Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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The Project Browser (Cubase only)Editing tracks
Note that if you have not performed any automation or opened an automation track, 
the Browser will only contain the audio data.
The following parameters are available for the different items:
The list columns for audio events
ParameterDescription
NameAllows you to change the name of the event. Double-clicking the 
waveform image to the left of it opens the event in the Sample Editor.
FileThe name of the audio file referenced by the event’s audio clip....

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The Project Browser (Cubase only)Editing tracks
The list columns for audio parts
Creating audio parts
When the “Audio” item of an audio track is selected in the Project Structure list, you 
can create empty audio parts on the track by clicking the Add button on the toolbar. 
This will insert a part between the left and right locator.
Editing MIDI tracks
Just like audio tracks, MIDI tracks can have two “subitems”: Track Data and 
Automation.
- The Track Data item corresponds to the actual MIDI track...

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The Project Browser (Cubase only)Editing tracks
The list columns for MIDI parts
ÖFor SysEx (system exclusive) events, you can only edit the position (Start) in the list. 
However, clicking the Comment column opens the SysEx Editor, in which you can 
perform detailed editing of system exclusive events. For a description of this, see 
“Working with SysEx messages” on page 527.
Data 1The property of this value depends on the type of MIDI event:
For notes, this is the note number (pitch). This is...

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The Project Browser (Cubase only)Editing tracks
Editing Note Expression data in the Project Browser 
In the Project Browser, you can view and edit the MIDI controller events or VST 3 
events of a MIDI note with Note Expression data. For further information about Note 
Expression, see 
“Note Expression” on page 565. 
To view and edit the Note Expression data content of a MIDI note, proceed as follows:
1.In the Project Structure list, select the Note Expression subitem of the MIDI note 
that you want...

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The Project Browser (Cubase only)Editing tracks
4.Click the Add button.
An event of the selected type is added to the part, at the project cursor position. If 
the cursor is outside the selected part, the event is added at the beginning of the 
part.
ÖIt is not possible to add MIDI controller events or VST 3 events to Note Expression 
data.
Editing automation tracks
All kinds of Cubase automation (the automation tracks for MIDI, instrument, audio, 
group, and FX channel tracks, or the individual...

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The Project Browser (Cubase only)Editing tracks
Editing the marker track
Marker events have the following parameters:
You can insert markers on the marker track by selecting “Marker” or “Cycle Marker” 
from the Add pop-up menu and clicking the Add button. Regular markers will be 
added at the current project cursor position while cycle markers will be added 
between the current left and right locator positions.
ÖThe Project Browser only displays the default attributes.
For further information on...

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The Project Browser (Cubase only)Editing tracks
Editing time signatures
When “Signature track” is selected in the Project Structure list, the event display 
shows the time signature events in the project:
You can add new time signature events by clicking the Add button. This creates a 4/4 
event, at the beginning of the bar closest to the project cursor position. Make sure that 
there is no other time signature event at the current cursor position.
Deleting events
The procedure for deleting events is...

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Export Audio Mixdown
Introduction
The Export Audio Mixdown function in Cubase allows you to mix down audio from the 
program to files on your hard disk in a number of formats. In the Channel Selection 
section, you can choose which channels (or busses) to export. 
Cubase only: By activating the “Channel Batch Export” option you can choose to mix 
down several channels in one go. For each channel, an individual file will be created.
The following channel types are available:
•Output channels
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Export Audio MixdownMixing down to audio files
Mixing down to audio files
1.Set up the left and right locators to encompass the section you want to mix down.
2.Set up your tracks so that they play back the way you want.
This includes muting unwanted tracks or parts, making manual MixConsole 
settings and/or activating the R (Read) automation buttons for some or all 
MixConsole channels.
3.Open the File menu and select “Audio Mixdown…” from the Export submenu.
The Export Audio Mixdown dialog opens....

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Export Audio MixdownThe Export Audio Mixdown dialog
7.In the Audio Engine Output section, specify whether you want to export all 
subchannels of a multi-channel bus as separate mono files (Split Channels), 
downmix all subchannels to one mono file (Mono Downmix), or export only the left 
and right channels of a multi-channel bus to a stereo file (L/R Channels).
For details about the settings relating to the audio engine, see “About the Audio 
Engine Output section” on page 643.
8.Activate Realtime...