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The mixer
• In the Inspector (Equalizers tab) and in the Channel
Settings window, click the Bypass button (next to the EQ
button) so that it turns yellow.
Click again to deactivate EQ Bypass mode.
EQ bypass in the mixer, the Channel Settings window and in the Inspector.
EQ reset
On the preset pop-up menu in the Channel Settings win-
dow and in the Inspector, you will find the Reset command.
Holding down [Alt]/[Option] and clicking this will turn off all
EQ modules and reset all EQ parameters to their default
values.
Using EQ presets
Some useful basic presets are included with the program.
You can use them as they are, or as a starting point for fur-
ther “tweaking”.
• To call up a preset, pull down the presets pop-up menu
in the Channel Settings window or in the Inspector and
select one of the available presets.
• To store the current EQ settings as a preset, select
“Store Preset” on the presets pop-up menu and enter the
desired name for the preset in the dialog that appears.
• To rename the selected preset, select “Rename Preset”
on the pop-up menu and enter a new name.
• To delete the selected preset, select “Remove Preset”
on the pop-up menu.
Ö You can also apply EQ (and Inserts) settings from
Track presets, see “Inserts and EQ settings from track
presets” on page 310.
EQ in the channel overview
If the “Channel” section is selected in the Inspector or the
“Overview” view mode is selected in the extended mixer,
you will get an overview of which EQ modules, insert ef-
fects and effect sends are activated for the channel.
By clicking the respective indicator (1 to 4), you can turn
the corresponding EQ module on or off.
The channel overview in the Inspector.
The option “Use Cubase 3 EQ settings as default”
In the Preferences (VST page) you will find the option “Use
Cubase 3 EQ settings as default”. When you activate this
option, the EQ settings from the previous program version
will be used by default. This means that when you create a
new track, the four EQ modules will be set to the EQ band
types they had in Cubase 3:
This EQ module… …will be set to
EQ1 Low Shelf 1
EQ2 Parametric 1
EQ3 Parametric 1
EQ4 High Pass 1