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ReWire (not in Cubase LE)
Introduction
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 will be
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 much reduced, compared to when using
the programs together in the conventional way.