Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual
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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.
CUBASE SX/SL9 – 192 Fades, crossfades and envelopes 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.
CUBASE SX/SL9 – 194 Fades, crossfades and envelopes 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.
CUBASE SX/SL9 – 196 Fades, crossfades and envelopes
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.