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VST Connections
Editing operations
On the different tabs of the VST Connections window the
corresponding busses are shown in a table containing a
tree view with expandable entries. After you have set up all
the required busses for a project it might be necessary to
edit the names and/or change port assignments. Cubase
provides a number of features to make such tasks easier.
Expanding and collapsing entries
• Bus entries can be expanded or collapsed to show or
hide the corresponding speaker channels or sub-busses
by clicking the “+” or “-” sign in front of the corresponding
list entry.
• To expand or collapse all entries on a tab at the same
time, use the “+
All” button or the “- All” button (respec-
tively) above the tree view.
Determining how many busses a device port is
connected to
To give you an idea how many busses a given port is al-
ready connected to, the busses are shown in square
brackets on the Device Port pop-up menu, to the right of
the port name.
Up to three bus assignments can be displayed in this way.
If more connections have been made, this is indicated by a
number at the far right.
Therefore, if you see the following:
Adat 1 [Stereo1] [Stereo2] [Stereo3] (+2)…
this means that the Adat 1 port is already assigned to
three stereo busses plus two additional busses.
Identifying exclusive port assignments
In some cases (i. e. for certain channel types), the port
assignment is exclusive. Once a port has been assigned
to such a bus or channel, it must not be assigned to an
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other bus, otherwise the connection to the first bus will be
broken.
To help you identify such exclusive port assignments and
avoid accidental reassignment, the corresponding ports
are marked in red on the Device Port pop-up menu.
Selecting/Deselecting multiple entries
• Using the key commands [Ctrl]/[Command]-[A] (Select
All) and [Shift]-[Ctrl]/[Command]-[A] (Select None), you
can select and deselect all entries in the Bus Name column.
Note that for this to work, the table on the current tab needs to have the
focus. This can be achieved by clicking anywhere on the background of
the table.
• By holding [Shift] when selecting entries in the Bus
Name column, you can select multiple entries at the same
time.
This is useful for automatic renaming or changing the port assignments
globally, see below.
Ö If you select a subentry (e. g. a speaker channel in a
bus) the parent entry is automatically selected as well.
Selecting entries by typing the name
In the Bus Name list you can jump to an entry by typing the
first letter of the bus name on the keyboard.
Navigating the Bus Name list using the [Tab] key
By pressing the [Tab] key you can jump to the next entry in
the Bus Name list, allowing you to rename your busses
quickly. Similarly, by pressing [Shift]-[Tab] you can return
to the previous list entry.
Automatically renaming selected busses
You can rename all the selected busses at once using in-
crementing numbers or letters.
• To use incrementing numbers, select the busses that
you want to rename and enter a new name for one of the
busses, followed by a number.
For example, if you have eight inputs that you want to be named “In 1,
In
2, …, In 8”, you select all the busses and enter the name “In 1” for the
first bus. All other busses are then renamed automatically.
• To use letters from the alphabet, proceed as with num-
bers, but enter a capital letter instead of a number.
For example, if you have three FX channels that you want to be named
“FX A, FX B, and FX C”, you select all the channels and enter the name
“FX
A” for the first. All other channels are then renamed automatically.
The last letter that can be used is Z. If you have more selected entries
than there are letters available, the remaining entries will be skipped.
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This will only work if the table has the focus. To do
this, simply select any list entry.