Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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MIDI Editors
Key Editor
699
Zoom
Allows you to zoom in/out. Hold [Alt]/[Option] and click to zoom out.
Line
Allows you to create a series of contiguous events.
Time Warp
Allows you to adjust the tempo track so that material with a musical time base
can be matched to material with a linear time base.
Independent Track Loop
Independent Track Loop
Activates/Deactivates the independent track loop for the edited part.
Auto Select Controllers
Auto Select Controllers
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MIDI Editors
Key Editor
699
Zoom
Allows you to zoom in/out. Hold [Alt]/[Option] and click to zoom out.
Line
Allows you to create a series of contiguous events.
Time Warp
Allows you to adjust the tempo track so that material with a musical time base
can be matched to material with a linear time base.
Independent Track Loop
Independent Track Loop
Activates/Deactivates the independent track loop for the edited part.
Auto Select Controllers
Auto Select Controllers
If this button is activated and a note is...")
MIDI Editors Key Editor 701 Grid If this option is activated, the snap positions are set with the Grid Type pop-up menu. The available options depend on the display format selected for the ruler. Grid Relative If this option is activated, events keep their relative positions to the grid when they are moved. Events If this option is activated, the start and end positions of other events and parts are magnetic. This means that if you drag an event to a position near the start or end of another event, it is automatically aligned with the start or end of the other event. Shuffle Shuffle allows you to change the order of adjacent events. If you drag the first one to the right, past the second event, the two events change places. Magnetic Cursor If this option is activated, the project cursor is magnetic. When you drag an event near the cursor, the event is aligned with the cursor position. Grid + Cursor This is a combination of Grid and Magnetic Cursor. Events + Cursor This is a combination of Events and Magnetic Cursor. Grid + Events + Cursor This is a combination of Events, Grid, and Magnetic Cursor. Iterative Quantize On/Off Activates/Deactivates iterative quantize. Quantize Presets Allows you to select a quantize or a groove preset. Apply Quantize Applies the quantize settings. Open Quantize Panel Opens the Quantize Panel. Step/MIDI Input Step Input Activates/Deactivates the Step Input mode. MIDI Input/Note Expression MIDI Input Activates/Deactivates MIDI Input modes.
MIDI Editors Key Editor702 Move Insert Mode Activates/Deactivates the Move Insert mode. For this function, Step Input must be activated. Record Pitch If Step Input is activated, use this button to determine that the pitch is included when you insert notes. Record NoteOn Velocity If Step Input is activated, use this button to determine that NoteOn Velocity is included when you insert notes. Record NoteOff Velocity If Step Input is activated, use this button to determine that NoteOff Velocity is included when you insert notes. Event Colors Event Colors Allows you to select a color scheme for the events in the editor. Hide Colors Allows you to hide the colors. Edit VST Instrument Edit VST Instrument If the track is routed to a VST instru ment, use this button to open the VST Instrument panel. R ELATED LINKS Using the Setup options on page 1032 Status Line The status line is displayed below the to olbar. It displays important information about the mouse position. To show or hide the status line, click Set up Window Layout on the toolbar, and activate or deactivate Status Line. Mouse Time Position Displays the exact time position of the mouse pointer, depending on the sele cted ruler display format. This lets you edit or insert notes at exact positions.
MIDI Editors Key Editor703 Mouse Note PositionDisplays the exact pitch of the mouse pointer position. This facilitates finding t he right pitch when entering or transposing notes. Current Chord Display When the project cursor is positioned over notes that form a chord, the chord is displayed here. Independent Track Loop A mini-cycle, affecting only the MIDI part that is being edited. If Independe nt Track Loop is activated, MIDI events within the loop range are repeated continuously. R ELATED LINKS Setting Up the Independent Track Loop on page 496 Info Line The info line shows values and properties of the selected events. If several notes are selected, the values for the first note are displayed in color. To show or hide the info line, click the Set up Window Layout button on the toolbar, and activate or deactivate Inf o Line. Length and position values are displaye d in the selected ruler display format. Cubase Pro only: In the Note Expression editor, the info line shows information about the selected Note Expression events. R ELATED LINKS Editing Note Events on the Info Line on page 693 Changing the Display Format for the Ruler on page 688 Inspector The Inspector is located to the left of the note display. The inspector contains tools and functions for working with MIDI data.
MIDI Editors Key Editor 704 Expression Map (Cubase Pro only) Allows you to load an expression map. Expression maps are useful for working with articulations. Note Expression (Cubase Pro only) Contains functions and settings related to Note Expression. Chord Editing Allows you to enter chords instead of single notes. Quantize Allows you to access the main quantize parameters. These are identical with the functions on the Quantize panel. Transpose Allows you to access the main parameters for transposing MIDI events. Length Contains length-related options, similar to the Functions submenu of the MIDI menu. • To change the length of the selected MIDI events or all events of the active part if no events are selected, use the Scale Length/Legato slider. At the maximum value the notes reach the beginning of the next note. • To make the new length settings permanent, use the Freeze MIDI Lengths button to the right of the Scale Length/Legato slider. • To fine-tune the distance between consecutive notes, use the Overlap slider. At 0 Ticks, the Scale Legato slider extends each note so that it reaches the next note exactly. Positive values cause the notes to overlap and negative values allow you to define a small gap between the notes. • To use the Legato function or slider to extend a note until the next selected note, activate Between Selected. This is identical with activating the Legato Mode: Between Selected Notes Only option in the Preferences dialog. R ELATED LINKS Expression maps (Cubase Pro only) on page 778 Setting up the Note Expression Inspector tab on page 794 Quantize Panel on page 238 Transpose Functions on page 271 Other MIDI functions on page 680
MIDI Editors Key Editor 705 Note Display The note display is the main area in the Key Editor. It contains a grid in which note events are shown as boxes. The width of a box corresponds to the note length. The vertical position of a box corresponds to the note number (pitch), with higher note events higher up in the grid. The piano keyboard helps you to find the right note number. Controller Display The area at the bottom of the Key Editor window is the controller display. It contains the controller events. The controller display consists of one or several controller lanes that show one of the following properties or event types: • Velocity values of the notes •Pitchbend events •Aftertouch events •Poly Pressure events •Program Change events •System Exclusive events • Any type of continuous controller event Velocity values are shown as vertical bars in the controller display. Each velocity bar corresponds to a note event in the note display. Higher bars correspond to higher velocity values.
MIDI Editors Key Editor Operations 706 Events other than velocity values are shown as blocks. The block corresponds to the event values. The beginning of an event is marked by a curve point. NOTE Unlike note events, controller events have no length. The value of a controller event in the display is valid until the beginning of the next controller event. Key Editor Operations This section describes the principal editing operations within the Key Editor. Drawing Note Events with the Draw Tool The Draw tool allows you to insert single note events in the note display. The horizontal position of the note event corresponds to the time, the vertical position to the pitch. When you move the cursor inside the note display, its position is indicated on the status line. Its pitch is indicated both on the status line and on the piano keyboard to the left. • To draw a note, click in the note display. The note event has the length that is set on the Length Quantize pop-up menu.
MIDI Editors Key Editor Operations 707 • To draw longer note events, click and drag in the note display. The length of the note event is a multiple of the Length Quantize value. If Length Quantize is set to Quantize Link, the note value is determined by the quantize grid. The Snap function is taken into account. Drawing Note Events with the Line Tool In the note display, the Line tool allows you to draw a series of contiguous note events along different line shapes. • To create contiguous note events, click and drag in the note display. • To restrict movement to horizontal, press [Ctrl]/[Command] and drag. The notes have the same pitch. If Snap is activated, the note events and controller events are positioned and sized according to the Quantize and Length Quantize values. RELATED LINKS The Line Tool Modes on page 707 The Line Tool Modes The Line tool allows you to create a series of contiguous note events along different line shapes. You can also edit multiple controller events simultaneously. To select a different line mode, click the Line button and select a mode from the menu. The following line modes are available: Line If this option is activated, you can click and drag to insert note events in the note display along a straight line in any angle. Use this option to edit controller data along a straight line in the controller display. Parabola, Sine, Triangle, Square These modes insert note events along different curve shapes. Paint This mode allows you to insert note events by painting in the note display.
MIDI Editors Key Editor Operations 708 Moving and Transposing Note Events There are several options to move and transpose note events. • To move note events in the editor, select the Object Selection tool and drag them to a new position. All selected note events are moved, maintaining their relative positions. Snap is taken into account. • To allow only horizontal and vertical movement, hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] while dragging. • To move note events via the Nudge Palette buttons on the toolbar, select the note events and click a Nudge Palette button. This moves the selected note events by the amount that is set on the Quantize pop-up menu. • To move note events to the project cursor position, select the note events and select Edit > Move to > Cursor. • To move a note event via the info line, select a note event and edit the Position or Pitch on the info line. • To transpose note events, select the note events and use the Transpose Palette buttons on the toolbar or the up and down arrow keys. Transpose is also affected by the global transpose setting. • To transpose note events via the Transpose Setup dialog, select the note events and select MIDI > Transpose Setup. • To transpose note events in steps of one octave, press [Shift] and use the up and down arrow keys. NOTE • When you move selected note events to a different position, any selected controllers for these note events move accordingly. • You can also adjust the position of note events by quantizing. R ELATED LINKS Transpose on page 673 Resizing Note Events Do one of the following: • To resize the note event, position the Object Selection tool at the start or the end of a note event and drag the mouse cursor to the left or right.
MIDI Editors Key Editor Operations709 • To apply time-stretching and Note Expression data (Cubase Pro only) to a controller that is associated with th e note event that you resize, activate Sizing Applies Time Stretch for the Object Selection tool before you resize the note. • To move the start or end positions of the selected notes in steps according to the Length Quantize value on the toolbar, use the Trim Start/End buttons on the Nudge palette. • Select the note and adjust its length on the info line. • Select the Draw too l and drag left or right within the note display to draw a note. The resulting note event leng th is a multiple of the Length Quantize value on the toolbar. • Select the Tr im tool and cut off the end or the beginning of note events. R ELATED LINKS Using the Setup options on page 1032 Editing in the Info Line on page 48 Using the Trim Tool on page 709 Resizing Events Using Time Stretch on page 183 Using the Trim Tool The Trim tool allows you to change the length of note events by cutting off the end or the beginning of notes. Using the Trim tool means moving the note-on or the note-off event for one or several notes to a position defined with the mouse. PROCEDURE 1. Select the Trim button on the toolbar. The mouse pointer changes to a knife symbol. 2. To edit a single note, click on it with the Trim tool. The range between the mouse pointer and the end of the note will be removed. Use the mouse note info on the status line to fi nd the exact position for the trim operation. 3. To edit several notes, click and drag with the mouse across the notes. By default, the Trim tool cuts off the end of notes. To trim the beginning of notes, press [Alt]/[Option] while dragging. When dragged across several notes, a line is displayed. The notes will be trimmed along this line. If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] while dragging, you will get a vertical trim lin e, allowing you to set the same start or end time for all edited notes. You can cha nge the Trim tool key commands in the Preferences dialog (Editing–Tool Modifiers page).
MIDI Editors Key Editor Operations710 Splitting Note Events Do one of the following: • To split the note at the position that you point, click on a note with the Split tool. If several notes are selected, they are al l split at the same position. The snap setting is taken into account. • To split all notes that are intersected by the project cursor position, select Edit > Functions > Split at Cur sor. • To split all notes that are intersected by the left or right locator at the locator positions, s elect Edit > Functions > Split Loop. Gluing Note Events You can glue together note events of same pitch. • To glue note events, select the Glue tool and click on a note event. The note event is glued together with the next note event of the same pitch. The result is a long note event that spans from the start of the first note to the end of the second note and with the proper ties (velocity, pitch, etc.) of the first note event. Changing the Pitch of Chords You can use the chord type buttons to change the pitch of chords. PROCEDURE 1. In the Inspector, open the Chord Editing section. 2. In the note display, select the notes that you want to edit. If the chord is recognized, the root note, chord type, and tensions are indicated in the Chord Type field. This also works with arpeggiated notes. 3. In the Chord Editing section, activate one of the Triads buttons or 4-Note Chords buttons. The selected notes are transposed so that they fit the selected chord type. 4. Use the up or down arrow keys on your computer keyboard to change the pitch of the chord.