User manual

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The Mixer
Routing
When you play back an audio track (or any other audio-re-
lated channel), you route it to an output bus. In the same
way, when you record on an audio track you select from
which input bus the audio is received.
The input and output routing for a channel can be set up
via the Inspector or the Mixer. For large projects, it is con
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venient to use the Mixer for this, since it allows you to set
inputs and outputs for multiple channels at the same time.
• In the Inspector, you can select input and output busses
using the Input and Output Routing pop-up menus.
• In the Mixer, you can select busses in the routing panel
at the top of each channel strip.
For more information about the routing panel, see “Normal vs. extended
channel strips” on page 148.
• If you press [Shift]-[Alt]/[Option] and select an input or
output bus in the track list or the routing panel in the Mixer,
it will be chosen for all selected channels.
This makes it easy to quickly set several channels to use the same input
or output. Similarly, if you press [Shift] and select a bus, the following se
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lected channels will be set to use incrementing busses – the second se-
lected channel will use the second bus, the third will use the third bus
and so on.
Ö For audio-related channel types other than audio track
channels (e.
g. VST instrument channels, group channels,
and FX channels), only the Output Routing pop-up menu
is available.
When selecting an input bus for a track you can only se-
lect busses that correspond to the track’s channel config-
uration. Here are the details for input busses:
• Mono tracks can be routed to mono input busses or individual
channels within a stereo or surround input bus (Cubase only).
• Mono tracks can be routed to External Inputs configured on
the Studio tab of the VST Connections window. These can be
mono or individual channels within a stereo or surround bus
(Cubase only). They can also be routed to the Talkback input.
• Mono tracks can also be routed to mono output busses, mono
group output busses or mono FX channel output busses, pro
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vided that these will not lead to feedback.
• Stereo tracks can be routed to mono input busses, stereo in-
put busses or stereo child busses within a surround bus (Cu-
base only).
• Stereo tracks can be routed to External Inputs that are config-
ured in the Studio tab of the VST Connections window. These
can be mono input busses or stereo input busses. They can
also be routed to the Talkback input.
• Stereo tracks can also be routed to mono or stereo output
busses, mono or stereo group output busses and mono or
stereo FX channel output busses, provided that these will not
lead to feedback.
• Surround tracks can be routed to surround input busses (Cu-
base only).
• Surround tracks can be routed to External Inputs that are con-
figured in the Studio tab of the VST Connections window,
provided that these have the same input configuration (Cu-
base only).
• Surround tracks can also be routed to output busses, pro-
vided that these have the same input configuration or will not
lead to feedback (Cubase only).
For output busses any assignment is possible.
To disconnect input or output bus assignments, select
“No Bus” from the corresponding pop-up menu.
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Assignments that will lead to feedback are not avail-
able in the pop-up menu. This is also indicated by a
one-way symbol.