Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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Working with tracks and lanesEditing tracks
Editing tracks
Adding events to a track
There are a number of ways to add events to a track:
•By recording (see “Basic recording methods” on page 110).
•By dragging files and dropping them on the track at the desired position.
You can drag from the following locations: the desktop, the MediaBay and its 
related windows (see the chapter 
“The MediaBay” on page 393), the Pool, a 
library (a Pool file that is not attached to a project) (Cubase only), the “Find...

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Creating parts
Parts are containers for MIDI or audio events, or even for tracks (see “Working with 
folder parts” on page 98). 
Creating MIDI parts
A MIDI part is automatically created when you record. This will contain the recorded 
events. However, you can also create empty MIDI parts and later add events to them. 
There are two ways to do this:
•Draw a part on a MIDI track with the Draw tool.
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•To select a continuous range of tracks [Shift]-click on them.
You can also set up Cubase to select tracks on the following actions by activating 
Preferences:
•Selecting a channel in the MixConsole
The respective track is automatically displayed in the track list as well. For this to 
work you have to select “Track” on the “Scroll to Selected…” pop-up menu in the 
Preferences dialog (Editing–Project & MixConsole).
•Selecting an event in the Project Window...

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•Unfold Tracks
Select this menu option to unfold all folder tracks in the Project window. Please 
note that the exact behavior of this function depends on the “Deep Track Folding” 
setting in the Preferences dialog, see below.
•Flip Fold States
Select this menu option to flip the fold states of the tracks in the Project window. 
This means that all tracks that were folded in will be unfolded and all unfolded 
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Lanes are handled differently, depending on whether you work with audio or MIDI:
•Audio
As each audio track can only play back one single audio event at a time, you only 
hear the take that is activated for playback, for example, the last lap of a cycle 
recording. 
•MIDI
Overlapping MIDI takes (parts) can be played back simultaneously. If you recorded 
in “Mix-Stacked” mode, you hear all takes from all cycle laps.
Lanes can be reordered,...

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ÖIf you assemble stacked events on an audio track, make sure that the option “Treat 
Muted Audio Events like Deleted” setting in the Preferences dialog (Editing–Audio 
page) is deactivated. Otherwise it will come to unexpected results.
Additional steps
After assembling your perfect take, you can perform additional steps:
•Open the track context menu and select “Clean Up Lanes”.
This resolves overlaps and removes empty lanes. 
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Working with tracks and lanesOrganizing tracks in folder tracks
Organizing tracks in folder tracks
Creating folder tracks
Moving tracks into a folder is a way to structure and organize tracks in the Project 
window. By grouping tracks in folder tracks, you can solo and mute them in a quicker 
and easier way and perform editing on several tracks as one entity. Folder tracks can 
contain any type of track including other folder tracks.
Working with folder tracks
•Creating a folder track
On the Project...

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•Hiding/showing data on folder tracks
Right-click on the folder track to open the context menu and from the “Show Data 
on Folder Tracks” submenu select one of the options. This menu is also available in 
the Preferences dialog (Editing page). The following options are available:
•Muting and soloing folder tracks
Click the Mute or Solo button on the folder track to mute or solo all tracks in the 
folder as one unit.
Working with folder...

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Double-clicking a folder part opens the editors for the corresponding track classes 
present in the folder. The following applies:
•All MIDI parts located on the tracks within the folder are displayed as if they were 
on the same track, just like when opening the Key Editor with several MIDI parts 
selected.
To be able to easily discern the different tracks in the editor, give each track a 
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Working with tracks and lanesDividing the track list
Dividing the track list
It is possible to divide the track list into two parts. Both sections will have independent 
zoom and scroll controls (if needed), but resizing the window vertically will affect the 
lower section only (if possible). This is useful if you are working with a video track 
along with multi-track audio, for example. This way, you can place the video track in 
the upper track list, letting you scroll the audio tracks separately...