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Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Setting Up Your System
- VST Connections
- Project Window
- Project Handling
- Tracks
- Track Handling
- Adding Tracks
- Removing Tracks
- Moving Tracks in the Track List
- Renaming Tracks
- Coloring Tracks
- Showing Track Pictures
- Setting the Track Height
- Selecting Tracks
- Duplicating Tracks
- Disabling Audio Tracks (Cubase Elements only)
- Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks
- Handling Overlapping Audio
- How Events are Displayed on Folder Tracks
- Modifying Event Display on Folder Tracks
- Track Presets
- Parts and Events
- Range Editing
- Playback and Transport
- Virtual Keyboard
- Recording
- Quantizing MIDI and Audio
- Fades and crossfades
- Arranger Track (Cubase Elements only)
- Markers
- MixConsole
- Audio Effects
- Audio processing and functions
- Sample Editor
- Audio Part Editor
- Pool
- MediaBay
- Working With the MediaBay
- Setting Up the MediaBay
- Define Locations Section
- Scanning Your Content
- Updating the MediaBay
- Locations Section
- Results Section
- Previewer Section
- Filters Section
- Sound Browser and Mini Browser
- MediaBay Preferences
- MediaBay Key Commands
- Working with MediaBay-Related Windows
- Working With Volume Databases
- Automation
- VST Instruments
- Installing and Managing Plug-ins
- Remote controlling Cubase
- MIDI realtime parameters
- Using MIDI devices
- MIDI Processing
- MIDI Editors
- Chord Functions
- Chord Pads
- Editing tempo and signature
- Export Audio Mixdown
- Synchronization
- Video
- ReWire (not in Cubase LE)
- Key Commands
- File handling
- Customizing
- Optimizing
- Preferences
- Index
VST Instruments
Playing Back VST Instruments
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Freezing Instruments
If you are using a moderately powerful computer or a large number of VST
instruments, your computer may not be able to play back all instruments in realtime.
At this point, you can freeze instruments.
PROCEDURE
1. Do one of the following:
• Select Devices > VST Instruments.
• Select the instrument track and open the top Inspector tab.
2. Click the Freeze button.
3. In the Freeze Instrument Options dialog, make your settings.
4. Click OK.
RESULT
• The instrument is rendered to an audio file and on playback you hear the same
sound as before freezing.
• Less CPU load is used.
• The Freeze button lights up.
• The MIDI/instrument track controls are grayed out.
• The MIDI parts are locked.
NOTE
To edit the tracks, parameters, or synth channels again, and to delete the rendered
file, unfreeze the instrument by clicking the Freeze button again.
Freeze Instrument Options
The Freeze Instrument Options dialog opens when you click the Freeze button.
It allows you to specify exactly what should happen, if you freeze an instrument.
The following controls can be found in the Freeze Instrument Options dialog:
Freeze Instrument Only
Activate this option if you still want to be able to edit insert effects on the synth
channel after freezing the instrument.
Freeze Instrument and Channels
Activate this option if you do not need to edit the insert effects on your synth
channels.
NOTE
You can still adjust level, pan, sends, and EQ.