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The mixer
• The EQ section, either with value sliders (“EQs”) or as
numerical settings with a curve display (“EQs curve”).
These two views have exactly the same controls but different graphic lay-
outs. The EQ section is also available in the Channel Settings window.
For EQ parameter descriptions, see “Making EQ settings” on page 123.
• The SurroundPanner section (where applicable).
If the channel is routed to a surround bus you can view a compact ver-
sion of the SurroundPanner in the extended panel – double-click to open
the full SurroundPanner panel.
• The “Meter” option shows large level meters in the ex-
tended panel.
These operate exactly like the regular meters.
• Cubase only: The User Panel option displays Device
panels for the audio track, including panels for inserted
VST effects, see “Audio tracks” on page 30. You can ac-
cess User panels by clicking on the tab at the top of the
User Panel display in the extended mixer.
For information on Device Panels, see the separate PDF document “MIDI
Devices”.
• Selecting the “Empty” option will display a blank panel
in the extended strip.
• You can also select the “Overview” option – this shows
a graphic overview of which insert effect slots, EQ mod-
ules and effects sends are activated for the channel.
You can click the indicators to turn the corresponding slot/EQ module/
send on or off.
Ö If you have selected a parameter for the extended
channel strip and then switch to “narrow” mode, only the
channel overview and the Meter can be shown in the ex-
tended channel strip. When you switch back to “wide”
mode, the parameter settings are displayed again.
Using Channel Settings
For each audio channel strip in the mixer and in the Inspec-
tor and Track list for each audio track, there is an Edit but-
ton (“e”).
Clicking this opens the VST Audio Channel Settings win-
dow. By default, this window contains:
• A section with eight insert effect slots (see “Audio effects” on
page 150).
• Four EQ modules and an associated EQ curve display (see
“Making EQ settings” on page 123).
• A section with eight sends (see “Audio effects” on page 150).
• A duplicate of the mixer channel strip (without the extended
panel but with the input and output settings panel).
You can customize the Channel Settings window, by
showing/hiding the different panels and/or by changing
their order:
• To specify which panels should be shown/hidden, right-click
in the Channel settings window, and activate/deactivate the
respective options on the Customize View submenu on the
context menu.
• To change the order of the panels, select “Setup…” on the
Customize View pop-up menu and use the “Move up” and
“Move Down” buttons.
For further information, see the chapter “Customizing” on
page 468.
Every channel has its own channel settings window (al-
though you can view each in the same window if you like –
see below).
The Channel Settings window is used for the following
operations:
• Apply equalization, see “Making EQ settings” on page 123.
• Apply send effects, see “Audio effects” on page 150.
• Apply insert effects, see “Audio effects” on page 150.
• Copy channel settings and apply them to another channel, see
“Copying settings between audio channels” on page 125.
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All channel settings are applied to both sides of a
stereo channel.
Click the Edit button to open the Channel Settings
window.