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Application Examples

Using Outputs as Effect Sends

As described above, you can route effect sends to physical outputs on your audio hardware. This allows you to route sends to external effects. This is described on page 510.

Bouncing

It seems that it’s a common law of recording that you never have enough audio tracks/channels. A system where Cubase VST is used in tandem with an MDR (see page 16) allows you to use Cubase VST’s mixing facilities to “bounce” recordings, that is mix down a multi track recording to stereo or mono.

1. Route the audio from the MDR to the inputs on your computer audio hardware.

2. Create a multi track recording of the outputs of the MDR, each on a separate audio Track in Cubase VST.
See the chapter “Stereo, Multi Channel and Multi Track Recording”. If you have a limited amount of audio channels available, you can temporarily mute some existing Tracks in Cubase VST, to make “room” for the recordings.

3. Create a stereo or mono mix of all the Tracks you want to bounce.

 

This might involve using eq, effects and automation.

 

4. Solo the Tracks you want to bounce.
5. Route the output of Cubase VST into the MDR and use it to record the stereo mix of the Tracks back on “tape” (or whatever media your MDR is using).

Using Cubase for Editing tape Tracks “Off-line”

It is common to have a field or on-location digital tape recording that involves multiple takes of the same performance, distributed over several tracks, or lined up one after the other on the same track. Cubase VST is perfect for assembling such material to a single, “perfect” take.

1. Route the audio from the tape machine to the inputs on your computer audio hardware.
2. Record all the various takes onto one or a few tracks in Cubase VST.

3. Also record a guide track, for example a rough mix, from the tape recorder, that you can use for reference during the assembly process.

4. Use Cubase VST’s extensive editing possibilities (such as the Toolbox facilities in the Audio Editor) to assemble the material into a single take, that plays well together with the guide track.

5. If required, route the output of Cubase VST into the MDR and record the “perfect” take back on tape.

Mastering to Stereo

If you already have a portable MDR in your system, you can very well use it for mastering final mixes. Just record the stereo output of the mix in Cubase VST onto two free tracks on whatever media your MDR is using.

Using the Busing System for Throughput

Cubase VST with some additional audio hardware can even be used for mastering purposes or for audio conversion. Here are a few examples:

• Use the busing system to route audio coming in via S/PDIF inputs to ADAT Optical outputs, for recording onto some other media.
Please note that you need to put the two input channels in Input Monitor mode, for the audio to be routed through without recording.

• Route audio through some Cubase VST plug-in effects and dithering, and record the output onto other media.
This could be useful for example as part of a mastering process.

• Use the audio hardware for converting audio from e.g. ADAT format to S/PDIF, for routing though an external device. Then patch the audio back and reconvert back to the desired format (ADAT in this example).

P Please note that the throughput audio will be delayed by whatever latency (see page 537) there is in your system!