Cubase Mixer Controls
We take a look behind the behaviour of Cubase's most common mixing controls, to show the many options beneath the seemingly simple surface.
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We take a look behind the behaviour of Cubase's most common mixing controls, to show the many options beneath the seemingly simple surface.
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