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VST Instruments
VST instruments are software synthesizers or other sound sources that are contained within
Cubase. They are played internally via MIDI. You can add effects or EQ to VST instruments.
Cubase allows you to make use of VST instruments in the following ways:
By adding a VST Instrument and assigning one or several MIDI tracks to it(not in Cubase
LE).
By creating an instrument track.
This is a combination of a VST instrument, an instrument channel, and a MIDI track. You
play and record MIDI note data directly for this track.
RELATED LINKS
Instrument Tracks on page 80
Adding VST Instruments(not in Cubase LE)
PROCEDURE
1. On the Studio menu, select VST Instruments.
2. Right-click on an empty area of the VST Instruments window.
3. From the context menu, select one of the following:
Add Track Instrument
Add Rack Instrument
4. From the instrument selector, select an instrument.
Click Add Track if you chose to add a track instrument.
Click Create if you chose to add a rack instrument.
RESULT
If you chose Add Track Instrument, the instrument control panel opens, and an instrument
track with the name of the instrument is added to your project.
If you chose Add Rack Instrument, the instrument control panel opens, and the following tracks
are added to the track list:
A MIDI track with the name of the instrument. The output of the MIDI track is routed to the
instrument.
NOTE
In the Preferences dialog (VST—Plug-ins page), you can specify what happens when you
load a VST instrument.
A folder with the name of the instrument that is added within a VST Instruments folder.
The instrument folder contains two automation tracks: one for the plug-in parameters and
one for the synth channel in the MixConsole.
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