Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

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List Editor
The List Editor shows all events in the selected MIDI parts as a list, allowing you to 
view and edit their properties numerically. It also allows you to edit SysEx messages.
1) Toolbar
2) Status line
3) Event list
4) Filters bar
5) Ruler
6) Event display
7) Value display
Toolbar
The toolbar contains tools and various settings for the List Editor.
• To show or hide the toolbar elements, right-click the toolbar and activate or 
deactivate the elements.
Tool...

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Erase
Allows you to delete events.
Zoom
Allows you to zoom in/out. Hold [Alt]/[Option] and click to zoom out.
Mute
Allows you to mute events.
Trim
Allows you to resize selected events by moving their start or end positions in 
steps according to the Length Quantize value.
Auto Scroll
Auto Scroll
If this button is activated, the project cursor is always visible in the window.
Independent Track Loop
 Independent Track Loop
Activates/Deactivates the independent track loop for...

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Nudge Palette
Trim Start Left
Increases the length of the selected element by moving its start to the left.
Trim Start Right
Decreases the length of the selected element by moving its start to the right.
Move Left
Moves the selected element to the left.
Move Right
Moves the selected element to the right.
Trim End Left
Decreases the length of the selected element by moving its end to the left.
Trim End Right
Increases the length of the selected element by moving its end to the...

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Events + Cursor
This is a combination of Events and Magnetic Cursor.
Grid + Events + Cursor
This is a combination of Events, Grid, and Magnetic Cursor.
Iterative Quantize On/Off
Activates/Deactivates iterative quantize.
Quantize Presets
Allows you to select a quantize or a groove preset.
Apply Quantize
Applies the quantize settings.
Open Quantize Panel
Opens the Quantize Panel.
Length Quantize
Determines the event length for the Length Quantize function.
Step/MIDI Input
Step...

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Edit VST Instrument
Edit VST Instrument
If the track is routed to a VST instrument, use this button to open the VST 
Instrument panel.
R
ELATED LINKS
Using the Setup options on  page  1032
Status Line
The status line is displayed below the to olbar. It displays important information 
about the mouse position.
To show or hide the info line, click  S
 et up Window Layout  on the toolbar, and 
activate or deactivate  Status Line.
Mouse Time Position
Displays the exact time...

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Event Types
Only events of the same event type as the selected type will be shown. This 
is the same as activating event types in the Hide section.
Event Types and Data 1
Only events of the same event type as the selected type and with the same 
Data 1 value are shown. For example, if a note event is selected, only notes 
with the same pitch are shown. If a controller event is selected, only 
controllers of the same type are shown.
Event Channels
Only events with the same...

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Start
Starting position of the event, displayed in the format selected for the ruler. 
Changing it has the same effect as moving the event.
NOTE
If you move the event past any other event in the list, the list is resorted. The 
list always shows the events in the order in which they are played back.
End
Allows you to view and edit the end position of a note event. Editing resites 
the note event.
Length
Displays the length of the note event. Changing this resizes the note...

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Value Display
The value display to the right of the event display is a tool for quick viewing and 
editing of multiple values, for example, velocities or controller amounts. The values 
are shown as horizontal bars, with the bar length corresponding to the value.
To show or hide the value display, click  Set up
  Window Layout  on the toolbar, 
and activate or deactivate  Value Display.
The value that is displayed for an event depends on the event type. The...

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• To change the event type that you want to draw, select it from the Insert 
Event Type pop-up menu.
• To draw an event, click in the event display. 
The note event gets the length that is set on the Length Quantize pop-up 
menu. Notes get the insert velocity value set in the Insert Velocity field on the 
toolbar.
• To draw longer note events, click and drag in the event display.
The length of the event is a multiple of the Length Quantize value. If Length...

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• To set the values of all selected events to the same value, press 
[Ctrl]/[Command] and edit the value for one event.
• For SysEx events, you can only edit the Start position in the list. However, 
when you click the Comment column, the MIDI SysEx Editor opens, in which 
you can perform detailed editing of system exclusive events.
NOTE
When you trim the beginning of a note in the List Editor, the note may move to a 
different position in the list, since other...