Steinberg Cubase Ai 5 Manual

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Note:
When you duplicate audio events, the copies are al-
ways shared. This means that shared copies of audio 
events always refer to the same audio clip (see “Audio 
processing” on page 118).
You can convert a shared copy to a real copy by select-
ing “Convert to Real Copy” from the Edit menu. This cre-
ates a new version of the clip (that can be edited indepen-
dently) and adds this to the Pool. Note that no new files are 
created by this operation – for that you need to use the...

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ÖIf you split a MIDI part so that the split position inter-
sects one or several MIDI notes, the result depends on the 
option “Split MIDI Events” in the Preferences (Editing–MIDI 
page). 
If the option is activated, the intersected notes will be split (creating new 
notes at the beginning of the second part). If it is deactivated, the notes 
will remain in the first part, but “stick out” after the end of the part.
Gluing events together
You can glue events together using the Glue...

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It is also possible to resize events by using the Trim but-
tons (located in the Nudge palette) on the toolbar.
This will move the start or end position of the selected Event(s) by the 
amount set on the Grid pop-up menu. The sizing type currently selected 
applies to this method too, with the exception of “Sizing Applies Time 
Stretch” which is not possible with this method. You can also use key 
commands for this (by default, press [Ctrl]/[Command] and use the left 
and right...

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You can mute events by selecting them and selecting 
“Mute” from the Edit menu.
Similarly, you can unmute the selected events by selecting “Unmute” 
from the Edit menu.
You can also change the mute status of selected events 
on the info line.
Muted events can be edited as usual (with the exception 
of adjusting fades), but are not played back.
Muted events are “grayed out”.
You can also mute whole tracks by clicking the Mute 
(“M”) button in the Track list, the Inspector or the...

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When the Range Selection tool is selected, the Select 
submenu on the Edit menu has the following items for 
making selection ranges:
Double-clicking on an event with the Range Selection 
tool creates a selection range encompassing the event.
If you hold down [Shift] you can double-click several events in a row, and 
the selection range will expand to encompass them all. Double-clicking a 
second time on an event opens it for editing in the Sample Editor.
Adjusting the size of the...

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The Project window
Making selection ranges for several non-contiguous 
tracks
You can create selection ranges that cover several tracks 
by pressing [Alt]/[Option]-[Shift]. However, it is also pos-
sible to exclude tracks from a selection range:
1.Create a selection range from the first to the last de-
sired track.
2.Press [Alt]/[Option] and click in the selection range on 
the tracks you want to exclude from the selection.
3.In the same manner, you can add a track to the selec-
tion range by...

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The Preferences dialog
When you open the File menu (the Cubase AI menu on a 
Mac) and select “Preferences…”, the Preferences dialog is 
opened. This dialog provides a large number of options and 
settings that control the global behavior of Cubase AI. 
The dialog has a number of pages, each containing op-
tions and settings belonging to a particular topic.
In the list on the left, click on one of the entries to open 
the corresponding page.
You can find detailed descriptions of all...

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 Using cut, copy and paste.
 Deleting a folder part. This will delete its contained events and 
parts.
 Splitting a folder part with the Scissors tool.
 Gluing folder parts together with the Glue tube tool. This will 
only work if the adjacent folder parts contain events or parts 
on the same track.
 Resizing a folder part resizes the contained events and parts 
according to the selected resizing method, see “Resizing 
events” on page 32.
 Muting a folder part. This will mute its...

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The Project window
The following actions can be performed in the Marker 
window:
Adding markers
Click the Add button or press [Ins] (Windows only) on the computer key-
board to add position markers at the current project cursor position.
Select “Cycle Markers” from the Show pop-up menu and click the Add 
button to add a cycle marker between the left and right locator.
Removing markers
Select a marker and click the Remove button to remove it.
Moving marker positions
Set the project cursor to the...

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The Project window
Options
The Snap function
The Snap function helps you to find exact positions when 
editing in the Project window. It does this by restricting 
horizontal movement and positioning to certain positions. 
Operations affected by Snap include moving, copying, 
drawing, sizing, splitting, range selection, etc.
You turn Snap on or off by clicking the Snap icon in the 
toolbar.
Snap activated.
When you are moving audio events with Snap activated, it 
isn’t necessarily the beginning of the...