Steinberg Cubase 5.5 New Features Manual

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The Sample Editor
Selecting an algorithm for realtime playback
In the Algorithm pop-up menu on the toolbar you can se-
lect the algorithm preset to be applied on realtime play-
back. This setting affects warp changes in Musical Mode, 
FreeWarp, Swing, as well as VariAudio warping and 
pitching (only the Solo preset can be used).
On this pop-up menu you can find various options that 
govern the audio quality of the realtime time stretching. 
There are presets that allow you to manually set warp...

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The Sample Editor
Using the Free Warp tool 
Warp tabs are created using the Free Warp tool on the Au-
dioWarp tab of the Sample Editor, but can also be created 
from hitpoints (see “Creating warp tabs from hitpoints” on 
page 53). In this example, we will show how a file with 
slightly varying tempo can be locked to a steady tempo by 
using warp tabs. It illustrates the general methods of using 
warp tabs and the Free Warp tool. But you can of course 
use warp tabs for other operations than aligning...

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The Sample Editor
Disabling warp tabs
You can disable all warp modifications by clicking the 
“Disable Warp Changes” button on the AudioWarp tab or 
by setting up and using the “VariAudio - Disable Warp 
Changes” key command in the Key Commands dialog, 
Sample Editor category (see the chapter “Key Com-
mands” in the Operation Manual). 
Deleting warp tabs
To delete a warp tab, hold down [Alt]/[Option] so that the 
pointer becomes an eraser and click on the warp tab. To 
delete several warp tabs, hold...

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The Sample Editor
Calculating hitpoints and slicing a loop
Before proceeding, check if your audio file is suited for 
slicing using hitpoints, see above. Proceed as follows:
1.Open the Hitpoints tab and select an option from the 
Use pop-up menu. 
The Use pop-up menu on the Hitpoints tab affects which hitpoints are 
shown and is a useful tool for removing unwanted hitpoints. 
The following options are available:
ÖIf you select one of the options of the Use pop-up menu 
(except “All”), a second ruler...

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The Sample Editor
•If the project tempo is higher than the loop’s original 
tempo, you may want to activate auto crossfades for the 
track.
You can use the Close Gaps functions in this case as well, see “Close 
Gaps” on page 56.
The slices in the Audio Part Editor. Here, the project tempo was higher 
than the loop’s original tempo – the slice events overlap.
Setting hitpoints manually
If you cannot get the desired result by adjusting the sensi-
tivity, try to set and edit hitpoints manually. 
Proceed...

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The Sample Editor
3.When you have finished setting the hitpoints, click the 
Create Groove button on the Hitpoints tab or select “Cre-
ate Groove Quantize from Hitpoints” from the Hitpoints 
submenu of the Audio menu.
The groove is extracted.
4.If you now pull down the Quantize Type pop-up menu 
in the Project window you find an additional item at the 
bottom of the list, with the same name as the file from 
which you have extracted the groove.
This groove can now be selected as a base for quantizing,...

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The Sample Editor
VariAudio
With the AudioWarp features, editing audio in the time 
domain has become significantly easier. However, editing 
pitch was limited to having just one single numeric “trans-
pose” value per event or part.
VariAudio offers completely integrated vocal editing and 
pitch alteration of individual notes in monophonic vocal re-
cordings and can solve intonation and timing problems 
with only a few mouse clicks. It was developed and opti-
mized specifically to be used with...

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The Sample Editor
The vertical position of a segment indicates its average 
pitch. If the Pitch & Warp tool is active and you move the 
mouse pointer over a segment, a piano keyboard is dis-
played, showing the found pitches.
Furthermore, if you move the mouse pointer over a seg-
ment and the zoom factor is high enough, the average 
pitch – note name and fine tuning in cent steps (100ths of 
a semitone) – is shown on top of the segment. When you 
select a segment, this is also shown in the info line....

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The Sample Editor
•Cut, paste, and delete (see “Editing selection ranges” 
on page 44), or drawing notes (see “Drawing in the Sam-
ple Editor” on page 46).
If you apply editing that affects the audio itself (like cutting 
portions, etc.) to a file containing VariAudio data, the follow-
ing warning message is displayed:
•If you click “Proceed”, your edits are applied and you 
will lose your VariAudio data.
Click “Cancel” to return to your audio file without applying any changes.
If you apply offline...

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The Sample Editor
Changing the note start or end point 
If you find that a note starts or ends too early or too late, 
e. g. when the reverb of a note or a consonant is not in-
cluded in the segment, proceed as follows:
1.On the VariAudio tab activate Segments mode.
2.To change the length of a segment, move the mouse 
pointer over the start/end of the segment.
The mouse pointer becomes a double arrow.
3.Click and drag the segment start/end to the left or right. 
The segment length changes accordingly....