Steinberg Cubase 6 Manual

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VariAudio (Cubase only)
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
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pose” value per event or part.
VariAudio offers completely integrated vocal editing and 
pitch alteration of individual notes in monophonic vocal re
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cordings and can solve intonation and timing problems 
with only a few mouse clicks. It was developed and opti
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mized specifically to be...

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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
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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...

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•Cut, paste, and delete (see “Editing selection ranges” 
on page 269), or drawing notes (see “Drawing in the 
Sample Editor” on page 268).
If you apply editing that affects the audio itself (like cutting 
portions, etc.) to a file containing VariAudio data, the follow
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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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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...

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Moving segments horizontally
After cutting a segment it may be necessary to move seg-
ments horizontally, for example, if you notice that a note is 
at the wrong position. Proceed as follows:
1.On the VariAudio tab activate Segments mode.
2.Move the mouse pointer over the upper border of the 
segment.
The mouse pointer becomes a double arrow.
3.Click and drag the whole segment to the left or right.
The segment is moved accordingly. If several segments are selected, they 
are all...

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There are three different modes that affect the way in 
which a note will snap to a certain pitch that can be ac
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cessed using the following modifier keys:
ÖThe default modifier key can be changed in the Prefer-
ences dialog (Editing–Tool Modifier page).
3.Drag the segment up or down to the desired pitch and 
release the mouse. However, be careful: The more the 
pitch deviates from the original pitch, the less likely it is 
that your audio sounds natural.
If the Solo algorithm...

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If you want to change the pitch modulation only for the 
segment start or end, you can set an “anchor point” to 
specify which part of the segment is affected. Proceed as 
follows:
1.Move the mouse pointer over the top border of the 
segment.
The mouse pointer becomes an I-beam symbol.
2.Click at the position where you want to set an anchor.
A vertical line appears at the position where you clicked. A segment can 
only have one anchor.
3.Move the mouse pointer over the top...

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MIDI Input
You can change the pitch on the fly by selecting the seg-
ment you want to change and pressing a key on your MIDI 
keyboard or using the Virtual Keyboard (see 
“The Virtual 
Keyboard” on page 88). 
Proceed as follows:
1.After having corrected the segmentation, select the 
segment for which you would like to change the pitch.
2.Activate the Pitch & Warp tool and click the MIDI Input 
button.
3.Press a key on your MIDI keyboard or use the Virtual 
Keyboard to change the...

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3.Drag the start/end of the segment to the desired 
position. 
If the Snap button is activated, the segment border will snap to the grid. 
When you drag the segment border, warp tabs are shown not only at the 
border but also at the adjacent segment borders to indicate which por
-tions of the audio are stretched/affected.
ÖWarping a segment will also change the timing of the 
adjacent segments. 
ÖTiming modifications introduced this way will not 
adapt to the project tempo. If this...

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Now the beginning of the segment matches the beginning 
of the bar, but we want the beginning of the waveform to 
match the beginning of the bar:
3.Point at the warp handle displayed in the ruler so that 
it turns into a double arrow and drag it to the beginning of 
the waveform.
The background is displayed in orange to indicate which part of the 
waveform is affected by the change.
Now the beginning of the waveform matches the desired 
bar position.
Editing warp tabs can also be...