Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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Tracks Marker Track 121 Bypass Inserts Bypasses the inserts for the track. Bypass EQs Bypasses the equalizers for the track. Bypass Sends Bypasses the sends for the track. Channel Configuration Shows the channel configuration of the track. Marker Track You can use the marker track to add and edit markers that help you to locate certain positions quickly. • To add the marker track to your project, select Project > Add Track > Marker. Marker Track Inspector The marker track Inspector displays the marker list. The marker track Inspector contains the following settings: Track name Double-click to rename the track. Edit Opens the Channel Settings window for the track. Marker attributes Shows the markers, their IDs, and time positions. Click in the leftmost column for a marker to move the project cursor to the marker position. Marker Track Controls The track list for the marker track contains controls and parameters that allow you to edit the marker track.
Tracks Ruler Track 122 Track name Double-click to rename the track. Lock Disables all editing of all events on the track. Locate Allows you to move the project cursor to the selected marker position. Cycle Allows you to select a cycle marker. Zoom Allows you to zoom in a cycle marker. Add Marker Allows you to add a position marker at the project cursor position. Add Cycle Marker Allows you to add a cycle marker at the project cursor position. Toggle Time Base Switches between musical (tempo related) and linear (time related) time base for the track. Ruler Track You can use ruler tracks to show several rulers with different display formats for the timeline. This is completely independent from the main ruler, as well as rulers and position displays in other windows. • To add a ruler track to your project, select Project > Add Track > Ruler. Ruler Track Controls In the track list for ruler tracks you can change the display format for the ruler. Right-click the ruler to open the display format pop-up menu. The following display formats are available:
Tracks Signature Track 123 Bars+Beats Activates a display format of bars, beats, sixteenth notes, and ticks. By default there are 120 ticks per sixteenth note, but you can adjust this with the MIDI Display Resolution setting in the Preferences dialog (MIDI page). Seconds Activates a display format of hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds. Timecode Activates a display format of hours, minutes, seconds, and frames. The number of frames per second (fps) is set in the Project Setup dialog with the Frame Rate pop-up menu. You can also display subframes by activating Show Timecode Subframes in the Preferences dialog (Transport page). Samples Activates a display format of samples. fps (User) Activates a display format of hours, minutes, seconds, and frames, with a user-definable number of frames per second. You can also display subframes by activating Show Timecode Subframes (File > Preferences > Transport). On the Transport page, you can also set the frame rate. NOTE Ruler tracks are not affected by the display format setting in the Project Setup dialog. Signature Track You can use the signature track to add and edit signature events. The signature track’s background always shows bars. This is independent of the ruler display format setting. • To add the signature track to your project, select Project > Add Track > Signature.
Tracks Tempo Track 124 Signature Track Inspector The signature track Inspector displays a list of all time signature events. The signature track Inspector contains the following settings: Signatures list Shows a list of all signature events that allows you to edit signature events and their positions. Signature Track Controls The track list for the signature track contains controls and parameters that allow you to edit the signature track. The track list for signature tracks contains the following controls: Lock Disables all editing of all events on the track. Current Time Signature Allows you to change the time signature at the project cursor position. Open Process Bars Dialog Allows you to open the Process Bars dialog. Tempo Track You can use the tempo track to create tempo changes within a project. • To add a tempo track to your project, select Project > Add Track > Tempo.
Tracks Tempo Track 125 Tempo Track Inspector The tempo track Inspector displays a list of all tempo events. The tempo track Inspector contains the following settings: Edit Opens the Tempo Track Editor. Tempo event list Shows a list of all tempo events that allows you to edit tempo events and their positions. Tempo Track Controls The track list for the tempo track contains controls and parameters that allow you to edit the tempo track. The track list for tempo tracks contains the following controls: Activate Tempo Track Allows you to activate the tempo track. In this mode, the tempo cannot be changed on the Transport panel. Lock Disables all editing of all events on the track. Current Tempo Allows you to change the tempo at the project cursor position. Open Process Tempo Dialog Allows you to open the Process Tempo dialog. New Tempo Points Type Allows you to specify whether the tempo should change gradually (Ramp) or instantly (Jump) from the previous curve point to the new one. Visible Tempo Upper/Lower Limit Allows you to specify the display range. This changes the display scale of the tempo track, but not the tempo setting.
Tracks Transpose Track 126 Transpose Track You can use the transpose track to set global key changes. • To add the transpose track to your project, select Project > Add Track > Transpose. Transpose Track Inspector The transpose track Inspector contains a number of parameters to control the transpose track. The transpose track Inspector contains the following settings: Keep Transpose in Octave Range Allows you to keep the transposition in the octave range and ensures that nothing is transposed by more than seven semitones. Toggle Time Base Switches between musical (tempo related) and linear (time related) time base for the track. Transpose Track Inspector sections Apart from the basic track settings that are always shown, the transpose track provides other Inspector sections. These are described in the following sections. Notepad Section Allows you to enter notes about the track.
Tracks VCA Fader Track (Cubase Pro only) 127 Transpose Track Controls The track list for the transpose track contains parameters that allow you to control the transpose track. The track list for the transpose track contains the following settings: Mute Transpose Events Mutes the track. Keep Transpose in Octave Range Allows you to keep the transposition in the octave range and ensures that nothing is transposed by more than seven semitones. Toggle Time Base Switches between musical (tempo related) and linear (time related) time base for the track. Lock Disables all editing of all events on the track. VCA Fader Track (Cubase Pro only) You can use a VCA fader track to add VCA faders to your project. • To add a VCA fader track to your project, select Project > Add Track > VCA Fader. RELATED LINKS VCA Faders (Cubase Pro only) on page 308 VCA Fader Automation on page 313 Automation on page 576 VCA Fader Track Inspector The Inspector for VCA fader tracks shows the settings for the VCA faders. The Inspector contains the following basic track settings: Mute Mutes the track.
Tracks VCA Fader Track (Cubase Pro only) 128 Solo Solos the track. Read Automation Allows you to read track automation. Write Automation Allows you to write track automation. Toggle Time Base Switches between musical (tempo related) and linear (time related) time base for the track. Lock Disables all editing of all events on the track. Volume Allows you to adjust the level for the track. Fader Section Shows a duplicate of the corresponding MixConsole channel. Notepad Section Allows you to enter notes about the track.
Tracks VCA Fader Track (Cubase Pro only) 129 Quick Controls Section Allows you to configure quick controls to use remote devices, for example. VCA Fader Track Controls The track list for VCA fader tracks contains controls and parameters that allow you to edit the settings for the VCA fader. The track list for VCA fader tracks contains the following controls: Mute Mutes the track. Solo Solos the track. Edit Opens the Channel Settings window for the track. Channel Configuration Shows the channel configuration of the track. Read Automation Allows you to read track automation. Write Automation Allows you to write track automation. Automation parameter Allows you to select a parameter for automation. Mute Automation Deactivates the automation read function for the selected parameter. Lock Disables all editing of all events on the track. Toggle Time Base Switches between musical (tempo related) and linear (time related) time base for the track.
Tracks Video Track 130 Video Track You can use the video track to play back video events. Video files are displayed as events/clips on the video track, with thumbnails representing the frames in the film. • To add a video track to your project, select Project > Add Track > Video. Video Track Inspector The video track Inspector contains a number of parameters to control the video track. The video track Inspector contains the following settings: Reveal Video Window Opens the Video Player window. Mute Video Track Mutes the track. Show Frame Numbers Allows you to show each thumbnail with the corresponding video frame number. Show Thumbnails Allows you to activate/deactivate the thumbnails of a video track. Lock Disables all editing of all events on the track. Video Track Inspector Section Apart from the basic track settings that are always shown, the video track provides an other Inspector section. This is described in the following section. Notepad Section Allows you to enter notes about the track.