Steinberg Cubase 5.5 New Features Manual

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The Sample Editor
The Overview line
The Overview line displays the whole clip. The section cur-
rently shown in the main waveform display of the Sample 
Editor (the viewing area) is indicated by a rectangle in the 
Overview line, and the current selection range is also 
shown. If the “Show Audio Event” button is activated on the 
toolbar, event start/end and snap point are shown in the 
Overview line.
•To view other sections of the clip, move the viewing 
area in the Overview line.
Click in the lower...

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The Sample Editor
Operations
Zooming
Zooming in the Sample Editor is done according to the 
standard zoom procedures, with the following special 
notes to keep in mind:
•The vertical zoom slider changes the vertical scale rela-
tive to the height of the editor window, in a way similar to 
the waveform zooming in the Project window (see the 
chapter “The Project window” in the Operation Manual).
The vertical zoom will also be affected if the “Zoom Tool Standard Mode: 
Horizontal Zooming Only”...

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The Sample Editor
Using key commands
If you activate the “Playback Toggle triggers Local Pre-
view” option in the Preferences dialog (Transport page), 
you can start/stop auditioning by pressing [Space]. This is 
the same as clicking the Audition icon on the toolbar.
ÖThe Sample Editor also supports the “Preview start” 
and “Preview stop” key commands in the Media category 
of the Key Commands dialog. These key commands stop 
the current playback, whether you are in normal playback 
or in audition...

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The Sample Editor
•If “Snap to Zero Crossing” is activated on the toolbar, 
the selection’s start and end are always at zero crossings.
•You can resize the selection by dragging its left and 
right edge or by [Shift]-clicking.
•The current selection is indicated in the corresponding 
fields on the Range tab of the Sample Editor Inspector.
You can fine-tune the selection by changing these values. Note that the 
values are relative to the start of the clip, rather than to the project timeline.
Using the...

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The Sample Editor
Delete
Selecting Delete (on the Edit menu, on the Process tab of 
the Sample Editor Inspector, or in the main Edit menu) re-
moves the selection from the clip. The section to the right 
of the selection is moved to the left to fill the gap.
Insert Silence
Selecting “Insert Silence” (on the Edit menu, on the Pro-
cess tab of the Sample Editor Inspector, or in the Range 
submenu of the main Edit menu) inserts a silent section 
with the same length as the current selection, at the...

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The Sample Editor
Editing regions
The region selected in the list is displayed in gray in the 
waveform display and the overview line.
There are two ways to edit the start and end positions of a 
region:
•Click and drag the region start and end handles in the 
waveform display (with any tool).
When you move the pointer over the handles, it automatically changes to 
indicate that you can drag the handles.
•Edit the Start and End positions in the corresponding 
fields in the regions list.
The positions...

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The Sample Editor
Options and settings
Show Audio Event
When the “Show Audio Event” button is activated on the 
toolbar, the section corresponding to the edited event is 
highlighted in the waveform display and the Overview. The 
sections of the audio clip not belonging to the event are 
shown with a gray background.
•In this mode, you can adjust the start and end of the 
event in the clip by dragging the event handles in the 
waveform display.
Snap
The Snap function helps you to find exact positions...

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The Sample Editor
When Musical Mode is activated, audio events will adapt 
to any tempo changes in Cubase, just like MIDI events.
You can activate Musical Mode on the AudioWarp tab, the Definition 
tab, and the toolbar.
It is also possible to activate/deactivate Musical Mode 
from within the Pool by clicking the corresponding check-
box in the Musical Mode column. 
To tempo match an audio loop to the project tempo, pro-
ceed as follows: 
1.Import your loop into the project and double-click it to 
open...

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Proceed as follows:
1.Open the Sample Editor and define a selection range 
for your audio clip. 
Alternatively, you can define a range by setting the start and end of the 
audio event. 
2.Open the Definition tab and click the Auto Adjust 
button.
The transients, i. e. the significant positions of your audio are moved to 
exact note values in the audio grid.
3.Activate the Musical Mode button on the toolbar.
Your clip is warped and stretched automatically to adapt it to the project...

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7.Click and drag the blue vertical line to the left or right 
to the position of the first downbeat in the second bar and 
release the mouse button.
The beginning of the next bar is set, and all following bars are stretched 
or compressed by the same amount.
8.Check the positions of the following bars and, if nec-
essary, move the mouse pointer over the grid lines in the 
lower part of the waveform until the tooltip “Set Bar Posi-
tion (Move Following Bars)” and a green vertical line...