Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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MIDI Editors
List Editor
762
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.
Trim
Allows you to resize selected events by moving their start or end positions in
steps according to the Length Quantize value.
Auto Scroll
Auto Scroll
If this button is activated, the project cursor is always visible in the window.
Independent Track Loop
Independent Track Loop
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MIDI Editors
List Editor
762
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.
Trim
Allows you to resize selected events by moving their start or end positions in
steps according to the Length Quantize value.
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...")
MIDI Editors List Editor 761 List Editor The List Editor shows all events in the selected MIDI parts as a list, allowing you to view and edit their properties numerically. It also allows you to edit SysEx messages. 1) Toolbar 2) Status line 3) Event list 4) Filters bar 5) Ruler 6) Event display 7) Value display Toolbar The toolbar contains tools and various settings for the List Editor. • To show or hide the toolbar elements, right-click the toolbar and activate or deactivate the elements. Tool Buttons Object Selection Allows you to select events. Draw Allows you to draw events.
MIDI Editors List Editor 762 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. Trim Allows you to resize selected events by moving their start or end positions in steps according to the Length Quantize value. 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. 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 Type Insert Event Type Is used when creating new events. This is where you determine what type of event to add. Insert Velocity Insert Velocity Allows you to specify a velocity value for new notes.
MIDI Editors List Editor 763 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. Snap/Quantize Snap On/Off Activates/Deactivates the snap function. 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.
MIDI Editors List Editor 764 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. 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. 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.
MIDI Editors List Editor765 Edit VST Instrument Edit VST Instrument If the track is routed to a VST instrument, 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 info line, click S et 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. Current Chord Display When the project cursor is positioned over notes that form a chord, this 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. Filters Bar The filters bar allows you to hide events from view, based on their type and other properties. To show or hide the filter bar, click the Set up Window Layout button on the toolbar, and activate or deactivate Filter s. Show Section The Show section allows you to set up filters. No Focus No filter is applied.
MIDI Editors List Editor 766 Event Types Only events of the same event type as the selected type will be shown. This is the same as activating event types in the Hide section. Event Types and Data 1 Only events of the same event type as the selected type and with the same Data 1 value are shown. For example, if a note event is selected, only notes with the same pitch are shown. If a controller event is selected, only controllers of the same type are shown. Event Channels Only events with the same MIDI channel value as the selected event are shown. Setup (Cubase Pro only) Opens the Logical Editor. Here you can create complex filter settings. When you apply any of the Logical Editor presets or use the Logical Editor to create filter settings yourself, only the events that meet the specified criteria are visible. Hide Section The Hide section allows you to hide specific event types from view. RELATED LINKS Filtering the Event List on page 769 The Logical Editor, Transformer, and Input Transformer on page 859 Event List The Event List lists all events in the selected MIDI parts, in the order in which they are played back from top to bottom. The list allows you to perform detailed numerical editing of the event properties. The following options are available: > An arrow in this column indicates the event that starts closest before the project cursor position. You can use this column for auditioning when you are editing in the list. • To move the cursor to the start of the event, click in the auditioning column of an event. • To move the cursor position and start/stop playback, double-click in the column for an event. Type Event type. Cannot be changed.
MIDI Editors List Editor 767 Start Starting position of the event, displayed in the format selected for the ruler. Changing it has the same effect as moving the event. NOTE If you move the event past any other event in the list, the list is resorted. The list always shows the events in the order in which they are played back. End Allows you to view and edit the end position of a note event. Editing resites the note event. Length Displays the length of the note event. Changing this resizes the note event and automatically changes the End value. Data 1 Data 1 or Value 1 property of the event. Its content depends on the event type. For notes, this is the pitch, for example. Where applicable, the values are displayed in the most relevant form. For example, the Data 1 value for notes is displayed as a note number in the format that was selected in the Preferences dialog. Data 2 Data 2 or Value 2 property of the event. The content of this depend on the event type. For notes, this is the note-on velocity value, for example. Data 3 The Data 3 or Value 3 property of the event. This value is only used for note events, where it corresponds with the note-off velocity. Channel MIDI channel of the event. This setting is normally overridden by the channel setting for the track. To make a MIDI event play back on its own channel, set its track to the Any channel in the Project window. Comment Allows you to add comments to some event types. Event Display The Event Display displays events graphically. The vertical position of an event in the display corresponds to its entry in the list, that is to the playback order, while the horizontal position corresponds to its actual position in the project. In the event display, you can add new parts or events, drag events to another position.
MIDI Editors List Editor Operations768 Value Display The value display to the right of the event display is a tool for quick viewing and editing of multiple values, for example, velocities or controller amounts. The values are shown as horizontal bars, with the bar length corresponding to the value. To show or hide the value display, click Set up Window Layout on the toolbar, and activate or deactivate Value Display. The value that is displayed for an event depends on the event type. The following table shows what is displayed and edited in the Data columns and the value display: NOTE For note events, there is also a value in the Data 3 column, which is used for note-off velocity. NOTE For SMF and text events, no values are displayed. List Editor Operations This section describes the principa l editing operations within the List Editor. Drawing Events The Draw tool allows you to insert single events in the event display. When you move the cursor inside the event display, its position is indicated on the st atus line. The snap function is taken into account. Event type Data 1 Data 2Value display Note Pitch (note number) Note-on velocity Velocity Controller Controller type Contro ller amount Controller amount Program Change Program numbe r Not usedProgram number Aftertouch Aftertouch amount Not used Aftertouch amount Pitchbend Bend amount Not used Bend amount SysEx Not used Not usedNot used
MIDI Editors List Editor Operations 769 • To change the event type that you want to draw, select it from the Insert Event Type pop-up menu. • To draw an event, click in the event display. The note event gets the length that is set on the Length Quantize pop-up menu. Notes get the insert velocity value set in the Insert Velocity field on the toolbar. • To draw longer note events, click and drag in the event display. The length of the event is a multiple of the Length Quantize value. If Length Quantize is set to Quantize Link, the event value is determined by the quantize grid. Filtering the Event List You can filter the event list with the Filters bar that is displayed below the toolbar in the List Editor. • To filter the event list based on complex criteria, open the Show pop-up menu and select a filter. • To hide an event type, activate the corresponding checkbox on the Filters bar. • To hide all event types except one, press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click the checkbox of the event type that you want to view. If you [Ctrl]/[Command]-click again, all checkboxes are cleared. Editing in the Event List • To edit the values of several events, select the events and edit the value for one event. The values of the other selected events are also changed. Any initial value differences between the events are maintained.
MIDI Editors List Editor Operations 770 • To set the values of all selected events to the same value, press [Ctrl]/[Command] and edit the value for one event. • For SysEx events, you can only edit the Start position in the list. However, when you click the Comment column, the MIDI SysEx Editor opens, in which you can perform detailed editing of system exclusive events. NOTE When you trim the beginning of a note in the List Editor, the note may move to a different position in the list, since other events may begin earlier than the edited event. RELATED LINKS SysEx Messages on page 773 Editing in the Event Display The event display allows you to edit the events graphically using the tools on the toolbar. You can edit single events as well as several selected events simultaneously. • To move an event, drag it to a new position. Moving the event past any other event in the display resorts the list. The list always shows the events in the order in which they are played back. As a result, the vertical position of the event in the display also changes. • To make a copy of an event, press [Alt]/[Option] and drag it to a new position. • To resize a note, select it and drag its end point with the Object Selection tool. • To mute or unmute an event, click on it with the Mute tool. You can mute or unmute several events simultaneously by enclosing them in a selection rectangle with the Mute tool. • You can select a color scheme for the events with the Event Colors pop-up menu on the toolbar. • To delete an event, select it and press [Backspace] or [Delete], or click on it with the Erase tool. RELATED LINKS Coloring Notes and Events on page 690 Editing in the Value Display • To edit values in the value display, click and drag. The mouse pointer automatically takes on the shape of the Draw tool when you move it over the value display.