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Control Room (Cubase only)
2. In the Control Room Mixer, right-click anywhere in a
Studio Channel’s mixer strip and a context menu will ap-
pear that has the Studio’s name as a submenu.
This submenu contains all the Studio Send functions for that Studio. If
you open the context menu outside of a Studio mixer strip, the submenu
will be for All Studios.
The Control Room Mixer’s context menu
3. Choose the “Use Current Mix Levels” option to copy
the fader levels on the selected tracks to the Studio Sends.
This option sets all Studio Send levels for the selected tracks to the
same level as the main channel fader. It also changes the Studio Send
status to pre-fader so that changes in the main mix do not affect the Stu-
dio Sends.
4. Choose the “Use Current Pan Settings” option to
copy pan information from the main mix to the Studio
Sends on selected tracks.
Studio Sends are either mono or stereo. If the Send is mono, the pan
setting will still be copied. However, the output of the Studio Send will
sum the left and right channels together.
5. Choose the “Enable Studio Sends” option to activate
the Sends on selected channels.
By default, Studio Sends are not enabled even when level and pan infor-
mation is copied to them. You must enable them in order to hear the Stu-
dio cue mix.
By copying the level and pan information from the main
mix to the Studio Sends, a rough balance can be created
in a matter of moments. Next, you may alter the level and
pan settings on any channel’s Studio Sends to change the
mix to meet the performer’s needs. This may require in-
creasing the volume of the performer herself. This is often
referred to as a “more me” mix.
Adjusting the overall Studio Send level
Levels in the main mix are often optimized for the loudest
signal level possible without clipping. However, when you
are creating a “more me” mix, you may find that there is not
enough headroom available in the Studio Send to turn up
channels without clipping becoming a possibility.
Fortunately, the Studio Sends have an option to adjust
multiple send levels at the same time, allowing you to keep
the blend intact while lowering the overall volume to make
room for “more me” signals.
Once you have created a Studio Send mix, proceed as
follows to adjust their relative levels.
1. Select all the channels you wish to modify.
Only selected channels are affected by the context menu commands.
2. Right-click anywhere in the Studio mixer strip on the
Control Room Mixer to open the context menu for that
Studio.
You may also use the context menu outside of the Studio strip to adjust
all four Studio Sends on the selected channels at the same time.
3. Choose the “Change Studio Sends Level” option from
the Studio submenu.
This will bring up a gain window with a checkbox that reads “Relative
Mode”. Make sure this is activated if you want to adjust already existing
levels.
4. Either use the up and down buttons or click on the nu-
meric readout to open a pop-up fader and adjust the gain
as necessary.
The level of all selected Studio Sends will be adjusted by the amount
shown here. For example, if the amount reads -3dB, then each Studio
Send level is reduced by 3dB.