Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual

Parts and Events
Folder Parts
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Folder Parts
A folder part is a graphic representation of events and parts on the tracks in the 
folder. Folder parts indicate the position and length of the events and parts, as well 
as on which track they are (their vertical position). If part colors are used, these are 
also shown in the folder part.
Editing Folder Parts
Any editing that you perform in the Project window to a folder part affects all the 
events and parts it contains.
You can select several folder...

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Editing Parts and Events
This section describes techniques for editing in the Project window. If not explicitly 
stated, all descriptions apply to both events and parts, even though we use the term 
“event” for convenience.
When you are using the tools for editing, you can in many cases get additional 
functions by pressing modifier keys (e.
 g. pressing [Alt]/[Option] and dragging with 
the Object Selection tool creates a copy of the dragged event).
NOTE
You...

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Select Submenu
• To open the Select submenu, select Edit > Select.
The following options are available, when the Object Selection tool is selected:
All
Selects all events in the Project window.
None
Deselects all events.
Invert
Inverts the selection – all selected events are deselected and all events that 
were not selected are selected instead.
In Loop
Selects all events that are partly or wholly between the left and right locator.
From Start to Cursor...

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Removing Events
To remove an event from the Project window, do one of the following:
• Click on the event with the Erase tool.
• To delete all following events, but not the event that you clicked and all events 
before it, press [Alt]/[Option] and click on an event.
• Select the events and press [Backspace], or select Edit > Delete.
Moving Events
You can move events using any of the following methods:
•Use the Object Selection tool.
•Use the Move to submenu...

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NOTE
To avoid accidentally moving events when you click on them in the Project window 
the response when you move an event by dragging is slightly delayed. You can 
adjust this delay with the Drag Delay setting (File > Preferences > Editing).
“Move to” Submenu
• To open the Move to submenu, select Edit > Move to.
The following options are available:
Cursor
Moves the selected event to the project cursor position. If there are several 
selected events on the...

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2. In the event display, select the events or parts that you want to move, and use 
the Move Left/Move Right nudge buttons.
The selected events or parts are moved to the left or right.
Renaming Events
By default, audio events show the name of their clip, but you can enter a separate 
descriptive name for events.
• To rename an event, select the event and type in a new name in the Name 
field on the info line.
• To give all events on a track the same name as...

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To resize events, do one of the following:
• Click and drag the lower left or right corner of the event.
If Snap is activated, the Snap value determines the resulting length. If several 
events are selected, all will be resized in the same way.
Normal sizing
Sizing moves contents
•Use the Trim buttons (Nudge palette) on the toolbar.
This will move the start or end position of the selected events by the amount 
set on the Grid Type pop-up menu. The sizing type...

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RESULT 
The part is stretched or compressed to fit the new length.
• For MIDI parts, this means that the note events are stretched (moved and 
resized).
Controller data will be stretched, too.
• For audio parts, this means that the events are moved, and that the referenced 
audio files are time stretched to fit the new length.
A dialog shows the progress of the time stretch operation.
Splitting Events
You can split events in the Project window in the...

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• You can select several events on the same track and click on one of them with 
the Glue tool.
A single part is created.
• To glue an event together with all following events on this track, hold down 
[Alt]/[Option] and click on an event with the Glue tool.
Duplicating
Events can be duplicated in the following ways:
• Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and drag the event to a new position.
If Snap is activated, this determines to which positions you can copy the...

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Repeating
Events can be repeated in the following ways:
• Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and click the handle in the lower right corner of the 
last selected event and drag to the right.
•Select Edit > Functions > Repeat to open a dialog, allowing you to create a 
number of copies (regular or shared) of the selected events.
Fill Loop
You can create a number of copies between the right and left locators.
•Select Edit > Functions > Fill Loop to create a number of...