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Audio effects
Editing effects
All inserts and sends have an Edit (“e”) button. Clicking
this opens the control panel for the effect, in which you
can make parameter settings.
The contents, design and layout of the control panel de-
pends on the selected effect. However, all effect control
panels have an On/Off button, a Bypass button, Read/
Write automation buttons (for automating effect parame
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ter changes, see the chapter “Automation” on page 156),
a preset pop-up menu and a Preset Management pop-up
menu for saving and loading effect presets.
The Rotary effect control panel
• All effects can be edited using a simplified control panel
(horizontal sliders only, no graphics). This generic editor is
opened using the pop-up menu in the top right corner of
the plug-in panel.
Effect control panels may have any combination of knobs,
sliders, buttons and graphic curves.
Ö The included effects and their parameters are de-
scribed in detail in the separate PDF document “Plug-in
Reference”.
• If you edit the parameters for an effect, these settings
are saved automatically with the project.
• You can also save the current settings as a preset, see
below.
• Effects parameters can be automated – see the chapter
“Automation” on page 156.
Effect presets
Effect preset management in Cubase is very versatile. In
the MediaBay – or with certain limits in the Save Preset di-
alog – you can assign attributes to presets which allow
you to organize and browse them according to various cri
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teria. Cubase comes with categorized track and VST pre-
sets that you can use straight out of the box. You can also
preview effect presets before loading them which consid
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erably speeds up the process of finding the right effect
preset.
Selecting effect presets
Most VST effect plug-ins come with a number of useful
presets for instant selection.
To select an effect preset in the Presets browser, proceed
as follows:
1. Load an effect, either as a channel insert or into an FX
channel.
The control panel for the effect is displayed.
2. Click in the preset field at the top of the control panel.
This opens the Presets browser.
• You can also open the Presets browser from the In-
spector (Inserts tab) or the Channel Settings window.
3. In the Results section, select a preset from the list.
4. Activate playback to audition the selected preset.
Simply step through the presets until you find the right sound. It may be
helpful to set up cycle playback of a section to make comparisons be
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tween different preset settings easier.