Steinberg VST Live 1.2 User manual

The Steinberg Documentation Team: William Evans, PhD

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 16

PLATFORM-INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTATION ......................................................................................................................... 16

SCREENSHOT VARIATIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 16

PDF AND ONLINE DOCUMENTATION .................................................................................................................................... 16

Operation Manual .................................................................................................................................................. 16

HALion Sonic SE ....................................................................................................................................................... 16

Retrologue .............................................................................................................................................................. 16

Padshop .................................................................................................................................................................. 17

Steinberg Library Manager ..................................................................................................................................... 17

DOCUMENTATION STRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................................ 17

Descriptions of the User Interface .......................................................................................................................... 17

Descriptions of Basic Concepts ............................................................................................................................... 17

Descriptions of Procedures ..................................................................................................................................... 17

CONVENTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................. 17

INSTRUCTIONAL MARKERS .................................................................................................................................................. 18

META COMMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................... 18

MARKUP ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18

PROPER NOUNS ............................................................................................................................................................... 19

TERMS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Zones ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Group ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Notes ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Beat ......................................................................................................................................................................... 19

KEY COMMANDS .............................................................................................................................................................. 19

GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................................................... 21

OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Parts ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21

Song Components ................................................................................................................................................... 21

Hierarchy ................................................................................................................................................................ 22

INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Zones ....................................................................................................................................................................... 24

The Four Zones ...................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Right Zone ............................................................................................................................................................................. 25

Showing/Hiding Zones ............................................................................................................................................ 25

Zone Focus .............................................................................................................................................................. 26

Zone Awareness .................................................................................................................................................................... 26

Selecting a Zone .................................................................................................................................................................... 26

Tearing-Off Project Zones ....................................................................................................................................... 26

Tearing Off a Zone ................................................................................................................................................................. 26

Closing a Torn off Window .................................................................................................................................................... 27

Returning a Torn-off Window ............................................................................................................................................... 27

Example ................................................................................................................................................................................. 27

Views ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28

Viewsets .................................................................................................................................................................. 28

Saving .................................................................................................................................................................................... 28

Loading .................................................................................................................................................................................. 28

COMMAND HISTORIES ....................................................................................................................................................... 28

Tracks History ......................................................................................................................................................... 28

Availability ............................................................................................................................................................................. 28

Main History ........................................................................................................................................................... 29

Availability ............................................................................................................................................................................. 29

THE TRANSPORT PANEL ..................................................................................................................................................... 29

Functions ................................................................................................................................................................. 29

1 Position Reference ...................................................................................................................................................... 29

2 Position ....................................................................................................................................................................... 29

3 Rewind ........................................................................................................................................................................ 30

4 Fast Forward ............................................................................................................................................................... 30

5 Cycle ............................................................................................................................................................................ 30

6 Stop ............................................................................................................................................................................. 30

7 Play ............................................................................................................................................................................. 30

8 Tempo ......................................................................................................................................................................... 30

9 Time Signature ............................................................................................................................................................ 30

10 Metronome State ....................................................................................................................................................... 30

11 Pre-roll ........................................................................................................................................................................ 30

12 Transport Focus .......................................................................................................................................................... 31

13 Record ......................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Usage ...................................................................................................................................................................... 31

THE HUB ........................................................................................................................................................................ 32

Project Settings ....................................................................................................................................................... 32

Audio Setup ............................................................................................................................................................. 32

Audio Driver .......................................................................................................................................................................... 32

Sample Rate .......................................................................................................................................................................... 33

Main Audio Output ................................................................................................................................................. 33

MIDI Inputs ............................................................................................................................................................. 33

Assigning ............................................................................................................................................................................... 33

Naming .................................................................................................................................................................................. 34

Coloring ................................................................................................................................................................................. 34

News and Tutorials Section ..................................................................................................................................... 34

Recent Projects ....................................................................................................................................................... 34

Local File Storage ................................................................................................................................................................... 34

Existing Projects .................................................................................................................................................................... 34

Exiting .................................................................................................................................................................................... 34

Creating the Project .............................................................................................................................................................. 34

VST LIVE PROJECTS .......................................................................................................................................................... 34

Project and File Management ................................................................................................................................. 35

VST Live Projects ................................................................................................................................................................... 35

Media Projects ...................................................................................................................................................................... 35

Importing Individual Files ...................................................................................................................................................... 36

Importing Video .................................................................................................................................................................... 36

Extracting Audio from Video ................................................................................................................................................. 37

Preloading Data into Your Project ......................................................................................................................................... 37

Recent Projects ...................................................................................................................................................................... 37

SOUNDS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 37

Save ........................................................................................................................................................................ 37

Load ........................................................................................................................................................................ 38

Copy ........................................................................................................................................................................ 38

Paste ....................................................................................................................................................................... 38

MOBILE APPLICATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 38

SETLIST .................................................................................................................................................................... 39

SETLIST FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................ 39

Setlist Panel ............................................................................................................................................................ 39

Visibility .................................................................................................................................................................. 39

Hierarchy ................................................................................................................................................................ 40

Setlist Editor ............................................................................................................................................................ 40

Accessing the Editor .............................................................................................................................................................. 40

Using the Editor ..................................................................................................................................................................... 41

1 Setlist Catalog ............................................................................................................................................................. 41

2 Create a New Setlist .................................................................................................................................................... 41

3 Duplicate a Setlist ....................................................................................................................................................... 41

4 Delete a Setlist ............................................................................................................................................................ 41

5 Search for Setlists ....................................................................................................................................................... 41

6 Clear Setlist Search ..................................................................................................................................................... 41

7 Song Catalog ............................................................................................................................................................... 42

8 Dragging Destination .................................................................................................................................................. 42

9 Create a Song .............................................................................................................................................................. 42

10 Delete a Song .............................................................................................................................................................. 42

11 Search for Songs ......................................................................................................................................................... 42

12 Clear Songs Search ...................................................................................................................................................... 42

13 Setlist Songs ................................................................................................................................................................ 42

14 Selected Set ................................................................................................................................................................ 42

15 Remove a Song ........................................................................................................................................................... 42

16 Activate a Setlist ......................................................................................................................................................... 43

17 Synchronize ................................................................................................................................................................. 43

SONG FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................... 43

Song Operations ..................................................................................................................................................... 43

Add a Song to the Setlist ....................................................................................................................................................... 43

Remove a Song from the Setlist ............................................................................................................................................ 43

Cut a Song from the Setlist to the Clipboard ......................................................................................................................... 43

Copy a Song to the Clipboard ................................................................................................................................................ 44

Paste a Song from the Clipboard into the Setlist ................................................................................................................... 44

Duplicate a Song .................................................................................................................................................................... 44

Reorder Songs ....................................................................................................................................................................... 45

Load/Save Songs ..................................................................................................................................................... 45

Load ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 45

Save ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 45

Save Default Song .................................................................................................................................................................. 45

Song Projects .......................................................................................................................................................... 45

Import a Song Project ............................................................................................................................................................ 46

Export Song Project ............................................................................................................................................................... 46

Song Properties ....................................................................................................................................................... 46

Rename a Song ...................................................................................................................................................................... 46

View and Set Tempos ............................................................................................................................................................ 46

View and Set Time Signatures ............................................................................................................................................... 47

Song Part Triggers .................................................................................................................................................. 47

Trigger Event List Editor ........................................................................................................................................................ 47

Song End Action ...................................................................................................................................................... 48

What is Triggered ................................................................................................................................................... 48

When the Trigger Fires ........................................................................................................................................... 48

Do This for All Songs ............................................................................................................................................... 49

Song End Marker .................................................................................................................................................... 49

PART FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................... 49

Part Operations ....................................................................................................................................................... 49

Add a Part to a Song .............................................................................................................................................................. 50

Remove a Part from a Song ................................................................................................................................................... 50

Cut a Part from a Song to the Clipboard ............................................................................................................................... 50

Copy a Part to the Clipboard ................................................................................................................................................. 50

Paste a Part from the Clipboard into the Setlist .................................................................................................................... 51

Duplicate a Part ..................................................................................................................................................................... 51

Reorder Parts ........................................................................................................................................................................ 52

Rename a Part ....................................................................................................................................................................... 52

Load/Save Parts ...................................................................................................................................................... 52

Load a Part ............................................................................................................................................................................. 52

Save a Part ............................................................................................................................................................................. 52

Save the Default Part ............................................................................................................................................................. 52

Part Activation ........................................................................................................................................................ 52

Scheduled .............................................................................................................................................................................. 52

Real-time ............................................................................................................................................................................... 53

Global Part .............................................................................................................................................................. 53

Creating a Global Part ........................................................................................................................................................... 53

Viewing the Global Part ......................................................................................................................................................... 54

Viewing a Global Part While Editing Song Parts .................................................................................................................... 54

LAYERS & ZONES ..................................................................................................................................................... 56

LAYERS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 56

Visibility .................................................................................................................................................................. 56

Toggling Visibility ................................................................................................................................................................... 56

Minimizing Layers .................................................................................................................................................................. 56

Interface .................................................................................................................................................................. 57

1 Record a MIDI Track .................................................................................................................................................... 58

2 Channel Mode ............................................................................................................................................................ 58

3 Layer Name ................................................................................................................................................................. 58

4 Volume Level Display .................................................................................................................................................. 59

5 Volume Fader .............................................................................................................................................................. 59

6 MIDI Input Channel ..................................................................................................................................................... 59

7 MIDI Icon .................................................................................................................................................................... 59

8 Pan Control ................................................................................................................................................................. 59

9 MIDI Input ................................................................................................................................................................... 59

10 Transpose ................................................................................................................................................................... 59

11 Hosted VST Instrument ............................................................................................................................................... 59

12 Octave Shift ................................................................................................................................................................ 60

13 VST Instrument Editor ................................................................................................................................................. 60

14 VST Instrument Editor ................................................................................................................................................. 60

15 Velocity Floor .............................................................................................................................................................. 60

16 Velocity Ceiling ........................................................................................................................................................... 61

17 Layer Function Menu .................................................................................................................................................. 61

18 Velocity Dynamics ....................................................................................................................................................... 61

19 Velocity Curve ............................................................................................................................................................. 61

20 Input MIDI Channel Filter ........................................................................................................................................... 61

21 MIDI Input Source ....................................................................................................................................................... 61

22 Pitch Bend Value ......................................................................................................................................................... 62

23 MIDI Program Change Number .................................................................................................................................. 62

24 Macro Control Access ................................................................................................................................................. 62

25 Pitch Bend Control ...................................................................................................................................................... 62

26 MIDI Input Activity Indicator ...................................................................................................................................... 62

27 Layer Mute and Solo ................................................................................................................................................... 62

Layer Operations ..................................................................................................................................................... 63

Add a Layer to a Part ............................................................................................................................................................. 63

Remove a Layer from a Part .................................................................................................................................................. 63

Cut a Layer from a Part to the Clipboard ............................................................................................................................... 63

Copy a Layer to the Clipboard ............................................................................................................................................... 64

Paste a Layer from the Clipboard into a Part ........................................................................................................................ 64

Duplicate a Layer ................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Rename a Layer ..................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Loading and Saving Layers ...................................................................................................................................... 65

Load a Layer .......................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Save a Layer ........................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Save the Default Layer ........................................................................................................................................................... 65

MIDI Channel Filtering ............................................................................................................................................ 66

LAYER CONTROLLER MAPS ................................................................................................................................................. 66

Creating a Mapping ................................................................................................................................................ 67

Activation Values .................................................................................................................................................... 68

Block a Mapping ..................................................................................................................................................... 69

ZONES ............................................................................................................................................................................ 69

Usage ...................................................................................................................................................................... 69

Entering the Zones .................................................................................................................................................. 69

Example .................................................................................................................................................................. 69

Interface .................................................................................................................................................................. 71

28 Layer Selection Menu ................................................................................................................................................. 71

29 Zones View Display ..................................................................................................................................................... 72

30 Horizontal Zoom ......................................................................................................................................................... 72

31 Non-Selected Layer ..................................................................................................................................................... 72

32 Selected Layer ............................................................................................................................................................. 72

33 Split Layer ................................................................................................................................................................... 72

34 Part Name ................................................................................................................................................................... 72

35 Learn Note Number Range ......................................................................................................................................... 72

36 Learn Note Velocity Range .......................................................................................................................................... 72

37 Vertical Scroll Up Arrow .............................................................................................................................................. 73

38 Vertical Scroll Handle .................................................................................................................................................. 73

39 Layer Velocity Maximum ............................................................................................................................................ 73

40 Layer Velocity Maximum ............................................................................................................................................ 73

41 Vertical Scroll Down Arrow ......................................................................................................................................... 73

42 Horizontal Scroll Right Arrow ...................................................................................................................................... 73

43 Note Number Maximum ............................................................................................................................................. 73

44 Note Number Minimum ............................................................................................................................................. 73

45 Horizontal Vertical Scroll Handle ................................................................................................................................ 73

46 Left Horizontal Scroll Arrow ........................................................................................................................................ 73

STACKS AND AUDIO INPUT ...................................................................................................................................... 74

STACKS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 74

Visibility .................................................................................................................................................................. 74

Toggling Visibility ................................................................................................................................................................... 74

Minimizing ............................................................................................................................................................................. 75

Interface .................................................................................................................................................................. 75

1 Add/Remove Stack ..................................................................................................................................................... 75

2 Stack Name ................................................................................................................................................................. 75

3 Stack Channel Volume in Decibels .............................................................................................................................. 76

4 Stack Channel Volume Slider ...................................................................................................................................... 76

5 Part Name ................................................................................................................................................................... 76

6 Pan .............................................................................................................................................................................. 76

7 Mixer Send Channels .................................................................................................................................................. 76

8 Send Effect Bypass ...................................................................................................................................................... 76

9 Audio Input Source ..................................................................................................................................................... 77

10 Pre/Post Send Topology ............................................................................................................................................. 77

11 Hosted Send Effect ..................................................................................................................................................... 77

12 Send Level ................................................................................................................................................................... 77

13 Return Level and Pan .................................................................................................................................................. 77

14 Edit Send Effect ........................................................................................................................................................... 78

15 Stack Channel Output ................................................................................................................................................. 78

16 Edit Insert Effect ......................................................................................................................................................... 78

17 Insert Bypass ............................................................................................................................................................... 78

18 Empty Insert Slot ........................................................................................................................................................ 78

19 Add Insert Button ....................................................................................................................................................... 78

20 Add and Remove Stacks .............................................................................................................................................. 78

21 Insert Active State ....................................................................................................................................................... 78

22 Mute & Solo ................................................................................................................................................................ 79

23 Disclosure Triangle ...................................................................................................................................................... 79

Quick Controls ......................................................................................................................................................... 79

Inserts .................................................................................................................................................................................... 79

FX Sends ................................................................................................................................................................................ 80

Stack Operations ..................................................................................................................................................... 80

Add a Stack to a Part ............................................................................................................................................................. 80

Remove a Stack from a Part .................................................................................................................................................. 80

Cut a Stack from a Part to the Clipboard ............................................................................................................................... 81

Copy a Stack to the Clipboard ............................................................................................................................................... 81

Paste a Stack from the Clipboard into a Part ........................................................................................................................ 81

Duplicate a Stack ................................................................................................................................................................... 82

Rename a Stack ..................................................................................................................................................................... 82

Loading and Saving Stacks ...................................................................................................................................... 82

Load a Stack ........................................................................................................................................................................... 82

Save a Stack ........................................................................................................................................................................... 82

Save the Default Stack ........................................................................................................................................................... 82

LIVE AUDIO ..................................................................................................................................................................... 83

Effects Processing ................................................................................................................................................... 83

Monitor Mixes ......................................................................................................................................................... 83

MODULES ................................................................................................................................................................ 84

USAGE ........................................................................................................................................................................... 84

Visibility .................................................................................................................................................................. 84

Minimizing ............................................................................................................................................................................. 85

Interface .................................................................................................................................................................. 85

1 Disclosure Triangle ...................................................................................................................................................... 85

2 Audio Container .......................................................................................................................................................... 86

3 Module Name ............................................................................................................................................................. 86

4 MIDI Container ........................................................................................................................................................... 86

5 DMX Container ........................................................................................................................................................... 86

6 Module Selector ......................................................................................................................................................... 86

7 Interface Expansion .................................................................................................................................................... 86

Module Operations ................................................................................................................................................. 86

Add a Module to a Part ......................................................................................................................................................... 86

Remove a Module ................................................................................................................................................................. 87

Rename a Module ................................................................................................................................................................. 87

NATIVE MODULES ............................................................................................................................................................ 87

Viewer ..................................................................................................................................................................... 87

1 Open Dialogue ............................................................................................................................................................ 88

2 Part Name ................................................................................................................................................................... 88

3 Preset Name ............................................................................................................................................................... 88

4 Preset Access .............................................................................................................................................................. 88

5 Zoom Out .................................................................................................................................................................... 88

6 Zoom In ....................................................................................................................................................................... 88

7 Start ............................................................................................................................................................................ 89

8 Previous Page .............................................................................................................................................................. 89

9 Next Page .................................................................................................................................................................... 89

10 MIDI Learn Function ................................................................................................................................................... 89

11 Break Off Window ...................................................................................................................................................... 89

12 Store Viewer State with Part ...................................................................................................................................... 89

TRACKS ................................................................................................................................................................... 90

HIERARCHY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 90

INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 90

Track Headers ......................................................................................................................................................... 91

1 Track Type Icon ........................................................................................................................................................... 91

2 Track Name ................................................................................................................................................................. 91

3 Track Recording Arm State ......................................................................................................................................... 91

4 Channel Output .......................................................................................................................................................... 91

5 Recording Monitor State ............................................................................................................................................ 92

6 Track Output Level ...................................................................................................................................................... 92

7 Track Solo .................................................................................................................................................................... 92

8 Track Mute .................................................................................................................................................................. 92

9 Channel Input ............................................................................................................................................................. 93

10 Track Color .................................................................................................................................................................. 93

Toolbar .................................................................................................................................................................... 94

Operations ............................................................................................................................................................................. 94

Tools ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 95

Info Line .................................................................................................................................................................. 96

Editing Using the Info Line ..................................................................................................................................................... 96

Example ................................................................................................................................................................................. 97

Inspector ................................................................................................................................................................. 98

Selecting a Track for the Inspector ........................................................................................................................................ 98

Inspector Areas ..................................................................................................................................................................... 98

Track Content .......................................................................................................................................................... 98

Visualizing Events .................................................................................................................................................................. 99

Editing Events ........................................................................................................................................................................ 99

Adding/Removing Tracks ...................................................................................................................................... 100

Adding a Track ..................................................................................................................................................................... 100

Removing a Track ................................................................................................................................................................ 100

TRACK TYPES ................................................................................................................................................................. 100

Audio ..................................................................................................................................................................... 100

Example Usage .................................................................................................................................................................... 101

Inspector Elements .............................................................................................................................................................. 101

Events .................................................................................................................................................................................. 103

MIDI ...................................................................................................................................................................... 103

Example Usage .................................................................................................................................................................... 104

Inspector Elements .............................................................................................................................................................. 104

Events .................................................................................................................................................................................. 106

Video ..................................................................................................................................................................... 106

Example Usage .................................................................................................................................................................... 106

Inspector Areas ................................................................................................................................................................... 106

Events .................................................................................................................................................................................. 106

Editing ................................................................................................................................................................................. 107

Preview ................................................................................................................................................................................ 107

Lyric ....................................................................................................................................................................... 107

Example Usage .................................................................................................................................................................... 108

Inspector Areas ................................................................................................................................................................... 108

Events .................................................................................................................................................................................. 108

Chord .................................................................................................................................................................... 108

Example Usage .................................................................................................................................................................... 108

Inspector Areas ................................................................................................................................................................... 109

Events .................................................................................................................................................................................. 109

Sampler ................................................................................................................................................................. 109

Example Usage .................................................................................................................................................................... 109

Inspector Elements .............................................................................................................................................................. 110

Events .................................................................................................................................................................................. 111

Editor ................................................................................................................................................................................... 112

DMX ...................................................................................................................................................................... 112

Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................. 112

Events .................................................................................................................................................................................. 114

Tempo Track ......................................................................................................................................................... 114

Example Usage .................................................................................................................................................................... 114

Inspector ............................................................................................................................................................................. 115

Events .................................................................................................................................................................................. 116

Time Signature Track ............................................................................................................................................ 116

Example Usage .................................................................................................................................................................... 116

Inspector ............................................................................................................................................................................. 117

Events .................................................................................................................................................................................. 118

Folder Track .......................................................................................................................................................... 119

Example Usage .................................................................................................................................................................... 119

Adding and Removing Tracks .............................................................................................................................................. 119

Inspector ............................................................................................................................................................................. 120

NATIVE EDITORS .................................................................................................................................................... 121

LYRICS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 121

Adding Lyrics ......................................................................................................................................................... 121

Selecting Lyrics ...................................................................................................................................................... 122

Editing Lyrics ......................................................................................................................................................... 122

Deleting a Lyric ..................................................................................................................................................... 122

Changing Colors .................................................................................................................................................... 122

Playback Visualisation .......................................................................................................................................... 123

Between Lyrics .................................................................................................................................................................... 123

On Lyrics .............................................................................................................................................................................. 123

Using the Lyrics List Editor .................................................................................................................................... 123

CHORDS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 124

Chord Events ......................................................................................................................................................... 124

The Chord Editor ................................................................................................................................................... 125

1 Chord Roots (Button) ................................................................................................................................................ 125

2 Delete (Button) ......................................................................................................................................................... 125

3 Shorthand (Button) ................................................................................................................................................... 125

4 Sharp/Flat Selector (Button) ..................................................................................................................................... 125

5 Slash Chord (Button) ................................................................................................................................................. 125

6 Chord Version (Button) ............................................................................................................................................. 125

7 Chord Event Bar/Beat (Display) ................................................................................................................................ 125

8 Chord Name (Display) ............................................................................................................................................... 125

Editing a Chord ..................................................................................................................................................... 126

Adding a Chord .................................................................................................................................................................... 126

Changing a Chord ................................................................................................................................................................ 126

Deleting a Chord .................................................................................................................................................................. 126

Playback Visualisation .......................................................................................................................................... 126

MIDI EDITOR ................................................................................................................................................................ 127

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 127

Feature Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 127

Opening ................................................................................................................................................................ 128

Interface ................................................................................................................................................................ 128

1 Lane Toggle ............................................................................................................................................................... 128

2 Selection Tool ........................................................................................................................................................... 129

3 Draw Tool .................................................................................................................................................................. 129

4 Erase Tool ................................................................................................................................................................. 129

5 Mute Tool ................................................................................................................................................................. 129

6 Note Snap Toggle ...................................................................................................................................................... 129

7 Note Snap Value ....................................................................................................................................................... 129

8 Note Start ................................................................................................................................................................. 130

9 Quantize .................................................................................................................................................................... 130

10 Note End ................................................................................................................................................................... 130

11 Selected MIDI Note ................................................................................................................................................... 130

12 Length ....................................................................................................................................................................... 130

13 Note Pitch ................................................................................................................................................................. 130

14 Transport Playhead ................................................................................................................................................... 130

15 Note Velocity ............................................................................................................................................................ 130

16 Window Tear-Off ...................................................................................................................................................... 130

17 Vertical Scroll Bar ...................................................................................................................................................... 131

18 Vertical Zoom ............................................................................................................................................................ 131

19 Horizontal Zoom ....................................................................................................................................................... 131

20 Note Graph ............................................................................................................................................................... 131

21 Lower Zone Selector ................................................................................................................................................. 131

22 Graph Zone Data Type .............................................................................................................................................. 131

23 Piano Roll .................................................................................................................................................................. 131

MIDI List Editor ..................................................................................................................................................... 131

Accessing ............................................................................................................................................................................. 131

1 Event ID ..................................................................................................................................................................... 132

2 Add MIDI Event ......................................................................................................................................................... 132

3 Erase Tool ................................................................................................................................................................. 132

4 Event Position ........................................................................................................................................................... 132

5 Event Type ................................................................................................................................................................ 133

6 Event Length ............................................................................................................................................................. 133

7 Event Type (Status) ................................................................................................................................................... 134

8 MIDI Channel ............................................................................................................................................................ 134

9 Data 1 Field ............................................................................................................................................................... 134

10 Data 2 Field ............................................................................................................................................................... 135

DMX ........................................................................................................................................................................... 136

Opening ................................................................................................................................................................ 136

Interface (DMX Track) ........................................................................................................................................... 136

1 Inspector Toggle ....................................................................................................................................................... 137

2 Track Name ............................................................................................................................................................... 137

3 (Selected) Region Start ............................................................................................................................................. 137

4 (Selected) Region End ............................................................................................................................................... 137

5 (Selected) Region Length .......................................................................................................................................... 137

6 (Selected) Region Fade-In ......................................................................................................................................... 137

7 (Selected) Region Fade-Out ...................................................................................................................................... 137

8 (Selected) Region Offset ........................................................................................................................................... 137

9 (Selected) Static Region Scaling Factor ..................................................................................................................... 137

10 Active (Selected) Region ........................................................................................................................................... 138

11 Playhead ................................................................................................................................................................... 138

12 Vertical Zoom ............................................................................................................................................................ 138

13 Horizontal Zoom ....................................................................................................................................................... 138

14 DMX Data Preview .................................................................................................................................................... 138

15 Record Enable Indicator Switch ................................................................................................................................ 138

16 Dynamic Scaling Factor ............................................................................................................................................. 138

17 DMX Universe Selector ............................................................................................................................................. 138

18 DMX Track Output Destination ................................................................................................................................. 138

19 DMX Track Source ..................................................................................................................................................... 138

20 Inspector Disclosure Triangle .................................................................................................................................... 138

Interface (DMX Editor) .......................................................................................................................................... 138

1 Lane Toggle ............................................................................................................................................................... 139

2 Selection Tool ........................................................................................................................................................... 139

3 Draw Tool .................................................................................................................................................................. 139

4 Erase Tool ................................................................................................................................................................. 139

5 Mute Tool ................................................................................................................................................................. 140

6 Data Point Snap Toggle ............................................................................................................................................. 140

7 Data Point Snap Value .............................................................................................................................................. 140

8 Quantize .................................................................................................................................................................... 140

9 DMX Data Point (Example) ....................................................................................................................................... 140

10 Transport Playhead ................................................................................................................................................... 140

11 Data Point Variables Pane ........................................................................................................................................ 140

12 Active DMX Data ....................................................................................................................................................... 140

13 Window Tear-Off ...................................................................................................................................................... 140

14 Vertical Zoom ............................................................................................................................................................ 141

15 Horizontal Zoom ....................................................................................................................................................... 141

16 Lower Zone Selector ................................................................................................................................................. 141

17 Graph Zone DMX Channel Selector .......................................................................................................................... 141

18 DMX Channel Number .............................................................................................................................................. 141

Editing DMX Data ................................................................................................................................................. 141

Creating a New DMX Data Point ......................................................................................................................................... 141

Modifying an Existing DMX Data Point ................................................................................................................................ 142

Deleting an Existing Data Point ........................................................................................................................................... 144

Disabling an Existing Data Point .......................................................................................................................................... 145

DMX List Editor ..................................................................................................................................................... 147

Accessing ............................................................................................................................................................................. 147

1 Event ID ..................................................................................................................................................................... 148

2 Add DMX Event ......................................................................................................................................................... 148

3 Erase Tool ................................................................................................................................................................. 148

4 Event Position ........................................................................................................................................................... 148

5 Event Length ............................................................................................................................................................. 149

6 Universe .................................................................................................................................................................... 149

7 DMX Channel ............................................................................................................................................................ 149

8 DMX Value ................................................................................................................................................................ 149

VST EFFECTS ................................................................................................................................................................. 149

1 Preset Name ............................................................................................................................................................. 150

2 Preset Activation ....................................................................................................................................................... 150

3 Assignable Quick Controllers .................................................................................................................................... 150

4 Quick Control Toggle ................................................................................................................................................ 150

5 Recall Effect’s Interface Settings ............................................................................................................................... 150

CONDUCTORS ....................................................................................................................................................... 151

METRONOME ................................................................................................................................................................ 151

Visualisation ......................................................................................................................................................... 151

Time Signature Changes ....................................................................................................................................... 152

Toolbar .................................................................................................................................................................. 152

1 Active Indicator ......................................................................................................................................................... 152

2 Recording Count-In Setting ....................................................................................................................................... 152

3 Count-In Duration ..................................................................................................................................................... 152

4 “Beep” Soundset ....................................................................................................................................................... 152

5 “Stick” Soundset ....................................................................................................................................................... 153

6 Pre-roll Setting .......................................................................................................................................................... 153

7 Pre-roll Duration ....................................................................................................................................................... 153

8 Pre-Roll Duration Unit .............................................................................................................................................. 153

9 Bar Display ................................................................................................................................................................ 153

Mixer Channel ....................................................................................................................................................... 154

AUDIENCE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 154

Panels ................................................................................................................................................................... 154

DMX ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 154

Chords ................................................................................................................................................................................. 154

Lyrics .................................................................................................................................................................................... 155

NOTES ......................................................................................................................................................................... 155

Interface ................................................................................................................................................................ 155

1 Document Operations .............................................................................................................................................. 155

2 Undo and Redo ......................................................................................................................................................... 155

3 Clipboard Functions .................................................................................................................................................. 155

4 Typographic Style ...................................................................................................................................................... 156

5 Paragraph Justification ............................................................................................................................................. 156

6 Apply Text Color ........................................................................................................................................................ 156

7 Set Text Color ............................................................................................................................................................ 156

8 Insert Page Break Markup ........................................................................................................................................ 156

9 Set Font Face ............................................................................................................................................................ 156

10 Set Font Size .............................................................................................................................................................. 156

11 Manual Page Break Navigation ................................................................................................................................. 156

Playback Visualisation .......................................................................................................................................... 156

BEAT ..................................................................................................................................................................... 157

INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................................................... 157

1 Active Status ............................................................................................................................................................. 157

2 Pan Control ............................................................................................................................................................... 157

3 Fader ......................................................................................................................................................................... 157

4 Sound Selector .......................................................................................................................................................... 157

5 Pattern. ..................................................................................................................................................................... 158

6 Percussion Pad .......................................................................................................................................................... 158

7 Active Status ............................................................................................................................................................. 158

8 Save Pattern .............................................................................................................................................................. 158

9 Load Pattern ............................................................................................................................................................. 158

10 Sync ........................................................................................................................................................................... 158

Step-Programming ................................................................................................................................................ 159

Creating a Pattern ............................................................................................................................................................... 159

Pattern Encoding ................................................................................................................................................................. 159

Mixer Channel ....................................................................................................................................................... 159

MIXERS ................................................................................................................................................................. 160

AUDIO MIXER ................................................................................................................................................................ 160

Interface ................................................................................................................................................................ 160

Channel Strip ....................................................................................................................................................................... 160

Toolbar ................................................................................................................................................................................ 162

Contextual Menu ................................................................................................................................................................. 163

Naming Channels ................................................................................................................................................................. 163

Ordering Channels ............................................................................................................................................................... 164

Channel Types ..................................................................................................................................................................... 164

DMX MIXER ................................................................................................................................................................. 166

Interface ................................................................................................................................................................ 167

1. Channel Range ............................................................................................................................................ 167

2. Actively-assignable Color ............................................................................................................................ 167

3. Color Palette ................................................................................................................................................ 168

4. Channel Value ............................................................................................................................................. 168

5. Channel Number / Color .............................................................................................................................. 168

Selecting a Channel ............................................................................................................................................... 168

Recording Fader Movements ................................................................................................................................ 168

Choosing the Channel Range ................................................................................................................................ 169

COLLECTIONS ........................................................................................................................................................ 170

INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................................................... 170

MEDIA BAY ................................................................................................................................................................... 170

Content Types ....................................................................................................................................................... 170

Repositories .......................................................................................................................................................... 170

Local .................................................................................................................................................................................... 170

Project ................................................................................................................................................................................. 171

Operations ............................................................................................................................................................ 171

Dragging Assets from a Zone into the Media Bay ............................................................................................................... 171

Dragging Assets from the Media Bay into a Zone ............................................................................................................... 171

Folders .................................................................................................................................................................. 171

PLUGINS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 171

Asset Types ........................................................................................................................................................... 172

Operations ............................................................................................................................................................ 172

Location ................................................................................................................................................................ 172

DEVICES MENU ...................................................................................................................................................... 173

AUDIO SETUP ................................................................................................................................................................ 173

Windows® ............................................................................................................................................................. 173

Audio Driver ........................................................................................................................................................................ 173

Sample Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................ 173

Buffer Size ........................................................................................................................................................................... 173

Control Panel ....................................................................................................................................................................... 173

macOS® ................................................................................................................................................................. 173

Audio Output ....................................................................................................................................................................... 174

Audio Input .......................................................................................................................................................................... 174

Sample Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................ 174

Buffer Size ........................................................................................................................................................................... 174

CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 174

Organization ......................................................................................................................................................... 174

Visual Naming ...................................................................................................................................................................... 174

Device Types ......................................................................................................................................................... 175

ACTIONS & SHORTCUTS ................................................................................................................................................... 175

Selecting a Command to Control .......................................................................................................................... 176

Choosing the Control Mechanism ......................................................................................................................... 176

Assigning a Keyboard Shortcut ............................................................................................................................. 176

Assigning a MIDI Message .................................................................................................................................... 176

Manually .............................................................................................................................................................................. 176

Automatically ...................................................................................................................................................................... 177

Filtering the Control Message ............................................................................................................................... 177

VIDEO MONITORS .......................................................................................................................................................... 177

VIDEO VIEWS ................................................................................................................................................................ 178

ACTIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 178

Interface ................................................................................................................................................................ 178

Toolbar ................................................................................................................................................................................ 178

Action Table Parameters ...................................................................................................................................... 179

Action .................................................................................................................................................................................. 179

MIDI Input ........................................................................................................................................................................... 179

Layer .................................................................................................................................................................................... 179

Status ................................................................................................................................................................................... 180

MIDI Channel Lower Bound ................................................................................................................................................. 180

MIDI Channel Upper Bound ................................................................................................................................................ 180

Data Field #1 Lower Bound ................................................................................................................................................. 180

Data Field #1 Upper Bound ................................................................................................................................................. 180

Data Field #2 Lower Bound ................................................................................................................................................. 180

Data Field #2 Upper Bound ................................................................................................................................................. 180

VIRTUAL KEYBOARD ........................................................................................................................................................ 180

Options ................................................................................................................................................................. 180

MIDI MONITOR ............................................................................................................................................................ 181

PLUGIN INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................................... 181

Plugins .................................................................................................................................................................. 181

Components .......................................................................................................................................................... 181

Blocked ................................................................................................................................................................. 181

PREFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................................ 182

AUDIO .......................................................................................................................................................................... 182

macOS® Options ................................................................................................................................................... 182

Audio Output ....................................................................................................................................................................... 182

Audio Input .......................................................................................................................................................................... 182

Sample Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................ 182

Buffer Size ........................................................................................................................................................................... 183

Panic Reset Audio Device .................................................................................................................................................... 183

Recording Bit Depth ............................................................................................................................................................ 183

WindowsOS® Options ........................................................................................................................................... 183

Audio Driver ........................................................................................................................................................................ 183

Sample Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................ 183

Buffer Size ........................................................................................................................................................................... 183

Control Panel ....................................................................................................................................................................... 183

Panic Reset Audio Device .................................................................................................................................................... 183

Recording Bit Depth ............................................................................................................................................................ 183

Application Priority .............................................................................................................................................................. 184

TRANSPORT ................................................................................................................................................................... 184

Stationary Cursor .................................................................................................................................................. 184

Locate Last Cursor ................................................................................................................................................. 184

MIDI Clock Output ................................................................................................................................................. 185

MTC Output .......................................................................................................................................................... 185

Start Record at Left Locator .................................................................................................................................. 185

STUDIO ........................................................................................................................................................................ 185

Default Track Type ................................................................................................................................................ 185

Song End Type ....................................................................................................................................................... 185

Media Bay Follow Main Zone Selection ................................................................................................................ 186

Local Assets Folder ................................................................................................................................................ 186

Store Assets in Project Folder ................................................................................................................................ 186

Save Track Record Enabled ................................................................................................................................... 186

Save Track Monitor Enabled ................................................................................................................................. 186

Import: Copy Files to Project ................................................................................................................................. 186

LAYERS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 187

Sustain Seconds .................................................................................................................................................... 187

Global Transpose .................................................................................................................................................. 187

No Default Layers ................................................................................................................................................. 187

Shared MIDI Controls Global ................................................................................................................................. 188

Recording Bit Depth .............................................................................................................................................. 188

STACKS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 188

Sustain Seconds .................................................................................................................................................... 188

Input Fade-In Seconds ........................................................................................................................................... 188

Output Fade-In Seconds ........................................................................................................................................ 189

COLORS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 189

Song Color ............................................................................................................................................................. 189

PLUG-INS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 190

VST2 Paths ............................................................................................................................................................ 190

Scan Plug-Ins On Start .......................................................................................................................................... 190

Plug-in Editor Always On Top ................................................................................................................................ 190

INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................................................... 191

Show Tooltip ......................................................................................................................................................... 191

Dial Type ............................................................................................................................................................... 191

Choose Scroll Bar Size ........................................................................................................................................... 191

HiDPI ..................................................................................................................................................................... 191

MESSAGES .................................................................................................................................................................... 192

Don’t Show Again ................................................................................................................................................. 192

VIDEO .......................................................................................................................................................................... 193

Multithreading ...................................................................................................................................................... 193

MOBILE APPLICATION ........................................................................................................................................... 194

Connectivity .......................................................................................................................................................... 194

Peers Connected ................................................................................................................................................... 194

Cueing ................................................................................................................................................................... 195

Lyrics .................................................................................................................................................................................... 195

Chords ................................................................................................................................................................................. 196

Metronome ......................................................................................................................................................................... 196

Notes ..................................................................................................................................................................... 196

Synchronization .................................................................................................................................................... 197

Manually .............................................................................................................................................................................. 197

Semi-Automated ................................................................................................................................................................. 197

Fully-Automated .................................................................................................................................................................. 197

More Information ................................................................................................................................................. 197

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Introduction

This is the Operation Manual for Steinberg’s VST Live. Here you will find detailed information about

all the features and functions in the program.

Platform-Independent Documentation

The documentation applies to the operating systems Windows and macOS.

Features and settings that are specific to one of these platforms are clearly indicated. In all other

cases, the descriptions and procedures in the documentation are valid for Windows and macOS.

Screenshot Variations

The screenshots in this manual may differ slightly from your own screen. Possible reasons include:

• The difference between look and feel between Windows® and macOS® user interface

conventions.

• Some functions that are available on the File menu on Windows® can be found in the program

name menu on macOS®.

• User interface changes in different versions of the same operating system.

• User interface revisions in the VST Live Application and Modules.

• Changes to the VST effects and instruments bundled with VST Live.

PDF and Online Documentation

The documentation consists of several documents. You can read them online or download them

from Steinberg.Help.

You can reach Steinberg.Help from the program by selecting Help > VST Live Help.

Operation Manual

The main VST Live reference documentation, with detailed descriptions of operations,

parameters, functions, and techniques.

HALion Sonic SE

Describes the features and parameters of the included VST instrument, HALion Sonic SE.

Retrologue

Describes the features and parameters of the included VST instrument, Retrologue.

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Padshop

Describes the features and parameters of the included VST instrument, Padshop.

Steinberg Library Manager

Describes how you can register and manage your VST Sound libraries.

Documentation Structure

In our documentation, we divide information into three different types of topics, according to their

content.

Descriptions of the User Interface

Topics that describe the functionality of user interface items and list the options and settings of

dialogs, panels, or other items.

Descriptions of Basic Concepts

Topics that describe concepts and explain the functionality of a specific software feature.

Descriptions of Procedures

Topics that provide step-by-step instructions for how to perform a specific task. These topics often

provide an example for why you might want to follow the steps and a brief summary of the result,

including consequences to be aware of.

Because of this division of information, our documentation structure functions as a reference you

can consult for specific information or instructions as required, rather than a guide you must read

from start to finish.

TIP

Descriptive topics do not describe how to perform a task, and procedural topics do not explain what

something is. To find general information about items or concepts, we recommend searching for

them by name, such as “events”. To find instructions for performing Particular actions, we

recommend including a relevant verb in your search, such as “recording”.

Links at the bottom of topics guide you to further relevant content. You can also check the sidebar

for nearby, related topics in the documentation structure.

Conventions

In our documentation, we use typographical and markup elements to structure information.

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Instructional Markers

Markers regarding procedures and additional information about them are as follows:

PROCEDURES

Commentary types regarding procedures are enumerated and styled as below

PREREQUISITE

Requires you to complete an action or to fulfil a condition before starting a procedure.

PROCEDURE

Lists the steps that you must take to achieve a specific result.

RESULT

Shows the result of the procedure.

AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK

Informs you about actions or tasks that you can perform after completing the procedure.

Steinberg VST Live 1.2 User manual

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