Steinberg Cubase LE - 5.0 Plug-in Reference
Plug-in Reference
Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer, Heike Schilling
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Table of Contents
5 The included effect plug-ins
6 Introduction
6 Delay plug-ins – PingPongDelay
7 Distortion plug-ins
7 Dynamics plug-ins
11 Modulation plug-ins
16 Other plug-ins
17 Restoration plug-ins – Grungelizer
18 Reverb plug-ins – RoomWorks SE
18 Spatial plug-ins – MonoToStereo
19 HALionOne
20 Introduction
20 HALionOne parameters
22 Index
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The included effect plug-ins
Introduction
This chapter contains descriptions of the included plug-in
effects and their parameters.
In Cubase LE, the plug-in effects are arranged in a number of different categories. This chapter is arranged in the
same fashion, with the plug-ins listed in separate sections
for each effect category.
Delay plug-ins – PingPongDelay
Ö Most of the included effects are compatible with VST3,
this is indicated by an icon in front of the name of the plugin as displayed in plug-in selection menus (for further information, see the chapter “Audio Effects” in the Operation
Manual).
This is a stereo delay effect that alternates each delay repeat between the left and right channels. The effect can
either be tempo-based or use freely specified delay time
settings.
The parameters are as follows:
Parameter Description
Delay This is where you specify the base note value for the delay
Tempo sync
on/off
Feedback This sets the number of repeats for the delay.
Spatial This parameter sets the stereo width for the left/right
Mix Sets the level balance between the dry signal and the
if tempo sync is on (1/1–1/32, straight, triplet or dotted). If
tempo sync is off, it sets the delay time in milliseconds.
The button below the Delay knob is used to turn tempo
sync on or off. If set to off, the delay time can be set freely
with the Delay Time knob, without sync to tempo.
repeats. Turn clockwise for a more pronounced stereo
“ping-pong” effect.
effect. If PingPongDelay is used as a send effect, this
should be set to maximum as you can control the dry/
effect balance with the send.
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The included effect plug-ins
Distortion plug-ins
Dynamics plug-ins
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the
“Distortion” category.
DaTube
This effect emulates the characteristic warm, lush sound
of a tube amplifier.
The parameters are as follows:
Parameter Description
Drive Regulates the pre-gain of the “amplifier”. Use high values
Balance This controls the balance between the signal processed
Output Adjusts the post-gain, or output level, of the “amplifier”.
if you want an overdriven sound just on the verge of
distortion.
by the Drive parameter and the dry input signal. For maximum drive effect, set this to its highest value.
Distortion
Distortion will add crunch to your tracks.
The parameters are as follows:
Parameter Description
Boost Increases the distortion amount.
Output Raises or lowers the signal going out of the effect.
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the
“Dynamics” category.
MIDI Gate
Gating, in its fundamental form, silences audio signals below a certain set threshold level. That means, when a signal rises above the set level, the Gate opens to let the
signal through while signals below the set level are cut off.
MIDI Gate, however, is a Gate effect that is not triggered
by threshold levels, but instead by MIDI notes. Hence it
needs both audio and MIDI data to function.
Setting up
MIDI Gate requires both an audio signal and a MIDI input
to function.
To set it up, proceed as follows:
1. Select the audio to be affected by the MIDI Gate.
This can be audio material from any audio track, or even a live audio input
(provided you have a low latency audio card).
2. Select the MIDI Gate as an insert effect for the audio
track.
The MIDI Gate control panel opens.
3. Select a MIDI track to control the MIDI Gate.
This can be an empty MIDI track, or a MIDI track containing data, it
doesn’t matter. However, if you wish to play the MIDI Gate in real-time –
as opposed to having a recorded part playing it – the track has to be
selected for the effect to receive the MIDI output.
4. Open the Output Routing pop-up menu for the MIDI
track and select the MIDI Gate option.
The MIDI Output from the track is now routed to the MIDI Gate.
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The included effect plug-ins
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