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Control Room (Cubase only)
Creating a Control Room channel
To create a new channel, click on the Add Channel button
in the Studio tab of the VST Connections window. A pop-
up menu lists all available channels along with how many
of each type are available. Select the type of channel you
wish to create and a dialog will appear allowing you to
choose the configuration of the channel (stereo, 5.1, etc.).
The Studio tab of the VST Connections window with several Control
Room Channels created
After clicking OK, the new channel will appear in the VST
Connections window. You can now connect it to any
available device port using the “+” buttons and the con-
text menu in the Device Port column. An audio device
must be selected and then a device port must be chosen
for each audio path. You assign device ports to channels
in the same fashion as assigning any VST connection.
Monitors
Create a Monitor channel for every set of speakers in your
studio. A typical post-production studio could have one
set of 5.1 surround speakers, another stereo set of speak-
ers and even a single, mono speaker for checking bal-
ances for mono broadcast. The Control Room Mixer will
allow you to switch speakers easily. Each set of Monitors
can have its own custom downmix settings, input gain and
input phase adjustments.
Phones
Create a Phones channel if you intend to listen to head-
phones in the control room. The Phones channel is not in-
tended for use by performers in the studio. It is designed
for the engineer to quickly listen to any source in the stu-
dio, including the four cue mixes, as a reference.
Studios
Create a Studio channel for each cue mix you wish to cre-
ate for performers in the studio. For example, if you have
two available headphone amplifiers for performers to use,
create two Studio channels, one for each headphone mix.
There are four available Studio channels.
External inputs
Create external input channels for every playback device
you wish to be able to monitor in the Control Room. There
are six available external inputs with channel configura-
tions from mono up to 6.0 surround. Use external inputs to
quickly listen to CD players, master recorders, or other
workstations.
Talkback
Create a Talkback channel if you have a microphone in the
control room available for communication with performers in
the studio. The Talkback channel can be routed to each
Studio channel with variable levels in order to optimize
communications between the control room and performers.
Additionally, the Talkback is available as a possible input
source for audio tracks. You can record from the Talkback
just like any other input.
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If you are adding the Talkback or Phones channels,
there are no channel configuration choices since Talk-
back is mono only and Phones are stereo only. Also,
Studio channels can either be mono or stereo only.
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Control Room channels can share device ports with
each other. This can be helpful if you use the same
speakers as a stereo pair and also as the left and
right channels of a surround speaker configuration.
Switching between monitors that share device ports
will be seamless, providing any downmix of multi-
channel audio to stereo if needed. Only one monitor
set can be active at a time.
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The Phones channel is stereo only.
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Studio channels can either be mono or stereo.
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If you select external inputs as input source of an au-
dio channel, you can record them. In this case, you
will not need to assign the device ports to the input
channel (see “Routing” on page 17).
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Inserts are available on the Talkback and all other
Control Room channels. A compressor/limiter can
be inserted on the Talkback channel to ensure that
erratic levels do not bother performers and clear
communication with everyone is possible.