Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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Project Logical Editor (Cubase Pro only) Setting up filter conditions 891 Less or Equal …has a value that is the same as or lower than the one set up in the Parameter 1 column. Inside Range …has a value that is between the values set up in the Parameter 1 and Parameter 2 columns. Note that Parameter 1 should be the lower value and Parameter 2 the higher. Outside Range …has a value that is not between the values set up in the Parameter 1 and Parameter 2 columns. Searching for properties PROCEDURE 1. Select “Property” on the Filter Target pop-up menu. 2. Open the pop-up menu in the Condition column and select the desired condition. When the Property option is selected, the Condition column has two options: “Property is set”, and “Property is not set”. 3. Open the pop-up menu in the Parameter 1 column and select the desired option. This sets which property will be searched. Three examples: Here, the Project Logical Editor will find all muted MIDI and instrument parts. Here, the Project Logical Editor will find all elements that are selected but not muted. Here, the Project Logical Editor will find all selected audio parts that are empty. NOTE Note that “event” in this context refers to all the Project window elements that can be modified, e. g. MIDI parts, audio events and parts, or transpose, arranger, and automation events.
Project Logical Editor (Cubase Pro only) Setting up filter conditions 892 Combining multiple condition lines As described above, you can add condition lines by clicking the “+” button below the list. The result of combining condition lines depends on the boolean And/Or operators and the brackets. The bool column By clicking in the “bool” column to the right in the list, you can select a boolean operator: “And” or “Or”. A boolean operator combines two condition lines and determines the result in the following way: • If two condition lines are combined with a boolean And, both conditions must be fulfilled for an element to be found. The Project Logical Editor will only find MIDI tracks. • If two condition lines are combined with a boolean Or, at least one of the conditions must be fulfilled for an element to be found. The Project Logical Editor will find all parts or events that match exactly the cycle. IMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANT When you add a new condition line, the boolean setting defaults to And. Therefore, if all you want to do is set up two or more conditions that all must be met for an element to be found, you do not have to think about the boolean column
Project Logical Editor (Cubase Pro only) Specifying actions 893 Maybe you want to find all audio parts and events that either contain the name perc or the name drums, but no other parts or events that contain the name drums? Then you need to add some brackets: Here, all audio parts or events will be found whose name contains perc or drums. NOTE Expressions within brackets are evaluated first. If there are several layers of brackets, these are evaluated “from the inside out”, starting with the innermost brackets. Specifying actions The lower list in the Project Logical Editor window is the action list. This is where you specify any changes that are made to the found elements, relevant for the function type Transform. You can perform two different kinds of actions: track-based actions (such as Track Operation, Name) and event-based actions (such as Position, Length, Name). There are also actions that only take effect on automation data (Trim). The handling of the action list is similar to the filter condition list, but without the brackets and boolean operators. You simply add lines by clicking the “+” button, and fill out the columns as required. To remove a superfluous action line, select it and click the “-” button. Action Target This is where you select the property that is changed. The Operations determine what to do with the Action Target. Below, all available operations are listed: Position Adjusting this value will move the elements. This parameter is interpreted via the time base setting in the Bar Range/Time Base column, with the exception of the Random setting, which uses the time base of the affected events: Add Adds the value specified in the Parameter 1 column to the Position.
Project Logical Editor (Cubase Pro only) Specifying actions 894 Subtract Subtracts the value specified in the Parameter 1 column from the Position. Multiply by Multiplies the Position value with the value specified in the Parameter 1 column. Divide by Divides the Position value by the value specified in the Parameter 1 column. Round by This “rounds” the Position value using the value specified in the Parameter 1 column. In other words, the Position value is changed to the closest value that can be divided by the Parameter 1 value. For example, if the Position value is 17 and Parameter 1 is 5, the result of rounding will be 15 (the closest value that can be divided by 5). Another word for this type of operation would be “quantizing”, and it is actually possible to use it for this, by specifying a quantize value with Parameter 1 (in ticks, with 480 ticks per quarter note). Set relative Random Values between This will add a random value to the current Position value. The added random value will be within the range specified with Parameter 1 and 2. Note that these can be set to negative values. For example, if you set Parameter 1 to -20 and Parameter 2 to +20, the original Position value will get a random variation, never exceeding ±20. Set to fixed value This sets the Position to the value specified in the Parameter 1 column. Length Lets you resize the elements. This parameter is interpreted via the time base setting in the Bar Range/Time Base column, with the exception of the Random setting, which uses the time base of the affected events: Add Adds the value specified in the Parameter 1 column to the Length. Subtract Subtracts the value specified in the Parameter 1 column from the Length. Multiply by Multiplies the Length value with the value specified in the Parameter 1 column. Divide by Divides the Length value by the value specified in the Parameter 1 column.
Project Logical Editor (Cubase Pro only) Specifying actions 895 Round by This “rounds” the Length value using the value specified in the Parameter 1 column. In other words, the Length value is changed to the closest value that can be divided by the Parameter 1 value. Set to fixed value This sets the Length to the value specified in the Parameter 1 column. Set Random Values between This will add a random value to the current length. The added random value will be within the range specified with Parameter 1 and 2. Track Operation This lets you change the track status. Folder Opens, closes or toggles folders. Record Enables, disables or toggles the record enable status. Monitor Enables, disables or toggles the monitor status. Solo Enables, disables or toggles the solo status. Mute Enables, disables or toggles the mute status. Read Enables, disables or toggles the read enable status. Write Enables, disables or toggles the write enable status. EQ Bypass Enables, disables or toggles the EQ bypass status. Inserts Bypass Enables, disables or toggles the inserts bypass status. Sends Bypass Enables, disables or toggles the sends bypass status. Lanes Active Enables, disables or toggles the lanes active status.
Project Logical Editor (Cubase Pro only) Selecting a function 896 Hide Track Enables, disables or toggles the track visibility status. Name This lets you rename the found elements. Replace Replaces names with the text specified in the Parameter 1 column. Append Names will be appended with the string specified in the Parameter 1 column. Prepend The name will be prepended with the string specified in the Parameter 1 column. Generate Name The name will be replaced by the text specified in the Parameter 1 column, followed by the number set with Parameter 2. The number will be increased by 1 for every found element. Replace Search String You can specify a search string under Parameter 1 that is replaced by the text specified in the Parameter 2 column. Trim This Action Target is used for automation only and lets you trim the found elements. Multiply by Multiplies the Trim value with the value specified in the Parameter 1 column. Divide by Divides the Trim value by the value specified in the Parameter 1 column. Set Color This lets you set the color for an element. For this Action Target the only Operation available is “Set to fixed value”. To use this, insert the name of a track color in the Parameter 1 column, e. g. “Color 7” to use dark green as track color. Selecting a function The left pop-up menu at the bottom of the Project Logical Editor is where you select the function – the basic type of editing to be performed.
Project Logical Editor (Cubase Pro only) Applying Macros 897 The available options are: Delete Deletes all elements found by the Project Logical Editor. NOTE When you delete automation tracks and undo this operation by selecting Undo from the Edit menu, the automation tracks will be restored, but the tracks will be closed. Transform Changes one or several aspects of the found elements. You set up exactly what is changed in the action list. Select This will simply select all found elements, highlighting them for further work in the Project window. Applying Macros In the Macro pop-up menu you can select a macro that will be executed automatically after completing the actions defined using the Filter and Action lists. This is useful if you would like to extend the already powerful Project Logical Editor features even further. To use this, you set up the macro that you need in the Key Commands dialog and then select it in the Project Logical Editor from the Macro pop-up menu. For example, you can use the filter conditions to select all tracks that contain automation data for a certain automation parameter (such as “volume”) and use the macro “Select all on Track + Delete” to remove the automation events from these tracks (without deleting the tracks themselves). RELATED LINKS Setting up key commands on page 998 Applying the defined actions Once you have set up filter conditions, selected a function and set the required actions (or loaded a preset), you apply the actions defined with the Project Logical Editor by clicking the Apply button.
Project Logical Editor (Cubase Pro only) Working with presets 898 Project Logical Editor operations can be undone just like any other editing. Working with presets The Presets section in the upper left section of the window allows you to load, save and manage Project Logical Editor presets. A preset contains all settings in the window, which means you can simply load a preset, edit the settings (if necessary) and click Apply. • To load a preset, select it from the Presets pop-up menu. If available, an explanatory text appears to the right of the menu. When setting up your own presets, you can click in this area to enter a description. • You can also open the Edit menu and select Presets directly from the “Process Project Logical Editor” submenu. This allows you to apply a preset directly, without having to open the Project Logical Editor. RELATED LINKS Key Commands on page 997 Storing your own settings as a preset If you have made Project Logical Editor settings that you want to use again, you can save them as a preset: PROCEDURE 1. Click the Store Preset button to the right of the Presets pop-up menu. A dialog for specifying a name for the new preset is displayed. 2. Enter a name for the preset and click OK. The preset is stored. NOTE To remove a preset, load it and click the Remove Preset button. Organizing and sharing presets The Project Logical Editor presets are stored within the application folder in the Presets\Logical Edit Project subfolder. While these files cannot be edited manually, you can reorganize them (e. g. putting them in subfolders) like any files. This also makes it easy to share presets with other Cubase users, by transferring the individual preset files. NOTE The list of presets is read each time the Project Logical Editor is opened.
Project Logical Editor (Cubase Pro only) Working with presets 899 Setting up key commands for your presets If you have stored Project Logical Editor presets, you can set up key commands for them: PROCEDURE 1. Open the File menu and select “Key Commands…”. The Key Commands dialog opens. 2. Use the list in the Commands column to navigate to the category “Process Project Logical Editor” and click the “+” sign to display the items in the folder. 3. In the list, select the item to which you wish to assign a key command, click in the “Type in Key” field and enter a new key command. 4. Click the Assign button above the field. The new key command appears in the Keys List. 5. Click OK to exit the dialog. RELATED LINKS Key Commands on page 997
900 Editing tempo and signature Background Whenever you create a new project, Cubase will automatically set the tempo and time signature for this project. The tempo and signature settings can be displayed in two ways: either on dedicated tracks in the Project window or in the Tempo Track Editor. Tempo modes Before we go into detail about tempo and signature settings, you should understand the different tempo modes. For each track in Cubase that can make use of this function, you can specify whether it is time-based or tempo-based. For tempo-based tracks, the tempo can either be fixed throughout the entire project (this is called “fixed tempo mode”) or follow the tempo track (this is called “tempo track mode”), which may contain tempo changes. • To switch between fixed tempo mode and tempo track mode, use the Tempo button on the Transport panel: When the Tempo button is lit (and the text “Track” is shown), the tempo follows the tempo track; when it is deactivated (and the text “Fixed” is shown), a fixed tempo is used. You can also switch the tempo mode with the Activate Tempo Track button on the Tempo Track Editor toolbar. In tempo track mode, the tempo cannot be changed on the Transport panel, i. e. the tempo information here is for display purposes only. Signature events are always active, regardless of whether fixed tempo mode or tempo track mode is selected. RELATED LINKS Defining the Track Time Base on page 149 Setting the fixed tempo on page 907