Steinberg Cubase 5 Operation Manual

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Introduction
On the Edit menu you will find the function “Project Logical 
Editor…”. This opens a Project Logical Editor for the entire 
project. It works similar to the Logical Editor on the MIDI 
menu, see the chapter “The Logical Editor, Transformer 
and Input Transformer” on page 380. The most important 
difference is that the Logical Editor for MIDI works at the 
event level, whereas the Project Logical Editor works at the 
project level and is therefore a very...

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Setting up filter conditions
General procedure
The upper list is where you set up the filter conditions, de-
termining which elements to find. The list contains one or 
several conditions, each on a separate line.
To add a new condition, click the Add button (+) below 
the list.
The new line is added at the bottom of the list. If there are many lines, you 
may need to use the scrollbar to the right to view them.
To remove a condition, select it and click the Delete 
button...

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3.Open the pop-up menu in the Condition column and 
select the desired condition. 
For media types, the following options are available:
For example, if you have set up the Project Logical Editor 
like this…
…it will find all Marker events and tracks in the project.
Searching for Container types
1.Select Container Type in the Filter Target pop-up menu.
This allows you to find parts, events or tracks. 
2.Open the pop-up menu in the Parameter 1 column 
and select the desired...

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For example, if you have set up the Project Logical Editor 
like this…
…it will find all tracks in the project whose name contains 
“voc”.
ÖTo take maximum advantage of this feature, we recom-
mend using a standard nomenclature in your projects 
(Drums, Perc, Voc, etc.). 
Searching for elements at certain positions
1.Select “Position” in the Filter Target pop-up menu.
This allows you to find elements starting at certain positions, either rela-
tive to the start of the...

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Searching for elements of certain lengths
1.Select Length in the Filter Target pop-up menu.
This allows you to find elements of a certain length only. The Length pa-
rameter is interpreted via the time base setting in the Bar Range/Time 
Base column, i.e. in PPQ, seconds, samples, or frames.
2.Open the pop-up menu in the Condition column and 
select the desired condition. 
For lengths, the following options are available:
If you select any condition other than the Range...

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If two condition lines are combined with a boolean Or, 
one of the conditions (or both) must be fulfilled for an ele-
ment to be found.
The Project Logical Editor will find all parts or events that match exactly 
the cycle.
Using brackets
The bracket (parenthesis) columns let you enclose two or 
more condition lines, dividing the conditional expression 
into smaller units. This is only relevant when you have 
three or more condition lines and want to use the boolean 
Or...

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Length
Lets you resize the elements. This parameter is interpreted 
via the time base setting in the Bar Range/Time Base col-
umn, with the exception of the Random setting, which 
uses the time base of the affected events:
Track Operation
This lets you change the track status.
Name
This lets you rename the found elements. 
Trim
This Action Target is used for automation only and lets you 
trim the found elements.
Set Color
This lets you set the color for an element. For this...

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Selecting a function
The left pop-up menu at the bottom of the Project Logical 
Editor is where you select the function – the basic type of 
editing to be performed.
The available options are:
Delete
Deletes all elements found by the Project Logical Editor.
ÖWhen you delete automation tracks and undo this op-
eration by selecting Undo from the Edit menu, the automa-
tion tracks will be restored, but the tracks will be closed.
Transform
Changes one or several aspects of the...

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Organizing and sharing presets
The Project Logical Editor presets are stored within the ap-
plication folder in the Presets\Logical Edit Project subfolder 
(see also “Where are the settings stored?” on page 478). 
While these files cannot be edited manually, you can reor-
ganize them (e.g. putting them in subfolders) like any files.
This also makes it easy to share presets with other Cu-
base users, by transferring the individual preset files.
ÖThe list of presets is read...