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Backbone 1.6.0

Operation Manual

Table of Contents
Effects Reference
Backbone comes with a collection of high-quality studio effects.

New Features
The following list informs you about the most important improvements in Backbone and provides links to the corresponding descriptions.
Introduction
This is the Operation Manual for Steinberg’s Backbone. Here you will find detailed information about all the features and functions in the application.
Getting Started
Global Functions and Settings
Decomposing Sounds
The Decompose function allows you to split your samples into their noise and tonal components.
DrumGAN Drum Resynthesis
DrumGAN allows you to create your own drum sounds, modify existing sounds, or create variations of drum sounds.
Editing Layers
The sounds in Backbone are made up of up to eight layers. Each layer contributes a specific detail of the sound, for example, the tonal and noise components of a drum sound. You can adjust and modify the sound of each layer extensively in the edit section.
Managing and Loading Files
You can manage your files using the Load panel.
Working with Effects
You can load and edit effects and set up the effect routing in the Effects section.
Effects Reference
Backbone comes with a collection of high-quality studio effects.
- EQ/Filter Effects
  The EQ/Filter submenu contains the equalizer and filter effects.
- Dynamics Effects
  The Dynamics submenu contains the compressor and limiter effects.
- Distortion Effects
  The Distortion submenu contains the distortion effects.
- Modulation Effects
  The Modulation submenu contains the modulation effects, such as Chorus, Flanger, etc.
- Pan Effects
  The Pan submenu contains the panorama effect Stereo Pan.
- Time Effects
  The Time submenu contains the delay and reverb effects.
Automation
You can automate most of the Backbone parameters from within your host application, whether these are parameters of a layer or global effect parameters.
MIDI Controllers
Backbone allows you to assign almost any parameter to a MIDI controller.

Effects Reference

Backbone comes with a collection of high-quality studio effects.

The effects are sorted into the following categories: EQ/Filter, Dynamics, Distortion, Modulation, Pan, and Time.

Removing Effects EQ/Filter Effects

Backbone 1.6.0

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