Steinberg Cubase 6 Manual

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Pitch Shift Mode
These are the same parameters as on the Transpose tab, 
see 
“Algorithm Settings” on page 249.
Example
Let’s say that you wish to create a pitchbend effect, so 
that the pitch is raised linearly by exactly 2 semitones in a 
specific part of the selected audio.
1.Remove all curve points by clicking the Reset button.
2.Select a linear curve by clicking the Curve Kind button 
to the right.
3.Make sure that the Range parameter is set to 2 semi-
tones or...

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Reverse
Reverses the audio selection, as when playing a tape 
backwards. There are no parameters for this function.
Silence
Replaces the selection with silence. There are no parame-
ters for this function.
Stereo Flip
This function works with stereo audio selections only. It al-
lows you to manipulate the left and right channel in various 
ways. 
The dialog contains the following parameters:
Mode
This pop-up menu determines what the function does:
Time Stretch
This...

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Resulting Length section
These settings are used if you want to stretch the audio to 
fit within a specific time span or tempo. The values will 
change automatically if you adjust the Time Stretch Ratio 
(see below).
Seconds Range section
These settings allow you to set the desired range for the 
time stretch.
Time Stretch Ratio section
The Time Stretch Ratio determines the amount of time 
stretch as a percentage of the original length. If you use the 
settings in the...

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•If the lower section is hidden, click the “More…” button 
to display it.
Clicking the button again (now labeled “Less…”) will hide the lower 
section.
The following settings and functions are available in the 
common, lower section of the dialog:
Wet mix/Dry mix
These two sliders allow you to specify the balance be-
tween wet (processed) and dry (original) signal in the re-
sulting clip. 
Normally the two sliders are “reverse-ganged”, so that 
raising the Wet mix...

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The left part of the dialog contains a list of all processing 
you have added to the clip, with the most recent opera
-
tions at the bottom of the list. The “Start” and “Length” 
columns indicate which section of the clip was affected by 
each operation. The “Status” column indicates if the oper
-
ation can be modified or undone.
3.Locate the operation you want to edit and select it by 
clicking on it in the list.
•To modify the settings of the selected processing,...

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Detect Silence
The Detect Silence function searches for silent sections in 
an event and either splits the event, removing the silent 
parts from the project, or creates regions corresponding 
to the non-silent sections. 
•To open the Detect Silence dialog, select one or several 
audio events in the Project window or the Audio Part Edi
-
tor. On the Audio menu, open the Advanced submenu and 
select “Detect Silence”. 
If you select more than one event, the Detect Silence...

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2.Click the Compute button.
The audio event is analyzed, and the waveform display is redrawn to indi-cate which sections are considered “silent” according to your settings. 
Above the Compute button, the number of detected regions is displayed.
ÖIf you activate the Auto checkbox next to the Compute 
button, the audio event is analyzed (and the display is up
-
dated) automatically every time you change the settings in 
the Detection section of the dialog. Deactivate this...

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The default values give good results in most situations, but 
you can adjust the settings if you like:
3.Click the Process button.
The spectrum is computed and displayed as a graph.
4.You can adjust the display with the settings in the dis-
play window:
5.If you move the mouse pointer over the graph, a cross-
hair cursor follows the graph curve and the display in the 
upper right corner shows the frequency/note and level at 
the current position.
To compare the level...

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Statistics
The Statistics function on the Audio menu analyzes the 
selected audio (events, clips or range selections) and dis
-
plays a window with the following information:
About time stretch and pitch shift 
algorithms
In Cubase, time stretching and pitch shifting algorithms 
are used for numerous operations (e.
 g. the Time Stretch 
and Pitch Shift offline processes, in the Sample Editor, or 
by the Flatten function). Depending on the feature, some 
or all of the...

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ÖWhen applying the Pitch Shift process, you can 
choose between the regular setting and a setting where 
the formants are preserved for each quality setting. 
Standard
The Standard algorithm is optimized for CPU efficient 
realtime processing. The following presets are available:
If you select the “Standard – Custom” option, a dialog 
opens where you can manually adjust the three parame
-
ters that govern the sound quality of the time stretching:
Limitations
Applying...