting.
•The “root note” is indicated in red.
This has nothing to do with the actual key or pitch of the original audio, it just provides 
a way to display transpose intervals. If you like, you can change the root note by using 
the...

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Listen Key/Chord button
Clicking this button plays a test tone, pitched according to the acti-
vated interval key on the keyboard display. If “Multi Shift” is activated, 
this button is called “Listen Chord”, and plays all activated intervals, as 
a chord.
Pitch Shift Base
This allows you to set the root note (the red key in the keyboard dis-
play). This has no actual relation to the pitch of the audio material, but 
should be viewed as an aid for...

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Using envelope based Pitch Shift
When the “Envelope” tab is selected, you can specify an envelope 
curve on which the pitch shift should be based. This allows you to cre-
ate pitch bend effects, pitch shift different sections of the audio by dif-
ferent amounts, etc.
Envelope display
Shows the shape of the envelope curve, over the waveform image of 
the audio selected for processing. Envelope curve points above the 
center line indicate positive pitch...

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Curve Kind
These buttons determine whether the envelope curve should consist 
of spline curve segments (left button), damped spline segments (mid-
dle button) or linear segments (right button).
Spline curve segment envelope.
The same envelope with damped spline segments selected
The same envelope with linear segments selected.    

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Range
This parameter determines the vertical pitch range of the envelope. If 
set to “4”, moving a curve point to the top of the display corresponds 
to pitch shifting by + 4 semitones. The maximum range is +/- 16 
Semitones. 
Transpose and Fine Tune
Allows you to adjust the value of a curve point numerically:
1.Click on a curve point to select it.
The selected point is shown in red.
2.Adjust the Transpose and Fine Tune parameters to change the pitch...

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6.With the second point still selected, use the Transpose and Fine Tune 
parameters to set the pitch to exactly 2 semitones.
7.Create a new curve point to set the duration of the pitch bend, i.e. the 
time the pitch should remain transposed by 2 semitones.
8.Finally, create a point where you want the pitch bend to end.
You don’t need to create a new point if this should be the end of the audio file being 
processed. There is always an end point at the...

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Resample
The Resample function can be used for changing the length, tempo 
and pitch of an event.
The original sample rate of the event is listed in the dialog. Resample 
the event to a higher or lower sample rate by either specifying a sam-
ple rate or by specifying the difference (in percentages) between the 
original sample rate and the desired new one.
• Resampling to a higher sample rate will make the event longer and cause the 
audio to play back...

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Stereo Flip
This function works with stereo audio selections only. It allows you to 
manipulate the left and right channel in various ways. The dialog con-
tains the following parameters:
Mode
This pop-up menu determines what the function does:
Option Description
Flip Left-Right Swaps the left and right channel.
Left to Stereo Copies the left channel sound to the right channel.
Right to Stereo Copies the right channel sound to the left channel.
Merge...