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IntroductionThis chapter describes the general procedures of handling levels, pan,EQ and effects to create a final stereo mix. Mixing is done in differentwindows in Cubasis VST, mainly the VST Channel Mixer (for audio)and the MIDI Track Mixer (for MIDI).❐The MIDI Track Mixer is designed to interact with MIDI instruments compatiblewith any of the standards GM (General MIDI), GS or XG. However,even if your instrument is not GM/GS/XG compatible, you may still beable to use some of the functions in the mixer.Mixing AudioSetting Levels1. Set up your audio tracks and possibly the locators so that they playback the section you want.2. Open the VST Channel Mixer by selecting “VST Channel Mixer” fromthe Panels menu, by clicking the VST Channel Mixer icon on the Toolbaror by pressing [Ctrl] and [*] on the numeric keypad.The VST Channel mixer window opens. This contains “channel strips” for the audiochannels, and a Master section for adjusting the level of the final mix.CUBASIS VST13 – 196 Mixing
3. Make sure the “In” buttons next to the faders are not activated for theaudio channels.When these are activated, the level meters show the input level instead of the playbacklevel.4. Make sure the Read and Write buttons are deactivated.These are used for automating mixer movements, as described on page 210. For now,we’ll stick to manual mixing.5. Activate playback, and use the faders to set the relative volume for theaudio channels.The fader settings are displayed numerically below the faders. You can boost weaksignals by +6 dB in the VST Channel Mixer, if you like. Just be sure to avoid signal levelsabove 0 dB (clipping).Clip indicator❐Actually, due to Cubasis VST’s high internal resolution, clipping can usuallyonly occur in the Master section (when the signals are sent to the audiohardware). Therefore, it can be OK to have the Clip indicators light up forindividual channels, as long as the Clip indicators in the Master sectionnever light up!CUBASIS VSTMixing 13 – 197
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Operation Manual
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Table of Contents
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99 Arrangement Editing100 About son
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1Introduction
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About Cubasis VST...Now that you ha
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2Guided Tour
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Undo/RedoPractically any operation
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The Arrange windowThis is where you
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The VST Channel MixerThis is where
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The MIDI Track MixerThis is one of
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List EditThe Event ListIn this edit
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3Requirements
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Computer RequirementsBelow, the min
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4Installation
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Installing the Audio Card and its D
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Installing Cubasis VSTInstalling th
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5Setting up your System
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Using an audio mixerThis is usually
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Selecting an ASIO DriverASIO (Audio
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Making settings for ASIO DirectX Fu
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Making settings for the ASIO Multim
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Additional Audio SettingsWhile you
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Setting up• If you want to use Cu
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On larger, multi-port interfaces, t
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Example 2B - Using a separate Keybo
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Activating and Ordering MIDI PortsB
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Checking your MIDI Setup1. Select a
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PreparationsSelecting a Sound Sourc
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Selecting Recording ResolutionYou s
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Selecting and setting up a trackAbo
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If you select Stereo for a track, i
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MonitoringAs described on page 44,
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3. Sing or play the connected instr
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In the Arrange window, a part is cr
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Recording the next track - Overdubb
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• There is also a group of Monito
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CUBASIS VST6 - 74 Recording Audio
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About this ChapterIn this chapter,
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Selecting a soundWhen you play your
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Recording1. Set start and end-point
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In the MIDI standard, Bank Select m
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3. Select “Manage...”The Bank M
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Advanced: Recording SysEx MessagesS
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The Transport BarBelow, you will fi
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Setting the Song PositionThe Song P
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Tempo and Time Signature HandlingTr
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Time SignaturesThe time signature i
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About the CycleCubasis VST can play
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Audio ClickActivating this will giv
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About songs and arrangementsA song
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Creating and managing tracksThe tra
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Deleting tracksTo delete a track, p
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Naming partsWhen you record a part,
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• You can resize several parts at
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Muting a partTo mute (silence) a pa
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About ghost partsGhost part are “
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Part ColorTo distinguish parts, you
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Editing the arrangement structureOn
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Explode by ChannelThis function wor
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Using the InspectorCubasis VST feat
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Quantizing MIDI notesWhat is Quanti
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CUBASIS VST9 - 124 Arrangement Edit
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What is the Pool?In the Pool, all a
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SegmentsEach file that is in use ha
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Selecting Time FormatsYou can set w
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File OperationsRenaming a FileTo re
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Replacing a File in the PoolThere a
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• CancelThe program will ignore t
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Segment OperationsThe Audio Pool al
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Deleting segmentsDeleting one or se
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By using the File pop-up menu.1. Op
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7. Click on one of the segment name
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Page 148 and 149: About the different Audio Editing m
Page 150 and 151: Using another Wave Editor applicati
Page 152 and 153: What can I do with the MIDI Editors
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Page 156 and 157: Entering Notes using the Brush Tool
Page 158 and 159: 3. Click with the Pencil tool insid
Page 160 and 161: Displaying Velocity in the Controll
Page 162 and 163: Editing Non-Note EventsBy “non-no
Page 164 and 165: Deleting non-note EventsTo delete n
Page 166 and 167: Entering Events1. Use the Insert po
Page 168 and 169: • Control Change:ColumnVal 1Val 2
Page 170 and 171: Editing in the “Value 2” Displa
Page 172 and 173: The Score EditorUse Score Edit when
Page 174 and 175: Staff ModeThis pop-up determines ho
Page 176 and 177: Key and ClefThe correct Key and Cle
Page 178 and 179: Entering NotesIn Score Edit, you us
Page 180 and 181: Flip StemsBy pressing [Alt]-[X] on
Page 182 and 183: Printing the ScoreTo print your sco
Page 184 and 185: The To Pop-upAll the editors have a
Page 186 and 187: Cutting, Copying and PastingYou can
Page 188 and 189: Editing ColorIf you have selected C
Page 190 and 191: Editing Notes via MIDIYou can chang
Page 192 and 193: The Loop FunctionIn all MIDI editor
Page 194 and 195: CUBASIS VST12 - 194 Editing MIDI
Page 198 and 199: • For stereo channel pairs, the f
Page 200 and 201: Using Mute and SoloFor each audio c
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Page 204 and 205: 6. In the VST Channel Mixer window,
Page 206 and 207: Editing Effects• For details on t
Page 208 and 209: Creating Surround MixesWith Cubasis
Page 210 and 211: Automating the VST MixerIt is possi
Page 212 and 213: Mixing MIDI❐To be able to “mix
Page 214 and 215: Setting LevelsYou adjust the levels
Page 216 and 217: The “Extended” Channel StripIf
Page 218 and 219: XG 2 - Global SettingsIn this mode,
Page 220 and 221: GS - Global SettingsIn this mode, t
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Page 224 and 225: Roland GSThis is a variation of Gen
Page 226 and 227: IntroductionCubasis VSTcomes with a
Page 228 and 229: EATER PANThe bEATER PAN rhythm reco
Page 230 and 231: BitCrusherIf you’re into lo-fi so
Page 232 and 233: ChorusThe Chorus plug-in adds a sho
Page 234 and 235: eROUNDELIZERThe eROUNDELIZER is an
Page 236 and 237: KarletteThe Karlette is a four-chan
Page 238 and 239: Parameter Values DescriptionSharpne
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PhatSyncPhatSync is a pattern-contr
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PhatSync Parameters:Parameter/Value
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RotaryThe Rotary plug-in simulates
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Tranceformer2Tranceformer2 is a rin
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• Good modulator source material
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Vocoder ParametersThe Vocoder param
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Voice DetectiveThe Voice Detective
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7. Select an empty MIDI track.This
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FuzzboxThis is a simulation of the
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ScopionThe Scopion is an on-board o
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Stereo WizardThe Stereo Wizard is a
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CUBASIS VST14 - 268 The included VS
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Importing audio files into the arra
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• You can use the Play button to
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If you get clicks during playbackWh
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Import Mixman File (*.trk)Mixman TR
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6. Use the settings in the Time Str
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6. If you want to automatically imp
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About creating a CDIn combination w
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IntroductionVST Instruments are sof
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Playing the VST Instrument1. In the
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Using the InspectorThe inspector pr
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Automating a VST InstrumentAutomati
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The NeonThe Neon is a simple softwa
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CS40The CS40 is a straightforward s
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JX16 SynthesizerThe JX16 is a dual
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The Glide/Chorus SectionThis sectio
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The VCF SectionThis section contain
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About the “Oscillator Lock” par
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VB-1Damper switch.Pick (slide left
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LM-9Program switchVolume fader (one
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Universal Sound Module (USM)The USM
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USM ParametersParameterMaster Volum
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ParametersThe lower half of the con
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Easy Guitar• This plug-in (develo
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The “electric players”When you
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Long chordsEasy Guitar can also be
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CUBASIS VST16 - 320 Using VST Instr
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IntroductionWhat is RocketPower and
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Setting Rocket Preferences in Cubas
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Activating RocketPower and joining
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The InWire Settings in the PoolSome
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CUBASIS VST17 - 330 InWire and Rock
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IntroductionCubasis VST allows you
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Other optionsOn the Movie submenu o
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SavingSongOnce you have created som
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Using “Save”On the File menu yo
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4. Navigate to the Cubasis VST prog
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Exporting MIDI FilesYou might want
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CUBASIS VST19 - 346 Saving and Open
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About Master UnitBy using Master Un
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Importing Tracks from hard diskMast
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Recording and Playback functionsSet
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Setting Record and Playback volumeT
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The Effects sectionAll Effects on/o
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BrillianceOlder sound material, esp
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• The Start and End Markers disap
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Processing the TracksBefore you can
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NormalizingWhile analog systems gen
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Itemstatussimulationejectrescan1x /
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The Normalize menuMenu itemNormaliz
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AAftertouchCreating 163Editing 163A
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DDef.All (Default Song) 339DelayIn
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MM Column 104Magnifying Glass Tool
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SSample Rate 57SaveArrangement 336P
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CUBASIS VST382 Index
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