Plug-in Reference
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Table of Contents 4 4 5 9 15 16 20 30 31 32 32 Included Effect Plug-ins Delay Plug-ins Distortion Plug-ins Dynamics Plug-ins EQ Plug-ins Filter Plug-ins Modulation Plug-ins Pitch Shift Plug-ins Reverb Plug-ins Spatial + Panner Plug-ins Tools Plug-ins 35 35 35 Included VST Instruments Groove Agent SE HALion Sonic SE 36 Index 3 Cubase AI 11.0.
Included Effect Plug-ins The included plug-in effects are arranged according to their categories. Delay Plug-ins MonoDelay This is a mono delay effect. The delay line uses tempo-based or freely specified delay time settings. Lo Filter Affects the feedback loop of the effect signal and allows you to roll off low frequencies. The button below the knob activates/deactivates the filter. Hi Filter Affects the feedback loop of the effect signal and allows you to roll off high frequencies.
Included Effect Plug-ins Distortion Plug-ins Distortion Plug-ins AmpSimulator AmpSimulator is a distortion effect that emulates the sound of various types of guitar amp and speaker cabinet combinations. A wide selection of amp and cabinet models is available. Select Amplifier Model This pop-up menu allows you to select an amplifier model. You can bypass this section by selecting No Amp. Drive Controls the amount of amp overdrive. Bass Tone control for the low frequencies.
Included Effect Plug-ins Distortion Plug-ins example, you can make a 24-bit audio signal sound like an 8 or 4-bit signal, or even render it completely garbled and unrecognizable. Mode Allows you to select one of the four operating modes. In each mode, the effect sounds differently. Modes I and III are nastier and noisier, while modes II and IV are more subtle. Mix Sets the level balance between the dry signal and the wet signal. Sample Divider Sets the amount by which the audio samples are decimated.
Included Effect Plug-ins Distortion Plug-ins Mix Sets the level balance between the dry signal and the wet signal. Drive Sets the pre-gain of the amplifier. Use high values if you want an overdriven sound just on the verge of distortion. Output Sets the output level. Distortion Distortion adds crunch to your tracks. Boost Increases the distortion amount. Oversampling Activates/Deactivates oversampling. Oversampling results in less artifacts for higher distortion.
Included Effect Plug-ins Distortion Plug-ins Spatial Changes the distortion characteristics of the left and right channels, thus creating a stereo effect. Output Sets the output level. Grungelizer Grungelizer adds noise and static to your recordings – like listening to a radio with bad reception, or a worn and scratched vinyl record. Noise Sets the amount of added static noise. Crackle Adds crackle to create that old vinyl record sound.
Included Effect Plug-ins Dynamics Plug-ins Dynamics Plug-ins Limiter Limiter is designed to ensure that the output level never exceeds a set output level, to avoid clipping in following devices. Limiter can adjust and optimize the Release parameter automatically according to the audio material, or it can be set manually. Limiter also features separate meters for the input, output and the amount of limiting (middle meters). Input (-24 to 24 dB) Sets the input gain. Release (0.
Included Effect Plug-ins Dynamics Plug-ins MIDI Gate This plug-in gates audio signals. The gate is triggered by MIDI notes. Gating, in its fundamental form, silences audio signals below a set threshold. If a signal rises above the set level, the gate opens to let the signal through. Signals below the set level are silenced. MIDI Gate, however, is not triggered by threshold levels, but MIDI notes. Therefore, it needs both audio and MIDI data to function.
Included Effect Plug-ins Dynamics Plug-ins Setting Up MIDI Gate To use MIDI Gate for your audio, you need an audio track and a MIDI track. PROCEDURE 1. Select the audio track to which you want to apply MIDI Gate. This can be recorded or realtime audio material from any audio track. 2. Select MIDI Gate as an insert effect for the audio track. 3. Select a MIDI track to control the MIDI Gate effect. You can either play notes on a connected MIDI keyboard or use recorded MIDI notes. 4.
Included Effect Plug-ins Dynamics Plug-ins VSTDynamics VSTDynamics is an advanced dynamics processor. It combines three separate effects: Gate, Compressor, and Limiter, covering a variety of dynamic processing functions. The window is divided into three sections containing controls and meters for each effect. Activate the individual effects using the Gate, Compressor, and Limiter buttons. You can select between three different routing options using the Module Configurator button.
Included Effect Plug-ins Dynamics Plug-ins Release (10 to 1000 ms or Auto mode) Sets the time after which the gate closes after the set Hold time. If Auto Release is activated, the plug-in automatically finds the best release setting for the audio material. Hold (0 to 2000 ms) Determines how long the gate remains open after the signal drops below the threshold level. Range Adjusts the attenuation of the gate when it is shut. If Range is set to minus infinite , the gate is completely shut.
Included Effect Plug-ins Dynamics Plug-ins Attack (0.1 to 100 ms) Determines how fast the compressor responds to signals above the set threshold. If the attack time is long, more of the early part of the signal (attack) passes through unprocessed. Release (10 to 1000 ms or Auto mode) Sets the time after which the gain returns to its original level when the signal drops below the threshold. If Auto Release is activated, the plug-in automatically finds the best release setting for the audio material.
Included Effect Plug-ins EQ Plug-ins EQ Plug-ins DJ-EQ DJ-EQ is an easy-to-use 3-band parametric equalizer that resembles the EQs found on typical DJ mixers. This plug-in is designed for quick sound fixes. Graphical display Allows you to set the amount of boost or attenuation for the low, mid, or high band by dragging. ● To set the low, mid, and high frequency gain, click and drag the corresponding band handle. ● To fine-adjust the gain, press Shift and drag.
Included Effect Plug-ins Filter Plug-ins Filter Plug-ins DualFilter DualFilter filters out specific frequencies while allowing others to pass through. Position Sets the filter cutoff frequency. If you set this to a negative value, DualFilter acts as a low-pass filter. Positive values cause DualFilter to act as a high-pass filter. Resonance Sets the sound characteristic of the filter. With higher values, a ringing sound is heard.
Included Effect Plug-ins Filter Plug-ins General Operation StepFilter can produce two simultaneous 16-step patterns for the filter cutoff and resonance parameters, synchronized to the sequencer tempo. The horizontal axis shows the pattern steps 1 to 16 from left to right, and the vertical axis determines the (relative) filter cutoff frequency and resonance settings. The higher up on the vertical axis a step value is entered, the higher the relative filter cutoff frequency or filter resonance setting.
Included Effect Plug-ins Filter Plug-ins Rate If Sync is activated, Rate allows you to specify the base note value for synchronizing the pattern playback to the tempo of the host application (1/1 to 1/32, straight, triplet, or dotted). If Sync is deactivated, you can trigger pattern steps individually via MIDI. Hard Clip Adds more high frequency harmonics and distortion to the signal. This parameter is only available in Modern mode.
Included Effect Plug-ins Filter Plug-ins ToneBooster ToneBooster is a filter that allows you to raise the gain in a selected frequency range. It is particularly useful if it is inserted before AmpSimulator in the plug-in chain, greatly enhancing the tonal varieties available. Gain Adjusts the gain of the selected frequency range by up to 24 dB. Tone Sets the center filter frequency. Width Sets the resonance of the filter. Mode selector Sets the basic operational mode of the filter: Peak or Band Mode.
Included Effect Plug-ins Modulation Plug-ins Pedal Control (MIDI) Allows you to choose the MIDI controller that controls the plug-in. Set this to Automation if you do not want to use MIDI realtime control. Freq Low/Freq High Set the frequency of the filter for the Lo and Hi pedal positions. Width Low/Width High Set the width (resonance) of the filter for the Lo and Hi pedal positions. Gain Low/Gain High Set the gain of the filter for the Lo and Hi pedal positions.
Included Effect Plug-ins Modulation Plug-ins Waveform display Shows the shape of the modulation waveform and allows you to manually adjust it. To draw an individual curve, click a node and move the mouse. To draw a straight line, Shift -click a node and move the mouse. Waveform preset buttons Allow you to select presets for the modulation waveform. ● Sine creates a smooth sweep. ● Triangle creates a ramp, that is, a linear movement from full right to full left and back.
Included Effect Plug-ins Modulation Plug-ins Link If this button is activated, the left and right channel are modulated simultaneously. This results in a chopping effect instead of auto-panning. In this mode, Width sets the intensity of the volume modulation. Width Sets the amount of deflection to the left and right side of the stereo panorama. If Link is activated, this parameter sets the intensity of the volume modulation.
Included Effect Plug-ins Modulation Plug-ins Chorus This plug-in is a single-stage chorus effect. It doubles the audio that is sent into it with a slightly detuned version. Delay Affects the frequency range of the modulation sweep by adjusting the initial delay time. Width Sets the depth of the chorus effect. Higher settings produce a more pronounced effect. Spatial Sets the stereo width of the effect. Turn clockwise for a wider stereo effect.
Included Effect Plug-ins Modulation Plug-ins Flanger This is a classic flanger effect with added stereo enhancement. Delay Affects the frequency range of the modulation sweep by adjusting the initial delay time. Feedback Determines the character of the flanger effect. Higher settings produce a more metallic-sounding sweep. Mode Allows you to toggle between LFO and Manual mode. In LFO mode, you can define the sweep rate or sync it to the project tempo. In Manual mode, you can change the sweep manually.
Included Effect Plug-ins Modulation Plug-ins Metalizer Metalizer feeds the audio signal through a variable frequency filter, with tempo sync or time modulation and feedback control. Mix Sets the level balance between the dry signal and the wet signal. If the effect is used as a send effect, set this parameter to the maximum value, as you can control the dry/ effect balance with the send level. On/Off Activates/Deactivates filter modulation. If it is deactivated, Metalizer works as a static filter.
Included Effect Plug-ins Modulation Plug-ins Output Sets the output level. Phaser Phaser produces the well-known swooshing phasing effect with additional stereo enhancement. Feedback Determines the character of the phaser effect. Higher settings produce a more pronounced effect. Width Sets the intensity of the modulation effect between higher and lower frequencies. Mode Allows you to toggle between LFO and Manual mode. In LFO mode, you can define the sweep rate or sync it to the project tempo.
Included Effect Plug-ins Modulation Plug-ins RingModulator RingModulator can produce complex, bell-like enharmonic sounds. Ring modulators work by multiplying two audio signals. The ring-modulated output contains added frequencies generated by the sum of, and the difference between, the frequencies of the two signals. RingModulator has a built-in oscillator that is multiplied with the input signal to produce the effect.
Included Effect Plug-ins Modulation Plug-ins Env. Amount Controls how much the input signal level – via the envelope generator – affects the LFO speed. With negative values, a loud input signal slows down the LFO, whereas positive values speed it up at loud input signals. Invert Inverts the LFO waveform for the right channel of the oscillator, which produces a wider stereo effect for the modulation.
Included Effect Plug-ins Modulation Plug-ins Mix Sets the level balance between the dry signal and the wet signal. Waveform buttons Allow you to select a pitch modulation waveform. Waveform display Allows you to modify the Pitch and Depth parameters simultaneously by dragging. Pitch Sets the frequency of the modulating oscillator. Activate/Deactivate Pitch Modulation Activates/Deactivates the modulation of the pitch parameter.
Included Effect Plug-ins Pitch Shift Plug-ins Spatial Adds a stereo effect to the modulation. Output Sets the output level. Vibrato Vibrato creates pitch modulation. Depth Sets the intensity of the pitch modulation. Rate If Tempo Sync is activated, Rate allows you to specify the base note value for temposyncing the effect (1/1 to 1/32, straight, triplet, or dotted). If Tempo Sync is deactivated, the modulation speed can be set freely with the Rate dial. Sync Activates/Deactivates tempo sync.
Included Effect Plug-ins Reverb Plug-ins Octave 1 Adjusts the level of the generated signal one octave below the original pitch. A setting of 0 means that the voice is muted. Octave 2 Adjusts the level of the generated signal two octaves below the original pitch. A setting of 0 means that the voice is muted. Reverb Plug-ins RoomWorks SE RoomWorks SE is a smaller version of the RoomWorks plug-in.
Included Effect Plug-ins Spatial + Panner Plug-ins Spatial + Panner Plug-ins MonoToStereo MonoToStereo turns a mono signal into a pseudo-stereo signal. The plug-in can be used on a mono file or a stereo file with equal channels. NOTE This plug-in works only on stereo tracks. Delay Increases the amount of differences between the left and right channels to further increase the stereo effect. Width Controls the width or depth of the stereo enhancement. Turn clockwise to increase the enhancement.
Included Effect Plug-ins Tools Plug-ins Analog View The graphical display indicates the currently played pitch as a note. The two arrows indicate any pitch deviation. The deviation is also shown in the upper area of the display. If the played note is flat of the pitch, the pitch indicator is located to the left. If the played note is sharp, the pitch indicator is located to the right. Cent Shows the deviation in pitch. A negative value indicates that the pitch is flat.
Included Effect Plug-ins Tools Plug-ins Note Shows the currently played pitch. Cent Shows the deviation in pitch. A negative value indicates that the pitch is flat. A positive value indicates that the pitch is sharp. Base Shows the frequency of the base note A. Its default value is 440 Hz. You can adjust Base by ± 15 Hz. Octave Shows the octave of the played note. Frequency Shows the frequency of the played note. Mute Mutes/Unmutes the output signal.
Included VST Instruments This chapter contains descriptions of the included VST instruments and their parameters. Groove Agent SE This VST instrument is described in detail in the separate document Groove Agent SE. HALion Sonic SE This VST instrument is described in detail in the separate document HALion Sonic SE. 35 Cubase AI 11.0.
Index A M Amp Simulation AmpSimulator 5 AmpSimulator 5 AutoPan 20 Metalizer 25 MIDI Gate 10 MonoDelay 4 MonoToStereo 32 B O BitCrusher 5 Octaver 30 C P Chopper Effects AutoPan 20 Chopper 22 Chorus Effects Chorus 23 Compressors VSTDynamics 12 Phaser 26 R RingModulator 27 RoomWorks SE 31 S D Saturation DaTube 6 StepFilter 16 DaTube 6 Delays MonoDelay 4 Distortion 7 DJ-EQ 15 DualFilter 16 T ToneBooster 19 Tranceformer 28 Tremolo 29 Tuner 32 F Flanger 24 V G Vibrato 30 VSTDynamics 12 Gates
