Steinberg Sequel User Manual

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The Arrange Zone
Input selection (audio tracks only)
The Input Selection pop-up menu allows you to switch be-
tween the inputs on your audio interface. Click in the 
Track Input field to reveal the pop-up menu. You should 
see all of the available inputs on your audio interface here.
For more information on setting up your interface, see the 
chapter “Setting up your system” on page 80. 
Instrument tracks do not have an input selection pop-up.
Track volume and pan
The track output volume and pan can...

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The Arrange Zone
Clicking on the control on the top will open a pop-up 
menu. This menu allows you to choose which setting you 
would like to automate. You can automate multiple track 
settings, but you can only view one set of automation pa-
rameters at a time.
Also notice that the Master track is now visible at the bot-
tom of the Arrange Zone and you can automate parameters 
there, too. One of the most popular parameters to automate 
is volume such as a fade out at the end of a song.
ÖYou’ve been...

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The Arrange Zone
The Zoom Commands
To the right of the “+” and “-” buttons is the “Zoom Com-
mands” pop-up menu with three quick zoom settings:
Scrolling
After you have zoomed in you will most likely want to use 
the scroll bars to get around.
The vertical scroll bar is located along the right side of the 
Arrange Zone. This will scroll your project up and down.
The horizontal scroll bar is located along the bottom of 
the Arrange Zone. This will scroll your project left and right.
You can also use...

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The Arrange Zone While clicking and holding drag to repeat the event.
When you let go of the left mouse button the event will be repeated.
Resizing events
In the bottom left and right corners are handles for length-
ening or shortening the event. Click and hold either one of 
them and drag left or right to lengthen or shorten the event.
When you are resizing an event the tool tip beside the cursor displays 
the bar position and length of the event.
You can’t make an event any longer than it was when...

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The Multi Zone 

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The Multi Zone
Introduction
The Multi Zone is where all of your project’s mixing, effects 
processing and advanced editing will take place. The Multi 
Zone also includes a media browser for finding all of the 
audio and MIDI loops and an Arranger page for taking 
your project out to the world to play live. This is also where 
you will find all of the project preferences.
There are six buttons along the left hand side of the Multi 
Zone. Only one button can be activated at a time. The 
Multi Zone...

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The Multi Zone
Channels
Each track has its own channel which includes a Record 
Ready button, a Mute button and a Solo button. These 
buttons have the same functionality as the respective but-
tons in the track controls area in the Arrange Zone.
Each channel is labelled and numbered. These labels and 
numbers correspond to the ones found on the tracks in 
the Arrange Zone.
Channel Level (volume) and Pan
Each channel has a fader for controlling track volume and 
a panner. The controls work in parallel...

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The Multi Zone
The Master channel
The Master channel is the output of all of the tracks com-
bined. It is found on the right hand side of the Mixer page. 
This channel features a volume fader and a panner.
If you are clipping the Master channel, the channel will be-
come red. Lower the fader to return the channel to normal, 
or alternatively lower all track faders by the same amount 
to reduce the level going into the Master channel. Click 
the Audio Overload button to reset the clipping indicator....

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The Multi Zone
Use the “Bypass Arpeggiator” button to activate or deacti-
vate the effect.
The Quantize value allows you to set the resolution of the 
patterns the Arpeggiator creates.
The Octave Range value allows you to determine how 
many octaves the pattern will go above or below the note 
you are playing.
“Transpose Step” determines how many steps the pattern 
will change each time it starts again.
“Transpose Play Direction” determines whether the pat-
tern’s key will go up, down, or a...

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The Multi Zone
Each track also features a built-in one-knob compressor 
which is also pre-fader, but is post EQ, meaning that the 
audio is routed through the two insert effects, then the 
EQ, and then the compressor.
The Compression slider determines how much compres-
sion will be added to the signal. This sets a threshold level. 
When the signal goes above the threshold level, the Com-
pressor reduces the signal. Or in other words: the further 
to the right you drag, the more compression you get....