Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

Track Handling
Duplicating Tracks
141
The following applies:
• When this option is deactivated and no event/part is selected in the Project 
window, the up/down arrow keys on the computer keyboard are used to step 
through the tracks in the track list.
• When this option is deactivated and an event/part is selected in the Project 
window, the up/down arrow keys still step through the tracks in the track list 
– but on the currently selected track, the first event/part will automatically be 
selected as...

Track Handling
Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks
142
Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks
You can organize your tracks in folders by moving tracks into folder tracks. This 
allows you to perform editing on several tracks as one entity. Folder tracks can 
contain any type of track including other folder tracks.
• To create a folder track, open the Project menu and in the Add Track 
submenu select Folder.
• To create new folder track and move all selected tracks into it, open the 
Project menu and from the...

Track Handling
Handling Overlapping Audio
143
Handling Overlapping Audio
The basic rule for audio tracks is that each track can only play back a single audio 
event at a time. If two or more events overlap, you will only hear one of them: the one 
that is actually visible (e.
 g. the last lap of a cycle recording).
If you have a track with overlapping (stacked) events/regions, use one of the 
following methods to select the event/region that is played back:
• Open the context menu for the audio event in...

Track Handling
How Events are Displayed on Folder Tracks
144
Unfold Tracks
Unfolds all folder tracks in the Project window.
NOTE
The behavior of this function depends on the Deep Track Folding setting in 
the Preferences dialog.
Flip Fold States
Flips 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 tracks will be 
folded in, respectively.
Move Selected Tracks to New Folder
Moves all selected tracks to the folder track....

Track Handling
Modifying Event Display on Folder Tracks
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Modifying Event Display on Folder Tracks
You can modify the event display on folder tracks.
PROCEDURE
1. Right-click the folder track.
2. On the context menu, select Show Data on Folder Tracks.
You have the following options:
•Always Show Data
If this option is activated, data blocks or event details are always displayed.
•Never Show Data
If this option is activated, nothing is displayed.
•Hide Data When Expanded
If this option is activated, the...

Track Handling
Working with Lanes
146
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, sized, and zoomed like regular...

Track Handling
Working with Lanes
147
• To create a new and continuous part of all selected takes that is placed on a 
single lane, select all takes and select MIDI > Bounce MIDI.
• To create a new part and place it on a new track, select MIDI > Merge MIDI 
in Loop.
Finally, clean up the lanes as follows:
• Right-click a track and select Create Tracks from Lanes.
The lane is converted into a new track.
Assembling Operations
Unless it is clearly stated, all operations can be performed in the Project...

Track Handling
Working with Lanes
148
RELATED LINKS
Splitting Events on page 184
Comp
(create a new range and 
bring it to front, Project 
window only)Click and drag on a lane. All 
takes are cut at the range 
start and end.
If the audio takes are 
adjacent without gaps or 
fades and the material itself 
matches, the takes are 
merged within the range.-
Audition Press [Ctrl]/[Command] to 
activate the Speaker tool 
and click at the position 
where you want playback to 
start.See left.
Move Click and drag...

Track Handling
Defining the Track Time Base149
Defining the Track Time Base
The time base of a track determines if the events on a track are positioned to bars 
and beats (musical time base) or to the timeline (linear time base). Changing the 
playback tempo affects only the time position of events on tracks with a musical time 
base.
PROCEDURE
• In the track list, click  Toggle Timebase  to change the time base.
R
ESULT 
Musical time base is indicated by a note sy mbol, linear 
 time base is indicated...

Track Handling
TrackVersions
150
Defining the Default Track Time Base (Cubase Pro only)
You can specify the default track time type for new tracks (audio, group/FX, MIDI, 
and marker tracks).
PROCEDURE
•Select File > Preferences > Editing and from the Default Track Time Type 
pop-up menu, select a default track time type.
RESULT 
If you selected Follow Transport Main Display, the primary time format setting on 
the Transport panel is used. When this is set to Bars+Beats, tracks with musical 
time base...