Steinberg Cubase 5.5 New Features Manual

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The MediaBay
Editing attributes (tagging)
The search functions, especially the Attribute filter, become 
a truly powerful media management tool when making ex-
tensive use of tagging, i. e. when adding and editing at-
tributes.
Media files are usually organized in complex folder struc-
tures to provide a logical way of guiding the user to the 
desired files, with the folder and/or file names indicating 
the instrument, style, tempo, etc.
To find a particular sound or loop in such a folder structure...

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The MediaBay
Editing attributes in the Results list
You can also edit attributes directly in the Results list. This 
allows you, for example, to assign tags to a library of loop 
files.
Proceed as follows:
1.In the Results list, select the file(s) for which you want 
to change an attribute value.
2.Click in the column for the value you want to change 
and make the desired settings.
As in the Attribute Inspector, you can choose a value from a pop-up 
menu, enter the new value directly, etc.
Editing the...

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The MediaBay
Managing the attribute lists
In the Attribute Inspector, you can define which attributes 
are shown in the Results list and in the Attribute Inspector 
itself. For different media types, individual “attribute sets” 
can be configured.
Proceed as follows:
1.In the Attribute Inspector, click the Defined button.
2.Click the “Configure Defined Attributes” button to the 
right of the Defined button.
A number of controls are displayed.
3.Click the leftmost button below the Defined/Dynamic...

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The MediaBay
The Loop Browser and Sound 
Browser windows
The Loop Browser and Sound Browser items on the Me-
dia menu open two different “views” of the MediaBay. The 
Loop Browser is preconfigured for quickly browsing your 
“loops”, i. e. audio files, MIDI loops, and pattern banks. The 
default browse location is the VST Sound node. Similarly, 
the Sound Browser is set up for you to be able to quickly 
search the desired sound, without having to configure the 
window. By default, it is set to display...

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The MediaBay
Key commands
You can display the available MediaBay key commands 
from within the MediaBay window. This is useful if you 
want to get a quick overview over the assigned and the 
available MediaBay key commands.
To open the Key Commands pane, proceed as follows:
1.Click the Key Commands button in the lower left cor-
ner of the window.
A transparent pane appears, covering the window. In the center of it is a 
gray area where the available key commands are displayed.
•If you only want to get...

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The MediaBay
Applying effect presets
When you have added an insert effect, you can choose 
from a variety of presets via the Presets pop-up menu for 
the effect slot. 
The Preset browser opens:
Applying instrument presets
When working with VST instruments, you can choose 
from a variety of presets via the Presets pop-up menu. 
The Preset browser opens:
VST presets for instruments can be divided into two 
groups: “presets” containing the settings of the whole plug-
in (for multi-timbral instruments,...

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The Sample Editor 

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The Sample Editor
Window overview
The Sample Editor allows you to view and manipulate audio 
by cutting and pasting, removing, or drawing audio data, 
and by processing or applying effects. This editing is “non-
destructive”: The actual file (if created or imported from out-
side the project) will remain untouched so that you can 
undo modifications or revert to the original settings at any 
time using the Offline Process History dialog. For more in-
formation see the chapter “Audio processing and...

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The Sample Editor
The toolbar
To the right of the tools, the estimated length of your audio 
file is displayed in bars and beats (PPQ) together with the 
estimated tempo and the time signature. If you want to use 
Musical Mode, always verify that the length in bars corre-
sponds to the audio file you imported. If necessary, listen 
to your audio and enter the correct bar length. The Algo-
rithm pop-up menu allows you to select an algorithm for 
the realtime time stretching (see “Selecting an algorithm...

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The Sample Editor
The AudioWarp tab
The AudioWarp tab lets you perform timing settings for 
your audio. This includes applying swing and manually 
changing the rhythm of the audio by dragging beats to 
time positions in the grid (see “Free Warp” on page 51).
•If you click the “Disable Warp Changes” button, any 
warp modifications you have made are disabled, allowing 
you to compare the modified sound with the original 
sound of your audio. 
However, the display does not change. The time stretch...