Plug-in Reference

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The included effect plug-ins
5. Make sure the MIDI track is selected, and start play-
back.
6. Play a few notes on your MIDI keyboard.
As you can hear, the audio track material is affected by what you play on
your MIDI keyboard.
The following MIDI Gate parameters are available:
MultibandCompressor
(Cubase
only)
The MultibandCompressor allows a signal to be split into
a maximum of four frequency bands, each with its own
freely adjustable compressor characteristic. The signal is
processed on the basis of the settings that you have made
in the Frequency Band and Compressor sections. You
can specify the level, bandwidth and compressor charac
-
teristics for each band by using the various controls.
The Frequency Band editor
The Frequency Band editor in the upper half of the panel is
where you set the width of the frequency bands as well as
their level after compression. Two value scales and a num
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ber of handles are available. The vertical value scale to the
left shows the input gain level of each frequency band.
The horizontal scale shows the available frequency range.
The handles provided in the Frequency Band editor can
be dragged with the mouse. You use them to set the cor
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ner frequency range and the input gain levels for each fre-
quency bands.
• The handles at the sides are used to define the frequency
range of the different frequency bands.
• By using the handles on top of each frequency band, you can
cut or boost the input gain by +/- 15 dB after compression.
Parameter Description
Attack Determines how long it takes for the gate to open after
receiving a signal that triggers it.
Hold Regulates how long the gate remains open after a note-
on or note-off message (see Hold Mode below).
Release Determines how long it takes for the gate to close (in ad-
dition to the value set with the Hold parameter).
Note To Attack Determines to which extent the velocity values of the MIDI
notes affect the attack. The higher the value, the more the
attack time increases with high note velocities. Negative
values give shorter attack times with high velocities. If you
do not wish to use this parameter, set it to the 0 position.
Note To
Release
Determines to which extent the velocity values of the MIDI
notes affect the release. The higher the value, the more
the release time increases. If you do not wish to use this
parameter, set it to the 0 position.
Velocity To
VCA
Controls to which extent the velocity values of the MIDI
notes determine the output volume. At a value of 127 the
volume is controlled entirely by the velocity values, and at
a value of 0 the velocities have no effect on the volume.
Hold Mode Use this switch to set the Hold Mode. In Note-On mode,
the gate only remains open for the time set with the Hold
and Release parameters, regardless of the length of the
MIDI note that triggered the gate. In Note-Off mode, the
gate remains open for as long as the MIDI note plays, and
then the Hold and Release parameters are applied.