Steinberg Sequel 3 Operation Manual

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Effects and Instruments ReferenceEffects Parameters
Modulation Effects
AutoPan
AutoPan automatically moves the track’s signal from left to right and back again. Rate 
determines how quickly the signal moves back and forth. Width adjusts how far to the 
left and right the signal goes.
Chorus
Chorus works by doubling whatever is sent into it with a slightly detuned version. Rate 
changes the speed of the chorus effect. Width adjusts how much the signal is detuned. 
The Mix parameter determines how much original signal you hear versus the affected 
signal.
Flanger
Flanger works like the Chorus effect in that it doubles the input signal. Instead of 
detuning it, however, it delays it slightly by a gradually changing amount. The Rate 
parameter adjusts the speed of the effect. Feedback determines the intensity of the 
typical Flanger sweep. The Mix parameter determines how much original signal you 
hear versus the affected signal.
Phaser
The Phaser effect works by applying multiple filters to the signal. Rate determines the 
speed of the effect. Feedback determines the intensity of the typical Phaser sweep. 
The Mix parameter determines how much original signal you hear versus the affected 
signal.
Rotary
Rotary emulates a rotating speaker, which is a popular effect for electronic organ 
sounds, but also works great for guitar. The Speed parameter adjusts the speed of the 
rotation. 
Tremolo
Tremolo works by creating a repetitive variation of gain. Rate determines the speed of 
the gain adjustments. Depth determines how much the gain varies.
Vibrato
Vibrato works by rapidly creating slight changes in pitch. It is the same idea as playing 
a note on a guitar and moving your finger back and forth within the fret. Rate changes 
the speed of the effect. Depth determines how much the pitch varies. 
						

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Effects and Instruments ReferenceInstrument Parameters
Reverb
Reverb allows you make it sound like your music was recorded in a large hall or 
cathedral. The Mix parameter determines how much original signal you hear versus 
the affected signal. Bypass lets you compare the original sound and the reverb sound. 
PreDelay controls how much time passes before the reverb is applied. Time 
determines the length of the reverb, thus creating a sense of space. Higher Diffusion 
values lead to a smoother sound, while lower values lead to a clearer sound. 
“Damping - High Amount” affects the decay time of high frequencies. Lower values 
cause high frequencies to decay quicker. Values above 100
 % cause high frequencies 
to decay slower than mid-range frequencies. “Damping - Low Amount” affects the 
decay time of low frequencies. Lower values cause low frequencies to decay quicker. 
Values above 100
 % cause low frequencies to decay slower than mid-range 
frequencies.
StereoEnhancer
StereoEnhancer allows you to spread out your project’s stereo image. This can create 
a greater sense of space for crowded mixes. Width determines how wide the image is 
spread.
Instrument Parameters
In order to access the instrument parameters, you first have to add a VST 3 track and 
select an instrument.
Prologue
Prologue is a synthesizer that works like classic analog synthesizers. Cutoff determines 
the cutoff frequency of the signal. Resonance adds a ringing type effect. Attack adjusts 
how quickly you hear the initial hit of a note. Release determines how long a note is held 
once it has been released. Drive boosts the signal, making it louder. “LFO Frequency” is 
used to modulate and change the signal. “LFO Level” raises or lowers the volume of the 
LFO (low frequency oscillator). FX controls how much the built-in effect of the 
instrument is heard.
HALion Sonic SE
This instrument is described in detail in the separate PDF document “HALion Sonic 
SE”.
Groove Agent One
For a description of this instrument, see “Pad Section” on page 92 and “Sample 
Display” on page 92. 
						

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Index
A
Activated Step Input 88
Activating
Sequel 8
Add track 61, 70
Advanced Features 101
AmpSimulator 119
Arpeggiator 83
Arrange Zone 68
ASIO driver 10
Attributes
Filtering 76
Setting 79
Audio
Connecting 11
Audio Driver
Selecting 13
Audio file
Detecting the tempo 108
Audio hardware
About 9
Mac 10
Settings 13
Audio length 87
Audio quantization 103
Audio Settings 99
Audio tracks
Adding 20
Auto Quantize 100
Automatic fades 72
Automation
Adding 44
Disabling 46
Removing 46
Toggle 69
AutoPan 121
B
Beat page 37
About 53
Assigning samples 56
Step display 54
Velocity 55
Beat Pattern
Editing 54
Beat track
Adding 53
Editing 54
Browse location
MediaBay 75
C
CD player
Recording 12
Channel
About 95
Level and Pan 95
Chorder 83
Chorus 121
Color
Selector 95
Setting 95
Color selector 73
Compressor 120
Controller lane
About 35, 89
Convert to Instrument track 72
Copying
Events 31
Notes 34
Creating
Notes 34
Cycle mode
About 63
D
Delete Selected Media 78
Deleting
Events 32
Notes 33
DirectX 10
Distortion 119
Draw tool 32, 70
Driver
About 10
ASIO 10
DirectX 10
Generic Low Latency driver 10
Selecting 13
DualFilter 120
E
Edit
Add track 61
Button/menu 60
Copy 60
Cut 60
Delete 60
Duplicate 61
Paste 60
Redo 60
Remove selected tracks 61
Select None 61
Split at cursor 61
Undo 60
Edit menu 59
Editing
Audio events 28
Events 75
Parts 75
Tempo changes 37
Editor Page
About 85
Effects
About 119
AmpSimulator 119
Audio 42
AutoPan 121
Chorus 121
Compressor 120
Distortion 119
DualFilter 120
Flanger 121
Gate 120
Insert effects 42
Master EQ 120
Maximizer 120
Output effects 44
Phaser 121
PingPongDelay 119
Reverb 122
Rotary 121
Send effects 43
StereoDelay 119
StereoEnhancer 122
Tremolo 121
Vibrato 121
VST Amp Rack 120 
						

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IndexF
EQ
Adding 40
Curve display 85
Frequency 84
Gain 84
Resonance 85
Equalizers panel 84
Event grid 106
Events
Bounce Selection 32
Copying 31
Creating a new file from 
selection 32
Deleting 32
Moving 30
Muting 31
Renaming 28
Repeating 31
Resizing 29
Splitting 29
Exporting
Audio files 47
Mixdown 48
MP3 47, 48
Project as Audio File 60
Project to iTunes 60
Selected tracks 48
To iTunes 48
F
Family filter
MediaBay 77
Files
Importing 28
Filtering
Media Files 76
Flanger 121
Free Warp 86, 103, 104
Freeze 72
G
Gate 120
Generic Low Latency driver 10
Groove Agent One 122
H
HALion Sonic SE 122
Hardware
About 9
I
Ignore Transpose Track 87, 109
Importing
Files 28
Input selection 73
Insert effects 42
About 84
Installation
About 8
Instrument Parameters 122
Groove Agent One 122
HALion Sonic SE 122
Prologue 122Instrument tracks 83
iTunes
Export project to iTunes 60
J
Jump grid
Performance page 50
K
Key commands 116
About 116
Conventions 6
Edit 117
File 116
Navigate 117
Project 116
Transport 118
Virtual Keyboard 118
Zoom 118
Key Editor
About 33, 37, 87
Controller lane 89
Legato 89
Nudge 89
Quantize 88
Step Input 88
Swing 89
Transpose 88
L
Levels
Setting 39
Locate
Locate Previous/Next 
Marker 63
M
Mac OS X
Audio hardware 10
Requirements 7
Manage Projects 59
Marker
Locate 63
Master Channel
About 96
Master EQ 120
Maximizer 120
MediaBay
About 75
Adding User Content 78
Attributes 79
Browse location 75
Filters 76
Preview 77
Reset filters 77
Show Family Items 77
User Content 78
Using arrow keys 76
Metronome
About 64
Settings 100MIDI
Requirements 9
Setup 15
Mixer Page
About 95
Mixing 39
Adding automation 44
Adding effects 42
Adding EQ 40
Exporting mixdown 47
Muting 40
Setting levels 39
Setting pan 40
Monitoring
About 15
Moving
Events 30
MP3 47
Multi Zone 81
Multi-channel setup 11
Multi-take recording
Audio 25
Instrument parts 27
Musical grid 106
Musical Keyboard Input Activity 63
Mute 40, 72
Unmute all Tracks 70
Muting
Events 31
N
Notes
Copying 34
Creating 34
Deleting 33
Resizing 34
Nudge 89
O
Open/Close Instrument 
Window 72
Options 100
Output effects 44, 80
Output Selector 99
P
Pad
Assignment 97
Name 97
Pan 73
Panel Color 100
Panorama
Setting 40
Parts
Pattern parts 55
Pattern banks
Adding 53
Saving 57
Pattern parts
About 55
Creating 55
Selecting 56
Perform Quantize 88 
						

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IndexQ
Performance
Optimizing audio 16
Show track 69
Performance mode 64
Performance page
About 96
Define Jump Grid 50
Recording 50
Step input 51
Performance part
Creating 49
Performance track
Creating parts 49
Showing 49
Performances
Creating 51
Recording 50
Phaser 121
Pictures
Adding 94
Pilot Zone 58
Display 64
PingPongDelay 119
Pitch Shift
Algorithm 102
élastique 102
Play button 63
POS 64, 66
Presets
Handling 83
Preview
Media files 77
Project 60
Creating 19
Managing 59
New 59
Open 59
Recent 60
Save 59
Save as 59
Project Location 99
Project menu 59
Project Position display 64
Project Root key 66
Project Tempo display 64
Prologue 122
Q
Quantize
Audio events 87
Instrument parts 88
Quick Controls 114
R
Randomize step envelope 
values 107
Rating filter
MediaBay 77
Recent Projects 60
Record
Button 63
Record Format 99
Record Placement Method 100Record Ready 72
Recording
Audio 19
CD player 12
Instrument parts 26
Levels and inputs 13
Multiple audio takes 25
Multiple takes of an instrument 
part 27
On the Performance page 50
Performances 50
Precount 23
Redo 60
Rehearsal mode 65
Remote Control Assignment 62, 
110
Remote Controller Source 100
Remote Controllers
Assigning 110
Browser 112
Remote focus 112
Reset Remote 
Assignement 112
Show Remote Item Info 112
Sticky Browser 112
Remote focus
Remote controllers 112
Remove Selected Tracks 61
Renaming
Events 28
Tracks 74
Repeating
Events 31
Requirements
Mac OS X 7
MIDI 9
Windows 7
Reset all Solo States 70
Reset Filters
MediaBay 77
Reset Remote Assignment
Remote Controllers 112
Reset step envelopes 107
Reset Warping 86
Resizing
Notes 34
Reverb 122
Reverse 87
Root Key
Display 66
Rotary 121
Ruler 70
S
Sample Editor
About 33, 86
Event volume 86
Free Warp 86
Quantize 87
Reset Warping 86
Reverse function 87
Step Envelope 105
Stretch Mode 86
Swing 87
Tempo Detection 107
Time Stretch Mode 86
Transpose 87
Save as
Project 59
Scrolling 71
Select
None 61
Select Browse Location 75
Selecting tracks 74
Send effects 43
About 85
Amount fader 85
Sequel menu
About 58
Sequel Projects 99
Settings
Audio hardware 13
Settings Page
About 99
Setup
Audio 11
General notes on how to set up 
your system 9
MIDI 15
Show Family Items
MediaBay 77
Show Performance Track 69
Show Remote Item Info
Remote controllers 112
Show Tempo Track 69
Show Tips 100
Show Transpose Track 69
Shuffle results
MediaBay 77
Silence
Adding 101
Smart Transpose 108
Snap to Grid
About 71
Solo 40, 72
Reset all Solo States 70
Sound Input Activity 62
Split at cursor 61
Splitting
Events 
29
Start-up Action 99 
						

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IndexT
Step envelopes 105
Editing envelopes 106
Editing Steps 106
Musical grid 106
Random 107
Reset 107
Transient grid 106
Step Input 88
StereoDelay 119
StereoEnhancer 122
Sticky Browser
Remote controllers 112
Stretch Mode 86
Swing
Audio Events 87
Instrument parts 89
System setup 9
T
T.SIGN 65
Tap Tempo 65
Tempo
Detecting 107
Show track 69
Tapping 65
Tempo changes
Adding 37
Tempo display 64
Tempo track 37
Text filter
MediaBay 77
Time Signature display 65
Time Stretch
Algorithm 102
élastique 102
Toggle Automation Mode 69
Track
About 74
Automation 74
Numbering 74
Renaming 74
Selecting 74
Track buttons 69
Track controls 72
Automatic fades 72
Color selector 73
Convert to instrument track 72
Freeze 72
Input selection 73
Mute 72
Open/Close Instrument 
Window 72
Record ready 72
Solo 72
Track meter 73
Track pictures 73
Volume and Pan 73
Track Inspector Page
About 82
Instrument panel 84
Track list 69
Track Meter 73
Track numbering 74Track Picture Page
Adding pictures 94
Track Pictures 73
Tracks
Resize 70
Transient grid 106
Transport Controls 63
Transpose
Instrument parts 88
Show Track 69
Transpose track
Ignore 109
Tremolo 121
Tuner
About 62
Tuning 23
U
Undo 60
Unmute all tracks 70
User Content
MediaBay 78
User Content Location 99
User Interface 100
V
Vibrato 121
Virtual keyboard 66
Volume 73
VST Amp Rack 120
W
Windows requirements 7
Z
Zoom 71