Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Using DSP Factory Manual

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Depending on which Dynamics Type you have selected, there are dif-
ferent parameters available. However, some general controls are 
available in all modes:
Expand An expander, attenuating signals below a specified threshold level, thus 
reducing low-level noise and effectively increasing the dynamic range.
Compand 
(H or S)A combination of compressor, expander and limiter: The compressor 
compresses signals that exceed a specified threshold level,...

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In the lower half of the Dynamics panel, you will find the actual controls:
Parameter Description
Threshold Determines the threshold level at which the dynamics processor is “trig-
gered”. Whether signal levels above or below this level will trigger the 
processing, depends on the selected dynamics type.
Ratio  (Comp, Expander and Compander types only). Determines the amount 
of compression/expansion. For the Compander types, this determines 
the...

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Bus Send Mode
The Bus Sends are always post-fader. This means that in many cases 
(e.g. when using the busses for recording into Cubase SX/SL) there is 
no need to adjust the individual bus send levels - you only need to acti-
vate the desired busses in the Lower display (Bus Assign mode) and set 
the recording level using the faders. This assumes that you keep all bus 
send level knobs at their maximum setting.
In this mode you can view and control...

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Aux Sends 5 and 6 are “hard-wired” to the on-board effect units (FX Unit 
1 and FX Unit 2, respectively). To avoid feedback, Aux Sends 5 and 6 are 
disabled for the FX Return channels.
If you have two DS2416 cards installed, you can address all four effect 
units by using Aux Sends 3-6.
The Stereo Mix Section
To the right in the Input Console window you will find the Stereo Mix 
section. This differs slightly from the regular channel strips:
Lower...

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The Common Panel
To the left of the channel strips you will find a section with common 
controls:
Control Description
Meter Post
buttonDetermines which signal the level meters should show: When 
the button is activated, the meters will show the levels post-
fader. When it isn’t activated the meters will show the input 
levels, regardless of fader positions (which is useful when 
checking input levels from external sound sources).
Meter Slow 
buttonWhen...

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The Bus/Aux Console
This window contains master level controls for the eight busses and 
six Aux sends, together with level meters and numerical level indica-
tors. There are also Mute buttons for each bus/send.
•The options for slow/fast metering and Peak Hold in the Input Con-
sole window affects the meters and indicators in the Bus/Aux Con-
sole as well. 

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The Channel Overview
This window allows you to view and access all controls at the same 
time for a single channel. You select which channel to view by using 
the Channel Selection pop-up menu in the upper left corner.
The controls in the Channel Overview are the same as in the Input 
Console window, with the addition of the following parameters:
Attenuator Allows you to adjust the input signal gain, with a range of -96 to +12 dB.
Delay Time Allows you...

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The FX Editor
This window allows you to select effect types and make settings for 
the two on-board effect units (labelled “FX Unit 1” and “FX Unit 2”). 
The window can be opened either from the Devices menu, or by click-
ing the FX Show button in the Input Console window.
You use the FX Unit pop-up menu to select which unit to make set-
tings for, and then choose an effect type for the selected unit using 
the FX Type pop-up menu (at the upper right...

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Depending on the selected effect type, various parameters are dis-
played in the window. You can edit these freely but your changes are 
lost when you select another effect type. For detailed descriptions of 
the effect types and parameters, see the DSP Factory documentation.
•If you click the “Load Default” button in the top left corner, all parame-
ters for the current effect type are reset to their default values.
The DSP Factory Routing Window
This...

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Output Routing section
Each bus or send can be routed to any output or any combination of 
outputs. However, it is not possible to route several different busses 
to the same output. 
In the Routing window, the output pairs are listed to the left:
•To select another bus or send for an output pair, pull down the pop-up 
menu to the right of the output and select another source from the list.
Output Description
DS2416 
#1 - #4These are the recording...