Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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Transpose Functions
Transposing your music
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3. To create another transpose event, click with the Draw tool on the first
transpose event.
By default, the transpose value of new transpose events is set to 0.
You can add more transpose events by clicking with the Draw tool.
4. Click in the transpose value field and enter the transpose value for the
transpose event.
You can enter the desired value with the computer keyboard, use the mouse wheel
or [Alt]/[Option]-click on the transpose value to open a...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/98229/w64_d_1507296127-steinberg-cubase-8-manual_d-275.png "Page 276
Transpose Functions
Transposing your music
276
3. To create another transpose event, click with the Draw tool on the first
transpose event.
By default, the transpose value of new transpose events is set to 0.
You can add more transpose events by clicking with the Draw tool.
4. Click in the transpose value field and enter the transpose value for the
transpose event.
You can enter the desired value with the computer keyboard, use the mouse wheel
or [Alt]/[Option]-click on the transpose value to open a...")
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Markers
Markers Window
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Markers Window
In the Markers window you can view and edit markers. The markers on the marker
track are displayed in the marker list in the order in which they occur in the project.
To open the Markers window, you have the following possibilities:
•Select Project > Markers.
• On the Transport panel in the marker section, click Show.
• Use a key command (by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[M]).
1)Locate arrow
Indicates which marker is at the project cursor position.
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Markers
Markers Window
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Markers Window
In the Markers window you can view and edit markers. The markers on the marker
track are displayed in the marker list in the order in which they occur in the project.
To open the Markers window, you have the following possibilities:
•Select Project > Markers.
• On the Transport panel in the marker section, click Show.
• Use a key command (by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[M]).
1)Locate arrow
Indicates which marker is at the project cursor position.
2)Functions menu...")
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Markers
Markers Window
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Editing in the Markers Window
In the Markers window you can select, edit, add, move, and remove markers.
• To select a marker, click on it.
• To edit a selected marker, click on it.
Select multiple markers by [Shift] or [Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking them.
• To add a position marker at the cursor position, select Functions > Insert
Marker.
A position marker is added at the current project cursor position on the marker
track.
• To add a cycle marker at the cursor position, select...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/98229/w64_d_1507296127-steinberg-cubase-8-manual_d-283.png "Page 284
Markers
Markers Window
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Editing in the Markers Window
In the Markers window you can select, edit, add, move, and remove markers.
• To select a marker, click on it.
• To edit a selected marker, click on it.
Select multiple markers by [Shift] or [Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking them.
• To add a position marker at the cursor position, select Functions > Insert
Marker.
A position marker is added at the current project cursor position on the marker
track.
• To add a cycle marker at the cursor position, select...")
281 Markers Markers are used to locate certain positions quickly. There are two types of markers: position markers and cycle markers. If you often find yourself jumping to a specific position within a project, you should insert a marker at this position. You can also use markers to make range selections or for zooming. Markers are located on the marker track. Position Markers Position markers allow you to save a specific position. Position markers on the marker track are shown as marker events: vertical lines with the marker description (if assigned) and number beside it. If you select a marker track, all its markers are shown in the Inspector. Cycle Markers By creating cycle markers you can save any number of left and right locator positions as start and end positions of a range and recall them by double-clicking on the corresponding marker. Cycle markers are shown on marker tracks as two markers bridged by a horizontal line. Cycle markers are ideal for storing sections of a project. By defining cycle markers for sections of a song, e. g. “Intro”, “Verse”, and “Chorus”, you can quickly navigate to the song sections and repeat the section by activating the Cycle button on the Transport panel.
Markers Cycle Markers 282 Setting the Locators Using Cycle Markers Cycle markers represent ranges in your project. You can use them for moving the left and right locators. PROCEDURE • To set the left locator to the cycle marker start and the right locator to the cycle marker end, perform one of the following actions: • Double-click on a cycle marker. • From the Cycle pop-up menu in the track list, select a cycle marker. RESULT The left and right locators are moved to encompass the cycle marker. AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK Now you can move the project cursor position to the start or the end of the cycle marker by moving it to the corresponding locator or use cycle markers to export specific ranges of your project with the Export Audio Mixdown dialog. Editing Cycle Markers When editing cycle markers on the marker track, snap is taken into account. • To add a cycle marker, press [Ctrl]/[Command] click and drag on the marker track. • To change the start/end position of a cycle marker, drag the start/end handle. • To move a cycle marker to another position, drag the upper border. • To delete a cycle marker, click with the Erase tool. If you hold down [Alt]/[Option] when you click, all consecutive markers are deleted. • To trim a cycle marker, select a range in the cycle marker and press [Ctrl]/[Command]-[X]. • To set the marker start/end of the selected cycle marker to the cursor position, select Project > Markers to open the Markers window, and select Functions > Set marker start/end to cursor. • To create a selection range spanning all tracks in the project, double-click a cycle marker. • To set the left and right locators, double-click a cycle marker. • To zoom in on a cycle marker, press [Alt]/[Option] and double-click the cycle marker.
Markers Markers Window 283 Markers Window In the Markers window you can view and edit markers. The markers on the marker track are displayed in the marker list in the order in which they occur in the project. To open the Markers window, you have the following possibilities: •Select Project > Markers. • On the Transport panel in the marker section, click Show. • Use a key command (by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[M]). 1)Locate arrow Indicates which marker is at the project cursor position. 2)Functions menu Lists all functions available in the Marker window. 3)Marker type Allows you to specify which marker type is shown in the marker list. 4)Auto-Scroll with Project Cursor Allows you to keep track of the locate arrow, even if your project contains a large number of markers. When this option is activated, the Marker window is automatically scrolled to keep the locate arrow visible. 5)Markers list Shows the markers in the order in which they occur in the project. 6)Marker Preferences Shows the marker preferences.
Markers Markers Window 284 Editing in the Markers Window In the Markers window you can select, edit, add, move, and remove markers. • To select a marker, click on it. • To edit a selected marker, click on it. Select multiple markers by [Shift] or [Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking them. • To add a position marker at the cursor position, select Functions > Insert Marker. A position marker is added at the current project cursor position on the marker track. • To add a cycle marker at the cursor position, select Functions > Insert Cycle Marker. This adds a cycle marker between the left and right locators on the marker track. • To move a marker to the cursor position, select the marker and select Functions > Move Markers to Cursor. You can also enter the new position numerically in the Position column. If a cycle marker is selected, the move operation affects the cycle marker start position. • To remove a marker, select it and select Functions > Remove Marker. Navigating in the Marker List You can navigate in the marker list using your computer keyboard and select entries by pressing [Enter]. This is a quick and eas y w a y t o j u m p t o m arkers during playback or recording. • To move to the previous/next marker in the list, press [Up Arrow]/[Down Arrow]. • To jump to the first/last marker, press [Page Up]/[Page Down]. Sorting and Reordering the Marker List You can customize the display of the marker attributes in the marker list by sorting or reordering the columns. • To sort the marker list by a specific attribute, click on the corresponding column header. • To reorder the marker attributes, drag and drop the corresponding column headers.
Markers Markers Window 285 • To adjust the width of a column, place the mouse pointer between two column headers and drag left or right. NOTE No matter by which attribute you sort, the second sort criterion will always be the position attribute. Marker Preferences You can access the marker preferences by clicking the corresponding button in the bottom left corner of the Markers window. Cycle follows when locating to Markers This sets the left and right locators automatically to a position or cycle marker, when locating to this marker. This is useful if you need to set the locators on the fly, e. g. during recording for Punch In/Punch Out. Show marker IDs on marker track When this option is activated, the marker IDs are shown on the marker track. Sync Selection When this option is activated, the Markers window selection is linked to the selection in the Project window. Marker Attributes The following marker attributes are shown in the marker list of the Marker window: Locate An arrow indicates which marker is at the project cursor position (or closest to the project cursor). If you click in this column, the project cursor is moved to the corresponding marker position. This column cannot be hidden. ID This column shows the marker ID numbers. Position In this column you can view and edit the markers’ time positions (or start positions for cycle markers). This column cannot be hidden. End In this column you can view and edit the end positions of cycle markers.
Markers Markers Window 286 Length In this column you can view and edit the length of cycle markers. Description Here you can enter names or descriptions for markers. RELATED LINKS Marker IDs on page 287 Cycle Markers on page 281 Editing Attributes • To edit a marker attribute, select the corresponding marker, click in the desired attribute column, and make your settings. • To change the attributes of several markers, select the markers and click the checkbox for the desired attribute. All selected markers will change their attributes accordingly. Note that this does not work when clicking on a timecode value or a text field. NOTE To navigate in the list of marker attributes, you can also use the [Tab] key and the arrow keys. Sorting and Reordering Columns You can customize the display of the marker attributes in the marker list by sorting or reordering the columns. • To sort the marker list by a specific attribute, click on the corresponding column header. NOTE No matter by which attribute you sort, the second sort criterion will always be the position attribute. • To reorder the marker attributes, drag and drop the corresponding column headers. • To adjust the width of a column, place the mouse pointer between two column headers and drag left or right.
Markers Marker Track 287 Marker IDs Each time you add a marker, it is automatically and sequentially assigned an ID number, starting from 1. IDs for cycle markers are shown in brackets and start from [1]. ID numbers can be changed at any time – this allows you to assign specific markers to key commands. NOTE I f y o u m o v e a m a r k e r fr o m o n e m ar k e r t r ac k to a n o t h e r b y d r ag & d r o p i n th e Project window and the marker ID is already used on this track, the inserted marker automatically gets a new ID. Reassigning Marker IDs Sometimes, especially when setting markers on the fly, you may forget or miss to set a marker. When added later, this marker’s ID will not correspond to its position on the marker track. Therefore, it is possible to reassign the IDs for all markers on a track. PROCEDURE 1. Open the Markers window. 2. Open the Functions pop-up menu and select either Reassign Position Marker IDs or Reassign Cycle Marker IDs. RESULT The marker IDs of the selected type are reassigned to match the order of markers on the marker track. Marker Track The marker track is used for adding and editing markers. 1)Add Marker Adds a position marker at the cursor position. 2)Add Cycle Marker Adds a cycle marker at the cursor position. 3)Locate pop-up menu If you select a position or a cycle marker in this pop-up menu, the corresponding marker in the event display or in the Markers window is selected.
Markers Marker Track288 4)Cycle pop-up menu If you select a cycle marker in this pop-up menu, the left and right locators are se t to the corresponding cycle marker. 5) Zoom p op-up menu If you select a cycle marker in this pop-up menu, the view zooms to the corr esponding cycle marker. 6) Lock Locks the marker track. When a marker track is locked, you cannot edit the tra ck and its markers. 7) T oggle Time Base Sets the track time base. 8) Marke r event (inactive) Shows an inactive marker event. 9) Marke r event (active) Shows an active marker event. 10) Cycle marker event (inactive) Shows an inactive cycle marker event. 11) Cycle marker event (active) Shows an active cycle marker event. Adding, Moving, and Removing the Marker Track • To add the marker track to the project, select Project > Add Track > Marker. • To move the marker track to another position in the track list, click and drag it up or dow n. • To remove the marker track, right-click it in the track list and select Remo ve Selected Tracks . • To remove an empty ma rker trac k, select Project > Remove Empty Tracks . This also removes any other tracks that are empty. Editing Markers on the Marker Track • To add a position marker, click Add Marker or use the Draw tool. • To add a cycle marker, click Add Cy cle Marker or use the Draw tool. • To select a marker, use the standard techniques. • To resize a cycle marker, select it and drag the handles. You can also do this n umerically on the info line.
Markers Importing and Exporting Markers 289 • To move a marker, select it and drag it. You can also edit marker positions on the info line. • To remove a marker, select it and press [Delete] or use the Erase tool. Using Markers to Select Ranges Markers can be used in conjunction with the Range Selection tool to make range selections in the Project window. This is useful if you quickly want to make a selection that spans all tracks in the project. PROCEDURE 1. Set markers at the start and end of the section that you want to move or copy. 2. Select the Range Selection tool and double-click on the marker track between the markers. Everything in the project within the marker boundaries is selected. Any functions or processing you perform now affect the selection only. 3. Click on the marker track in the selected range and drag the range to a new position. If you hold down [Alt]/[Option] while you drag the range, the selection in the Project window is copied instead. Importing and Exporting Markers Markers and marker tracks can be imported and exported. The following files can contain markers: • MIDI files • Track archives (Cubase Pro only) Importing Markers via MIDI You can import position markers by importing MIDI files containing markers. This is useful if you want to use your marker tracks in other projects or if you want to share them with other Cubase users. Any markers you have added are included in the MIDI file as standard MIDI file marker events. •Select File > Preferences > MIDI > MIDI File and make sure Import Markers is activated. The following settings are imported: • The start position of position markers and cycle markers RELATED LINKS Importing MIDI files on page 1023
Markers Importing and Exporting Markers 290 Exporting Markers via MIDI You can export your markers as part of a MIDI file. • To include any markers in the MIDI file, activate Export Markers in the Export Options dialog. The following settings are exported: • The start position of position markers and cycle markers. NOTE To be able to export markers via MIDI export, your project must contain a marker track. RELATED LINKS Exporting MIDI files on page 1021 Importing Markers as Part of a Track Archive (Cubase Pro only) You can import position markers and cycle markers by importing track archives containing a marker track. The following settings are imported: • The start and end positions of cycle markers • The marker IDs RELATED LINKS Importing tracks from a track archive on page 1026 Exporting Markers as Part of a Track Archive (Cubase Pro only) If you want to use your marker track in other projects, for example to share it with other users, you can export it as part of a track archive. To do so, select the marker track that you want to export. Then select File > Export > Selected Tracks. The following settings are exported: • The start and end positions of cycle markers • The marker IDs RELATED LINKS Exporting tracks as track archives on page 1026