Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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To adjust the levels and colors, activate the channel meter or master meter option
and proceed as follows:
• To specify the level for a color change, double-click a handle to the right of
the meter scale and enter the level (dB) value. Note that for dB values less
than 0, you must add a minus sign before the entered number. You can also
click a handle and drag it to a specific level. Press [Shift] for more accurate
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Preferences
Record
1075
To adjust the levels and colors, activate the channel meter or master meter option
and proceed as follows:
• To specify the level for a color change, double-click a handle to the right of
the meter scale and enter the level (dB) value. Note that for dB values less
than 0, you must add a minus sign before the entered number. You can also
click a handle and drag it to a specific level. Press [Shift] for more accurate
positioning. Alternatively, you can nudge with the Arrow...")
Preferences MIDI 1071 Export as Type 0 If this is activated, the MIDI file will be of Type 0 (all data on a single track, but on different MIDI channels). If you do not check this option, the MIDI file will be of Type 1 (data on separate tracks). Which type to choose depends on what you want to do with the MIDI file (in which application or sequencer it is to be used). Export Resolution You can specify a MIDI resolution between 24 and 960 for the MIDI file. The resolution is the number of pulses, or ticks, per quarter note (PPQ) and determines the precision with which you will be able to view and edit the MIDI data. The higher the resolution, the higher the precision. The resolution should be chosen depending on the application or sequencer with which the MIDI file will be used though, because certain applications and sequencers may not be able to handle certain resolutions. Export Locator Range If this is activated, only the range between the left and right locator will be exported. Export includes Delay If this is activated, any delay settings you have made in the Inspector will be included in the MIDI file. NOTE To include other Inspector settings, you must convert the settings to real MIDI events and properties by using the Merge MIDI in Loop function for each track. NOTE Exported MIDI files include the tempo and time signature events of the Tempo Track Editor or, if the tempo track is deactivated, the current tempo and time signature. Import Options These options allow you to specify what data is included in imported MIDI files. Extract First Patch If this is activated, the first Program Change and Bank Select events for each track are converted to Inspector settings for the track. Extract First Volume/Pan If this is activated, the first MIDI Volume and Pan events for each track are converted to Inspector settings for the track.
Preferences MIDI 1072 Import Controller as Automation Tracks If this is activated, MIDI controller events in the MIDI file will be converted to automation data for the MIDI tracks. If this is deactivated, controller data for the MIDI parts will be imported. Import to Left Locator If this is activated, the imported MIDI file will be placed so that it starts at the position of the left locator - otherwise it will start at the beginning of the project. Note that if you choose to have a new project created automatically, the MIDI file will always start at the beginning of the project. Import Markers If this is activated, Standard MIDI File Markers in the file will be imported and converted to Cubase markers. Import dropped File as single Part If this is activated and you drag and drop a MIDI file into the project, the whole file will be placed on a single track. Ignore Master Track Events on Merge If this is activated and you import a MIDI file into the current project, tempo t r a c k d a t a i n t h e M I D I f i l e i s i g n o r e d . T h e i m p o r t e d M I D I f i l e w i l l p l a y a c c o r d i n g to the current Tempo track in the project. If this option is deactivated, the Tempo Track Editor will be adjusted according to the tempo information in the MIDI file. Auto Dissolve Format 0 If this is activated and you import a MIDI file of type 0 into the project, the file will automatically be “dissolved”: For each embedded MIDI channel in the file, a separate track will be inserted in the Project window. If this is deactivated, only one MIDI track will be created. This track will be set to MIDI Channel “Any”, allowing all MIDI events to play back on their original channels. You can also use the “Dissolve Part” function on the MIDI menu to distribute the events onto different tracks (or lanes) with different MIDI Channels at a later stage. Destination This allows you to specify what happens when you drag a MIDI file into the project: •Select MIDI Tracks to create MIDI tracks for the imported file. •Select Instrument Tracks to create instrument tracks for each MIDI channel in the MIDI file and let the program automatically load appropriate presets. •Select HALion Sonic SE multi-timbral to create several MIDI tracks, each routed to a separate instance of HALion Sonic SE in the VST Instruments window and load the appropriate presets.
Preferences MediaBay 1073 Import Karaoke Lyrics as Text Activate this to convert karaoke lyrics in the MIDI file to text that can be displayed in the Score Editor. If this is deactivated, lyrics are only shown in the List Editor. MIDI - MIDI Filter This page allows you to prevent certain MIDI messages from being recorded and/or echoed by the MIDI Thru function (thruput). The page is divided into four sections: Record Activating any of these options prevents the corresponding type of MIDI message from being recorded. It will, however, be thruput, and if already recorded, it will play back normally. Thru Activate any of these options to prevent the corresponding type of MIDI message from being thruput. It will, however, be recorded and played back normally. Channels If you activate a Channel button, no MIDI messages on that MIDI Channel will be recorded or thruput. Already recorded messages will however be played back normally. Controller Allows you to prevent certain MIDI controller types from being recorded or thruput. To filter out a controller type, select it from the list at the top of the section and click “Add”. It will appear in the list below. To remove a controller type from the list (allow it to be recorded and thruput), select it in the lower list and click “Remove”. MediaBay Scan unknown File Types Activate this to open and scan any file in the search location and ignore files that cannot be recognized. Maximum Items in Results List This allows you to specify the maximum number of files that are displayed in the Results list. This helps you to avoid unmanageably long lists of files in the Results list.
Preferences Metering 1074 Allow Editing in Results List Activate this to edit attributes also in the Results list. Otherwise, editing can only be done in the Attribute Inspector. Show File Extensions in Results List Activate this to display file name extensions in the Results list. Scan Folders only when MediaBay is open Activate this to scan Cubase for media files when the MediaBay window is open. Otherwise, the folders are scanned in the background even when the MediaBay window is closed. NOTE During playing back or recording no folder scans are performed. Metering Map Input Bus Metering to Audio Track (in Direct Monitoring) This allows you to map the input bus metering to monitor-enabled audio tracks, giving you the opportunity to watch the input levels of your audio tracks when working in the Project window. For this to work, activate Direct Monitoring in the Device Setup dialog. • If this option is activated, audio tracks show the metering signal from the input bus to which they are routed as soon as the track is monitor-enabled. Note that the tracks are mirroring the input bus signal, that is, you will see the same signal in both places. When using mapped metering, any functions, such as trimming, that you apply to the audio track are not reflected in its meters. • If this option is not activated, metering works as usual. Meters’ Peak Hold Time This allows you to specify for how long the peak levels are held in the meters. For this to work, deactivate Meters - Hold Forever in the MixConsole. Meters’ Fallback This allows you to specify how quickly the meters in the MixConsole return to lower values after signal peaks. Metering - Appearance On this page you can assign colors to level meter values to quickly identify what levels are reached. You can adjust the colors for the channel meter or the master meter. For the master meter you can only make changes for the Digital Scale scaling mode. Changes take effect when you click Apply or OK.
Preferences Record 1075 To adjust the levels and colors, activate the channel meter or master meter option and proceed as follows: • To specify the level for a color change, double-click a handle to the right of the meter scale and enter the level (dB) value. Note that for dB values less than 0, you must add a minus sign before the entered number. You can also click a handle and drag it to a specific level. Press [Shift] for more accurate positioning. Alternatively, you can nudge with the Arrow Up/Down keys. Press [Shift] for faster positioning. • To assign a color, click the upper or lower part of a handle so that a black frame is shown, and use the color selector pane to select a color. Selecting the same color for the upper and lower part of the handle results in a meter that changes its colors gradually, while different colors indicate level changes even more precisely. • To add more color handles, click the Add button, or [Alt]/[Option]-click at a level position to the right of the meter scale. Each new handle is automatically associated with a default color. • To remove a handle, select the handle and click the Remove button, or [Ctrl]/[Command]-click the handle. Record This page contains settings related to audio and MIDI recording. Select one of the available entries. Record - Audio Audio Pre-Record Seconds This allows you to specify for how many seconds any incoming audio you play is captured in buffer memory during playback or in stop mode. When Recording Wave Files larger than 4GB This allows you to specify what happens if you record Wave files that are larger than 4 GB. • To split the Wave file, activate Split Files. Use this, if you work on a FAT32 file system that supports only file sizes up to 4 GB. • To save the Wave file as RF64 file, activate Use RF64 Format. RF64 files use the .wav extension. However, they can only be opened with an application that supports the RF64 standard.
Preferences Record 1076 Create Audio Images During Record If this option is activated, Cubase calculates the waveform image and displays it during the actual recording process. NOTE This realtime calculation uses some extra processing power. Record - Audio - Broadcast Wave This page allows you to specify the Description, Author, and Reference text strings that are embedded in recorded Broadcast Wave files. The settings you make here also appear as default strings in the Broadcast Wave Chunk dialog when you export files to certain formats (not only Broadcast Wave files can contain embedded information, but also Wave, Wave 64, and AIFF files). Record - MIDI Record-Enable allows MIDI Thru Activate this option if you do not want record-enabled MIDI or instrument tracks to echo incoming MIDI data. This prevents hearing doubled notes on record-enabled tracks to which a VST instrument is assigned. Snap MIDI Parts to Bars Activate this to lengthen recorded MIDI parts automatically to start and end at whole bar positions. If you are working in a Bars+Beats-based context, this can make editing (Moving, Duplicating, Repeating, etc.) easier. Solo Record in MIDI Editors Activate this to automatically Record Enable a track when you open a part for editing in a MIDI editor. For all other MIDI tracks Record Enable is deactivated until you close the editor again. This makes it easier to record MIDI data when you edit a part – you will always be sure the recorded data ends up in the edited part and not on any other track. MIDI Record Catch Range in ms When you record starting at the left locator, this setting helps you make sure that the very start of the recording is included. If you raise the Record Catch Range, Cubase will catch the events played just before the recording start point, eliminating this problem. Retrospective Record When this is activated, the program captures MIDI input in buffer memory, even when not recording. The contents of the buffer memory can then be retrieved and turned into a MIDI part on a record enabled MIDI track. This therefore allows you to capture any MIDI notes you play in stop mode or during playback and later turn them into a recorded MIDI part.
Preferences Scores (Cubase Pro only) 1077 Use the “Retrospective Record Buffer Size” setting to determine how much MIDI data can be captured in the buffer. ASIO Latency Compensation Active by Default This determines the initial state of the “ASIO Latency Compensation” button in the track list for MIDI or instrument tracks. If you record live on a VST instrument, you usually compensate the latency of your audio card by playing too early. In consequence, the timestamps are recorded too early. By activating this option, all recorded events are moved by the current latency, and playback sounds like during the recording situation. Replace Recording in Editors This affects the result of recording in a MIDI editor when Replace Mode is selected (Linear Record Mode on the Transport panel): •None Nothing is replaced, even though Replace Mode is selected. •Controller Only controller data is replaced, not notes. •All Replace mode works as usual - notes and controllers are replaced when recording. Scores (Cubase Pro only) This page allows you to make settings for the Score Editor. Please select one of the available entries. Scores - Colors for Additional Meanings Here, you can specify different colors to identify non-standard elements in the score. • Click in the Active column to activate this function for the respective element. • Click in the color field to the right to specify the desired color. Scores - Editing Display Object Selection tool after Inserting Symbol When this is activated, as soon as you add a symbol, the program switches back to the Object Selection tool. When this is deactivated, the Draw tool remains active after inserting a symbol.
Preferences Scores (Cubase Pro only) 1078 Double-Click Symbol to get Draw tool When this is activated, you need to double-click with the Object Selection tool in a Palette to activate the Draw tool. When this is deactivated, a single click is enough to bring out the Pencil. Keep Crescendo Symbols “Horizontal” When this is activated, crescendo symbols are never “slanted”. Keep moved Notes within Key When this is activated, and you move notes vertically (to transpose them), you will be restricted to pitches within the current key. Tied Notes selected as Single Units When this is activated, and you click on either note in a tied note pair, both notes will be selected. Global Staff Spacings with [Alt-Gr + Ctrl] (Win)/[Option]-[Command] (Mac) When this is activated, pressing [Alt-Gr + Ctrl] (Win) or [Option]-[Command] (Mac) and adjusting the spacing of staves applies the spacing to all staves on the current page and on all the following pages. When this is deactivated, the spacing is only applied to the current page. Auto Layout: Don’t hide first staff This option affects the Auto Layout functions “Hide Empty Staves” and “Optimize All”. When “Don’t hide first staff” is activated, staves in the very first grand staff will not be hidden, even if they are empty. Show Braces in Edit Mode Normally, braces are only shown in Page Mode. With this option activated they will also be visible in Edit Mode. “Apply” closes Property Windows Normally, when you open a Property window or any non-modal score dialog (e. g. Set Note Info or Score Settings), you can adjust the settings and click Apply to apply the changes without closing the window. When this option is activated, clicking Apply closes the window. Show Position Cursor When this is activated the Project cursor position is shown as a vertical line in the score. You can click and drag the line to move the cursor or hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and click anywhere in the score to move the cursor directly there. Show pitch when inserting notes If this is activated the pitch of inserted notes is indicated. Show Note Info by the Mouse When this is activated and you insert or drag a note in the score, a tooltip will appear below the pointer, showing the current pitch and position. If you feel screen redraws are too slow, you may want to turn this feature off.
Preferences Scores (Cubase Pro only) 1079 Snap Slurs when dragging When this is activated, the endpoints of slurs will snap to notes when you draw or move them. Unlock Layout when editing single parts If there are more than one part on a track, and you open score edit for one of these parts, the other parts are displayed as “empty space” to preserve the layout. If this option is activated, this empty space is avoided, so you can print this single part without endless rests. NOTE Note that this option will erase the layout for the whole track! The next time you open the entire track, the previous layout will be overwritten with the layout settings you made for the single edited part. Double-click on staff flips between full score/part When this option is activated, double-clicking on a staff will switch between display of either the whole track or the current part. NOTE Note that in this case, the Score Settings dialog will only open if you select the “Settings...” option on the Scores menu. Layout Tool Compatibility Mode The behavior of the Layout tool was different in older versions of Cubase. Activate this option if you have an old project in which the Layout tool was used to ensure that the project is displayed as expected. Hide Notes beyond limits When this option is activated, any notes outside the Note Limits range set in the Score Settings dialog (Staff page - Options tab) will be hidden. Default Number of Bars per Staff This is used in two cases: • In Edit Mode to set how many bars are shown across the page. • In Page Mode to decide how many bars there are shown across the page in a new layout. NOTE When using the Auto Layout function, you will be asked for the maximum number of bars across the page, overriding this setting.
Preferences Transport 1080 Scores - Note Layer If you are moving and editing notes, you might accidentally move other objects nearby. To avoid this, you can assign different types of objects to different Note Layers (up to three) and instruct Cubase to lock one or two of these layers, making them unmovable. This page is where you specify to which layer each object type belongs. The actual locking of layers is done on the extended toolbar of the Score Editor. Transport This page contains options related to playback, recording and positioning. Playback Toggle triggers Local Preview When this option is activated, you can use the [Space bar] on your keyboard to start/stop “local” playback of the selected file in the Sample Editor or the Pool. When the Sample Editor is not open or when there is no audio file selected in the Pool, the [Space bar] still toggles the “global” project playback. If this option is deactivated, the [Space bar] is used to start/stop playback of the project. Zoom while Locating in Time Scale If this option is activated, you can zoom in or out by clicking in the Ruler and dragging down or up. Cursor Width Adjusts the width of the Project Cursor line. Return to Start Position on Stop If this option is activated and you stop playback, the project cursor automatically returns to the position where recording or playback last started. If this option is deactivated and you stop playback, the project cursor remains at the position where you stop playback. If you click Stop again, the project cursor returns to the position where recording or playback last started. Deactivate Punch In on Stop If this is activated, Punch In on the Transport panel is automatically deactivated whenever you enter Stop mode.