Steinberg V-Stack Operation Manual

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Routing an audio channel through insert effects
Insert effect settings are available in the Mixer (extended mode) and the 
Channel Settings window. The figures below show the Channel Set-
tings window, but the procedures are similar for all three send sections:
1.Bring up the Channel Settings window or the “Inserts” pane in the ex-
tended Mixer.
In the Channel Settings, the inserts are located to the right of the channel strip.
2.Pull down the effect type pop-up for one of...

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Using Master effects
There are four Master effect slots, available in a separate window or in 
the Master section in the extended Mixer. To select and activate Master 
effects, proceed as follows:
1.Either select the “Extended” mode for the Mixer and show the Master 
section, or pull down the Devices menu and select “VST Master Effects” 
to bring up the Master effect window.
You can also bring up the VST Master Effects window by clicking the “e” button above 
the Master gain...

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Editing effects
All inserts, master effect slots and effect sends (except in the “Sends+” 
pane in the extended Mixer) have an Edit (“e”) button. Clicking this 
opens the selected effect’s control panel in which you can make pa-
rameter settings.
The contents, design and layout of the control panel depends on the 
selected effect. However, all effect control panels have an on/off but-
ton, a program selection pop-up menu and a File pop-up menu for 
saving or loading programs....

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Naming effects
If you edit the parameters for an effect, these settings are saved auto-
matically in the project. If you want to name the current settings, the 
following points apply:
•The basis for the current settings may have been a preset effect pro-
gram, in which case there is a name in the Program Name field.
•The basis for the current settings may have been a default setting pro-
gram location in which case “Init” is displayed in the Program Name 
field.
In both...

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Effect routing – a few tips
A note about stereo effects
Some plug-in effects affect the stereo image, in the form of panning, 
stereo enhancement or stereo ambience. However, for this to be 
heard, the output of the effect must be routed to a stereo channel or 
bus (since otherwise, the output will be mixed to mono). In short: Ste-
reo image effects will not be heard if the effect is used as an insert ef-
fect for a mono audio channel.
•For example, if you want to apply an...

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Using stereo sends and insert effects
Send effects are practical because you can control the dry/effect bal-
ance individually for each channel. Insert effects offer the advantage 
of “chaining” effects, meaning that the output of an effect can be fur-
ther processed by another effect. If you route a channel send directly 
to a group channel, this allows you to use insert effects (applied to the 
group channel) much like “send effects”. 
This method has several advantages:
•...

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4.Open the effect’s control panel by clicking the Edit button and use the 
Mix parameter to adjust the balance between “dry” and effect signal, 
to 100% effect.
This is because the effect/dry balance can now be controlled using a combination of 
send level and the group channel fader – see below. 
5.Press [Alt]/[Option] and click on the Solo button for the group chan-
nel to activate Solo Group.
In this mode, the group channel will not be muted if you solo another channel in...

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The Plug-in Information window
On the Devices menu, you will find an item called “Plug-in Information”. 
Selecting this opens a dialog listing all the available VST and DirectX 
compatible plug-ins in your system (including VST Instruments).
Managing and selecting VST plug-ins
To see which VST plug-ins are available in your system, click the “VST 
Plug-ins” tab at the top of the window. The window now displays all 
plug-ins in the V-STACK and the shared vstplugins folder. 
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❐Please note that a plug-in may be in use even if it isn’t enabled in the left 
column. You might for example have opened a Song containing effects 
that currently are disabled on the menu. The left column purely deter-
mines whether or not the plug-in will be visible on the Effect menus.
• All columns can be resized by using the divider in the column header.
The rest of the columns show the following information about each 
plug-in:
Update Button
Pressing this button will...

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Changing the Shared Plug-ins Folder (Windows only)
If you like, you can change what folder is to be the “shared” Vstplugins 
folder. For example, if you have Steinberg’s Cubase SX installed on 
your computer, you can get access to the Cubase SX-specific plug-
ins in V-STACK by switching to the Vstplugins folder within the Cu-
base SX folder.
The currently selected Shared Folder is displayed in the text field at 
the top of the window. Clicking the “Choose...” button opens a...