Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

Editing tempo and signature
Tempo Detection (Cubase Pro only)
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The Tempo Detection Panel
The Tempo Detection Panel contains the functions for analyzing the tempo of an 
audio event or MIDI part. It is opened via the Project menu.
In the top section of the panel, the name of the selected event or part is shown. 
Below the name, the Analyze button is located. Click this button to start the tempo 
detection.
The middle section contains several functions for correcting and fine-tuning the 
detected tempo...

Editing tempo and signature
Tempo Detection (Cubase Pro only)
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Detecting the basic tempo of an audio event/MIDI part
PROCEDURE
1. In the Project window, select the audio event/MIDI part that you want to analyze.
2. On the Project menu, select “Tempo Detection…”.
The Tempo Detection Panel opens.
3. Click the Analyze button.
RESULT 
• A rough tempo map based on the beat analysis is created for the selected 
audio clip.
• A tempo and a signature track are added to the project.
• The project will get a...

Editing tempo and signature
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The detected tempo has jumps and spikes although it should be steady
If you get the message that the algorithm has detected irregular tempo changes, 
even though you know that the material has a more or less steady tempo, you can 
use the “Smooth Tempo” function.
• To retrigger the tempo analysis based on the assumption that the material has 
a steady tempo, click the “Smooth Tempo” button.
Irregular spikes or tempo changes are removed...

Editing tempo and signature
Tempo Detection (Cubase Pro only)
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The beginning of the tempo curve needs to be corrected
When you edit a tempo event, the tempo curve by default is reanalyzed from the 
point of editing towards the right. However, if the detection did not produce proper 
results at the beginning of the event or part, you can change the direction in which 
the algorithm works.
PROCEDURE
1. At the bottom of the Tempo Detection Panel, activate the left arrow button to 
change the direction of...

Editing tempo and signature
Adjusting the audio to the project tempo
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Adjusting the audio to the project tempo
If you want freely recorded audio to follow a fixed tempo or a different project tempo, 
you can use the Set Definition From Tempo dialog to save the tempo information 
from the tempo track in the corresponding audio clips.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the audio events that you want to have follow the project tempo.
For example, this could be the individual tracks in a multi-track drum session.
2. On...

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Project Browser (Cubase Pro 
only)
Window Overview
The Project Browser window provides a list based representation of the project. 
This allows you to view and edit all events on all tracks by using regular value editing 
in a list.
1) Project Structure list
2) Time Format pop-up menu
3) Add pop-up menu and Add button
4) Filter pop-up menu
5) Event display 

Project Browser (Cubase Pro only)
Window Overview
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Opening the Project Browser
You open the Project Browser by selecting “Browser” from the Project menu. The 
Browser window can be open while you are working in other windows; any changes 
made in the Project window or an editor are immediately reflected in the Project 
Browser and vice versa.
Navigating in the Browser
You use the Project Browser much like you use the Windows Explorer/Mac OS 
Finder for browsing folders on your hard disk.
• Click on an...

Project Browser (Cubase Pro only)
Editing tracks
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• To select a display format for all position and length values, use the Time 
Format pop-up menu.
• You can sort events in the display by columns, by clicking the column heading.
For example, if you want to sort events by their start positions, click that 
column heading. An arrow appears in the column heading, indicating that 
events are sorted by that column. The direction of the arrow indicates whether 
the events are sorted in ascending or...

Project Browser (Cubase Pro only)
Editing tracks
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The following parameters are available for the different items:
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The list columns for audio events
Name
Allows 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.
File
The name of the audio file referenced by the event’s audio clip.
Start
The start position of the event. If the event belongs to an audio part, you 
cannot move...

Project Browser (Cubase Pro only)
Editing tracks
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Mute
Click in this column to mute or unmute the event.
Image
Displays a waveform image of the event inside a gray box corresponding to 
the clip. The image is scaled according to the width of the column.
The list columns for audio parts
Name
The name of the part. Double-clicking on the part symbol to the left of it opens 
the part in the Audio Part Editor.
Start
The start position of the part. Editing this value is the same as moving the part 
in the...