Table of Contents
2 VST Transit
2 Getting Started with VST Transit
3 Login Screen
4 Profile Tab
5 Projects Tab
7 Friends Tab
9 Working with VST Transit
9 Finding Other Users
10 Inviting Users to Become Friends
10 Inviting Friends to Projects
11 Accepting an Invitation from Another User
11 Unfriending a User
12 Uploading a Local Project to the VST Cloud
12 Recording a Track in a Shared Project
13 Synchronizing an Edited Project with the
VST Cloud
13 Opening a Local Project
14 Opening a Shared Project from the VST
Cloud
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VST Transit
PROCEDURE
With VST Transit, Cubase users around the world can connect with each other to
collaborate on their projects.
Your VST Transit profile can be made available to other users so that they know
about
the instruments that you play or the genres you like.
VST Transit, knows three type
Shared Projects
VST Transit projects have project owners and project members.
Projects and My Shared Projects, you are the project owner. This allows you to
upload and download the media data of a project, and to edit and synchronize it
from any computer with Cubase installed. Being the project owner also allows you
to invite your friends to collaborate in your projects.
Friends Shared Projects are the projects that your friends own. Friends Shared
P
rojects that you collaborate in are shown on the Projects page.
VST Transit Friends can interac
in each others projects. To enable a friend for participating in a project, the friend
has to become a project member by invitation. Project members are enabled to
download the projects they take part in from the VST Cloud, record new tracks, edit
duplicated tracks, and synchronize the projects to the VST Cloud.
, and Friends Shared Projects .
s of projects. There are My Private Projects , My
t with each other by writing messages or taking part
Getting Started with VST Transit
To be able to use VST Transit, you have to create a MySteinberg account and
register your Cubase license. If you already have an account at MySteinberg, use
your login credentials to log in.
For My Private
1. On the VST Transit Login screen, click Create Account Here.
2. Follow the instructions on screen to create an account.
3. When you are logged in to MySteinberg, follow the instructions on screen to
register your Cubase license.
RELATED LINKS
Login Screen on page 3
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Login Screen
Login Screen
This is the very first VST Transit screen.
• To open VST Transit, select VST Cloud > VST Transit.
MySteinberg E-Mail
Allows you to enter the e-mail adress that you used for registration at
MySteinberg.
Password
Allows you to enter the password you used for registration at MySteinberg.
Forgot Password?
Allows you to request a new MySteinberg password.
Save Credentials
Allows you to save your login credentials.
Log In
Click Log In to log in to VST Transit.
Create MySteinberg Account Here
Allows you to create a MySteinberg account.
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Profile Tab
Profile Tab
User Info
The Profile tab shows information related to your VST Transit profile and user
account.
Location
Shows your location.
Languages
Allows you to list the languages that you speak.
Skills
Allows you to fill in your skills, such as recording, sound design, or singing.
Instruments
Allows you to name the instruments that you play.
Genres
Allows you to list the music genres that you like.
Band/Company
Allows you to mention the band you play in or the company you work for.
About me
Allows you to write anything about yourself.
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Projects Tab
Audio Reference
Other Users Can See My Profile Data
Save Profile
Account Information
Logged in as
Member since
Allows you to upload a 30 second sample audio file of your music that other
users can listen to.
Activate this option to share your profile data with other users.
Allows you to save your VST Transit profile data.
Shows your username.
Shows the date when your VST Transit membership started.
Account Type
Shows your account type.
Expiration Date
Shows the date when your VST Transit premium account expires.
Download
Shows your download traffic.
Webspace
Shows the amount of currently used webspace.
Premium Account Activation
License Code
Allows you to enter the license code that activates your VST Transit premium
account.
Projects Tab
The Projects tab provides an overview of the projects as well as project handling
functions.
On the Project page, related buttons and projects are indicated by matching colors.
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NOTE
NOTE
Projects Tab
Create Project
Allows you to upload the active project to the VST Cloud.
• Before you can upload an active project, you have to save it.
• The media data of the project is uploaded. Automation, effect channels,
or group channels remain local.
My Private Projects
Allows you to show or hide your private projects.
My Shared Projects
Allows you to show or hide your shared projects.
Friends Shared Projects
Allows you to show or hide the projects that your friends share with you.
Invite Friend to Project
Allows you to invite friends to the active project.
Delete Project
Allows you to delete a project from the VST Cloud.
Projects that are deleted from the VST Cloud remain available on your hard
disc.
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Friends Tab
Friends Tab
Download Project
Allows you to download a project from the VST Cloud.
• The media data of the project is downloaded.
Sync Project
Allows you to synchronize your local version of a project with the version from
the VST Cloud. You local version is updated with the changes from the cloud
version. The cloud version is updated with your local changes.
Open Project
Allows you to open a project in Cubase.
The Friends tab provides information and functions related to your VST Transit
friends.
Find User
Allows you to search the VST Cloud for other users.
Invite Friend
Allows you to invite users that show on the search results list to become
friends.
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Friends Tab
Accept Invitation
Allows you to accept friend invitations from other users.
Unfriend
Allows you to end the friendship with another user.
Profiles
Allows you to show your friends’ profiles.
Inbox
Allows you to show project and friend invitations and messages that other
users have sent.
Outbox
Allows you to show project and friend invitations and messages to other users
that you have sent.
Delete Message
Allows you to delete a message from your inbox/outbox.
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Working with VST Transit
PROCEDURE
The following sections focus on the multiple features of VST Transit and how to use
them.
Finding Other Users
On the Friends tab, you can find other users that can contribute to you project.
1. Open the Friends tab.
2. Click Find User.
3. In the Find User dialog, you can enter profile attributes:
• Language
•User name
• Location
• Instruments
• Band/Company
• Skills
•Genre
You have to type in at least four characters.
4. Click Find.
RESULT
The list shows all matching users.
RELATED LINKS
Friends Tab on page 7
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PROCEDURE
Inviting Users to Become Friends
Inviting Users to Become Friends
You can invite other users to become your friends.
1. Find users that can contribute to your project.
2. From the search results list, select a user.
3. Click Invite Friend.
4. In the Invite Friend dialog, you can enter a message to the user.
5. Click Send.
RESULT
The user can now accept your invitation. As soon as your invitation is accepted, the
user appears in your friends list, on the Friends tab.
RELATED LINKS
Finding Other Users on page 9
Inviting Friends to Projects
In order to collaborate with friends, you have to share your projects.
1. Open the Projects tab.
2. Select the project that you want to share.
3. If the project is not yet open and active, click Open Project to open and
activate it.
Click the triangle icon of the project to show all tracks. Deactivate the checkmark for
the tracks that you want to be invisible to the project member you invite.
4. Click Invite Friend to Project.
The Friends list shows your friends.
5. Select the friend that you want to invite.
6. Click Invite Friend.
In the Invite Friend dialog, you can enter a message to the user.
7. Click Send.
RESULT
The user that you invited is added to the list of project members.
RELATED LINKS
Projects Tab on page 5
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PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE
Accepting an Invitation from Another User
Accepting an Invitation from Another User
You can accept invitations from other users to become their friend.
1. Open the Friends tab.
2. Click Inbox.
3. In your inbox, select the friend invitation that you want to accept.
4. Click Accept Invitation.
5. In the Accept Friendship dialog, you can enter a message to the user.
6. Click Send.
RESULT
The user that invited you will receive your message. You are now VST Transit friends
and can share projects.
RELATED LINKS
Friends Tab on page 7
Unfriending a User
You can end your friendship with another user.
1. Open the Friends tab.
2. Select the user that you want to remove from your list of friends.
3. Click Unfriend.
RESULT
The user is no longer your friend and removed from all projects. The shared projects
of the user are removed from the list of Friends Shared Projects.
RELATED LINKS
Friends Tab on page 7
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PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE
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Uploading a Local Project to the VST Cloud
Uploading a Local Project to the VST Cloud
To be able to share a local project with other users, the first step is to upload it to
the VST Cloud.
PREREQUISITE
The project must be saved, open, and active.
• The media data of the project will be uploaded. Automation, effect channels,
or group channels remain local.
1. Open the Projects tab.
2. Click Create Project.
RESULT
The media data of the project is uploaded.
RELATED LINKS
Projects Tab on page 5
Recording a Track in a Shared Project
When you record a track in a shared project, you are the owner of this track. This
means that only you are able to edit or delete the track. Tracks that are owned by
individual project members are indicated by a lock icon. You can duplicate a locked
track and edit that duplicated track. You are the owner of this track.
1. Open a project from the Projects tab.
2. Record a track.
3. Save the project.
RESULT
You have recorded a track to a shared project.
We recommend you to save the project and sync it to the VST Cloud.
RELATED LINKS
Synchronizing an Edited Project with the VST Cloud on page 13
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PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE
Synchronizing an Edited Project with the VST Cloud
Synchronizing an Edited Project with the VST Cloud
You can see on the Projects tab if you should synchronize a local project version
with the version in the VST Cloud. An up arrow
project and your edits are not yet synchronized with the version in the VST Cloud.
wn arrow
A do
the latest version of the project.
REREQUISITE
P
To synchronize a project with the VST Cloud, you first have to open it. The project
has to be active.
When up and down arrows show on the Projects tab and you synchronize the
project, your edits will be uploaded and all available edits by other project members
will be downloaded.
means that your version is not up-to-date. Synchronize to receive
indicates that you have edited the
1. Select the project that you want to sync.
2. Click Sync Project.
Opening a Local Project
1. Open the Projects tab.
2. Select the project that you want to open.
3. Click Open Project.
RESULT
The project opens in Cubase.
ELATED LINKS
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Projects Tab on page 5
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PROCEDURE
NOTE
Opening a Shared Project from the VST Cloud
Opening a Shared Project from the VST Cloud
When opening a shared project from the VST Cloud for the first time, you must
download it before you can open it.
1. Open the Projects tab.
2. Select the shared project that you want to download.
3. Click Downlo
The cloud icon becomes a house icon .
ad Project.
4. In Cubase, create an empty project.
5. Click Sync Project.
All downloaded media data is shown in the track list of the project.
RESULT
You have downloaded the shared the media data
of a shared project to your local
project.
Save the project to your local hard disc and be sure to give it the same name as is
shown on the Projects tab.
RELATED LINKS
Projects Tab on page 5
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