Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual

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Common MIDI Editor Functions
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Setting Velocity Values
When you draw note events in the MIDI editor, the note events get the velocity value 
that is set in the Insert Velocity field on the toolbar. There are different methods to 
set the velocity.
•Use the Edit Velocity tool modifier. The cursor changes into a speaker, and 
next to the note, a field with the Note Velocity slider shows the value. Move 
the mouse pointer up or down to change the value.
Value changes are applied to all selected notes.
For this, a tool modifier must be assigned for the Edit Velocity action. To see 
or edit the tool modifier, select File > Preferences > Editing > Tool 
Modifiers > Select Tool.
• Open the Insert Velocity pop-up menu and select a velocity value.
On this menu, you can also select Setup and specify custom velocity values 
for the pop-up menu.
• Double-click the Insert Velocity field on the toolbar and enter a velocity value.
• Assign key commands to Insert Velocity 1-5 and use them.
This allows you to quickly switch between different velocity values when you 
enter note events.
Handling Several MIDI Parts
• To activate a part for editing, open the Currently Edited Part menu and select 
a part.
When you select a part from the list, it is automatically active and centered in 
the note display.
• To zoom in on an active part, select Edit > Zoom > Zoom to Event.
• To display defined borders for the active part, activate Show Part Borders.
If this option is activated, all parts, except the active part, are grayed out.
• To restrict editing operations to the active part, activate E d i t  A c t i v e  P a r t  O n l y. 
						

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• To change the size of the part, drag the part borders.
The part borders display the name of the active part.
NOTE
If the part that you open for editing is  a shared copy, any editing that you perform 
affects all shared copies of this part. In the  Project window, shared copies are 
indicated by an equal sign in the top right corner of the part.
Looping MIDI Parts
The Independent Track Loop  function allows you to loop a MIDI part independent 
from the project playback.
When you activate the loop, the MIDI events within the loop are repeated 
c
 ontinuously while other events on other trac ks are played back as usual. Every time 
the cycle restarts, the independent track loop also restarts.
PROCEDURE
1. Activate  Independent Track Loop   on the toolbar.
If the Independent Track Loop  button is not visible, right-click the toolbar and select 
Independent Track Loop  from the menu.
If you have set up a loop range in the  Project wi
 ndow, it is hidden from the ruler in the 
MIDI editor.
2. [Ctrl]/[Command]-click in the ruler to specify the start of the independent  track loop.
3. [Alt]/[Option]-click in the ruler to specify the end of the independent track 
loop.
RESULT 
The independent loop range is indicated in a different color.
The start and end of the loop range are displayed on the status line.
A
FTER COMPLETING THIS TASK 
To repeat the events of the loop range and fill up the active MIDI part select  MIDI > 
R
 epeat Loop . 
						

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Key Editor
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Key Editor
The Key Editor is the default MIDI editor. It displays notes graphically in a piano 
roll-style grid. The Key Editor allows for detailed editing of notes and non-note 
events, such as MIDI controllers.
1)Toolbar
Contains tools and settings.
2)Status line
Informs about the mouse time position, mouse note position, and current 
chord display.
3)Info line
Displays note event information about a selected MIDI note.
4)Ruler
Displays the time line.
5)Key Editor Inspector
Contains tools and functions for working with MIDI data.
6)Note display
Contains a grid in which MIDI notes are displayed as boxes.
7)Controller display
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Toolbar
The toolbar contains tools and settings for the Key Editor.
• To show or hide the toolbar elements, right-click the toolbar and activate or 
deactivate the elements.
Static Buttons
Set up Window Layout
Allows you to show/hide specific window sections, for example, the Status 
Line, the Info Line, the Inspector, etc. Which sections are available, depends 
on the MIDI editor.
Solo Editor
If this button is activated, you hear only the edited MIDI parts during playback.
Acoustic Feedback
If this button is activated, individual notes are automatically played back when 
you move or transpose them, or when you create them by drawing.
Auto Scroll
Auto Scroll
If this button is activated, the project cursor is always visible in the window.
Tool Buttons
Object Selection
Allows you to select events.
Draw
Allows you to draw events.
Erase
Allows you to delete events.
Trim
Allows you to resize selected events by moving their start or end positions in 
steps according to the Length Quantize value.
Split
Allows you to split a MIDI event.
Mute
Allows you to mute events.
Glue
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Zoom
Allows you to zoom in/out. Hold [Alt]/[Option] and click to zoom out.
Line
Allows you to create a series of contiguous events.
Time Warp
Allows you to adjust the tempo track so that material with a musical time base 
can be matched to material with a linear time base.
Independent Track Loop
 Independent Track Loop
Activates/Deactivates the independent track loop for the edited part.
Auto Select Controllers
Auto Select Controllers
If this button is activated and a note is selected in the editor, the 
corresponding controller data is also automatically selected.
Multiple Part Controls
Show Part Borders
If this button is activated, the part borders are shown in the editor.
Edit Active Part Only
If this button is activated, editing operations are applied only to the active part.
Currently Edited Part
This pop-up menu lists all parts that are currently open in the editor. This 
allows you to select a part for editing.
Insert Velocity
Insert Velocity
Allows you to specify a velocity value for new notes.
Nudge Palette
Trim Start Left
Increases the length of the selected element by moving its start to the left.
Trim Start Right
Decreases the length of the selected element by moving its start to the right.
Move Left
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Move Right
Moves the selected element to the right.
Trim End Left
Decreases the length of the selected element by moving its end to the left.
Trim End Right
Increases the length of the selected element by moving its end to the right.
Snap/Quantize
The following options are available on the Snap/Quantize menu:
Snap On/Off
Activates/Deactivates the snap function.
Grid
If this option is activated, the snap positions are set with the Grid Type 
pop-up menu. The available options depend on the display format selected for 
the ruler.
Grid Relative
If this option is activated, events keep their relative positions to the grid when 
they are moved.
Events
If this option is activated, the start and end positions of other events and parts 
are magnetic. This means that if you drag an event to a position near the start 
or end of another event, it is automatically aligned with the start or end of the 
other event.
Shuffle
Shuffle allows you to change the order of adjacent events. If you drag the first 
one to the right, past the second event, the two events change places.
Magnetic Cursor
If this option is activated, the project cursor is magnetic. When you drag an 
event near the cursor, the event is aligned with the cursor position.
Grid + Cursor
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Events + Cursor
This is a combination of Events and Magnetic Cursor.
Grid + Events + Cursor
This is a combination of Events, Grid, and Magnetic Cursor.
Iterative Quantize On/Off
Activates/Deactivates iterative quantize.
Quantize Presets
Allows you to select a quantize or a groove preset.
Apply Quantize
Applies the quantize settings.
Open Quantize Panel
Opens the Quantize Panel.
Step/MIDI Input
Step Input
Activates/Deactivates the Step Input mode.
MIDI Input/Note Expression MIDI Input
Activates/Deactivates MIDI Input modes.
Move Insert Mode
Activates/Deactivates the Move Insert mode. For this function, Step Input 
must be activated.
Record Pitch
If Step Input is activated, use this button to determine that the pitch is 
included when you insert notes.
Record NoteOn Velocity
If Step Input is activated, use this button to determine that NoteOn Velocity 
is included when you insert notes.
Record NoteOff Velocity
If Step Input is activated, use this button to determine that NoteOff Velocity 
is included when you insert notes.
Event Colors
Event Colors
Allows you to select a color scheme for the events in the editor.
Hide Colors
Allows you to hide the colors. 
						

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Status Line
The status line is displayed below the toolbar. It displays important information 
about the mouse position.
To show or hide the status line, click  Set up
  Window Layout  on the toolbar, and 
activate or deactivate  Status Line.
Mouse Time Position
Displays the exact time position of the mouse pointer, depending on the 
sele
cted ruler display format. This lets  you edit or insert notes at exact 
positions.
Mouse Note Position Displays the exact pitch of the mouse pointer position. This facilitates finding 
t
he right pitch when entering or transposing notes.
Current Chord Display When the project cursor is positioned over notes that form a chord, the chord 
is displayed here.
Independent Track Loop A mini-cycle, affecting only the MIDI  part that is being edited. If Independe
 nt 
Track Loop  is activated, MIDI events within the loop range are repeated 
continuously.
R
ELATED LINKS
Setting Up the Independent Track Loop on  page  310
Info Line
The info line shows values and properties of the selected events. If several notes are 
selected, the values for the first note are displayed in color.
To show or hide the info line, click the Set
  up Window Layout  button on the 
toolbar, and activate or deactivate  Inf
 o Line.
Length and position values are displaye d in the selected ruler display format.
R
ELATED LINKS
Editing Note Events on the Info Line on  page  440
Changing the Display Format for the Ruler on  page  434 
						

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Inspector
The Inspector is located to the left of the note display. The inspector contains tools 
and functions for working with MIDI data.
Chord Editing (Cubase Elements only)
Allows you to enter chords instead of single notes.
Quantize
Allows you to access the main quantize parameters. These are identical with 
the functions on the Quantize panel.
Transpose
Allows you to access the main parameters for transposing MIDI events.
Length
Contains length-related options, similar to the Functions submenu of the 
MIDI menu.
• To change the length of the selected MIDI events or all events of the active 
part if no events are selected, use the Scale Length/Legato slider.
At the maximum value the notes reach the beginning of the next note.
• To make the new length settings permanent, use the Freeze MIDI 
Lengths button to the right of the Scale Length/Legato slider.
• To fine-tune the distance between consecutive notes, use the Overlap 
slider.
At 0 Ticks, the Scale Legato slider extends each note so that it reaches 
the next note exactly. Positive values cause the notes to overlap and 
negative values allow you to define a small gap between the notes.
• To use the Legato function or slider to extend a note until the next 
selected note, activate Between Selected.
This is identical with activating the Legato Mode: Between Selected 
Notes Only option in the Preferences dialog.
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ELATED LINKS
Quantize Panel on page 167
Other MIDI functions on page 427 
						

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Note Display
The note display is the main area in the Key Editor. It contains a grid in which note 
events are shown as boxes.
The width of a box corresponds to the note length. The vertical position of a box 
corresponds to the note number (pitch), with higher note events higher up in the 
grid. The piano keyboard helps you to find the right note number.
Controller Display
The area at the bottom of the Key Editor window is the controller display. It contains 
the controller events.
The controller display consists of one or several controller lanes that show one of 
the following properties or event types:
• Velocity values of the notes
•Pitchbend events
•Aftertouch events
•Poly Pressure events
•Program Change events
•System Exclusive events
• Any type of continuous controller event
Velocity values are shown as vertical bars in the controller display. Each velocity bar 
corresponds to a note event in the note display. Higher bars correspond to higher 
velocity values.