Steinberg Cubase VST VST Plug-ins Manual

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WunderVerb 3
WunderbVerb 3 is a reverb plug-in which provides natural sounding 
reverb effects, and still uses very little processor power.
• The WunderVerb 3 plug-in is a mono in-stereo out effect.
When using it as an insert effect for a stereo channel, only the left or right channel will 
be processed (depending on the routing settings you make for the insert slot).
Use the Program pop-up to select one of ten Reverb Types:
HallThe...

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You can adjust the following three parameters:
Size
This is the size of the simulated room. Changing this will affect the 
density and character of the reverb. If you have selected a Reverb 
Type where you can hear the individual “bounces” (Effect 1, Echoes, 
etc), raising the Size will increase the time between each “bounce”, 
like the time control on a delay effect.
Decay
This is the decay time for the reverb. The higher the value, the longer...

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Cubase 5 VST Instruments
CS40
The CS40 is a straightforward software synthesizer with the following 
main features:
•The CS40 is polyphonic with up to 6 voices. 
•The CS40 receives MIDI in Omni mode (on all MIDI channels).
You don’t need to select a MIDI channel to direct MIDI to the CS40.
•The CS40 responds to the following MIDI messages: 
MIDI Note On/Off (velocity governs volume).
Volume.
Pan.
Pitch Bend (± 2 semitones).
Modulation (vibrato).  

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CS40 Parameters
Parameter Description
Oscillator 1 Range Selects an octave range for oscillator 1; 32, 16, 8 or 4 feet.
Oscillator 1 Waveform The basic waveform for oscillator 1; Triangle, Sawtooth, 
Square or Pulse.
Oscillator 1 Tune Detunes Oscillator 1 ± 7 semitones.
Oscillator 2 parameters Same as Oscillator 1.
Oscillator Blend Adjusts the relative volume mix between oscillator 1 and 2.
LFO Speed Governs the speed of the LFO. If LFO Sync is...

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JX16 Synthesizer
The JX16 is a dual oscillator software synthesizer with the following 
main features:
•The JX16 is polyphonic with up to 16 voices. 
The polyphony setting for each patch is user programmable.
•Low CPU load and high quality sound (low aliasing distortion).
•Multimode Filter.
Lowpass, Bandpass and Hipass filter modes are available.
•Oscillator Lock function enables the creation of pulse and square 
waveforms with classic PWM...

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Osc 1+2 Section
This section contains parameters affecting both oscillators.
The Oscillator 2 Section
This section contains parameters that affect oscillator 2 only.
About the “Oscillator Lock” parameter
JX16 features two oscillators per voice, with fixed sawtooth wave-
forms. You can, however, generate square waves and PWM (pulse 
width modulation) with the JX16, by combining the two oscillators us-
ing the “OSC lock” and Oscillator 2 “Vibrato”...

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•If the oscillators are tuned to the same pitch and level, an “OSC lock” 
setting of 50% produces a square wave with higher and lower set-
tings producing progressively narrower pulse waveforms. 
With an “OSC lock” setting of 0% the two oscillators cancel out completely, which is 
useful if you only want to use the noise generator as a sound source.
•By applying the Oscillator 2 “Vibrato” parameter when OSC lock is 
set to around 50%, classic...

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The LFO Section
This is where you set up the LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator). LFOs 
are used to modulate parameters like pitch (vibrato) or the filter cutoff. 
The VCF Section
This section contains the filter parameters:
Parameter Description
LFO Wave This sets the LFO waveform for modulating parameters: Sine pro-
duces smooth modulation suitable for vibrato, Square produces 
stepped modulation between two alternating values, Saw+/- pro-
duces...

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About the filter modes
The JX16 features a multimode filter. The various filter modes are 
selected with the VCF Mode parameter, and are as follows:
• Lowpass (LP)
Lowpass filters lets low frequencies pass and cuts out the high frequencies. This is the 
most commonly used filter type in analog synthesizers.
• Bandpass (BP)
A bandpass filter cuts frequencies above and below the cutoff frequency, allowing a 
specific range of frequencies to pass...

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The VCA Section
This section contains the VCA Envelope parameters, governing the 
amplitude (volume) of the sound:
MIDI Controller Messages
The JX16 responds to the following MIDI Controller Messages:
Parameter Description
VCA Att/Dec/Sus/Rel The VCA Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release parameters. 
Use these parameters to determine how the volume should 
change with time, when a note is played.
VCA Velocity This determines whether the VCA...