Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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Track Handling
Renaming Tracks
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Renaming Tracks
PROCEDURE
1. Double-click the track name and type in a new name for the track.
2. Press [Return].
If you want all events on the track to get the same name, hold down any modifier key
and press [Return].
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK
If the Parts Get Track Names option (File > Preferences > Editing) is activated,
and you move an event from one track to another, the moved event will automatically
be named according to its new track.
Coloring Tracks
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Track Handling
Renaming Tracks
136
Renaming Tracks
PROCEDURE
1. Double-click the track name and type in a new name for the track.
2. Press [Return].
If you want all events on the track to get the same name, hold down any modifier key
and press [Return].
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK
If the Parts Get Track Names option (File > Preferences > Editing) is activated,
and you move an event from one track to another, the moved event will automatically
be named according to its new track.
Coloring Tracks
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Track Handling Duplicating Tracks 141 The following applies: • When this option is deactivated and no event/part is selected in the Project window, the up/down arrow keys on the computer keyboard are used to step through the tracks in the track list. • When this option is deactivated and an event/part is selected in the Project window, the up/down arrow keys still step through the tracks in the track list – but on the currently selected track, the first event/part will automatically be selected as well. • When this option is activated, the up/down arrow keys are only used to change the track selection – the current event/part selection in the Project window will not be altered. Duplicating Tracks You can duplicate a track with all contents and channel settings. PROCEDURE •Select Project > Duplicate Tracks. RESULT The duplicated track appears below the original track. Disabling Audio Tracks You can disable audio tracks that you do not want to play back or process at the moment. Disabling a track zeroes its output volume and shuts down all disk activity and processing for the track. PROCEDURE • Right-click in the track list and select Disable Track from the context menu. RESULT The track color changes and the corresponding channel in the MixConsole is hidden. To enable a disabled track and restore all channel settings, right-click in the track list and select Enable Track.
Track Handling Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks 142 Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks You can organize your tracks in folders by moving tracks into folder tracks. This allows you to perform editing on several tracks as one entity. Folder tracks can contain any type of track including other folder tracks. • To create a folder track, open the Project menu and in the Add Track submenu select Folder. • To create new folder track and move all selected tracks into it, open the Project menu and from the Track folding submenu select Move Selected Tracks To New Folder. • To move tracks into a folder, select them and drag them into the folder track. • To remove tracks from a folder, select them and drag them out of the folder. • To hide/show tracks in a folder, click the Expand/Collapse Folder button of the folder track. • To hide/show data on a folder track, open the context menu for the folder track and select an option from the Show Data on Folder Tracks submenu. • To mute/solo all tracks in a folder track, click the Mute or Solo button for the folder track. NOTE Hidden tracks are played back as usual. Moving Tracks to Folder Tracks You can move your tracks to folder tracks to organize them and to perform editing on several tracks as one entity. You can move any type of track including other folder tracks to folder tracks. PROCEDURE •Select Project > Track Folding > Move Selected Tracks to New Folder. RESULT This creates a new folder and moves all selected tracks into it. NOTE You can also drag and drop tracks into or out of a folder track. RELATED LINKS Folder Tracks on page 114 Folder Track Controls on page 115
Track Handling Handling Overlapping Audio 143 Handling Overlapping Audio The basic rule for audio tracks is that each track can only play back a single audio event at a time. If two or more events overlap, you will only hear one of them: the one that is actually visible (e. g. the last lap of a cycle recording). If you have a track with overlapping (stacked) events/regions, use one of the following methods to select the event/region that is played back: • Open the context menu for the audio event in the event display and select the desired event or region from the To Front or Set to Region submenu. The available options depend on whether you performed a linear or a cycle recording and the record mode you used. When recording audio in cycle mode, the recorded event is divided in regions, one for each take. • Use the handle in the middle of a stacked event and select an entry from the pop-up menu that appears. RELATED LINKS Working with Lanes on page 145 Track Folding You can show, hide, or invert tracks that are displayed in the Project window event display. This allows you to divide the project into several parts by creating several folder tracks for the different project elements and showing/hiding their contents by selecting a menu function or using a key command. You can also fold in automation tracks this way. • To open the Track Folding menu, select Project > Track Folding. The following options are available: Toggle Selected Track Reverses the fold state of the selected track. Fold Tracks Folds in all open folder tracks in the Project window. NOTE The behavior of this function depends on the Deep Track Folding setting in the Preferences dialog.
Track Handling How Events are Displayed on Folder Tracks 144 Unfold Tracks Unfolds all folder tracks in the Project window. NOTE The behavior of this function depends on the Deep Track Folding setting in the Preferences dialog. Flip Fold States Flips the fold states of the tracks in the Project window. This means that all tracks that were folded in will be unfolded and all unfolded tracks will be folded in, respectively. Move Selected Tracks to New Folder Moves all selected tracks to the folder track. This menu option is available, if at least one folder track is available. NOTE You can assign key commands for these menu options in the Key Commands dialog in the Project category. The following option also affects the track folding behavior: Deep Track Folding To activate this option, select File > Preferences > Editing > Project & MixConsole. If this option is activated, any folding settings that you make on the Track Folding submenu of the Project menu also affect the subelements of the tracks. For example, if you fold in a folder track that contains 10 audio tracks, of which 5 have several open automation tracks, all these audio tracks within the folder track will also be folded in. How Events are Displayed on Folder Tracks Closed folder tracks can display data of the contained audio, MIDI, and instrument tracks as data blocks or as events. When you close folder tracks, the contents of the contained tracks are displayed as data blocks or events. Depending on the folder track height, the display of the events can be more or less detailed.
Track Handling Modifying Event Display on Folder Tracks 145 Modifying Event Display on Folder Tracks You can modify the event display on folder tracks. PROCEDURE 1. Right-click the folder track. 2. On the context menu, select Show Data on Folder Tracks. You have the following options: •Always Show Data If this option is activated, data blocks or event details are always displayed. •Never Show Data If this option is activated, nothing is displayed. •Hide Data When Expanded If this option is activated, the display of events is hidden when you open folder tracks. •Show Event Details If this option is activated, event details are displayed. If deactivated, data blocks are displayed. NOTE To change these settings, select File > Preferences > Event Display > Folders. RELATED LINKS Event Display - Folders on page 1065 Working with Lanes The descriptions in the following paragraphs focus on cycle recordings with takes. However, you can also apply lane operations and comping methods on overlapping events or parts that you assemble on one track. If you perform a cycle recording in the Keep History or Cycle History + Replace modes (audio) or in the Stacked or Mix-Stacked modes (MIDI), the recorded cycle laps are shown on the track with the last recorded take active and on top. The Show Lanes mode gives you a good overview of all your takes. If you activate the Show Lanes button, the recorded takes are shown on separate lanes. Show Lanes button
Track Handling Working with Lanes 146 Lanes are handled differently, depending on whether you work with audio or MIDI: Audio As each audio track can only play back one single audio event at a time, you only hear the take that is activated for playback, for example, the last lap of a cycle recording. MIDI Overlapping MIDI takes (parts) can be played back simultaneously. If you recorded in Mix-Stacked mode, you hear all takes from all cycle laps. Lanes can be reordered, sized, and zoomed like regular tracks. To solo a lane, you can activate the Solo button for it. This allows you to hear the lane in the project context. If you want to hear the take without the project context, you also have to activate the main track’s Solo button. Assembling a Perfect Take You can play back, cut, and activate takes to combine the best parts of your recording in a final take. PROCEDURE 1. Select the Comp tool or the Object Selection tool. 2. Bring a take to front to select it for playback, and listen to it. 3. Audition different takes to compare them in more detail. 4. If necessary, cut your takes into smaller sections, create new ranges, and bring them to front. 5. Proceed until you are satisfied with the result. AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK After assembling your perfect take, you can improve your take. • To automatically resolve overlaps and remove empty lanes, right-click the track and select Clean Up Lanes. For audio, proceed as follows: • Apply auto fades and crossfades to the comped takes. • To put all takes on a single lane, and remove all takes in the background, select all takes and select Audio > Advanced > Delete Overlaps. • To create a new and continuous event of all selected takes, select Audio > Bounce Selection. For MIDI, proceed as follows: • Open your takes in a MIDI editor to perform fine adjustments like removing or editing notes.
Track Handling Working with Lanes 147 • To create a new and continuous part of all selected takes that is placed on a single lane, select all takes and select MIDI > Bounce MIDI. • To create a new part and place it on a new track, select MIDI > Merge MIDI in Loop. Finally, clean up the lanes as follows: • Right-click a track and select Create Tracks from Lanes. The lane is converted into a new track. Assembling Operations Unless it is clearly stated, all operations can be performed in the Project window and in the Audio Part Editor. Snap is taken into account, and all operations can be undone. To assemble a perfect take, you can use the Comp tool, the Object Selection tool, or the Range Selection tool. • The Comp tool modifies all takes on all lanes simultaneously. This is useful if the recorded takes have the same start and end positions. • The Object Selection tool and the Range Selection tool affect single takes on individual lanes. If this is not what you want, you can either perform your edits on the main track or use the Comp tool. NOTE If you assemble stacked events on an audio track, select File > Preferences > Editing > Audio, and deactivate Treat Muted Audio Events like Deleted. The following operations can be performed: Operation Comp tool Object Selection/Range Selection tool Select Hold down [Shift] and click on a take.Click on a take. Bring to front (Project window only)Click on a take. Click twice to toggle.Position the mouse pointer over the middle of the lower border of a take until it changes to a Comp symbol, and click. Click twice to toggle. For MIDI this mutes/unmutes a take.
Track Handling Working with Lanes 148 RELATED LINKS Splitting Events on page 184 Comp (create a new range and bring it to front, Project window only)Click and drag on a lane. All takes are cut at the range start and end. If the audio takes are adjacent without gaps or fades and the material itself matches, the takes are merged within the range.- Audition Press [Ctrl]/[Command] to activate the Speaker tool and click at the position where you want playback to start.See left. Move Click and drag on the main track.Click and drag on any lane. Resize Drag the resize handles. All takes with the same start and end positions are affected. Resizing is constrained to the end or start of the adjacent takes. This ensures that you do not create overlaps accidentally.Drag the resize handles. Correct timing (Slip Event)Select a take, hold down [Alt]/[Option]-[Shift] (the tool modifier for Slip Event) and drag with the mouse.See left. Cut [Alt]/[Option]-click on a take. If you cut a MIDI part and the cut position intersects one or several MIDI notes, the result depends on the Split MIDI Events option (File > Preferences > Editing > MIDI).See left. Adjust cuts Position the mouse pointer over a cut and drag to the left or to the right.See left. Glueing cuts Bring a new range to front. Select a range spanning all the cuts that you want to glue, and double-click. Operation Comp tool Object Selection/Range Selection tool
Track Handling Defining the Track Time Base149 Defining the Track Time Base The time base of a track determines if the events on a track are positioned to bars and beats (musical time base) or to the timeline (linear time base). Changing the playback tempo affects only the time position of events on tracks with a musical time base. PROCEDURE • In the track list, click Toggle Timebase to change the time base. R ESULT Musical time base is indicated by a note sy mbol, linear time base is indicated by a clock symbol. Musical track time base Time linear track time base NOTE Switching between linear and musical time base results in a very small loss of positioning precision. Therefore you should avoid switching repeatedly between the two modes. RELATED LINKS Editing tempo and signature on page 900
Track Handling TrackVersions 150 Defining the Default Track Time Base (Cubase Pro only) You can specify the default track time type for new tracks (audio, group/FX, MIDI, and marker tracks). PROCEDURE •Select File > Preferences > Editing and from the Default Track Time Type pop-up menu, select a default track time type. RESULT If you selected Follow Transport Main Display, the primary time format setting on the Transport panel is used. When this is set to Bars+Beats, tracks with musical time base are added. When this is set to any of the other options (Seconds, Timecode, Samples, etc.), all new tracks use linear time base. RELATED LINKS Default Track Time Type on page 1054 TrackVersions TrackVersions allow you to create and manage multiple versions of events and parts on the same track. TrackVersions are available for audio, MIDI, and instrument tracks. You can also have TrackVersions of the chord track, the signature track, and the tempo track. TrackVersions are useful for the following tasks: • Starting new recordings from scratch. • Comparing different takes and comps. • Managing takes that were recorded in a multi-track recording. NOTE TrackVersions are not available for automation tracks. TrackVersions are included in track archives and project backups. The TrackVersion key commands can be found in the TrackVersions category of the Key Commands dialog.