Steinberg Cubase 6 Manual

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The Project Logical Editor (Cubase only)
This also makes it easy to share presets with other Cubase 
users, by transferring the individual preset files.
ÖThe list of presets is read each time the Project Logi-
cal Editor is opened.
Setting up key commands for your presets
If you have stored Project Logical Editor presets, you can 
set up key commands for them:
1.Pull down the File menu and select “Key Com-
mands…”.
The Key Commands dialog opens.
2.Use the list in the Commands column to navigate to...

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Background
Whenever you create a new project, Cubase will automat-
ically set the tempo and time signature for this project. The 
tempo and signature settings can be displayed in two 
ways: either on dedicated tracks in the Project window or 
in the Tempo Track Editor. 
Tempo modes
Before we go into detail about tempo and signature set-
tings, you should understand the different tempo modes.
For each track in Cubase that can make use of this func-
tion, you can specify...

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•The signature track’s background always shows bars.
This is independent of the ruler display format setting.
•In the track list for the tempo track, on the far right, you 
can specify the display range by clicking on the numbers 
at the top or bottom and dragging up or down.
Note that this does not change the tempo setting, but changes the dis-
play scale of the tempo track.
•You can lock the tempo track and the signature track to 
prevent unintentional editing.
Simply...

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Editing tempo and signature
You can use the options of the Tempo Track Editor or the 
tempo and signature tracks to edit tempo and signature 
settings. The descriptions given below are valid in both 
cases. The only exception is the tempo recording slider, 
which is available only in the Tempo Track Editor (see 
“Recording tempo changes (Cubase only)” on page 466).
Editing the tempo curve
Adding tempo curve points
1.Use the “Insert curve” pop-up menu (on the toolbar of...

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Adjusting the curve type
You can change the curve type of a tempo curve segment 
at any time, using the following method:
1.With the Arrow tool, select all curve points within the 
segment you want to edit.
2.In the info line, click below the word “Type” to switch 
the curve type between “Jump” and “Ramp”.
The curve sections between the selected points are adjusted.
Removing tempo curve points
To remove a curve point, either click on it with the Erase 
tool or select it...

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Exporting and importing tempo tracks 
(Cubase only)
You can export the current tempo track for use in other 
projects by selecting “Tempo Track” from the “Export” 
submenu of the File menu. This allows you to save the 
tempo track information (including time signature events) 
as a special XML file (file extension “.smt”).
To import a tempo track, select “Tempo Track” from the 
Import submenu of the File menu. Note that this replaces 
all tempo track data in the current...

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The Beat Calculator
The Beat Calculator is a tool for calculating the tempo of 
freely recorded audio or MIDI material. It also allows you to 
set the tempo by tapping.
Calculating the tempo of a recording
1.In the Project window, make a selection that covers an 
exact number of beats of the recording.
2.Select “Beat Calculator…” from the Project menu.
The Beat Calculator window appears.
3.In the Beats field, enter the number of beats that the 
selection encompasses.
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Merge Tempo From Tapping 
(Cubase only)
This function allows you to create a complete tempo track 
based on your tapping. Typically, you would use this if you 
have an audio file with no tempo mapping and want to be 
able to add other material afterwards, etc.
1.Create an empty time-based MIDI track and, while 
playing back your audio material, tap the new tempo on 
your MIDI keyboard and record the created notes onto the 
new MIDI track.
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While you are dragging, the track(s) you are editing are 
temporarily switched to linear time base. This means that 
the contents of the tracks remain at the same time posi
-
tions regardless of the tempo (there is an exception to this 
in the Project window, see below).
4.When you release the mouse button, the musical posi-
tion you clicked on matches the time position you dragged 
it to.
This is because the Time Warp tool changed the last tempo event on the 
tempo track...