Steinberg Sequel User Manual

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Setting up your system
About this chapter
In this chapter, you will find information on the basic com-
puter setup (audio card and drivers, etc.) and on more ad-
vanced audio and MIDI system setups.
General notes on how to set up your 
system
RAM – There is a direct relation between the amount of 
available RAM and the number of audio channels that you 
can have running.
The amount of RAM specified above is the minimum requirement, but as 
a general rule “the more the better” applies.
Hard disk size –...

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Using the built-in audio hardware of the 
Macintosh
As of this writing, all current Macintosh models provide at 
least built-in 16 bit stereo audio hardware. For detailed in-
formation, refer to the documentation describing your com-
puter.
Depending on your preferences and requirements, using 
the built-in audio hardware may be sufficient for use with 
Sequel. It is always available for selection in Sequel – you 
don’t need to install any additional drivers.
About drivers
A...

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Setting up audio
Connecting audio
Exactly how to set up your system depends on many dif-
ferent factors, e.g. the kind of project you wish to create, 
the external equipment you want to use, the computer 
hardware available to you, etc. Therefore, the following 
sections can only serve as examples.
How you connect your equipment, i.e. whether you use 
digital or analog connections, also depends on your indi-
vidual setup.
Stereo input and output – the simplest connection
If you...

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Recording from a CD player
Most computers come with a CD-ROM drive that can also 
be used as a regular CD player. In some cases the CD 
player is internally connected to the audio hardware so 
that you can record the output of the CD player directly 
into Sequel (consult the audio hardware documentation if 
you are uncertain).
 All routing and level adjustments for recording from a CD (if 
available) are done in the audio hardware setup application, 
see below.
About recording...

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Bring up the control panel for the audio hardware and ad-
just the settings as recommended by the audio hardware 
manufacturer.
Under Windows, you open the control panel by clicking 
the “Setup…” button.
The control panel that appears when you click this button is provided by 
the audio hardware manufacturer and not Sequel (unless you use Di-
rectX, see below). Hence it will be different for each audio card brand 
and model.
The Control panel for the ASIO DirectX driver is an...

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Setting up MIDI
This section describes how to connect and set up MIDI 
equipment. If you have no MIDI equipment you can skip 
this section. Note that this is only an example – you might 
need or want to hook things up differently!
Connecting the MIDI equipment
In this example we assume that you have a MIDI keyboard. 
The keyboard is used for feeding the computer with MIDI 
messages for recording. Using Sequel’s automatic MIDI 
Thru feature you will be able to hear the correct...

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System factors that affect performance
CPU and processor cache
It goes without saying that the faster the computer pro-
cessor, the better. But there are a number of factors that 
affect the apparent speed of a computer: the bus speed 
and type (PCI is strongly recommended), the processor 
cache size and of course, the processor type and brand. 
Sequel relies heavily on floating point calculations. When 
shopping for a processor, please make sure you get one 
that is powerful in...

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Key commands 

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Key commands
Introduction
This chapter contains a list of the available key commands 
in Sequel, structured according to the different edit cate-
gories in the program.
The available key commands
File commands
Edit commandsProject commands
Navigate commands
Zoom commands
Option Key command
New Project [Ctrl]/[Command] + [N]
Open Project [Ctrl]/[Command] + [O]
Save Project [Ctrl]/[Command] + [S]
Save As [Ctrl]/[Command] + [Shift] + [S]
Manage Projects [Ctrl]/[Command] + [Shift] + [M]
Help [F1]
Quit...

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Transport commands
Option Key command
Locate Selection [L]
To Left Locator [Home]/[Command]+ [Home]
Start [Enter] (numeric keypad)
Stop [0] (numeric keypad)
Start / Stop [Space]
Record [*] (“multiply” on the numeric keypad)
Rewind [-] (“subtract” on the numeric keypad)
Forward [+] (“add” on the numeric keypad)
Return to Zero [.] or [,] on the numeric keypad
Cycle [/] (“divide” on the numeric keypad)
Metronome on [C]
Locate next Marker [Shift] + [N]
Locate Previous 
Marker[Shift] + [B]
One...