Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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MIDI Editors
Score Editor Operations (Cubase Artist only)
741
Adding Text
PROCEDURE
1. On the toolbar, select the Text tool.
2. Click anywhere in the score.
A blinking cursor indicates that you can enter text.
3. Enter the text and press [Return].
Editing Text
• To edit existing text, double-click it with the Object Selection tool.
This opens the text for editing. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, delete
characters with the [Delete] or [Backspace] keys, press [Return] when your
are finished.
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MIDI Editors
Score Editor Operations (Cubase Artist only)
741
Adding Text
PROCEDURE
1. On the toolbar, select the Text tool.
2. Click anywhere in the score.
A blinking cursor indicates that you can enter text.
3. Enter the text and press [Return].
Editing Text
• To edit existing text, double-click it with the Object Selection tool.
This opens the text for editing. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, delete
characters with the [Delete] or [Backspace] keys, press [Return] when your
are finished.
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MIDI Editors Score Editor Operations (Cubase Artist only) 741 Adding Text PROCEDURE 1. On the toolbar, select the Text tool. 2. Click anywhere in the score. A blinking cursor indicates that you can enter text. 3. Enter the text and press [Return]. Editing Text • To edit existing text, double-click it with the Object Selection tool. This opens the text for editing. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, delete characters with the [Delete] or [Backspace] keys, press [Return] when your are finished. • To delete text blocks, select them with the Object Selection tool and press [Backspace] or [Delete]. • To move text blocks, drag them to a new position. • To duplicate text blocks, press [Alt]/[Option] and drag them to a new position. Changing the Text Font, Size, and Style You can change the font, size, and style of the text that you have added to the score display. PROCEDURE 1. Do one of the following: • To change the settings for a specific text block, click on the text with the Object Selection tool. • To set the default settings for all new text blocks, unselect any selected text block and change the settings. 2. Select MIDI > Scores > Set Font. 3. In the Font Settings dialog, make your settings. 4. Click Apply. 5. Optional: Select another text block, adjust the settings, and click Apply.
MIDI Editors Score Editor Operations (Cubase Artist only) 742 Set Font Dialog In this dialog, you can change the font, size, and style of the text that you have added to the score display. To open the Set Font dialog, select MIDI > Scores > Set Font. Font Allows you to specify the font for the text. Which fonts are available on the pop-up menu depends on the fonts that you have installed on your computer. IMPORTANT Do not use the Steinberg fonts. These are special fonts used by the program, for example, for score symbols, and not suited for common text. Size Sets the size of the text. Frame Allows you to enclose the text in a rectangular (box) or oval frame. Font Options Determine whether the text is formatted bold, italic, and/or underlined. Printing the Score PROCEDURE 1. Open the parts that you want to print in the Score Editor. 2. Select File > Page Setup and make sure that all your printer settings are correct. IMPORTANT If you change your setting for paper size, scale, and margins now, the score may change its look. 3. Click OK. 4. Select File > Print. 5. In the Print dialog, make your settings. 6. Click Print.
MIDI Editors Drum Editor 743 Drum Editor The Drum Editor is similar to the Key Editor, but takes advantage of the fact that with drum parts, each key corresponds to a separate drum sound. This is the editor to use when you are editing drum or percussion parts. 1)Toolbar Contains tools and settings. 2)Status line Informs about the mouse time position, mouse note position, and current chord display. 3)Info line Displays note event information about a selected MIDI note. 4)Drum Editor Inspector Contains tools and functions for working with MIDI data. 5)Drum sound list Lists all drum sounds. 6)Drum map Lets you select the drum map for the edited track or a list of drum sound names.
MIDI Editors Drum Editor 744 7)Ruler Displays the time line. 8)Note display Contains a grid in which MIDI notes are displayed as boxes. 9)Controller display The area below the Note display consists of one or multiple controller lanes. Toolbar The toolbar contains tools and various settings for the Drum Editor. • To show or hide the toolbar elements, right-click the toolbar and activate or deactivate the elements. Solo/Feedback Set up Window Layout Allows you to show/hide specific window sections, for example, the Status Line, the Info Line, the Inspector, etc. Which sections are available, depends on the editor. Solo Editor If this button is activated, you hear only the edited MIDI parts during playback. Solo Instrument If this button is activated, you hear only the selected MIDI part during playback. Acoustic Feedback If this button is activated, individual notes are automatically played back when you move or transpose them, or create them by drawing. Tool Buttons Object Selection Allows you to select events. Drumstick Allows you to draw events. Erase Allows you to delete events. Zoom Allows you to zoom in/out. Hold [Alt]/[Option] and click to zoom out. Mute Allows you to mute events.
MIDI Editors Drum Editor 745 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. Auto Scroll Auto Scroll If this button is activated, the project cursor is always visible in the window. 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 selected in the editor, the corresponding controller data is also automatically selected. Multiple Part Controls Show Part Borders If this button is activated, the part borders are shown in the editor. Edit Active Part Only If this button is activated, editing operations are applied only to the active part. Currently Edited Part This pop-up menu lists all parts that are currently open in the editor. This allows you to select a part for editing. Insert Velocity Insert Velocity Allows you to specify a velocity value for new notes. Inserted Notes Length Insert Length Allows you to determine the length of an inserted note.
MIDI Editors Drum Editor 746 Nudge Palette Trim Start Left Increases the length of the selected element by moving its start to the left. Trim Start Right Decreases the length of the selected element by moving its start to the right. Move Left Moves the selected element to the left. Move Right Moves the selected element to the right. Trim End Left Decreases the length of the selected element by moving its end to the left. Trim End Right Increases the length of the selected element by moving its end to the right. 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. Snap/Quantize The following options are available on the Snap/Quantize menu: Snap On/Off Activates/Deactivates the snap function.
MIDI Editors Drum Editor 747 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. Use Global Quantize If this button is activated, drum notes are quantized according to the global quantize value on the toolbar. If the button is deactivated, the individual quantize values for the drum sounds are used.
MIDI Editors Drum Editor748 Step/MIDI Input Step Input Activates/Deactivates the Step Input mode. MIDI Input/Note Expression MIDI Input Activates/Deactivates MIDI Input modes. 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 toolbar. It displays important mouse information. To show or hide the status line, click Set up Window Layout on the toolbar, and activate or deactivate Status Line.
MIDI Editors Drum Editor749 Mouse Time PositionDisplays 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. Mouse Note Position Displays the exact pitch of the mouse pointer position. This facilitates finding t he right pitch when entering or transposing notes. 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. Expression Map Allows you to load an expression map. Ex pression maps are useful for working with articulations.
MIDI Editors Drum Editor 750 Quantize Allows you to access the main quantize parameters. These are identical with the functions on the Quantize Panel. 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 Note Display The note display of the Drum Editor displays notes as diamond symbols. The vertical position of the notes corresponds to the drum sound list to the left, while the horizontal position corresponds to the note’s position in time. NOTE The diamond symbols do not indicate the length of the notes, since drum sounds most often are “one-shot” samples that disregard note lengths.