Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

MIDI Editors
Key Editor Operations
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Sine, Triangle, and Square Mode
The Sine, Triangle, and Square modes create events with values that are aligned 
to continuous curves.
In these modes, the quantize value determines the period of the curve that is the 
length of one curve cycle and the Length Quantize value determines the density of 
the events. The lower the Length Quantize note value becomes, the smoother the 
curve gets.
NOTE
If Length Quantize is set to Quantize Link and you enter data in Sine,...

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• To change the velocity of a single note, click on its velocity bar and drag the 
bar up or down.
NOTE
When you move the pointer inside a controller lane, the event type value 
changes corresponding to the pointer movement. The event type value is 
displayed below the event type name, left of the controller display.
Editing Articulations (Cubase Pro only)
You can add and edit musical expressions or articulations in the controller lane.
RELATED LINKS
Expression maps...

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Moving and copying dynamics events is identical to working with with other events 
on the controller lane.
RELATED LINKS
Moving Events in the Controller Display on page 726
Working with mapped dynamics on page 1315
Using Continuous Controllers
When a continuous controller is selected for a controller lane, additional data is 
displayed on the controller lane. This is due to the fact that MIDI controller data can 
be recorded or entered either for an automation track...

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Poly Pressure Events
Poly Pressure events are events that belong to a specific note number (key). That 
is, each poly pressure event has two editable values: the note number and the 
amount of pressure.
When Poly Pressure is selected on the Controller Selection and Functions 
pop-up menu, there are two value fields to the left of the controller display, one for 
the note number and one for the amount.
Adding Poly Pressure Events
PROCEDURE
1. Open the Controller...

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Controller Lane Editor
The controller lane editor allows you to perform additional scaling operations for 
selection ranges on existing controller curves.
In the controller lane editor, the following smart controls appear on the borders of 
the editor:
Editing Selection Ranges
The controller lane editor allows you to perform additional scaling operations for 
selection ranges on existing controller curves.
• To open the controller lane editor, use the Object...

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NOTE
• The controller lane editor is not available for Articulation or Dynamics 
lanes.
• For velocity lanes, the editor also opens if you select multiple MIDI notes 
in the note display.
• To switch the controller lane editor to vertical scaling mode, press [Shift] and 
click on any of the smart controls.
• To move the whole selection up/down or left/right, click on a controller event 
inside the editor and drag the curve.
• To restrict the direction to horizontal...

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Deleting Events in the Controller Display
IMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANT
If there is more than one note at the same position, there is only one visible velocity 
bar. Make sure that you delete only the notes that you want to delete.
• To delete events, click on them with the  Erase tool or select them and press 
[Backspace].
You can also delete notes by deleting their velocity bars in the controller 
di
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If there is more than one note at the same...

MIDI Editors
Basic Score Editor (Cubase Artist only)
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Basic Score Editor (Cubase Artist only)
The basic Score Editor is available in Cubase Artist. It shows MIDI notes as a 
musical score. This offers basic score editing and printing.
1) Toolbar
2) Status line
3) Info line
4) Extended toolbar
• To open one or several parts in the Score Editor, select one or several tracks 
or any number of parts, and select MIDI > Scores > Open Score Editor.
If you have selected parts on several tracks, you get one...

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Tool Buttons
Object Selection
Allows you to select events.
Erase
Allows you to delete events.
Insert Note
Allows you to insert notes in the score display.
Split
Allows you to split a MIDI event.
Glue
Allows you to glue together events of the same pitch.
Insert Text
Allows you to insert text in the score display.
Arranger
Previous Chain Step
Selects the previous chain step.
Next Chain Step
Selects the next chain step.
First Repeat of Current Chain...

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Display Transpose
Display Transpose
Allows you to transpose events without affecting the way that they are played 
back. This allows you to record and play back a multi-staff arrangement and 
still score each instrument according to its own transposition.
Auto Scroll
Auto Scroll
If this button is activated, the project cursor is always visible in the window.
Insert Velocity
Insert Velocity
Allows you to specify a velocity value for new notes....