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Steinberg Sequel
Sequel - Technical Specification
General
- Timeline-based performance sequencer with Arranger Track and Global
Transpose Track
- Recording, Editing, and Mixing of Audio and Instrument Tracks
- Arranger mode for realtime arranging / remixing
- Single-Window User Interface divided in three main work-areas: Pilot
Zone, Arrange Zone, Multi Zone.
- Unlimited number of audio and instrument tracks (only limited by
available CPU performance)
Files and Formats (Import and Export)
- Recording format: Linear PCM; Stereo WAV 16-bit or 24-bit with 44.1
kHz sampling rate
- Supported audio file formats (import, drag & drop): WAV, AIFF,
MP3, WMA, WMA Pro, OggVorbis
- Export project to iTunes: one-step mixdown/export function opens
iTunes with new track in destination format (iTunes converter, including
MP3, AAC, and Apple Lossless)
- CD burning provided using iTunes (pre-installed on Macs, free download
for PC)
- SMF (Standard MIDI File) import and playback supported via drag
& drop
Audio
- Audio recording with up to eight simultaneous tracks
- Unlimited number of audio tracks (only limited by CPU performance)
- Audio resolution: 16-bit or 24-bit at 44.1 kHz
- Internal Resolution: 32-bit floating point
- Support for ASIO, Core Audio (Mac) or DirectX (PC) compatible audio
hardware
- Automatic VST Connections (all hardware inputs available in either
mono or stereo configuration)
- Stereo output, assignable to any available hardware output pair.
- VST3 audio engine with full latency compensation across entire signal
path
- Permanent realtime time stretching and pitch shifting with variable
warp modes
- Formant preservation for monophonic signals
- Track presets available for one-stop recording
- User-definable track presets
Editing
- Arrange Zone with audio and instrument events on tracks,
separate Arranger Track, Global Transpose Track, and Master Track
- Events have hot-zones for SmartTool. Available options: Move, Trim,
Cut, Copy, Loop, and Mute/Unmute.
- Audio Editor (Sample) with realtime audio warp functions
(realtime time stretching and pitch shifting)
- Warp Modes: Mix, Drums, Plucked, Pads, Vocals, Solo
- Tempo Sync On/Off
- Audio Quantize with variable Swing
- Manual Adjust Function for timing correction of individual beats
- Realtime manual pitch shifting (+/- 24 semitones)
- Root Key definition
- Key Editor (Instrument) with note event and controller editing
- Volume and Transpose (+/- 100 Semitones)
- Note Quantize with variable Swing
- Legato Slider for dynamic note length editing
- Step Record Mode with auto-advance functionand manual backward/forward
buttons
- Root Key definition
Mixing/Automation
- Dynamic Track Mixer with Volume, Pan, EQ, Compressor, two variable
inserts, two variable send effects
- Additional Event Effects for Instrument Tracks (Arpeggiator and
Chorder)
- Master Output channel with two variable Output Effects (Inserts)
plus two fixed Master Effects (Stereo Enhancer and Maximizer)
- Manual and automatic colour coding for channels/tracks
- Record-enable. Mute, and Solo buttons per channel
- Track/Channel and Output Channel automation with manual input (Edit/Write
Mode)
- Automation destinations: Volume, Pan, Mute, EQ, Bypass, plus all
effect parameters, instrument quick controls in instrument tracks
Arranger
- Realtime Arranging based on Arranger Parts; up to 15 parts can be
assigned to Cue Pads for realtime arranging/remixing
- “Live Pads” or “Chain Play” modes
- Variable Jump interval (Now, 1 Beat, 1 Bar, 2 Bars, 4 Bars, End)
- Stop Pad for break/end
- Chain Play: up to 15 Chains per Project; up to 99 steps per Chain
- Full mixing/realtime editing flexibility while Arranger Mode is
active
- Seamless switching between Linear, Chain, or Live Pad modes
- Realtime Transpose for audio and instrument events
- Project Key provides fixed global transpose for entire project
- Global Transpose Track holds transpose events for global song transpose
per bar / beat
- Musical transpose behavior: when global transpose is applied, events
move to the nearest interval independently
- Independent event transpose can be manually applied within the editors
Effects
- Integrated VST3 audio effects:
- Delay: Ping Pong Delay, Stereo Delay
- Distortion: Amp Simulator, Distortion
- Dynamics: Compressor, Gate, Maximizer
- Modulation: Auto Pan, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Rotary,
Tremolo, Vibrato
- Other: Roomworks SE, Stereo Enhancer, Dual Filter
- Channel Equalizer: three-band with Lo/Hi Shelving EQ
(w/ variable frequency), fully parametric mid-band with variable
frequency and Q
- Fixed compressor in each channel
- Two variable Track Effects (Inserts) per channel
- Two Global Effects (Sends) per channel
- Two variable Master Track Effects (Inserts)
- Two fixed Master Effects: Stereo Enhancer, Maximizer (Inserts)
Instruments
- Integrated virtual instruments with hundreds of presets or track
presets
- Up to 128-voice polyphony (defined by preset), limited by CPU performance
- Quick Control editing per track
- New sounds can be saved as track presets
- Event effects per track: Arpeggiator, Chorder
Content
- More than 5000 Loops (4500 pre-installed, additional 500 loops available
after registration); 2000 instrument loops, 3000 audio loops
- More than 600 instrument presets and instrument track presets
- More than 50 audio track presets
- More than 150 effects presets
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