Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Using DSP Factory Manual

 
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The Default Routing of signals from DS2416 into Cubase SX/SL
 
There are eight separate “lines” from the DS2416 card into Cubase 
SX/SL. In Cubase SX/SL, these correspond to the four Audio Input 
pairs (see page 6). In the DSP Factory Input Console window, the de-
fault configuration uses the eight bus sends to route signals from the 
audio card into Cubase SX/SL (for recording). The following default 
routing scheme is used:
This means that to...

 
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Physical Inputs and Outputs
 
By default, the physical inputs and outputs of the DSP Factory system 
are connected to the DS channels in the following way: 
Inputs
Outputs
 
“IOA” and “IOB” are the connections to additional input/output units 
such as the AX44. For each DS2416 card, you can add two extra in-
put/output units (IOA and IOB). Each unit may have 4 or 8 inputs and 
outputs. 
As you see, the default routing only provides access to four...

 
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The On-Board Effects
 
The DS2416 card carries two powerful effect processors, which can 
easily be accessed with the default routing: 
• 
Signals are routed to the effects using Aux Send 5 (FX Unit 1) and 
Aux Send 6 (FX Unit 2). 
The effect inputs are in mono.
 
• 
The stereo output signals from the effects are routed to the “FX Return 
channels” (DS Channels 21/22 for FX Unit 1 and 23/24 for FX Unit 2). 
To avoid feedback, Aux Sends 5 and 6 are...

 
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The Input Console window
 
The Input Console window is the main DSP Factory window. If you view 
the DSP Factory as an external digital mixer, feeding and receiving au-
dio signals to and from Cubase SX/SL, this window is the mixer panel. 
Static initial settings in the DSP Factory windows are saved with the 
 
project.
 
About the Upper and Lower displays
 
For each DS channel, there is a large number of controls and settings. 
Showing them all at...

 
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3. 
Select one of the display modes. 
If you select the “Narrow” mode, the channel strip will be as narrow as possible to con-
serve screen space, showing only the basic level and pan controls (see below). The 
controls in the other modes are described on page 16.
 
The Upper Display
 
1. 
Locate the dividing line between the Upper and Lower display for the 
channel strip. 
2. 
Point at the small triangle pointing upward, and press the mouse but-...

 
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Channel Controls in the Lower Display
 
The Lower Display in “Bus Assign”, “Aux Assign” and “Narrow” modes. 
Control Explanation 
Pan Control Sets the stereo position of the channel. This is used when you are 
assigning channels to the busses (when the Bus Sends are in “Post 
Pan” mode - see below).
Stereo link 
switchWhen this is activated (when the green arrow is lit), the two channels 
in an odd-even pair are linked. This means that if you move a...

 
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Level Meter Indicates the signal level of the channel. You can select globally how 
fast the meters should respond (see page 25).
Level Display Indicates the signal level numerically, in Peak Hold or continuous 
mode (see page 25).
Fader Setting Indicates the current fader setting in dB.
Channel Solo Mutes all other channels.
Channel Mute Turns off the sound of the channel.
Input Selector This display indicates the currently selected input source for...

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About the FX Return Channels
The channels labeled “1” - “4” to the right in the Input Console win-
dow, are by default used as stereo effect returns for the on-board ef-
fect units. FX Return channels 1 and 2 control the return level from FX 
Unit 1, and FX Return channels 3 and 4 control the return level from 
FX Unit 2. The FX Return channels differ from the regular channels in 
the following ways:
•There are no Solo buttons for the FX Return...

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Channel Controls in the Upper Display
The Upper display in “Aux Send”, “Dynamics”, “Bus Send” and “EQ” modes.
EQ Mode
When EQ Mode is selected for the Upper Display a four band para-
metric equalizer is available. Each band has the following parameters:
Note that all four EQ bands have the same frequency range! The labels 
“Low”, “L-Mid”, “H-Mid” and “Hi” are only there for convenience.
Bypass Bypass-switch for the band. If the indicator is lit, the EQ...

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Selecting High/Low Pass or Shelving EQ types
Normally, all four EQ bands are of the regular full parametric type, but 
you can switch the High and Low bands to Shelving or High/Low 
Pass Filter mode:
•To select High/Low Shelving mode for the High or Low EQ band, turn 
the Q knob fully to the right.
•To select High/Low Pass Filter mode for the High or Low EQ band, 
turn the Q knob fully to the left.
This converts the High EQ band to a Low Pass Filter...