Steinberg Cubase Essential 4 Operation Manual

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ÖFor SysEx (system exclusive) events, you can only edit 
the position (Start) 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 (see “Working with System Exclusive messages” on page 261).
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...

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When you apply any of the Logical presets to create 
masking settings yourself, only the events that meet the 
criteria specified will be visible.
To deactivate the Mask function, select “Nothing” from 
the Mask pop-up menu.
The most typical usage of the Mask function is to view a 
certain type of controller only (e.g. Modulation, Breath 
Control, etc.). Since these are all the same event types 
(controller), this would not be possible using the filter 
view. With the “Event Types...

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The Score Editor – Overview
The Score Editor shows the MIDI notes as a musical 
score. The window contains the following sections and 
items:
The toolbar
The Score Editor toolbar is similar to the toolbar in the Key 
Editor, with the following differences:
 The Score Editor toolbar has a button for showing or hiding 
the extended toolbar (see below).
 There are no active part settings – in the Score Editor, parts 
on different tracks are shown on different staves.
 There are no chord...

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If you are editing parts on several tracks, they are put on 
a grand staff (multiple staves, tied together by bar lines).
The number of measures across the screen depends on 
the size of the window and the number of notes in each 
measure.
The maximum number of bars across the page is four.
The end of the last part is indicated by a double bar line.
Unlike the other MIDI editors, the Score Editor does not 
have a ruler.
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Staff Mode
This pop-up determines how the staff should be shown: 
When set to “Single”, all notes in the part are shown in 
the same staff.
When set to “Split”, the part is split on the screen into a 
bass and treble clef, as in a piano score. 
You use the Split-Point value field to set the note where you want the 
split to occur. Notes above and including the split note will appear on the 
upper staff, and notes below the split note will appear on the lower staff.
Before and after...

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Display Transpose
Some instruments, for example a lot of brass instruments, 
are scored transposed. For this purpose, the Staff Set-
tings dialog allows you to specify a separate Display 
Transpose setting for each staff (track). This transposes 
the notes in the score (i.e. how they are displayed) without 
affecting how the notes play back. This allows you to 
record and play back a multi staff arrangement, and still 
score each instrument according to its own transposition.
Use the...

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Positioning on screen is controlled by the current Quan-
tize value. If you for example set this to “1/8 Note” you can 
only insert and move notes to eighth note positions, at 
quarter notes, at half bars or at bar positions. It is a good 
strategy to set the Quantize value to the smallest note 
value in the piece. This doesn’t stop you from inputting 
notes at “coarser” positions. However, if you set the 
Quantize value to too small a note value, it is easier to 
make mistakes.
The...

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If you want to use other keys for selecting notes, you 
can customize the settings in the Key Commands dialog 
on the File menu (in the Navigate category).
Deselecting everything
To deselect everything, simply click with the Arrow tool in 
some “free” (white) space in the score.
Deleting notes
Notes can be deleted in two ways:
Using the Eraser tool
1.Select the Eraser tool from the toolbar or Quick menu.
2.Click on the Note(s) you want to erase, one at a time 
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By using the note value icons on the extended toolbar
Using the extended toolbar is another quick way to set a 
number of notes to the same length:
1.Select the notes you want to change.
2.Hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on one of the 
note icons on the extended toolbar.
All the selected notes are now given the length of the clicked note.
By using the info line
You can also edit length values numerically on the info 
line, just like in the Key and Drum Editors (see “Editing on...

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3.When you’ve made your settings, click Apply.
If you like, you can leave the Font Settings dialog open, select another 
text block and adjust the settings for that – just remember to click Apply 
before you select a new text block.
If you make settings in the Font Settings dialog with no 
text selected, the settings will be used as default for all 
new text.
In other words, all text you enter from then on will get the settings you 
have specified (although you can of course change...