Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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MIDI Editors
Key Editor Operations
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NOTE
• The controller lane editor is not available for Articulation or Dynamics
lanes.
• For velocity lanes, the editor also opens if you select multiple MIDI notes
in the note display.
• To switch the controller lane editor to vertical scaling mode, press [Shift] and
click on any of the smart controls.
• To move the whole selection up/down or left/right, click on a controller event
inside the editor and drag the curve.
• To restrict the direction to horizontal...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/98229/w64_d_1507296127-steinberg-cubase-8-manual_d-725.png "Page 726
MIDI Editors
Key Editor Operations
726
NOTE
• The controller lane editor is not available for Articulation or Dynamics
lanes.
• For velocity lanes, the editor also opens if you select multiple MIDI notes
in the note display.
• To switch the controller lane editor to vertical scaling mode, press [Shift] and
click on any of the smart controls.
• To move the whole selection up/down or left/right, click on a controller event
inside the editor and drag the curve.
• To restrict the direction to horizontal...")
MIDI Editors Key Editor Operations 721 Sine, Triangle, and Square Mode The Sine, Triangle, and Square modes create events with values that are aligned to continuous curves. In these modes, the quantize value determines the period of the curve that is the length of one curve cycle and the Length Quantize value determines the density of the events. The lower the Length Quantize note value becomes, the smoother the curve gets. NOTE If Length Quantize is set to Quantize Link and you enter data in Sine, Triangle or Square mode, the density of the events depends on the Zoom factor. You can use modifier keys to determine the shape of the curve. • To change the phase of the beginning of the curve, press [Ctrl]/[Command]. • To change the position of the whole curve, press [Alt]/[Option]-[Ctrl]/[Command]. • To change the maximum position of the triangle curve or the pulse of the square curve in Triangle and Square mode, press [Shift]-[Ctrl]/[Command]. This creates sawtooth curves. • You can also set the curve period freely by holding down [Shift] when you insert events in Sine, Triangle, or Square mode. Activate Snap, [Shift]-click and drag to set the length of one period. The period length will be a multiple of the quantize value. Paint Mode In Paint mode, you can draw in multiple notes. The quantize value determines the density of created controller curves. For very smooth curves, use a small quantize value or deactivate Snap. However, this creates a large number of MIDI events, which can cause MIDI playback to stutter in some situations. A medium-low density is often sufficient. Editing Events using the Draw Tool You can draw and edit events in the controller display with the Draw tool. The Draw tool has the same functionality as the Line tool in Paint mode.
MIDI Editors Key Editor Operations 722 • To change the velocity of a single note, click on its velocity bar and drag the bar up or down. NOTE When you move the pointer inside a controller lane, the event type value changes corresponding to the pointer movement. The event type value is displayed below the event type name, left of the controller display. Editing Articulations (Cubase Pro only) You can add and edit musical expressions or articulations in the controller lane. RELATED LINKS Expression maps (Cubase Pro only) on page 778 Editing Dynamics (Cubase Pro only) Provided that the dynamics mapping is set up and activated for the track, you can insert 12 dynamics symbols in the lower part of the Articulations/Dynamics lane. • To insert a dynamics symbol, click in the controller lane with the Draw tool. A mezzo forte symbol is inserted. • To select another dynamics symbol for an event, click on the triangle in the upper left corner of the event and select a symbol from the pop-up menu. If several events are selected, the same symbol is applied to all events. • To step through the available dynamics symbols, use the mouse wheel or the One down and One up key commands. If several events are selected, they all change in increments, that is relative to the original values. • To modify the settings for the dynamics symbols, open the Controller Selection and Functions pop-up menu and select Dynamics Mapping Setup.
MIDI Editors Key Editor Operations 723 Moving and copying dynamics events is identical to working with with other events on the controller lane. RELATED LINKS Moving Events in the Controller Display on page 726 Working with mapped dynamics on page 1315 Using Continuous Controllers When a continuous controller is selected for a controller lane, additional data is displayed on the controller lane. This is due to the fact that MIDI controller data can be recorded or entered either for an automation track or for a MIDI part. If automation data already exists for a controller, this is indicated by an asterisk that is displayed next to the controller name on the Controller Selection and Functions pop-up menu. If the automation data is controller data that you have entered in a MIDI editor, the data is displayed on the controller lane. If the controller data was recorded on an automation track in the Project window, no events are displayed on the controller lane. If conflicting controller data exists in two different places, you can specify what happens on playback by making settings for the automation merge mode. The resulting curve is displayed in addition to the curve that you entered on the controller lane. 1) The controller curve before the part starts. This curve depends on the existing controller data and on the selected merge mode. 2) Controller curve entered on the controller lane. 3) Resulting controller curve if controller automation was also recorded on a track. These values depend on the selected automation merge mode. On the controller lane, you can also see the controller curve that is applied before the part starts. This tells you which controller value is currently being used at the starting point of the part so that you can choose the start value accordingly. The start value also depends on the automation merge mode. RELATED LINKS MIDI Controller Automation on page 595 Automation Merge Modes on page 596
MIDI Editors Key Editor Operations 724 Poly Pressure Events Poly Pressure events are events that belong to a specific note number (key). That is, each poly pressure event has two editable values: the note number and the amount of pressure. When Poly Pressure is selected on the Controller Selection and Functions pop-up menu, there are two value fields to the left of the controller display, one for the note number and one for the amount. Adding Poly Pressure Events PROCEDURE 1. Open the Controller Selection and Functions pop-up menu and select Poly Pressure. 2. Click on the keyboard display to set the note number. The selected note number is displayed in the upper value field to the left of the controller display. NOTE This only works for the topmost lane. If you have selected Poly Pressure for several controller lanes, you have to type in the note number directly in the lower value field to the left of each lane. 3. Use the Draw tool to add a new event. Editing Poly Pressure Events PROCEDURE 1. Open the Controller Selection and Functions pop-up menu and select Poly Pressure. 2. Click on the arrow button next to the note number to the left of the controller lane. A pop-up menu appears and lists all note numbers for which there already are Poly Pressure events. 3. Select a note number from the pop-up menu. The Poly Pressure events for the selected note number are shown in the controller lane. 4. Use the Draw tool to edit the events. To edit events without adding new events, press [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Alt]/[Option] while drawing. Poly Pressure events can also be added and edited in the List Editor.
MIDI Editors Key Editor Operations 725 Controller Lane Editor The controller lane editor allows you to perform additional scaling operations for selection ranges on existing controller curves. In the controller lane editor, the following smart controls appear on the borders of the editor: Editing Selection Ranges The controller lane editor allows you to perform additional scaling operations for selection ranges on existing controller curves. • To open the controller lane editor, use the Object Selection tool to create a selection rectangle on the controller lane, encompassing the controller events that you want to edit. For velocity lanes, press [Alt]/[Option] to get the Object Selection tool. Editing mode To activate this mode Description Move Vertically Click in an empty area on the upper border of the editor.This mode allows you to move the entire curve up or down, which is useful to boost or attenuate an otherwise perfect curve. Scale Vertically Click the smart control in the middle of the upper border of the editor.Use this mode to relatively scale the curve, that is to raise or lower the values in percent. Tilt the left/right part of the curveClick the smart control in the upper left/right corner of the editor.These modes allow you to tilt the left or the right part of the curve. This is useful if the curve form is exactly the way you want it, but the start or end needs to be boosted or attenuated a bit. Compress the left/right part of the curve[Alt]/[Option]-click the smart control in the upper left/right corner of the editor.These modes allow you to compress the left or the right part of the curve. Scale Around Absolute CenterClick the smart control in the middle of the right border of the editor.This mode allows you to scale the curve around the absolute center, i. e. horizontally around the center of the editor. Scale Around Relative Center[Alt]/[Option]-click the smart control in the middle of the right border of the editor.This mode allows you to scale the curve relative to its center. Stretch Click and drag in the lower part of the editor (not available for velocity lanes).This allows you to stretch the selected controller events.
MIDI Editors Key Editor Operations 726 NOTE • The controller lane editor is not available for Articulation or Dynamics lanes. • For velocity lanes, the editor also opens if you select multiple MIDI notes in the note display. • To switch the controller lane editor to vertical scaling mode, press [Shift] and click on any of the smart controls. • To move the whole selection up/down or left/right, click on a controller event inside the editor and drag the curve. • To restrict the direction to horizontal or vertical movement, depending on the direction in which you start dragging, press [Ctrl]/[Command] when dragging. NOTE Snap is taken into account when moving controller curves horizontally. Moving Events in the Controller Display You can move events in a controller lane. PROCEDURE 1. Select the events that you want to move with the Object Selection tool. You can also click and drag to create a selection rectangle that encompasses the events that you want to move. 2. Click on a curve point inside the selection and drag the events. RESULT The events inside the selection are moved to the new position. Snap is taken into account. NOTE If Auto Select Controllers is activated in the Key Editor toolbar, selecting notes also selects the corresponding controller events. Moving events in the note display also moves the corresponding controller events. RELATED LINKS Selecting Controllers within the Note Range on page 727
MIDI Editors Key Editor Operations727 Deleting Events in the Controller Display IMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANT If there is more than one note at the same position, there is only one visible velocity bar. Make sure that you delete only the notes that you want to delete. • To delete events, click on them with the Erase tool or select them and press [Backspace]. You can also delete notes by deleting their velocity bars in the controller di splay. If there is more than one note at the same position, there may still only be one velocity bar visible. Make sure that you delete only the desired notes! Selecting Controllers wi thin the Note Range A note range lasts until the start of the next note or the end of the part. Selected controllers for notes are moved when the corresponding notes are moved. You can select the controllers within the range of the selected notes. • To always select the corresponding controllers when you select a note event, activa te Auto Select Controllers . • To select the controllers within the note range, select Edit > Se lect > Select Controllers in Note Range . For this to work, only 2 notes have to be selected.
MIDI Editors Basic Score Editor (Cubase Artist only) 728 Basic Score Editor (Cubase Artist only) The basic Score Editor is available in Cubase Artist. It shows MIDI notes as a musical score. This offers basic score editing and printing. 1) Toolbar 2) Status line 3) Info line 4) Extended toolbar • To open one or several parts in the Score Editor, select one or several tracks or any number of parts, and select MIDI > Scores > Open Score Editor. If you have selected parts on several tracks, you get one staff for each track. The staves are tied together by bar lines and placed in the order of the tracks in the Project window. • To rearrange the staves, close the editor and in the Project window, rearrange the tracks. Then reopen the Score Editor. Toolbar The toolbar contains tools and various settings for the Score Editor. • To show or hide the toolbar elements, right-click the toolbar and activate or deactivate the elements.
MIDI Editors Basic Score Editor (Cubase Artist only) 729 Tool Buttons Object Selection Allows you to select events. Erase Allows you to delete events. Insert Note Allows you to insert notes in the score display. Split Allows you to split a MIDI event. Glue Allows you to glue together events of the same pitch. Insert Text Allows you to insert text in the score display. Arranger Previous Chain Step Selects the previous chain step. Next Chain Step Selects the next chain step. First Repeat of Current Chain Step Selects the first repeat of the current chain step. Activate Arrange Mode If this option is activated, playback follows the repeats and project symbols in the score. Sections within repeat symbols are repeated, the playback position jumps to the beginning when encountering a Da Capo symbol, and so on. Transpose Palette Move up Transposes the selected event or chord up by a half note. Move down Transposes the selected event or chord down by a half note. Move up more Transposes the selected event up by an octave. Move down more Transposes the selected event down by an octave.
MIDI Editors Basic Score Editor (Cubase Artist only) 730 Display Transpose Display Transpose Allows you to transpose events without affecting the way that they are played back. This allows you to record and play back a multi-staff arrangement and still score each instrument according to its own transposition. Auto Scroll Auto Scroll If this button is activated, the project cursor is always visible in the window. Insert Velocity Insert Velocity Allows you to specify a velocity value for new notes. Snap/Quantize Snap Type Allows you to select the snap type. If Grid is activated, events snap to exact grid positions when they are moved. If Grid Relative is activated, events keep their relative positions to the grid when they are moved. 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. Length Quantize Determines the event length for the Length Quantize function. Step/MIDI Input Step Input Activates/Deactivates the Step Input mode. MIDI Input/Note Expression MIDI Input Activates/Deactivates MIDI Input modes.