9.5
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Setting Up Your System
- Audio Connections
- Project Window
- Project Handling
- Tracks
- Track Handling
- Adding Tracks
- Exporting MIDI Tracks as Standard MIDI File
- Removing Tracks
- Moving Tracks in the Track List
- Renaming Tracks
- Coloring Tracks
- Showing Track Pictures
- Setting the Track Height
- Selecting Tracks
- Duplicating Tracks
- Disabling 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
- Events
- Parts
- Editing Techniques for Parts and Events
- Range Editing
- Playback and Transport
- On-Screen Keyboard
- Recording
- Importing Audio and MIDI Files
- Quantizing MIDI and Audio
- Fades and Crossfades
- Arranger Track (Cubase Elements only)
- Markers
- MixConsole
- MixConsole in Lower Zone
- MixConsole Window
- Audio Effects
- Direct Offline Processing
- Time Stretch Algorithms
- Audio Functions
- Sample Editor
- Hitpoints
- Tempo Matching Audio
- Audio Part Editor
- Controlling Sample Playback with Sampler Tracks (Cubase Elements only)
- Pool
- Pool Window
- Working with the Pool
- Renaming Clips or Regions in the Pool
- Duplicating Clips in the Pool
- Inserting Clips into a Project
- Deleting Clips from the Pool
- Locating Events and Clips
- Searching for Audio Files
- About Missing Files
- Auditioning Clips in the Pool
- Opening Clips in the Sample Editor
- Importing Media
- Exporting Regions as Audio Files
- Changing the Pool Record Folder
- Organizing Clips and Folders
- Applying Processing to Clips in the Pool
- Minimizing Files
- Converting Files
- Conforming Files
- Extracting Audio from Video File
- MediaBay
- Automation
- VST Instruments
- Adding VST Instruments (not in Cubase LE)
- Creating Instrument Tracks
- VST Instruments in the Right Zone (not in Cubase LE)
- VST Instruments Window (not in Cubase LE)
- VST Instruments Toolbar (not in Cubase LE)
- VST Instrument Controls (not in Cubase LE)
- Presets for Instruments
- Playing Back VST Instruments
- Latency
- Import and Export Options
- VST Quick Controls (not in Cubase LE)
- Installing and Managing Plug-Ins
- Remote Controlling Cubase
- MIDI Realtime Parameters
- Using MIDI devices
- MIDI Functions
- Transpose Setup
- Merging MIDI Events into a New Part
- Dissolve Part
- Repeating MIDI Events of Independent Track Loops
- Extending MIDI Notes
- Fixing MIDI Note Lengths
- Fixing MIDI Note Velocities
- Rendering Sustain Pedal Data to Note Lengths
- Deleting Overlaps
- Editing Velocity
- Deleting Double Notes
- Deleting Controller Data
- Deleting Continuous Controller Data
- Restricting Polyphonic Voices
- Thinning Out Controller Data
- Extracting MIDI Automation
- Reversing the Playback Order of MIDI Events
- Inverting the Order of Selected MIDI Events
- MIDI Editors
- Common MIDI Editor Functions
- Key Editor
- Key Editor Operations
- Inserting Note Events with the Object Selection Tool
- Drawing Note Events with the Draw Tool
- Modifying Note Values while Inserting Notes
- Drawing Note Events with the Line Tool
- Moving and Transposing Note Events
- Resizing Note Events
- Using the Trim Tool
- Splitting Note Events
- Gluing Note Events
- Changing the Pitch of Chords (Cubase Elements only)
- Changing the Voicing of Chords (Cubase Elements only)
- Chord Editing Section (Cubase Elements only)
- Inserting Chords (Cubase Elements only)
- Applying Chord Events to Note Events
- Drum Map Handling
- Editing Note Events via MIDI Input
- Step Input
- Using the Controller Display
- Selecting Controllers within the Note Range
- Score Editor
- Score Editor Operations
- Drum Editor
- Drum Editor Operations
- Drum Maps
- Chord Functions
- Chord Pads
- Editing Tempo and Time Signature
- Export Audio Mixdown
- Synchronization
- Video
- ReWire (not in Cubase LE)
- Key Commands
- Adding Key Commands
- Searching for Key Commands
- Removing Key Commands
- Saving Key Commands Presets
- Loading Key Command Presets
- Importing Key Command Settings
- Resetting Key Commands
- The Default Key Commands
- Audio Category
- Automation Category
- Chords Category
- Devices (Studio) Category
- Direct Offline Processing Category
- Edit Category
- Editors Category
- File Category
- Media Category
- MIDI Category
- Navigate Category
- Nudge Category
- Project Category
- Quantize Category
- Set Insert Length Category
- Tool Category
- Transport Category
- Window Zones Category
- Windows Category
- Zoom Category
- Setting Up Tool Modifier Keys
- Customizing
- Optimizing
- Preferences
- Index
VST Instruments
Playing Back VST Instruments
Playing Back VST Instruments
After you have added a VST instrument and selected a sound, you can play back the VST
instrument using the instrument or MIDI track in your project.
PROCEDURE
1. In the track list, activate Monitor for the track that has the VST instrument loaded.
2. Press one or more keys on your MIDI keyboard or use the On-Screen Keyboard.
The corresponding sounds are triggered on your VST instrument.
3. Select Studio> MixConsole to open the MixConsole and adjust the sound, add EQ or
effects, assign another output routing, etc.
VST Instruments and Processor Load
VST instruments can consume a lot of CPU power. The more instruments you add, the more likely
you will run out of processor power during playback.
If the CPU overload indicator in the Audio Performance window lights up or you get crackling
sounds, you have the following options:
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Activate Freeze for instruments.
This renders the instrument into an audio file and unloads it.
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Activate Suspend VST 3 plug-in processing when no audio signals are received for VST
3 instruments.
This ensures that your instruments do not consume CPU power on silent passages.
RELATED LINKS
Freezing Instruments on page 408
Suspend VST 3 plug-in processing when no audio signals are received on page 659
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:
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Select Studio> VST Instruments.
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Select the instrument track and open the top Inspector section.
2. Click Freeze.
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.
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