Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual
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CUBASE SX/SL2 – 20 VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses
Other bus operations
•To change the port assignment for a bus you proceed as when you
added it – make sure the channels are visible (by clicking the + button
next to the bus, or by clicking the “+ All” button at the top of the win-
dow) and click in the Device Port column to select ports.
•To remove a bus you don’t need, select it in the list, right-click (Win)
or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) and select “Remove Bus” from the pop-up menu....](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103328/w64_Operation_Manual_d-19.png "Page 20
CUBASE SX/SL2 – 20 VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses
Other bus operations
•To change the port assignment for a bus you proceed as when you
added it – make sure the channels are visible (by clicking the + button
next to the bus, or by clicking the “+ All” button at the top of the win-
dow) and click in the Device Port column to select ports.
•To remove a bus you don’t need, select it in the list, right-click (Win)
or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) and select “Remove Bus” from the pop-up menu....")
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CUBASE SX/SL2 – 22 VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses
•Cubase SX: If you press [Alt]/[Option] and select an input or output
bus, it will be chosen for all selected channels.
This makes it easy to quickly set several channels to use the same input or output.
Similarly, if you press [Shift] and select a bus, the following selected channels will be
set to use incrementing busses - the second selected channel will use the second
bus, the third will use the third bus and so on.
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CUBASE SX/SL2 – 22 VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses
•Cubase SX: If you press [Alt]/[Option] and select an input or output
bus, it will be chosen for all selected channels.
This makes it easy to quickly set several channels to use the same input or output.
Similarly, if you press [Shift] and select a bus, the following selected channels will be
set to use incrementing busses - the second selected channel will use the second
bus, the third will use the third bus and so on.
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CUBASE SX/SLVST Connections: Setting up input and output busses 2 – 21 Using the busses This section describes briefly how to use the input and output busses you have created. This is described in more detail in the chapters “Re- cording” and “The mixer”. Routing When you play back an audio track (or any other audio channel in the mixer – VST Instrument channels, ReWire channels, etc.), you route it to an output bus. In the same way, when you record on an audio track you select from which input bus the audio should be sent. •You can select input and output busses in the Inspector, using the “In” and “Out” pop-up menus. For channel types other than audio tracks (VST Instrument channels, FX channels, etc.), only the “Out” pop-up menu is available. To ac- cess the “Out” pop-up menu for such a channel in the Inspector, se- lect one of its automation subtracks in the Track list. •You can also select busses in the Input and Output Settings panel at the top of each channel strip in the mixer. Again, for VST Instrument channels, ReWire channels, Group channels and FX chan- nels you will only be able to select output busses.
CUBASE SX/SL2 – 22 VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses •Cubase SX: If you press [Alt]/[Option] and select an input or output bus, it will be chosen for all selected channels. This makes it easy to quickly set several channels to use the same input or output. Similarly, if you press [Shift] and select a bus, the following selected channels will be set to use incrementing busses - the second selected channel will use the second bus, the third will use the third bus and so on. • If the Input and Output Settings panel isn’t shown, click the Show Input and Output Settings field in the common panel to the left in the mixer (Cubase SX only) or click the respective plus sign in the Common Panel of the Mixer. When selecting an input bus for a track you can only select busses that correspond to the track’s channel configuration. Here are the details: • Mono tracks can be routed to mono busses or individual channels within a stereo or surround bus (input or output). You can also route a mono track to the “whole” stereo or surround output bus, in which case a pan control (ste- reo pan or surround panner) will be used to position the sound. • Stereo tracks can be routed to stereo busses or stereo child busses within a surround bus (input or output). • Surround tracks can be routed to busses with the same number of speaker channels as the track (or to corresponding child busses within a “larger” sur- round bus).
CUBASE SX/SLVST Connections: Setting up input and output busses 2 – 23 Viewing the busses in the mixer In the Cubase SX mixer, busses are represented by input and output channels (shown in separate panes to the left and right in the win- dow). You can show or hide these independently by clicking the but- tons Hide Input Channels and Hide Output Channels in the mixer’s common panel to the left: • In Cubase SL, only the output busses are visible in the mixer! The input busses you have created in the VST Connections window are available for selection on the input routing pop-up menus, but you cannot make any specific mixer settings for the input busses. Input channels (shown in Cubase SX only) Hide Input Channels Hide Output Channels
CUBASE SX/SL2 – 24 VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses The input channels are shown to the left in the mixer. As you can see, each input channel resembles a regular mixer channel strip. Here you can do the following: • Check and adjust the recording level using the Input Gain knobs and/or the level fader. See page 52. • Change the phase of the input signal. This is done by clicking the Input Phase button next to the Input Gain control. • Add effects or EQ to the input bus. See page 66 for an example of how to add effects to your recording at the input bus stage. The settings you make in the input channel strip will be a permanent part of the recorded audio file! Output channels The output channels are shown to the right in the mixer. Here you can do the following: • Adjust the total output level for the busses with the faders. • Add effects or EQ. These will affect the whole bus. Examples of effects you may want to add here include compressors, limiters and dithering. See page 259.
CUBASE SX/SLVST Connections: Setting up input and output busses 2 – 25 Setting up Groups and FX channels The Group/FX tab in the VST Connections window shows all Group channels and FX channels in your project. You can create new Group or FX channels by clicking the corresponding Add button. This is the same as creating Group channel tracks or FX channel tracks in the Project window (see page 238 and page 264 for details). However, the VST Connections window also allows you to create child busses for Groups and FX Channels (Cubase SX only). This is useful e.g. if you have Groups or FX Channels in surround format and want to route stereo channels to specific channel pairs in these. To create a child bus for a Group channel or FX channel, proceed as follows: 1.Open the VST Connection window and select the Groups/FX tab. 2.Select the Group or FX channel in the list and right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) it. 3.Select a channel configuration from the “Add Child Bus” submenu. The child bus you created will be available for direct routing in the mixer. It’s a part of the parent Group or FX channel, which means there will be no separate channel strip for it.
CUBASE SX/SL2 – 26 VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses About the Audition bus (Cubase SX only) The Audition bus provides a “direct” and dedicated output for audi- tioning - in the Project window and audio editors, when you import audio files, when you export audio with the “Real-Time Export” option activated, etc. You set up the Audition bus output from the “Studio” tab in the VST Connections window, using the same methods as for other output busses. It can use any available Device Port outputs, e.g. the outputs you are using for monitoring your stereo mix, or other ports perhaps connected to separate monitors. Being able to use separate audio outputs for auditioning is particularly useful if you are working with surround mixes as you probably don’t want to monitor via surround speakers when editing audio. •The Audition bus cannot be removed. However, you can change its channel configuration by right-clicking (Win) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) the bus and selecting the desired configuration from the “Change Bus” submenu. Having an Audition bus in surround format could be useful if you are working with au- dio files in interleaved surround format (e.g. 5.1 files).
CUBASE SX/SLVST Connections: Setting up input and output busses 2 – 27 Setting the Audition bus level In the Mixer, the Audition bus is represented by a channel strip in the output section, to the right of the regular output channels. The Audi- tion bus channel strip only has a mute button and a level fader. When auditioning or scrubbing in the Sample editor, you can also set the output level of the Audition bus using the small fader on the Sam- ple editor toolbar.
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CUBASE SX/SL3 – 30 Playback and the Transport panel Background This chapter describes the various methods available for controlling Playback and Transport functions in Cubase SX/SL. The Transport panel Below you can find a brief description of each Transport panel item. • You can customize the look of the Transport panel, hiding unneeded controls and moving controls as desired – see page 765. The pictures below show the Transport panel with all controls visible and in their de- fault position (note that the Jog/Shuttle control is available in Cubase SX only). The Transport panel is divided into sections, from left to right. Activates Auto Quantize Record mode pop-up Cycle Record mode pop-up CPU load and Disk Cache meters Right locator: punch out point and end of Cycle Activates punch out Activates punch in Left locator: record start point, punch in point and beginning of CyclePreroll setting and on/off switch Postroll setting and on/off switch Shuttle speed Jog Wheel (project scrubbing) Nudge +/- 1 Frame Primary Time Display and format pop-up Position slider Record Play Fast forward Rewind Stop Go to next marker or project end Nudge position right/left Go to previous marker or project start Secondary Time Display and format pop-up Exchange time formats Cycle on/off