Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual

Fades and crossfades
The Crossfade dialog
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Equal Gain
Activate this parameter to adjust the fade curves so that the summed fade in 
and fade out amplitudes will be the same all along the crossfade region. This 
is often suitable for short crossfades.
Equal Power
Activate this parameter to adjust the fade curves so that the energy (power) 
of the crossfade will be constant all along the crossfade region.
Equal Power curves have only one editable curve point. You cannot use the 
Curve kind buttons or...

Fades and crossfades
Auto fades and crossfades
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Auto fades and crossfades
Cubase features an Auto Fade function that can be set both globally, and separately 
for each audio track. The idea behind the Auto Fade function is to create smoother 
transitions between events by applying short (1 to 500
 ms) fade ins and fade outs.
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As event-based fades are calculated in realtime during playback, a higher number 
of audio events provokes to a higher the demand on the...

Fades and crossfades
Auto fades and crossfades
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6. If you want to use your settings in future projects, click the “As Default” button.
7. Click OK to close the dialog.
RELATED LINKS
The Fade dialogs on page 177
The Crossfade dialog on page 180
Making Auto Fade settings for individual tracks
By default, all audio tracks will use the settings you have made in the project’s Auto 
Fades dialog.
However, since Auto Fades use computing power, a better approach may be to turn 
Auto Fades off globally and...

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Arranger Track (Cubase 
Elements only)
Introduction
The arranger track allows you to work with sections of your project in a non-linear 
fashion, to simplify arranging to the maximum extent. Instead of moving, copying and 
pasting events in the Project window to create a linear project, you can define how 
different sections are to be played back, like a playlist.
For this, you can define arranger events, order them in a list, and add repeats as 
desired. This offers a different and more...

Arranger Track (Cubase Elements only)
Working with arranger events
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3. On the Project window toolbar, make sure that Snap is activated and that the 
Snap Type is set to a mode that allows your arranger events to snap to 
appropriate positions in the project.
Snap to events is activated, i. e. when drawing in the Project window, new events will 
snap to existing events.
4. On the arranger track, use the Draw tool to draw an event of the desired 
length.
An arranger event is added, called “A” by...

Arranger Track (Cubase Elements only)
Working with arranger events
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Creating an arranger chain
You can set up an arranger chain in the Arranger Editor or in the Inspector for the 
arranger track. The Arranger Editor is opened by clicking the “e” button in the 
Inspector or in the track list.
PROCEDURE
1. Click the “e” button to open the Arranger Editor.
On the right in the Arranger Editor, the available arranger events are listed, in the order 
they appear on the timeline. To the left you find the...

Arranger Track (Cubase Elements only)
Working with arranger events
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long – to turn our pattern into a “song” (or at least into a basic sketch of the song 
structure), these files must be looped. This is where the Repeats function comes in.
If you want an event to repeat several times, proceed as follows:
• Click in the Repeats field for an event, type in the desired number of repeats 
and press [Enter].
When playing back the arranger chain, the Counter column indicates which 
repeat of this event is...

Arranger Track (Cubase Elements only)
Working with arranger events
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Editing the arranger chain
In the arranger chain on the left, you can do the following:
• Select multiple events by [Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking or [Shift]-clicking as 
usual.
• Drag events to move them in the list.
• Drag events holding [Alt]/[Option] to create copies of the selected items.
The insert location for both move and copy operations is indicated by a 
colored insertion line. A blue line indicates that the move or copy is...

Arranger Track (Cubase Elements only)
Flattening the arranger chain189
Managing arranger chains
You can create several arranger chains. This way, you can create alternative 
versions for playback.
In the Arranger Editor, the toolbar buttons on the right are used for this:
Click this to rename the current arranger chain.
Creates a new, empty arranger chain.
Creates a duplicate of the current arranger chain, containing the same events.
Removes the currently selected arranger  chain. Only available if you...

Arranger Track (Cubase Elements only)
Flattening the arranger chain
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2. Activate Playback.
The project will now play back exactly as in Arranger mode, but you can view it and 
work with it as usual.
IMPORTANT
Flattening the arranger chain may remove events and parts from the project. Only use 
the Flatten function when you know you do not want to edit the arranger track/chain 
any more. If in doubt, save a copy of the project before flattening the arranger chain.
Flattening options
Sometimes it might...