Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual
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CUBASE SX/SLRemote controlling the mixer 15 – 351 7.Use the lower table to specify which Cubase SX/SL parameters you want to control. Each row in the table is associated to the controller in the corresponding row in the upper table (as indicated by the Control Name column). The other columns have the following functionality: 8.If needed, select another bank and make settings for this. Note that you only need to make settings in the lower table for this – the upper table is already set up according to the MIDI remote device. Column Description Device Clicking in this column pulls down a pop-up menu, used for determining which device in Cubase SX/SL should be controlled. The special option “Command” allows you to perform certain command actions by remote control. One example of this is the selection of remote banks. If you have a Yamaha DSP Factory card installed (Windows version only), this will also appear as an option on the Device pop-up menu. Channel/ CategoryThis is where you select the channel to be controlled or, if the “Com- mand” Device option is selected, the Command category. Value/Action Clicking in this column pulls down a pop-up menu, allowing you to select the parameter of the channel to be controlled (typically, if the “VST Mixer” Device option is selected you can choose between volume, pan, send levels, EQ, etc.). If the “Command” Device option is selected, this is where you specify the “Action” of the category. Flags Clicking in this column pulls down a pop-up menu, allowing you to acti- vate or deactivate three flags: • Push Button – When activated, the parameter is only changed if the received MIDI message shows a value unequal to 0. • Toggle – When activated, the parameter value is switched between minimum and maximum value each time a MIDI message is received. The combination of Push Button and Toggle is useful for remote con- trols which do not latch the state of a button. One example is control- ling mute status with a device on which pressing the Mute button turns it on, and releasing the Mute button turns it off. If Push Button and Toggle are activated, the Mute status will change between on and off whenever the button is pressed on the console. • Not Automated – When activated, the parameter will not be automated.
CUBASE SX/SL15 – 352 Remote controlling the mixer •If you need, you can add banks by clicking the Add button below the Bank pop-up. Clicking the Rename button allows you to assign a new name to the currently selected bank, and you can remove an unneeded bank by selecting it and clicking the Delete button. 9.When you are finished, close the Generic Remote Setup window. Now, you can control the specified Cubase SX/SL parameters from the MIDI remote device. To select another bank, use the pop-up menu in the Remote Status window (or use a control on the MIDI remote device, if you have assigned one for this). Importing and Exporting Remote Setups The Export button in the upper right corner of the Generic Remote Setup window allows you to export the current setup, including the Control configuration (the upper table) and all banks. The setup is saved as a file (with the Windows file extension “.xml”). Clicking the Import button allows you to import saved Remote Setup files. •The last imported or exported Remote Setup will automatically be loaded when the program starts or the Generic Remote control is added in the Device Setup dialog.
CUBASE SX/SL16 – 354 Audio processing and functions Background Audio processing in Cubase SX/SL can be called “non-destructive”, in the sense that you can always undo changes or revert to the original versions. This is possible because processing affects audio clips rather than the actual audio files, and because audio clips can refer to more than one audio file. This is how it works: 1.If you process an event or a selection range, a new audio file is created in the Edits folder, within your project folder. This new file contains the processed audio, while the original file is unaffected. 2.The processed section of the audio clip (the section corresponding to the event or selection range) is then made to refer to the new, pro- cessed audio file. The other sections of the clip will still refer to the original file. •Since all edits are available as separate files, it is possible to undo any processing, at any point and in any order! This is done in the Offline Process History dialog, as described on page 377. •Furthermore, the original, unprocessed audio file can still be used by other clips in the project, by other projects or by other applications. ...the clip will refer both to the original file and a new file, containing the processed section only.This event plays a section of this clip... ...which refers to this audio file. After processing the event...
CUBASE SX/SLAudio processing and functions 16 – 355 Audio processing Basically, you apply processing by making a selection and selecting a function from the Process submenu on the Audio menu. Processing is applied according to the following rules: • Selecting events in the Project window or the Audio Part Editor will apply pro- cessing to the selected events only. Processing will only affect the clip sections that are referenced by the events. • Selecting an audio clip in the Pool will apply processing to the whole clip. • Making a selection range will apply processing to the selected range only. Other sections of the clip are not affected. If you attempt to process an event that is a shared copy (i.e. the event refers to a clip that is used by other events in the project), you are asked whether you want to create a new version of the clip or not. Select “New Version” if you want the processing to affect the selected event only. Select “Continue” if you want the processing to affect all shared copies. • If you activate the “Do not show this message again” option, any and all further processing you do will conform to the selected method (“Con- tinue” or ”New Version”). You can change this setting at any time by using the “On Processing Shared Clips” pop-up menu in the Preferences dialog (Audio page).
CUBASE SX/SL16 – 356 Audio processing and functions Common settings and features If there are any settings for the selected Audio processing function, these will appear when you select the function from the Process sub- menu. While most settings are specific for the function, some features and settings work in the same way for several functions: The “More...” button If the dialog has a lot of settings, some options may be hidden when the dialog appears. To reveal these, click the “More...” button. To hide the settings, click the button again (now labeled “Less...”). The Preview, Process and Cancel buttons These buttons have the following functionality: Pre/post crossfade Some processing functions allow you to gradually mix the effect in or out. This is done with the pre and post crossfade parameters. If you activate Pre-crossfade and specify a value of e.g. 1000 ms, the pro- cessing will be applied gradually from the start of selection, reaching full effect 1000 ms after the start. Similarly, if you activate post-cross- fade, the processing will gradually be removed, starting at the speci- fied interval before the end of the selection. The sum of the pre- and post-crossfade times cannot be larger than the length of the selection. Button Description Preview Allows you to listen to the result of the processing with the current set- tings. Playback will continue repeatedly until you click the button again (the button is labeled “Stop” during Preview playback). You can make ad- justments during Preview playback, but the changes are not applied until the start of the next “lap”. Some changes may automatically restart the Preview playback from the beginning. Process Performs the processing and closes the dialog. Cancel Closes the dialog without processing.
CUBASE SX/SLAudio processing and functions 16 – 357 Envelope The Envelope function allows you to apply a volume envelope to the selected audio. The dialog contains the following settings: Curve Kind buttons These determine whether the envelope curve should consist of spline curve segments (left button), damped spline segments (middle button) or linear segments (right button). Fade display Shows the shape of the envelope curve. The resulting waveform shape is shown in dark grey, with the current waveform shape in light grey. 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. Presets If you have set up an envelope curve that you may want to apply to other events or clips, 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 in the dialog that appears. •To remove a stored preset, select it from the pop-up menu and click Remove.
CUBASE SX/SL16 – 358 Audio processing and functions Fade In and Fade Out These function are described in the chapter “Fades, crossfades and envelopes” (see page 180). Gain Allows you to change the gain (level) of the selected audio. The dialog contains the following settings: Gain This is where you set the desired gain, between -50 and +20dB. The setting is also indicated below the Gain display as a percentage. Clip detection text If you use the Preview function before applying the processing, the text below the slider indicates whether the current settings result in clipping (audio levels above 0 dB). If that is the case, lower the Gain value and use the Preview function again. •If you want to increase the level of the audio as much as possible with- out causing clipping, you should use the Normalize function instead (see page 361). Pre- and Post-Crossfade See page 356.
CUBASE SX/SLAudio processing and functions 16 – 359 Merge Clipboard This functions mixes the audio from the clipboard into the audio selected for processing, starting at the beginning of the selection. For this function to be available, you need to have Cut or Copied a range of audio in the Sample Editor first. The dialog contains the following settings: Sources mix Allows you to specify a mix ratio between the Original (the audio se- lected for processing) and the Copy (the audio on the clipboard). Pre- and Post-Crossfade See page 356.
CUBASE SX/SL16 – 360 Audio processing and functions Noise Gate Scans the audio for sections weaker than a specified threshold level, and replaces them with silence. The dialog contains the following settings: Threshold The level below which you want audio to be silenced. Levels below this value will close the gate. Attack Time The time it takes for the gate to open fully after the audio level has ex- ceeded the threshold level. Min. Opening Time This is the shortest time the gate will remain open. If you find that the gate opens and closes too often when processing material that varies rapidly in level, you should try raising this value. Release Time The time it takes for the gate to close fully after the audio level has dropped below the threshold level. Linked Channels This is available for stereo audio only. When it is activated, the Noise Gate is opened for both channels as soon as one or both channels exceed the Threshold level. When Linked Channels is deactivated, the Noise Gate works independently for the left and right channel.