Steinberg Cubase Pro 11.0 User manual

Operation Manual

The Steinberg Documentation Team: Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Lillie Harris, Christina Kaboth, Insa

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Table of Contents

8 New Features

11 Introduction

11 Platform-Independent Documentation

11 PDF Documents and Online Documentation

12 Conventions

13 Key Commands

14 Setting up Your System

14 Studio Setup Dialog

15 Setting up Audio

22 Setting up MIDI

25 Synchronizers

26 Audio Connections

26 Audio Connections Window

32 Renaming the Hardware Inputs and Outputs

33 Adding Input and Output Busses

33 Adding Child Busses

34 Presets for Input and Output Busses

35 Adding Group and FX Channels

35 Monitoring Bus

35 External Instruments and Effects

42 Bus Congurations

44 Project Window

45 Showing/Hiding Zones

45 Project Zone

60 Left Zone

68 Lower Zone

74 Right Zone

80 Keyboard Focus in the Project Window

82 Zooming in the Project Window

85 Snap Function

88 Cross-Hair Cursor

88 Edit History Dialog

90 Color Handling

98 Project Handling

98 Creating New Projects

98 Hub

100 Project Assistant Dialog

101 Project Files

101 Template Files

104 Project Setup Dialog

107 Opening Project Files

108 Saving Project Files

109 Reverting to the Last Saved Version

109 Choosing a Project Location

110 Self-Contained Projects

112 Tracks

112 Track Inspector Settings Dialog

115 Track Controls Settings Dialog

121 Add Track Dialog

122 Audio Tracks

125 Instrument Tracks

129 Sampler Tracks

132 MIDI Tracks

136 Group Channel Tracks

139 FX Channel Tracks

142 VCA Fader Track

144 Marker Track

146 Ruler Track

148 Folder Tracks

151 More Tracks

161 Track Handling

161 Adding Tracks via the Add Track Dialog

161 Adding Tracks Using Track Presets

162 Adding Tracks by Dragging Files from the

MediaBay

162 Track Import

167 Track Export

168 Exporting MIDI Tracks as Standard MIDI Files

170 Splitting Multi-Channel Audio Tracks

171 Merging Mono Audio Tracks to Multi-Channel

Tracks

173 Removing Selected Tracks

173 Removing Empty Tracks

173 Moving Tracks in the Track List

173 Renaming Tracks

174 Automatically Assigning Colors to New Tracks/

Channels

174 Showing Track Pictures

176 Setting the Track Height

177 Selecting Tracks

178 Deselecting Tracks

178 Duplicating Tracks

178 Disabling Tracks

178 Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks

179 Handling Overlapping Audio

180 Track Folding Menu

180 Events Display on Folder Tracks

181 Modifying Event Display on Folder Tracks

181 Lanes, Takes and Overlapping Events

184 Dening the Track Time Base

185 Track Versions

192 Track Presets

199 Parts and Events

199 Events

203 Parts

204 Editing Techniques for Parts and Events

223 Range Editing

223 Creating a Selection Range

225 Editing Selection Ranges

228 Playback and Transport

228 Transport Panel

233 Transport Menu

238 Transport Bar

243 Transport Pop-Up Window

244 Time Display Window

245 Left and Right Locators

247 Setting the Project Cursor

248 Auto-Scroll Settings Menu

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249 Time Formats

249 Pre-Roll and Post-Roll

250 Punch In and Punch Out

251 Metronome Click

259 Chase

261 On-Screen Keyboard

261 Recording MIDI With the On-Screen Keyboard

261 On-Screen Keyboard Options

263 Recording

263 Basic Recording Methods

268 Monitoring

270 Audio Recording Specics

275 MIDI Recording Specics

283 Remaining Record Time

283 Lock Record

284 Importing Audio and MIDI Files

284 Audio File Import

291 MIDI File Import

293 Quantizing MIDI and Audio

293 Quantize Functions

294 Quantizing MIDI Event Starts

295 Quantizing MIDI Event Lengths

295 Quantizing MIDI Event Ends

295 Quantizing Audio Event Starts

296 Quantizing Audio Event Lengths (AudioWarp

Quantizing)

296 Quantizing Multiple Audio Tracks

298 Quantize Panel

307 Fades, Crossfades, and Envelopes

307 Event-Based Fades

311 Creating Clip-Based Fades

312 Crossfades

315 Auto Fades and Crossfades

317 Event Envelopes

319 Arranger Track

319 Adding Arranger Events on the Arranger Track

320 Arranger Editor

323 Setting up an Arranger Chain and Adding

Events

325 Jump Mode

326 Arranging Music to Video

328 Transpose Functions

328 Project Root Key

331 Transpose Track

333 Keep Transpose in Octave Range

334 Transpose on the Info Line

335 Excluding Individual Parts or Events from

Global Transpose

336 Markers

336 Position Markers

336 Cycle Markers

337 Showing/Hiding Marker Lines in the Project

Window

338 Showing/Hiding Marker Lines in the Key Editor

339 Markers Window

342 Marker Track

344 Importing and Exporting Markers

347 MixConsole

347 MixConsole in Lower Zone

349 MixConsole Window

419 VCA Faders

419 VCA Fader Settings

421 Creating VCA Faders in the MixConsole

422 Assigning VCA Faders to Link Groups

422 Removing VCA Faders from Link Groups

423 Nested VCA Faders

423 VCA Fader Automation

425 Control Room

425 Adding Channels to the Control Room

426 Output Routing

426 Exclusive Assignment of Monitor Channels

426 Control Room Channels

427 Control Room - Main Tab

433 Control Room - Inserts Tab

435 Setting up a Cue Mix

436 Adjusting the Overall Cue Send Level

437 Metering and Loudness

437 Metering

443 Audio Effects

443 Insert Effects and Send Effects

445 Insert Effects

453 VST Effect Selector

453 Send Effects

459 Side-Chaining

463 Dither Effects

463 External Effects

464 Effect Control Panel

467 Effect Presets

472 System Component Information Window

475 Direct Oine Processing

476 Direct Oine Processing Workow

477 Direct Oine Processing Window

488 Built-In Audio Processes

497 Key Commands for Direct Oine Processing

499 Time Stretch and Pitch Shift Algorithms

499 élastique

499 MPEX

500 Standard

501 Limitations

502 Audio Functions

502 Detect Silence Dialog

505 Spectrum Analyzer Window

507 Statistics Window

509 Sample Editor

511 Sample Editor Toolbar

515 Info Line

516 Overview Line

516 Sample Editor Inspector

519 Ruler

520 Waveform Display

522 Range Editing

526 Regions List

528 Snap Point

531 Hitpoints

531 Calculating Hitpoints

534 Locating to Hitpoints in the Project Window

534 Slices

537 Creating a Groove Quantize Map

537 Creating Markers

537 Creating Regions

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538 Creating Events

538 Creating Warp Markers

538 Creating MIDI Notes

540 Tempo Matching Audio

540 Algorithm Presets

541 Stretching Audio Events to the Project Tempo

541 Musical Mode

543 Auto Adjust

544 Manual Adjust

545 Free Warp

547 Flattening Realtime Processing

548 Flatten Realtime Processing Dialog

548 Unstretching Audio Files

549 Pitch Editing and Time Correction with

VariAudio

549 VariAudio and Oine Processes

550 VariAudio Inspector Section

551 Smart Controls

553 Segmenting Monophonic Audio

554 Segments and Gaps

555 Auditioning

555 Navigation and Zoom

556 Segment Editing

558 Pitch Changes

565 Timing Modications

566 Showing MIDI Reference Tracks

567 Formant Shifting

568 Editing Volume

568 Functions Menu

572 Harmony Voices for Audio

574 Audio Part Editor

575 Audio Part Editor Toolbar

580 Info Line

580 Ruler

580 Lanes

581 Operations

584 Extensions in Cubase

584 Activating an Extension in Cubase

585 Editor for Extensions

586 Activating the Extension for Further Audio

Events

586 Deactivating the Extension for Audio Events

587 Audio Event Editing

588 Sampler Tracks

588 Loading Audio Samples into Sampler Control

589 Loading MIDI Parts into Sampler Control

589 Creating Sampler Tracks

589 Sampler Control

604 Sample Editing and Playback Functions

608 Transferring Samples from Sampler Control to

VST Instruments

610 Pool

610 Pool Window

614 Working with the Pool

629 MediaBay and Media Rack

629 Media Rack in Right Zone

640 MediaBay Window

667 Working with Volume Databases

669 MediaBay Settings

671 Surround Sound

671 Deliverables

672 Available Surround Channel Congurations

673 Preparations for Creating Surround Mixes

676 VST MultiPanner

688 MixConvert V6

692 Surround Mix Export

692 Ambisonics Mixes

705 Automation

705 Automation Curves

705 Static Value Line

705 Write/Read Automation

706 Writing Automation Data

708 Editing Automation Events

712 Automation Tracks

713 Virgin Territory vs. Initial Value

714 Automation Panel

726 VST Instruments

726 Adding VST Instruments

726 VST Instrument Control Panel

728 VST Instrument Selector

729 Creating Instrument Tracks

729 VST Instruments in the Right Zone

730 VST Instruments Window

730 VST Instruments Window Toolbar

731 VST Instrument Controls

733 Presets for Instruments

735 Playing Back VST Instruments

737 Latency

738 Import and Export Options

739 VST Quick Controls

741 Side-Chaining for VST Instruments

742 External Instruments

743 Installing and Managing VST Plug-ins

743 Plug-ins and Collections

746 Adding New Plug-in Collections

747 Hiding Plug-ins

748 Reactivating Plug-ins from the Blocklist

749 Track Quick Controls

750 Parameter Assignment

753 Controlling Automatable Parameters

754 Connecting Track Quick Controls with Remote

Controllers

756 Remote Controlling Cubase

756 Connecting Remote Devices

756 Removing the Remote Input from All MIDI

Inputs

757 Setting up Remote Devices

759 Remote Devices and Automation

759 Assigning Commands to Remote Devices

760 Generic Remote Page

765 Remote Control Editor

770 Joysticks

770 Track Quick Controls

770 VST Quick Controls

771 MIDI Realtime Parameters and MIDI Effects

771 MIDI Track Parameters

773 MIDI Modiers

778 MIDI Effects

781 Transpose and Velocity on the Info Line

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782 Using MIDI Devices

782 Program Change Messages and Bank Select

Messages

783 Patch Banks

783 MIDI Device Manager

788 Device Panels

792 MIDI Functions

792 Transpose Setup Dialog

793 Merging MIDI Events into a New Part

795 Dissolve Part Dialog

796 Bouncing MIDI Parts

797 Repeating MIDI Events of Independent Track

Loops

797 Extending MIDI Notes

797 Fixing MIDI Note Lengths

798 Fixing MIDI Note Velocities

798 Rendering Sustain Pedal Data to Note Lengths

799 Deleting Overlaps

799 Editing Velocity

800 Deleting Double Notes

800 Deleting Controller Data

800 Deleting Continuous Controller Data

801 Restricting Polyphonic Voices

801 Thinning Out Controller Data

801 Extracting MIDI Automation

802 Reversing the Playback Order of MIDI Events

802 Inverting the Order of Selected MIDI Events

802 Creating a Tempo Track from Tapping

804 MIDI Editors

804 Common MIDI Editor Functions

812 Controller Display

836 Key Editor

854 Key Editor Operations

870 Drum Editor

881 Drum Editor Operations

884 Drum Maps

889 List Editor

898 List Editor Operations

903 In-Place Editor

906 Expression Maps

907 Articulations

907 Expression Map Setup Window

909 Creating and Editing Expression Maps

915 Inserting Articulations

918 Note Expression

919 VST Note Expressions

920 MIDI Controllers

924 Note Expression Inspector Section

928 Note Expression Tools

928 Controller Mapping

930 Recording

933 Note Expression Event Editor

938 Trimming Note Expression Data

939 Removing All Note Expression Data

939 Note Expression MIDI Setup Dialog

943 Chord Functions

943 Chord Track

944 Chord Events

951 Scale Events

953 Voicings

956 Converting Chord Events to MIDI

957 Controlling MIDI or Audio Playback Using the

Chord Track

962 Assigning Voices to Notes

962 Extracting Chord Events from MIDI

963 Recording Chord Events with a MIDI Keyboard

964 Chord Pads

964 Chord Pads Zone

967 Functions Menu

967 Chord Assistant

971 Chord Assignment

974 Swapping Chord Assignments

975 Copying Chord Assignments

975 Playing Back and Recording Chords

978 Player Setup

985 Chord Pads Setup Dialog

990 Chord Pads Presets

991 Creating Chord Events from Chord Pads

991 Creating MIDI Parts from Chord Pads

992 Logical Editor

992 Window Overview

993 Filter Conditions

1002 Selecting a Function

1003 Specifying Actions

1005 Applying the Dened Actions

1006 Presets

1007 Project Logical Editor

1007 Project Logical Editor Window Overview

1008 Filter Conditions

1017 Specifying Actions

1020 Selecting a Function

1021 Applying Macros

1021 Applying the Dened Actions

1021 Presets

1023 Editing Tempo and Time Signature

1023 Project Tempo Modes

1023 Track Time Base

1024 Tempo Track Editor

1026 Tempo Track

1028 Tempo Changes for Projects

1032 Setting up a Fixed Project Tempo

1034 Beat Calculator

1035 Tempo Detection

1036 Exporting a Tempo Track

1036 Importing a Tempo Track

1037 Process Tempo Dialog

1038 Process Bars Dialog

1038 Time Warp

1040 Set Denition from Tempo Dialog

1040 Time Signature Events

1043 Project Browser

1043 Project Browser Toolbar

1044 Project Structure

1044 Event Display

1047 Rendering Audio and MIDI

1047 Render Tracks Dialog

1050 Render Selection Dialog

1053 Export Audio Mixdown

1053 Export Audio Mixdown Dialog

1062 Mixing Down to Audio Files

1063 Mixing Down to Audio Files Using Job Queues

1067 Available Channels for Export

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1067 File Formats

1073 Saving File Format Presets

1074 Synchronization

1074 Master and Slave

1075 Timecode Formats

1077 Clock Sources

1078 Project Synchronization Setup Dialog

1083 MMC Master Panel

1083 External Synchronization

1084 Setting up Synchronization for a Personal

Music Studio

1086 VST System Link

1086 Setting up VST System Link

1091 Activating VST System Link

1093 Application Examples

1097 Video

1097 Video File Compatibility

1098 Frame Rates

1099 Video Output Devices

1099 Preparations for Creating Video Projects

1101 Preparations for Video Playback

1104 Editing Video

1105 Export Video

1108 Extracting Audio from Video

1109 Exchanging Files with Other Applications

1109 OMF Files

1113 AAF Files

1118 ReWire

1118 Enabling ReWire Applications

1119 Launching and quitting

1120 Activating ReWire channels

1120 Using the transport and tempo controls

1121 How the ReWire channels are handled

1122 Routing MIDI via ReWire

1122 Considerations and limitations

1123 Key Commands

1123 Key Commands Dialog

1126 Assigning Key Commands

1126 Searching for Key Commands

1127 Removing Key Commands

1127 Setting up Macros

1127 Saving Key Commands Presets

1128 Loading Key Command Presets

1128 Resetting Key Commands

1128 Default Key Commands

1141 Setting up Tool Modier Keys

1142 Customizing

1142 Workspaces

1145 Setup Options

1147 Proles

1151 Windows Dialog

1152 Where are the Settings Stored?

1152 Safe Mode Dialog

1155 Optimizing Audio Performance

1155 Performance Aspects

1156 Settings That Affect Performance

1156 Audio Performance Window

1157 ASIO-Guard

1159 Preferences

1159 Preferences Dialog

1161 Editing

1165 Editors

1166 Event Display

1169 General

1171 MIDI

1174 MediaBay

1175 Metering

1175 Record

1177 Scores

1179 Transport

1180 User Interface

1181 VST

1184 VariAudio

1185 Video

1186 Index

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New Features

The following list informs you about the most important improvements in Cubase and provides

links to the corresponding descriptions.

New Features in Version 11.0.0

Highlights

New Score Editor Features and Fonts

● The Score Editor was enhanced with lots of great additions and improvements. The new

Properties tab lets you instantly access the options and settings for specic elements that

you select in your notation, and with the Note Editing Overlay, you can edit notes as

conveniently as in the Key Editor. There are more workow improvements, and the Score

Editor now also supports the SMuFL font format, which brings Dorico’s beautiful Bravura

and Petaluma fonts to Cubase. See Score Layout and Printing.

Imager

● This new plug-in helps you to get a better, cleaner mix. You can place audio tracks in the

stereo eld independently in up to four bands, allowing you to expand or reduce the stereo

width of your sound. The individual scope and correlation displays help you to get your

panning absolutely perfect. The plug-in is described in the separate document Plug-in

Reference. See Imager.

Squasher

● This dynamic plug-in combines up and down compression for up to three bands. Use it to

help your lead sounds cut through the mix, tame aggressive bass lines, or enhance subtle,

spacey reverberation. The plug-in is described in the separate document Plug-in

Reference. See Squasher.

Frequency 2

● The Frequency 2 equalizer provides eight bands, each of which can be individually set to

dynamic ltering for a more dynamic mix. You can also nd mid/side channel support and

Linear Phase mode for each band, Auto Listen to hear the adjustments you have made, a

spectrum display and even a musical keyboard to help you nd the right tone. The plug-in

is described in the separate document Plug-in Reference. See Frequency 2.

SpectraLayers One

● This compact version of the acclaimed visual audio editing tool allows you to visualize and

accurately clean up your audio. Thanks to the state-of-the-art source separation engine,

you can separate the vocal part from any kinds of audio tracks. Its advanced ARA

technology allows a spectrogram view of audio tracks with the ideal balance of selection,

editing, and display tools for surgical editing tasks like improving dialogue and location

sounds straight from a eld recorder, with no need for any third-party application. The tool

is described in the separate document SpectraLayers One. See Spectralayers One.

Sampler Track Improvements

● The sampler track comes with a number of great new features. The new slicing mode chops

up your loops so they’re ready-to-play with just a click. There are now two global LFOs

available to add motion and interesting effects. You can go for a vintage feel or the highest

delity with the sample engine’s new quality modes. And the new mono legato glide is

perfect for typical 808 basslines and more. See Sampler Tracks.

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Pitchbend and Controller Editing Improvements

● You can select whether you want ramps or steps as the default type for new controller

events. See Controller Lane Setup Menu.

● You can copy all of your CC edits to another track. See Controller Lane Context Menu.

● You can set your pitchbend steps to semitones to always be perfectly in tune. See

Pitchbend Controller Lanes.

● You can create ramps and curves in the CC and pitchbend lanes, just like you are used to

with automation. See Creating Smooth Transitions between Continuous Controller Events.

● You can delete MIDI notes with a simple, fast double-click. See Deleting Note Events.

Global Tracks in the Key Editor

● Staying in sync with tempo changes or markers is crucial when composing any kind of

music. Cubase makes your life easier with Global Tracks that can now be displayed in the

Key Editor. With no need to leave the Key Editor anymore, this great visual reference will

keep your compositions moving along quickly and creatively. See Global Tracks in the Key

Editor.

Scale Assistant in the Key Editor

● The Scale Assistant is a superb addition to your songwriting toolkit. You can set your

song’s scale in the Key Editor and follow its lead, quantize a solo to scale or play live in

perfect tune. You can change the view to only see the notes of the set scale. You can even

let the Scale Assistant analyze your MIDI recording and suggest the right scale. Now there

are no more excuses for wrong notes. See Scale Assistant in the Key Editor.

Job Queue Management

● In most DAWs, exporting multiple les is a repetitive and time-consuming task. Cubase

makes this job much faster, less prone to errors, and way more convenient. Sync your

export selection to the selection in your project and export the full signal path, including

master bus effects, to truly replicate the mix. See Export Audio Mixdown Dialog.

● Cubase lets you collect your export jobs to export the whole job queue in one go while you

grab a coffee. See Mixing Down to Audio Files Using Job Queues.

File Format Presets

● Create and restore le format presets from your favorite or most used le format settings.

See Saving File Format Presets.

Variable DPI on Windows 10

● Cubase now supports more scaling settings for Windows 10, such as 125 %, 150 %, and

200 %. Even plug-ins that do not support HiDPI can now be scaled based on the scaling

factor of Windows. See General.

More New Features

MultiTap Delay Multi-Channel Support

● Now supporting up to 5.1 surround sound, the MultiTap Delay plug-in has all the creative

options you need to create otherworldly and spatial atmospheres. You can quickly and

easily create up to eight delay taps, harness the sound of digital delays or vintage echo

units, and add effects to the complete output, the delay loop, or even each individual tap.

This plug-in is described in the separate document Plug-in Reference. See MultiTap Delay.

SuperVision

● This plug-in is a fully customizable multimeter audio analyzer for professional productions.

SuperVision lets you choose from several different modules for signal, spectral, phase,

spatial, and waveform analysis. This plug-in suite allows you to create your own custom

layout with up to nine module slots with individual display settings for each module to give

you a supremely accurate visual picture of your sound. It is described in the separate

document Plug-in Reference. See SuperVision.

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Range Editing Improvements for Combine Selection Tools mode

● If Combine Selection Tools is activated and you split a selection range, the newly created

events are automatically selected. See Splitting Selection Ranges.

Marker Lines

● You can activate/deactivate the display of vertical marker lines to indicate marker positions

on all tracks throughout the entire project. You can decide if marker lines are shown for the

active marker track only or for all marker tracks. See Markers.

Enhanced Direct Oine Processing

● The Direct Oine Processing window now allows you to pin processes, which eases the

usage of plug-ins with a learning function. See Direct Oine Processing Workow.

Revised ARA 2.0 Support

● A bounce is no longer needed when committing an audio event to the selected ARA

extension. See Extensions in Cubase.

Last but Not Least

Keyboard Focus Indication for Divided Track Lists

● When working with the Divide Track List feature, it is now clearly indicated which of the

track lists has the keyboard focus. See Keyboard Focus in the Project Window.

Show Version Name in Track List

● The version name of a track version can be shown/hidden in the track list. See Track

Version Names.

Details View for Maximizer Channel Strip Module

● The Maximizer channel strip module now offers a details view in the Channel Settings

window. See Maximizer – Details View.

Support of Multiple Side-Chain Inputs

● For plug-ins that support multiple side-chain inputs, for example, Frequency 2 and

Squasher, you can now set up an individual side-chain routing for any of these inputs. This

allows you to control each plug-in side-chain input with a different side-chain source. See

Side-Chain Routing.

Poly Pressure Lane Handling Improvements

● Selecting and editing poly pressure events on the controller lane is much more intuitive

now. See Adding Poly Pressure Events.

Dene the Visible Pitches in the Key Editor

● You can dene which pitches are visible in the event display and the piano keyboard display

of the Key Editor. See Showing Specic Pitches in the Key Editor.

Search for Notes in Chords

● The new context variables in the Logical Editor allow you to search for the highest or

lowest note in a progression of chords (Highest in Chord from at Least n Notes and

Lowest in Chord from at Least n Notes), and to operate on those notes. See Chords Filter.

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Introduction

This is the Operation Manual for Steinberg’s Cubase. Here you will nd 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 specic 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.

Some points to consider:

●

The screenshots are taken from Windows.

●

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

program name menu on macOS.

PDF Documents 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 > Cubase Help.

Operation Manual

The main Cubase reference documentation, with detailed descriptions of operations,

parameters, functions, and techniques.

Score Layout and Printing

Describes the professional music notation, score editing, and printing features

included in the Score Editor.

Plug-in Reference

Describes the features and parameters of the included VST plug-ins, VST instruments,

and MIDI effects.

Remote Control Devices

Lists the supported MIDI remote control devices.

MIDI Devices

Describes how to manage MIDI devices and device panels.

Groove Agent SE

Describes the features and parameters of the included VST instrument Groove Agent

SE.

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.

Conventions

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

Typographical Elements

The following typographical elements mark the following purposes.

Prerequisite

Requires you to complete an action or to fulll a condition before starting a procedure.

Procedure

Lists the steps that you must take to achieve a specic result.

Important

Informs you about issues that might affect the system, the connected hardware, or

that might bring a risk of data loss.

Note

Informs you about issues that you should consider.

Tip

Adds further information or useful suggestions.

Example

Provides you with an example.

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.

RELATED LINKS

VST Plug-in Manager Window on page 744

ASIO Driver Setup Page

This page allows you to set up your ASIO driver.

●

To open the page where you can set up the ASIO driver, select Studio > Studio Setup and

select the audio driver in the Devices list.

The following options are available:

Control Panel

Opens the control panel for the audio hardware.

Input Latency

Shows the input latency of the audio driver.

Output Latency

Shows the output latency of the audio driver.

Clock Source

Allows you to select a clock source.

Externally Clocked

Activate this option if you use an external clock source.

Setting up Your System

Setting up Audio

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Direct Monitoring

Activate this option to monitor via your audio hardware and to control it from Cubase.

In the Ports section, the following options are available:

Reset

Allows you to reset all port names and visibilities.

I/O

The port input/output status.

Port System Name

The system name of the port.

Show As

Allows you to rename the port. This name is used in the Input Routing and Output

Routing pop-up menus.

Visible

Allows you to activate/deactivate audio ports.

State

The state of the audio port.

In the general section, the following options are available:

Reset

Resets the selected remote device.

Apply

Applies the settings.

Using External Clock Sources

If you are using an external clock source, Cubase must be notied that it receives external clock

signals and derives its speed from that source.

PROCEDURE

1. Select Studio > Studio Setup.

2. In the Devices list, select your audio hardware driver.

3. Activate Externally Clocked.

RESULT

Cubase now derives its speed from the external source.

NOTE

For proper audio playback and recording, you must set the sample rate of the project to the

sample rate of the incoming clock signals.

When a sample rate mismatch occurs, the Record Format eld on the Project window status line

is highlighted in a different color. Cubase accepts a sample rate mismatch, and playback is

therefore faster or slower.

Setting up Your System

Setting up Audio

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Steinberg Cubase Pro 11.0 User manual

Steinberg Cubase Pro 11.0 User manual

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