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ReWire
ReWire is a special protocol for streaming audio between two computer applications.
Developed by Propellerhead Software and Steinberg, ReWire provides the following possibilities
and features:
Realtime streaming of up to 48 separate audio channels, at full bandwidth, from the
synthesizer application into the mixer application.
In this case, the mixer application is of course Cubase. An example of a synthesizer
application is Propellerhead Software’s Reason.
Automatic, sample-accurate synchronization between the audio in the two programs.
The possibility to have the two programs share one audio card and take advantage of
multiple outputs on that card.
Linked transport controls that allow you to play, rewind, etc., either from Cubase or from the
synthesizer application (provided it has some kind of transport functionality).
Automatic audio mixing functions of separate channels as required.
In the case of Reason, for example, this allows you to have separate channels for the
different devices.
Additionally, ReWire offers the possibility to route MIDI tracks in Cubase to the other
application for full MIDI control.
For each ReWire-compatible device, a number of extra MIDI outputs is made available in
Cubase. In the case of Reason, this allows you to route different MIDI tracks in Cubase to
different devices in Reason, with Cubase serving as the main MIDI sequencer.
The overall load on your system is reduced signicantly, compared to when using the
programs together in the conventional way.
Enabling ReWire Applications
To use the available ReWire applications on your computer in your project, you must enable
them in the ReWire Setup dialog.
IMPORTANT
Enabling ReWire applications may have an impact on performance and stability of Cubase,
even if the ReWire connection is not used. We therefore recommend to enable only ReWire
applications that you want to use in your project.
Disabling a ReWire application removes the corresponding ReWire channels from your
project. All associated automation or parameter settings are lost.
PROCEDURE
1. Select Studio > ReWire > ReWire Setup.
2. Activate the ReWire applications that you want to use.
3. Click Apply.
RESULT
The enabled ReWire applications become available in the ReWire submenu.
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