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Project Handling
Project Setup Dialog
keeps the audio quality absolutely pristine. Effect processing and level or EQ
changes in the input channel are done in 32 Bit Float format. If you record
at 16 or 24 Bit, the audio will be converted to this lower resolution when it is
written to a file. As a result, the signal may degrade. This is independent of
the actual resolution of your audio hardware. Even if the signal from the audio
hardware has a resolution of 16 Bit, the signal will be 32 Bit Float after the
effects are added to the input channel.
The higher the bit resolution, the larger the files and the more strain is put on
the disk system. If this is an issue, you can lower the record format setting.
Record File Type
Allows you to specify the file type of the audio files that you record in Cubase. The
following file types are available:
Wave File
This is the most common file format on the PC platform. Wave files have the
extension .wav.
Wave 64 File
This is a proprietary format developed by Sonic Foundry Inc. Wave 64 files
offer the same quality as Wave files, but they can be considerably larger than
standard Wave files. They are especially suited for long recordings with file
sizes over 2 GB. The  files have the extension .w64.
Broadcast Wave Files
This format is, in terms of audio content, identical with regular Wave files.
Broadcast Wave files can contain embedded text strings. The files have the
extension .wav.
AIFF Files
This is an audio file format standard defined by Apple Inc. AIFF files are used
on most computer platforms. The files can contain embedded text strings.
AIFF files have the extension .aif.
FLAC File
This is an open source format that reduces the size of audio files by 50 to 60 %
compared to regular Wave files. The files have the extension .flac.
NOTE
For wave file recordings larger than 4 GB, the EBU RIFF standard is used. If a
FAT 32 disk is used (not recommended), audio files are split automatically. In
the Preferences dialog, you can specify what happens, when your recorded
Wave file is larger than 4 GB.
You can set up embedded strings in the Preferences dialog.
Stereo Pan Law
If you pan a channel left or right, the sum of the left and right side is higher (louder),
than if this channel is panned center. These modes allow you to attenuate signals
panned center. 0 dB turns off constant-power panning. Equal Power means that the
power of the signal remains the same regardless of the pan setting.
Volume Max
Allows you to specify the maximum fader level. By default, this is set to +12 dB. If you
load projects that were created with Cubase versions older than 5.5, this value is set
to the old default value of +6 dB.
HMT Type (MIDI only)(Cubase Elements only)
Allows you to specify a mode for Hermode tuning of MIDI notes.
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