Steinberg Cubase 6 Manual

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Fades, crossfades and envelopes
Creating crossfades
Overlapping audio material on the same track can be cross-
faded, for smooth transitions or special effects. You create 
a crossfade by selecting two consecutive audio events and 
selecting the Crossfade command on the Audio menu (or 
by using the corresponding key command, by default [X]). 
The result depends on whether the two events overlap or 
not:
•If the events overlap, a crossfade is created in the over-
lapping area.
The crossfade will be of...

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Auto fades and crossfades
Cubase features an Auto Fade function that can be set 
both globally, and separately for each audio track. The 
idea behind the Auto Fade function is to create smoother 
transitions between events by applying short (1–500
 ms) 
fade ins and fade outs.
ÖAuto fades are not indicated by fade lines!
Making global Auto Fade settings
1.To make Auto Fades settings globally for a project, se-
lect “Auto Fades Settings…” from the Project menu.
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5.To adjust the shape of the Auto Crossfade, select the 
“Crossfades” tab and make settings as in the regular 
Crossfade dialog (see 
“The Crossfade dialog” on page 
121).
6.If you want to use your settings in future projects, click 
the “As Default” button.
7.Click OK to close the dialog.
Making Auto Fade settings for individual tracks
By default, all audio tracks will use the settings you have 
made in the project’s Auto Fades dialog. However, since 
Auto Fades use...

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The arranger track  

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The arranger track
Introduction
The arranger track allows you to work with sections of 
your project in a non-linear fashion, to simplify arranging to 
the maximum extent. Instead of moving, copying and past
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ing events in the Project window to create a linear project, 
you can define how different sections are to be played 
back, like a playlist.
For this, you can define arranger events, order them in a list, 
and add repeats as desired. This offers a different and more 
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The arranger track
•Double-clicking on an arranger event adds it to the cur-
rent arranger chain.
Working with arranger events
You now have a number of arranger events that form the 
basic building blocks for your arrangement. The next step 
is to arrange these events using the functions of the Ar
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ranger Editor.
Creating an arranger chain
You can set up an arranger chain in the Arranger Editor or 
in the Inspector for the arranger track. The Arranger Editor 
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The arranger track
When you now play back the arranger chain, you will hear 
the complete arrangement. Proceed as follows:
1.Make sure that Arranger mode is activated.
In Arranger mode the project will be played back using the arranger set-
tings.
2.Position the Arranger Editor window so that you can 
see the arranger track in the Project window, and click in 
the arrow column for the event at the top of the list.
You will see the project cursor jump to the beginning of the first event 
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The arranger track
The arranger chains you create will be listed on the Name 
pop-up menu, found in the Arranger Editor to the left of 
the buttons, at the top of the arranger track Inspector, and 
in the track list. Please note that to be able to select an
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other arranger chain from the pop-up menu, the Arranger 
mode must be activated.
Flattening the arranger chain
When you have found an arranger chain that suits your 
purposes, you can “flatten” it, i.
 e. convert the list into a lin-
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The arranger track
In the Options section you can make further settings. The 
available options are:
3.You can now flatten the arranger track by clicking the 
Flatten button.
If you realize that you want to do further arrangements, you can click the 
“Go Back” button and make your adjustments. Your Flattening settings 
will be kept.
4.Click the “Go Back” button to go back to the Arranger 
Editor or close the window by clicking its Close button.
Live mode
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•You can stop Live mode by clicking the Stop button or 
go back to “normal” playback in Arranger mode by clicking 
on any arranger event in the upper list.
In the latter case, playback will be continued from the arranger event 
where you clicked. 
Arranging your music to video
The relative time of your arranger track can be taken as a 
reference instead of the project time. This is useful, if you 
want to use the arranger track to compose music for video 
and fill a specific video...