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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.
Launching and quitting
When using ReWire, the order in which you launch and quit the two programs is very important.
Launching for normal use with ReWire
PROCEDURE
1. First launch Cubase.
2. Enable one or several ReWire channels in the ReWire Device dialog for the other
application.
3. Launch the other application.
It may take slightly longer for the application to start when you are using ReWire.
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