Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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Quantizing MIDI and AudioThe Quantize Panel
Reset
Click this button to undo the slicing and restore the original state of the audio events.
The Crossfades Section
The Crossfades section becomes available after you have sliced the audio events. 
The functions in this section are designed to correct the overlaps or the gaps that 
might appear due to the re-positioning of your audio. 
Clicking the Crossfade button cuts the end of the first event at the start position of the 
following event (in case of...

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Quantizing MIDI and AudioAdditional Quantizing Functions
Create
If you click the Create button, warp markers are created for all the tracks.
Additional Quantizing Functions
Freezing MIDI Quantizing 
The Freeze MIDI Quantize function on the Edit menu, Advanced Quantize submenu, 
makes the start and end positions of MIDI events permanent. This is useful in 
situations where you want to quantize a second time, based on the current quantized 
positions rather than the original positions. 
Reset Quantize...

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Fades, crossfades, and envelopes
Creating fades
There are two types of fade ins and fade outs in audio events in Cubase: event-based 
fades that you create by using the fade handles and clip-based fades created by 
processing (see 
“Clip-based fades” on page 145).
Event-based fades
Selected audio events have triangular handles in the upper left and right corners. 
These can be dragged to create a fade in or fade out, respectively.
Creating a 
fade in
The fade is automatically reflected in the shape...

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Fades, crossfades, and envelopesCreating fades
•If the “Use Mouse Wheel for Event volume and Fades” option is activated in the 
Preferences dialog (Editing–Audio page), moving the mouse wheel moves the 
volume curve up or down. 
When you press [Shift] while moving the mouse wheel, and position the mouse 
pointer somewhere in the left half of the event, the fade in end point is moved. 
When the mouse pointer is in the right half of the event, the fade out start point is 
moved.
ÖIn the Key Commands...

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Fades, crossfades, and envelopesThe Fade dialogs
Removing fades
To remove the fades for an event, select the event and select “Remove Fades” from 
the Audio menu.
If you want to remove the fades in a specific range only, select the fade area with the 
Range Selection tool and select “Remove Fades” from the Audio menu.
Clip-based fades
If you have selected an audio event or a section of an audio event (using the Range 
Selection tool), you can apply a fade in or fade out to the selection by using the...

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Fades, crossfades, and envelopesThe Fade dialogs
The available options are:
Applying a fade
Depending on whether you are editing a fade made with the fade handles or applying 
a fade using processing, different buttons are shown in the bottom row of the Fade 
dialog.
The Edit Fade dialogs have the following buttons:
OptionDescription
Curve KindThese buttons determine whether the fade curve consists of 
spline curve segments (left button), damped spline segments 
(middle button), or linear segments...

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Fades, crossfades, and envelopesCreating crossfades
The Process Fade dialogs have the following buttons:
Creating crossfades
Overlapping audio material on the same track can be crossfaded, 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...

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Fades, crossfades, and envelopesThe Crossfade dialog
Removing crossfades
To remove a crossfade, proceed as follows:
•Select the corresponding events and select “Remove Fades” from the Audio 
menu.
•Use the Range Selection tool to select all fades and crossfades you wish to 
remove, and select “Remove Fades” from the Audio menu.
•Select a crossfade by clicking, and drag it outside the track.
The Crossfade dialog
Options and settings
The Crossfade dialog contains separate, but identical, sections for...

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Fades, crossfades, and envelopesAuto fades and crossfades
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 to 500
 ms) fade ins and fade outs.
ÖAuto fades are not indicated by fade lines!
Play buttonsThese buttons allow you to audition the whole crossfade, or the 
fade out part, or the fade in part. You can...

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Fades, crossfades, and envelopesAuto fades and crossfades
Making global Auto Fade settings
1.T o  m a k e  A u t o  F a d e s  s e t t i n g s  g l o b a l l y  f or a project, select “Auto Fades Settings…” 
from the Project menu.
This opens the Auto Fades dialog for the project.
2.Use the Length value field to specify the length of the Auto Fades or Crossfades (1 
to 500
 ms).
3.Use the checkboxes in the upper right corner to activate or deactivate Auto Fade 
In, Auto Fade Out, and Auto Crossfades....