Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual

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There are three ways to extract audio from a video file:
•By checking the Extract audio option in the Import Video dialog.
This will add the audio to the currently active audio track. The new audio event will start 
at the same time as the video event, so that they are in sync with each other.
•By using Import Audio from Video File from the File menu.
This is just as above, but no video clip is created, only an audio event (starting at the 
project cursor position on the...

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Pool operations
For more about operations on video clips in the Pool, see page 488.
Before you start (Windows)
When working on a project involving a video file, there are several 
points to bear in mind:
Have you selected the right player?
The player is used not only for playback of the video file, but also to pro-
vide file information in the Pool and in the Import Video dialog. There-
fore, to make sure that you have chosen the right player for a particular 
type of video...

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When working with a Windows operating system, you may find that 
you are unable to edit a video file copied from a CD. This is because 
files copied from CD are write protected by default. Right-click the file, 
and uncheck the “Read-Only” option in the File Properties dialog.
When you have a video file in a format not supported by Cubase SX/
SL, use an external application to convert the file to a format that Cu-
base SX/SL can import.
Graphics cards
Multi-head graphics cards...

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ReWire 

CUBASE SX/SL31 – 726 ReWire
Introduction
ReWire and ReWire2 are special protocols for streaming audio be-
tween two computer applications. Developed by Propellerhead Soft-
ware and Steinberg, ReWire provides the following possibilities and 
features:
•Real-time streaming of up to 64 separate audio channels (256 with 
ReWire2), at full bandwidth, from the “synthesizer application” into 
the “mixer application”.
In this case, the “mixer application” is of course Cubase SX/SL. An example of a “syn-
thesizer...

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Launching and quitting
When using ReWire, the order in which you launch and quit the two 
programs is very important:
Launching for normal use with ReWire
1.First launch Cubase SX/SL.
2.Enable one or several ReWire channels in the ReWire Device dialog for 
the other application.
This is described in detail on page 728.
3.Launch the other application.
It may take slightly longer for the application to start when you are using ReWire.
Quitting a ReWire session
When you are...

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Activating ReWire channels
ReWire supports streaming of up to 64 separate audio channels, 
while ReWire2 supports 256 channels. The exact number of available 
ReWire channels depends on the synthesizer application. Using the 
ReWire Device panels in Cubase SX/SL, you can specify which of the 
available channels you want to use:
1.Pull down the Devices menu and select the menu item with the name 
of the ReWire application. All recognized ReWire compatible applica-
tions will be...

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Using the transport and tempo controls
This is only relevant if the synthesizer application has some sort of built-
in sequencer or similar.
Basic transport controls
When you run ReWire, the transports in the two programs are com-
pletely linked. It doesn’t matter in which program you Play, Stop, Fast 
Forward or Rewind. However, recording (if applicable) is still com-
pletely separate in the two applications.
Loop settings
If there is a loop or cycle facility in the...

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How the ReWire channels are handled in 
Cubase SX/SL
When you activate ReWire channels in the ReWire Device panels, they 
will become available as channel strips in the mixer. The ReWire chan-
nel strips have the following properties:
•ReWire channels appear to the right of the other audio and MIDI chan-
nel strips in the mixer.
ReWire channel strips are denoted by a yellow label in the mixer.
•ReWire channels may be any combination of mono and stereo, de-
pending on the...