Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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MIDI processing
Introduction
This chapter describes the various MIDI processing functions available on the MIDI 
menu. They offer various ways to edit MIDI notes and other events, either in the 
Project window or from within a MIDI editor.
MIDI functions vs. MIDI modifiers
In some cases, the result of a MIDI function can also be obtained by using MIDI 
modifiers and effects, see 
“MIDI realtime parameters and effects” on page 449). For 
example, the operations “Transpose” and “Quantize” are available...

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Transpose
The “Transpose Setup...” option on the MIDI menu opens a dialog with settings for 
transposing the selected notes.
ÖYou can also use the transpose track for transposing, see “The transpose functions” 
on page 161.
Semitones
This is where you set the amount of transposition.
Scale Correction
Scale Correction transposes the selected notes by forcing them to the closest note of 
the selected scale type. This can be used for creating interesting key and tonal...

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MIDI processingMaking your settings permanent
Making your settings permanent
The settings described in the chapter “MIDI realtime parameters and effects” on page 
449 do not change the MIDI events themselves, but work like a “filter”, affecting the 
music on playback. Therefore, you may want to make them permanent, i. e. convert 
them to “real” MIDI events, for example to transpose a track and then edit the 
transposed notes in a MIDI editor. For this, you can use two commands from the MIDI 
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MIDI processingDissolve Part
5.Activate the desired options and click OK.
A new part is created between the locators on the destination track, containing the 
processed MIDI events.
ÖIf you only want to include events from a single track in the merge operation, you may 
want to solo the track.
Applying effects to a single part
Normally, the MIDI modifiers and effects affect a whole MIDI track. This may not 
always be what you want. For example, you may want to apply some MIDI effects to a 
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Dissolving parts into separate channels
Setting a track to MIDI channel “Any” will cause each MIDI event to play back on its 
original MIDI channel, rather than a channel set for the whole track. There are two 
main situations when “Any” channel tracks are useful:
•When you record several MIDI channels at the same time.
You may for example have a MIDI keyboard with several keyboard zones, where 
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Dissolving parts into separate pitches
The Dissolve Part function can also scan MIDI parts for events of different pitches, 
and distribute the events into new parts on new tracks, one for each pitch. This is 
useful when the different pitches are not used in a melodic context, but rather for 
separating different sounds (e.
 g. MIDI drum tracks or sampler sound FX tracks). By 
dissolving such parts, you can work with each sound individually, on a separate track. 
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Other MIDI functions
The following items can be found on the Functions submenu of the MIDI menu:
Legato
Extends each selected note so that it reaches the next note.
You can specify a gap or overlap for this function with the “Legato Overlap” setting in 
the Preferences dialog (Editing–MIDI page).
When using Legato with this setting, each note will be extended to end 5 ticks before the next 
note.
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Velocity
This function opens a dialog that allows you to manipulate the velocity of notes in 
various ways.
The following types of velocity processing are available:
Add/Subtract
This simply adds a fixed number to the existing velocity values. You set the value 
(positive or negative) with the Amount parameter.
Compress/Expand
Compresses or expands the “dynamic range” of MIDI notes by scaling the velocity 
values according to the Ratio setting (0 to 300
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Delete Notes
Allows you to delete very short or weak notes. This is useful for automatically removing 
unwanted “ghost notes” after recording. Selecting “Delete Notes…” opens a dialog in 
which you set up the criteria for the function.
The parameters have the following functionality:
Minimum Length
When the Minimum Length checkbox is activated, the note length is taken into 
account, allowing you to remove short notes. You can either specify the minimum 
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Restrict Polyphony
Selecting this item opens a dialog in which you can specify how many “voices” are 
used (for the selected notes or parts). Restricting the polyphony this way is useful 
when you have an instrument with limited polyphony and want to make sure all notes 
will be played. The effect is achieved by shortening notes as required, so that they end 
before the next note starts.
Thin Out Data
Thins out MIDI data. Use this to ease the load on your external...