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    							CUBASE SX/SLFades, crossfades and envelopes 9 – 191
    Fade Displays
    Shows the shape of the fade-out and fade-in curve, respectively. You 
    can click on the curve to add points, and click and drag existing points 
    to change the shape. To remove a point from the curve, drag it outside 
    the display.
    Curve shape buttons
    These buttons give you quick access to some common curve shapes.
    Equal Power and Gain
    If you activate the “Equal Power” checkbox, the fade curves are ad-
    justed, so that the energy (power) of the crossfade will be constant all 
    along the crossfade region.
    Equal Power curves have only one editable curve point. You cannot use 
    the Curve kind buttons or the presets when this mode is selected.
    If you activate the “Equal Gain” checkbox, the fade curves are adjusted 
    so that the summed fade-in and fade-out amplitudes will be the same 
    all along the crossfade region. This is often suitable for short cross-
    fades.
    Length settings
    You can adjust the length of the crossfade area numerically in the 
    “Length” field. If possible, the length change will be applied equally to 
    “both sides” of the crossfade (i.e. Cubase SX/SL tries to “center” the 
    crossfade).
    To be able to resize a crossfade this way, it must be possible to resize 
    the corresponding event. For example, if the left crossfaded event al-
    ready plays its audio clip to the end, its endpoint cannot be moved any 
    further to the right. 
    						
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    Default buttons
    Clicking the “As Default” button stores all of the current settings as 
    the default crossfade. These settings will then be used whenever you 
    create new crossfades.
    •The Crossfade Length setting is included in the Default settings. 
    However, it is only applied if the events to be crossfaded don’t overlap 
    – otherwise the crossfade will be in the overlap area (see page 187).
    Clicking the “Recall Default” button copies the curves and settings in 
    the Default crossfade to the Crossfade dialog.
    Presets
    If you have set up a crossfade shape that you may want to apply to 
    other events, you can store it as a preset by clicking the Store button.
    •To apply a stored preset, select it from the pop-up menu. 
    •To rename the selected preset, double click on the name and type a 
    new one. 
    •To remove a stored preset, select it from the pop-up menu and click 
    Remove. 
    						
    							CUBASE SX/SLFades, crossfades and envelopes 9 – 193
    Auto Fades and Crossfades
    Cubase SX/SL features an Auto Fade function that can be set both 
    globally, i.e. for the entire project, and separately for each audio track. 
    The idea behind the Auto Fade function is to create smoother transi-
    tions between events by applying short (1 - 500 ms) fade-ins and 
    fade-outs.
    As mentioned earlier, fades are calculated in real time during playback. 
    This means that the larger the number of audio tracks with Auto Fades 
    activated in a project, the higher the demands on the processor.
    Making global Auto Fade settings
    1.To make Auto Fades settings globally for the project, select “Auto 
    Fades Settings...” from the Project menu.
    This opens the Auto Fades dialog for the project.
    2.Use the checkboxes in the upper right corner to activate or deactivate 
    Auto Fade In, Auto Fade Out and Auto Crossfades, respectively.  
    						
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    3.Use the Length value field to specify the length of the Auto Fade or 
    Crossfade (1-500 ms).
    4.To adjust the shapes of Auto Fade In and Auto Fade Out, select the 
    “Fades” tab and make settings as in the regular Fade dialogs.
    5.To adjust the shape of the Auto Crossfade, select the “Crossfades” 
    tab and make settings as in the regular Crossfade dialog.
    6.If you want to use the settings you have made in forthcoming new 
    projects, click the “As Default” button.
    The next time you create a new project, it will use these settings by default.
    7.Click OK to close the dialog.
    Making Auto Fade settings for a separate track
    By default, all audio tracks will use the settings you have made in the 
    project’s Auto Fades dialog. However, since Auto Fades use comput-
    ing power, a better approach may be to turn Auto Fades off globally, 
    and activate them for individual tracks, as needed:
    1.Right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) the track in the Track list and se-
    lect “Auto Fades Settings...” from the context menu (or select the track 
    and click the “Auto Fades Settings” button in the Inspector).
    The Auto Fades dialog for the track appears. This is identical to the project’s Auto Fades 
    dialog, with the addition of a “Use Project Settings” option.
    2.Deactivate the “Use Project Settings” option.
    Now, any settings you make will be applied to the track only.
    3.Set up the Auto Fades as desired and close the dialog.
    Reverting to project settings
    If you want a track to use the global Auto Fade settings, open the Auto 
    Fades dialog for the track and activate the “Use Project Settings” 
    checkbox. This makes the track use the Auto Fade settings you have 
    made for the project. 
    						
    							CUBASE SX/SLFades, crossfades and envelopes 9 – 195
    Event Envelopes
    An envelope is a volume curve for an audio event. It is similar to the 
    real-time fades, but allows you to create volume changes within the 
    event, not only at the start or end. To create an envelope for an audio 
    event, proceed as follows:
    1.Zoom in on the event so that you can view its waveform properly.
    2.Select the Pencil tool.
    When you move the Pencil tool over an audio event, a small volume curve symbol is 
    shown next to the tool.
    3.To add an envelope point, click in the event with the Pencil tool.
    A blue envelope curve and a curve point appear.
    4.Drag the curve point to adjust the envelope shape.
    The waveform image reflects the volume curve.
    •You can add as many curve points as you like.
    •To remove a curve point from the envelope, click on it and drag it out-
    side the event.
    •The envelope curve is a part of the audio event - it will follow when you 
    move or copy the event.
    After copying an event with an envelope, you can make independent adjustments to 
    the envelopes in the original event and the copy.
    • It is also possible to apply an envelope to the audio clip using the Enve-
    lope function on the Audio - Process menu.
    See page 357.  
    						
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    							10
    The mixer 
    						
    							CUBASE SX/SL10 – 198 The mixer
    About this chapter
    This chapter contains detailed information about the elements used 
    when mixing audio and MIDI, and the various ways you can configure 
    the mixer. 
    Some mixer related features are not described in this chapter. These 
    are the following:
    •Setting up and using audio effects.
    See page 250.
    •Setting up and using MIDI effects.
    See page 492.
    •Surround Sound (Cubase SX only).
    See page 300.
    •Automation of all mixer parameters.
    See page 318.
    •How to mix down several audio tracks (complete with automation and 
    effects if you wish) to a single audio file.
    See page 659. 
    						
    							CUBASE SX/SLThe mixer 10 – 199
    Overview
    The picture above shows an extended mixer (Cubase SX only – see page 226).
    The mixer offers a common environment for controlling levels, pan, 
    solo/mute status etc. for both audio and MIDI channels.  
    						
    							CUBASE SX/SL10 – 200 The mixer
    Opening the mixer
    The mixer can be opened in several ways:
    •By selecting Mixer from the Devices menu.
    •By clicking the Mixer icon on the toolbar
    This always opens the first Mixer window (see below).
    •By using a key command (by default [F3]).
    •By clicking the Mixer button in the Devices panel.
    You open the Devices panel by selecting Show Panel from the Devices menu. 
    						
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