Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual

Audio Part Editor
Operations
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RELATED LINKS
Using the Setup options on page 627
Scrubbing
In the Audio Part Editor, the Scrub tool has a separate icon on the toolbar. Apart 
from that, scrubbing works exactly as in the Project window.
RELATED LINKS
Using the Scrub Tool on page 110
Handling Several Parts
When you open the Audio Part Editor with several parts selected – all on the same 
track or on different tracks – they might not all fit in the editor window, which can 
make it hard to get an overview...

Audio Part Editor
Options and Settings
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• The “Show Part Borders” button can be used if you want to see clearly 
defined borders for the active part.
When this is activated, all parts except the active one are grayed out, making 
the borders easily discernible. There are also two markers in the ruler with the 
name of the active part, marking its beginning and end. These can be moved 
freely to change the part borders.
• It is possible to cycle between parts, making them active using key 
commands.In...

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Pool
Every time that you record on an audio track, a file is created on your hard disk. A 
reference to this file, a clip, is added to the Pool.
The following rules apply to the Pool:
• All audio and video clips that belong to a project are listed in the Pool.
• Every project has a separate Pool.
The way the Pool displays folders and their contents is similar to the way the 
Windows Explorer/Mac OS Finder display folders and file lists. In the Pool, you can 
perform operations that affect files on...

Pool
Pool Window
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Pool Window
The Pool window allows you to manage the media files of the active project.
You can open the Pool in the following ways:
• On the Project window toolbar, click the Open Pool Window button. If this 
icon is not visible, you must activate the Media & MixConsole Windows 
option on the toolbar context menu.
•Select Project > Pool.
•Select Media > Open Pool Window.
The content of the Pool is divided into the following folders:
Audio Folder
Contains all audio clips and regions...

Pool
Pool Window
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2)Audition
If this option is activated and you select a clip in the Pool, it is played back.
3)Audition Loop
If this option is activated, the playback of the selected clip is looped.
4)Volume
Lets you specify the playback volume.
5)View/Attributes
Lets you activate/deactivate which attributes are displayed in the Pool 
window.
6)Open/Close all folders
Opens/Closes all folders.
7)Import
Lets you import media files to the Pool.
8)Search
Lets you search the Pool and connected disks for...

Pool
Pool Window
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Indicates that a clip has been processed.
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Indicates that a clip is referenced in the project but missing from the 
Pool.
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Indicates that the file the clip related to is external, for example, located 
outside the current Audio folder for the project.
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Indicates that the clip has been recorded in the currently open version 
of the project. This is useful for finding recently recorded clips quickly.
Musical Mode
You can use the Musical Mode to tempo-match audio loops to the...

Pool
Pool Window
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Origin Time
Displays the original start position where a clip was recorded in the project. 
As this value can be used as a basis for the Insert into Project option in the 
Media or context menu, you can change it if the Origin Time value is 
independent (for example, not for regions).
Cubase Elements only: You can change the value by editing the value in the 
column, or by selecting the corresponding clip in the Pool, moving the project 
cursor to the new position and selecting Audio...

Pool
Working with the Pool
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• To rearrange the order of columns, drag a column heading to the left or right.
Working with the Pool
NOTE
Most of the Pool-related main menu functions are also available on the Pool context 
menu.
Renaming Clips or Regions in the Pool
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Renaming clips or regions in the Pool also renames the referenced files on disk. It 
is recommended to rename clips or regions in the Pool. Otherwise, the reference 
from the clip to the file may get...

Pool
Working with the Pool
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Inserting Clips into a Project
To insert a clip into a project, you can either use the insert commands on the Media 
menu or use drag and drop.
Inserting Clips into a Project Via Menu Commands
PROCEDURE
1. In the Pool window, select the clips that you want to insert into the project.
2. Select Media > Insert into Project and select one of the insert options.
If several clips are selected, choose whether to insert them on one track or each on 
a different track.
NOTE
The...

Pool
Working with the Pool
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Removing Clips from the Pool
NOTE
Removing clips from the Pool does not delete the corresponding file from the hard 
disk.
PROCEDURE
1. In the Pool window, select the clips that you want to remove, and select Edit 
> Delete
You can also press [Backspace] or [Delete].
2. Depending on whether the clips are used by an event, you have the following 
options:
• If the clips are used by an event, click Remove and then click Remove from 
Pool.
• If the clips are not used by an...