Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

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Markers
Markers are used to locate certain positions quickly. There are two types of markers: 
position markers and cycle markers.
If you often find yourself jumping to a specific position within a project, you should 
insert a marker at this position. You can also use markers to make range selections 
or for zooming.
Markers are located on the marker track.
Position Markers
Position markers allow you to save a specific position.
Position markers on the marker track are shown as marker events:...

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Cycle Markers
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Setting the Locators Using Cycle Markers
Cycle markers represent ranges in your project. You can use them for moving the 
left and right locators.
PROCEDURE
• To set the left locator to the cycle marker start and the right locator to the 
cycle marker end, perform one of the following actions:
• Double-click on a cycle marker.
• From the Cycle pop-up menu in the track list, select a cycle marker.
RESULT 
The left and right locators are moved to encompass the cycle marker.
AFTER...

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Markers Window
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Markers Window
In the Markers window you can view and edit markers. The markers on the marker 
track are displayed in the marker list in the order in which they occur in the project.
To open the Markers window, you have the following possibilities:
•Select Project > Markers.
• On the Transport panel in the marker section, click Show.
• Use a key command (by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[M]).
1)Locate arrow
Indicates which marker is at the project cursor position.
2)Functions menu...

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Editing in the Markers Window
In the Markers window you can select, edit, add, move, and remove markers.
• To select a marker, click on it.
• To edit a selected marker, click on it.
Select multiple markers by [Shift] or [Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking them.
• To add a position marker at the cursor position, select Functions > Insert 
Marker.
A position marker is added at the current project cursor position on the marker 
track.
• To add a cycle marker at the cursor position, select...

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• To adjust the width of a column, place the mouse pointer between two column 
headers and drag left or right.
NOTE
No matter by which attribute you sort, the second sort criterion will always be the 
position attribute.
Marker Preferences
You can access the marker preferences by clicking the corresponding button in the 
bottom left corner of the Markers window.
Cycle follows when locating to Markers
This sets the left and right locators automatically to a position or cycle...

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Length
In this column you can view and edit the length of cycle markers.
Description
Here you can enter names or descriptions for markers.
RELATED LINKS
Marker IDs on page 287
Cycle Markers on page 281
Editing Attributes
• To edit a marker attribute, select the corresponding marker, click in the 
desired attribute column, and make your settings.
• To change the attributes of several markers, select the markers and click the 
checkbox for the desired attribute.
All selected...

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Marker Track
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Marker IDs
Each time you add a marker, it is automatically and sequentially assigned an ID 
number, starting from 1.
IDs for cycle markers are shown in brackets and start from [1]. ID numbers can be 
changed at any time – this allows you to assign specific markers to key commands.
NOTE
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window and the marker ID is already used on this track, the...

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4)Cycle pop-up menu
If you select a cycle marker in this pop-up menu, the left and right locators are 
se
 t to the corresponding cycle marker.
5) Zoom p
 op-up menu
If you select a cycle marker in this pop-up menu, the view zooms to the 
corr
 esponding cycle marker.
6) Lock
Locks the marker track. When a marker track is locked, you cannot edit the 
tra
 ck and its markers. 
7) T
oggle Time Base
Sets the track time base.
8) Marke
 r event (inactive)
Shows an inactive marker...

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Importing and Exporting Markers
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• To move a marker, select it and drag it. You can also edit marker positions on 
the info line.
• To remove a marker, select it and press [Delete] or use the Erase tool.
Using Markers to Select Ranges
Markers can be used in conjunction with the Range Selection tool to make range 
selections in the Project window. This is useful if you quickly want to make a 
selection that spans all tracks in the project.
PROCEDURE
1. Set markers at the start and end of the...

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Importing and Exporting Markers
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Exporting Markers via MIDI
You can export your markers as part of a MIDI file.
• To include any markers in the MIDI file, activate Export Markers in the Export 
Options dialog.
The following settings are exported:
• The start position of position markers and cycle markers.
NOTE
To be able to export markers via MIDI export, your project must contain a marker 
track.
RELATED LINKS
Exporting MIDI files on page 1021
Importing Markers as Part of a Track Archive...