ReadMe.pdf

Read Me

January 2011

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

Welcome

Congratulations and thank you for purchasing Cubase 6!

This Read Me includes important information about installing

and using Cubase 6 on your PC Windows or Mac OS X

computer. At the end of this document you will find a

description of the major new features Cubase 6 has to offer.

We wish you creativity and success using Cubase 6!

Your Steinberg team

Software licensing

Please read the Software Licensing Contract displayed on your

screen when installing Cubase. By installing the software you

are declaring yourself to be in agreement with the conditions in

the contract.

If you want to read the Software Licensing Contract

independently from the installation process, or if you want to

print the contract, you'll find the text file on the DVD in the

“Additional Content/License” folder. Please open the file in

your preferred language.

Installation

Depending on your system, the Cubase 6 Start Center program

on the DVD may start automatically. If no interactive start menu

appears, view the contents on the DVD and double-click the file

“Cubase Start Center” under Windows or “Start Center”

on a Mac computer. From here you can start the installation of

Cubase and browse through the additional options and

information.

By the way, Cubase 6 does not overwrite any previously

installed versions of Cubase.

The software installation is covered in detail in the printed Quick

Start Manual as well as in the Operation Manual PDF.

Cubase 6 license activation

The retail version of Cubase 6 ships with an USB-eLicenser

which is pre-loaded with a 25 hours license. It allows you to use

Cubase up to 25 hours of non-consecutive operation time. The

remaining time will be displayed each time you start Cubase.

Please make sure to activate your Cubase license permanently

within this time frame as it will not run without a permanent

license.

For further details, please read:

http://www.steinberg.net/activate/

The USB-eLicenser authorization is also covered in detail in the

printed Quick Start Manual as well as in the Operation Manual

PDF.

Cubase 6 Read Me

2 of 5

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH – January 2011

Steinberg USB-eLicenser

Should you experience any difficulties with your USB-eLicenser,

go to the “Additional Content/Copy Protection Driver”

folder on the DVD and double-click the included installation

setup file. Alternatively, you can download the latest version of

this software at:

http://service.steinberg.de/goto.nsf/show/download_lc

c_gb

Steinberg hardware

Cubase 6 requires recent drivers and components for your

Steinberg hardware. Please make sure that the latest versions

are installed before you start working with Cubase 6. For more

details, please visit the respective download site for your

hardware product:

http://www.steinberg.net/index.php?id=459&L=1

First Cubase 6 start up

The first time you start Cubase 6 it can take a while until the

loading process is finished. Cubase needs to gather all

components and plug-ins you may have installed. Subsequent

starts of the application will be much faster after that.

Advice for improving real-time

audio processing performance (PC

Windows only)

Please enable the option “Activate Steinberg Audio Power

Scheme” to improve the real-time audio processing

performance of your system, especially when using low-latency

ASIO hardware. In Cubase, you can find this option in the menu

Devices > Device Setup > VST Audio System.

Additional resource files for

download

Steinberg also offers a variety of additional Patch Name Scripts,

Device Panels, Drum Maps and more, which you can download

from the Steinberg website. Follow this link for an overview and

more details (requires login at MySteinberg):

https://www.steinberg.net/en/support/knowledgebase_

new/show_details/kb_show/download-of-additional-

content-from-legacy-cubase-installations-discs

Pro Tools® key command preset

Cubase 6 is installed with a key command preset for Pro Tools.

This preset maps common key commands used in Pro Tools to

Cubase functions. For more details please have a look at the

document “Pro Tools Key Commands Preset” in the “Read Me

Files” folder on the Cubase 6 DVD.

Cubase 6 Read Me

3 of 5

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH – January 2011

Known issues in Cubase 6

To learn about known issues with Cubase, please take note of

the "Issues & Solutions” PDF document, which is located in the

"Read Me Files" folder.

Updates for download

Developing software is an ongoing process that perpetually

gets closer to perfection without ever achieving it, thus we

encourage you to make sure you are using the latest version of

Cubase at all times.

Download the proper install/update utility from the

Support/Download section at:

http://www.steinberg.net/en/support/downloads.html

Technical support

Steinberg product specialists are also on hand to provide

individual assistance at:

http://www.steinberg.net/en/support.html

Please note that you are required to register your product online

to receive technical support and information.

Using PowerPC plug-ins on Mac OS

X Snow Leopard (10.6) systems

Since the release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the OS

component “Rosetta” is no longer installed by default. Steinberg

recommends installing “Rosetta” before starting Cubase for the

first time. More details can be found at:

https://www.steinberg.net/en/support/knowledgebase_

new/show_details/kb_show/mac-os-x-snow-leopard-

some-older-plug-ins-are-missing

Using the Cubase 64-bit version on

Mac OS X 10.6

Cubase will start as 32-bit application by default. If you want to

start Cubase as 64-bit version, select the Cubase application

icon and then choose “Get Info” from the context menu. In the

Get Info window un-check “Open in 32-bit mode”. By using

Cubase in 64-bit mode, the following features are not available:



OMF Import and Export: Start Cubase in 32-bit

mode if you need to import/export OMF files.

 Print functions: Use the “Export Scores” function

from the menu >File >Export instead and then print the

output file with e.g. Preview included in Mac OS X or

start Cubase in 32-bit mode if you need to print scores.

 MP3 Import and Export: Start Cubase in 32-bit

mode if you need to import/export MP3 files.

 ReWire support: Start Cubase in 32-bit mode if you

need to work with ReWire applications.

 PowerPC plug-ins incl. “Tonic”, “Embracer” and

“Monologue” are only available when using Cubase

Cubase 6 Read Me

4 of 5

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH – January 2011

in 32-bit mode.

Using the VST Bridge with Cubase

64-bit version on Mac OS X

Cubase 64-bit on Mac OS X allows you to load Intel-compiled

32-bit VST 2.4 plug-ins in case they’re not available in native

64-bit format, using the VST Bridge technology.

Please check with the respective plug-in manufacturer if and

when your favorite plug-ins will be available in native 64-bit

format. Please note that PowerPC plug-ins and 32-bit-only VST

3 plug-ins will not be available using the 64-bit version of

Cubase.

Using Cubase 64-bit versions with

Windows 7 64-bit

Users of Windows 7 64-bit editions have the choice of installing

either the 32-bit version and/or the native 64-bit version. Both

versions can be also installed in parallel.

When working with the 64-bit version of Cubase, you may

encounter issues with third-party plug-ins if they are not in

compliance with the User Account Control (UAC) feature of

Windows. Plug-ins affected by this are e.g. based on the

“SynthEdit Audio Plug-in Creator”. Please contact the

respective plug-in manufacturer for a solution. As a workaround

start either the 32-bit version of Cubase or start the 64-bit

version with administrator privileges if you need to work with

these plug-ins.

The 64-bit version of Cubase for Windows 7 64-bit contains

VST Bridge capability, which allows you to run VST plug-ins

and instruments, if they’re not available in 64-bit format. This is

meant as a transitional aid until your favorite plug-ins are

replaced by 64-bit versions. Please note that VST 3 plug-ins in

32-bit will not be available using the 64-bit version of Cubase.

There is also no support for plug-ins based on Waves

Waveshell.

Plug-in compatibility with older

Cubase projects

Some old plug-ins are no longer part of the Cubase installation:



HALion ONE: This VST Instrument is no longer

installed by default and has been replaced by the VST

3 instrument HALion Sonic SE. If you have Cubase 5 or

Sequel still installed on your system, HALion ONE will

be available in Cubase 6. If you install Cubase 6 with

no prior Cubase 5 or Sequel installation available on

the system, HALion ONE will be unavailable.

However, you may want to install it if you want to load

Cubase or Sequel projects using it, or if you use

content sets requiring this VST instrument (e.g. VST

Sound

Instrument

Set

Synthesizers).

To install HALion ONE, start the Cubase installer via

the Cubase Start Center from DVD, use the

“Customize” button and enable HALion ONE.

Please note that even though HALion ONE and its

Cubase 6 Read Me

5 of 5

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH – January 2011

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika: