Steinberg releases Cubase SL/SX v3.1

Steinberg has released version 3.1 of Cubase SL/SX. The following new features have been added:

Mixing

• Mixing and Monitoring of External Instruments in VST Mixer (SX-only).
• Copy/Paste channel settings for multiple selected channels in one go.
• New Panner Mode: Equal Power.
• Panner Bypass Function.
• New Key Command Set for Mixer functions.
• Command Target filters for Mixer functions.
• Inspector sub-section for MIDI Tracks routed to a VST Insert Plug-in.

Files and Formats (Import and Export)

• Extended Search functions in Pool (SX-only).
• Exclude Media when exporting Tracks as Track Archive (SX-only).
• Select individual Tracks when importing a Track Archive (SX-only).
• Support for Steinberg Dolby Digital and DTS encoders (SX-only).

Recording and playback

• Smart controller reset after recording.
• Recovery of audio recordings after system failure.
• New pre-count options, sensitive to tempo and time signature changes.
• Optional Sample-Rate Conversion when importing Tracks.

Editing

• Freeze Function for External Instruments and FX (SX-only).
• Glue multiple parts with single mouse-click.
• Glue all following parts on selected track.
• New Crosshair-Cursor option.
• Process Bars in Tempo Track.
• Duplicate Track option.
• Freeze MIDI Track Play Parameters.
• Optimize Display when dissolving Parts.
• Apply Legato to selected notes only.
• Select equal Pitch > all Octaves/same Octave for all Positions.
• Transpose for single or multiple Audio Events via Info Line.

Project/General

• New "External Instruments" options in VST Connections (SX-only).
• External Instruments added to VST Instrument Rack (SX-only).
• Associated External Instruments Track Inspector added to MIDI Track Inspector.
• Associated Audio Track Inspector added to MIDI track inspector routed to VST Insert Plug-in.
• External FX/Instruments Favorites (SX-only).
• Advanced CPU-saving scrubbing mode (SX-only).
• New Appearance options: Brightness, Contrast and Saturation.
• Sophisticated user-definable level meter coloring (SX-only).
• Automatic Track Coloring.
• Incremental Auto-Save.
• Track Folding: Toggle Selected Track.
• Track Folding: Fold/Unfold Tracks.
• Track Folding: Flip Fold States.
• Resize Tracks without selecting.
• OSX Performance Optimization: integrated support for MacOSX Quartz 2D graphics system.
• Additional Processor Optimization: support for DualCore and Multi-Processor PC systems (systems with more than two processors).
• Safe Recovery of corrupt projects after system failure.

MIDI & Music

• MIDI Output Delay Compensation for External Instruments (SX-only).
• Associate MIDI Device to External FX (SX-only).
• Associate MIDI Device to External Instruments (SX-only).
• Option to convert MIDI Controller Lane volume data to Track Automation volume data.

Studio Connections

• Studio Connections Audio Integration (SX-only).

Remote

• Access Mixer Device Panels (user Panels) from Hardware Remote Controllers (SX-only, for Houston, Mackie Control/HUI, Yamaha DM xxxx series, 02r96/01v96, Radical SAC2K und CM Motormix).

Various

• Preferences: Redesigned Appearance settings panel.
• New preference: Use Up/Down Navigation Commands for selecting Tracks only.
• New Preference: Default Track Time Type (Audio and MIDI).
• New Preference: Auto Track Color Mode.
• New Preference: Sync Project and Mixer Selection.
• New Preference: Deep Track Folding.
• New Preference: Enlarge Selected Track.
• New Preference: Select Channel/Track on Solo.
• New Preference: Select Channel/Track on Edit Setting.
• New Preference: Maximum Backup Files.
• New Preference: Insert Reset Events after Record.
• New Preference: Chase Events – Chase not limited to Part Boundaries.
• New Preference: Option to export warnings as text file.
• New Preference: Warn on Processing Overloads.
• New Preference: global Tail value for External Instruments and FX (SX-only).
• New Preference: Map Input Bus Metering to Audio Track (in Direct Monitoring).
• Single Key command to open and close Pool Window.
• New Key Command to open Device for selected Track.
• Appearance: User-definable intensity for active drum lane.
• New Key Command to toggle status of "Select Channel/Track on Edit Settings".