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The included effect plug-ins
StepFilter (Cubase Elements only)
StepFilter is a pattern-controlled multimode filter that can
create rhythmic, pulsating filter effects.
General operation
StepFilter can produce two simultaneous 16-step pat-
terns for the filter cutoff and resonance parameters, syn-
chronized to the sequencer tempo.
Setting step values
• Setting step values is done by clicking in the pattern
grid windows.
• Individual step entries can be freely dragged up or
down the vertical axis, or directly set by clicking in an
empty grid box. By click-dragging left or right, consecutive
step entries are set at the pointer position.
• 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.
• By starting playback and editing the patterns for the
cutoff and resonance parameters, you can hear how your
filter patterns affect the sound source connected to Step-
Filter.
Selecting new patterns
• Created patterns are saved with the project, and up to 8
different cutoff and resonance patterns can be saved in-
ternally.
Both the cutoff and resonance settings are saved together in the 8 pat-
tern slots.
• Use the Pattern Selector below the Resonance grid to
select a new pattern.
New patterns are all set to the same step value by default.
Using pattern copy and paste to create variations
You can use the Copy and Paste buttons below the Pat-
tern Selector to copy a pattern to another pattern slot,
which is useful for creating variations on a pattern.
• Select the pattern you wish to copy, click the Copy but-
ton, select another pattern slot, and click Paste.
The pattern is copied to the new slot, and can now be edited to create
variations using the original pattern as a starting point.
StepFilter parameters
The following parameters are available:
Parameter Description
Base Cutoff Sets the base filter cutoff frequency. Values set in the
Cutoff grid are relative to the Base Cutoff value.
Base Resonance Sets the base filter resonance. Values set in the Reso-
nance grid are relative to the Base Resonance value.
Note that very high Base Resonance settings can pro
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duce loud ringing effects at certain frequencies.
Glide This will apply glide between the pattern step values,
causing values to change more smoothly.
Filter mode Use this slider to select a filter mode: low-pass (LP),
band-pass (BP), or high-pass (HP) (from left to right).
Sync button When the Sync button to the right of the Sync pop-up
menu is activated (yellow), the pattern playback is syn
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chronized with the project tempo.
Sync pop-up
menu (1/1 to
1/32, straight,
triplet, or dotted)
Use this pop-up menu to set the pattern beat resolu-
tion, i. e. what note values the pattern will play in relation
to the tempo.
Output slider Sets the overall volume.
Mix slider Adjusts the mix between dry and processed signal.