Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual
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Preferences Editing 651 On Processing Shared Clips This setting determines what happens when you apply processing to a shared clip, that is a clip that is used by more than one event in the project: •Open Options Dialog An Options dialog appears, allowing you to select whether you want to create a new version of the clip or apply the processing to the existing clip. •Create New Version A new editing version of the clip is automatically created, and the processing is applied to that version (leaving the original clip unaffected). •Process Existing Clip The processing is applied to the existing clip (which means that all events playing that clip will be affected). Default Warping Algorithm Determines which warp algorithm is used for new audio clips in the project. Editing - Controls Many Cubase parameters are shown as rotary encoders, sliders, and buttons that emulate hardware interfaces. Others are edited numerically in value fields. This page allows you to select the preferred ways of controlling encoders, sliders, and value fields. Value Box/Time Control Mode The menu contains the following options: •Text Input on Left-Click In this mode, clicking a value box will open it for editing by typing. •Increment/Decrement on Left/Right-Click In this mode, you can click with the left or right mouse button to decrease or increase the value. To edit values by typing in this mode, please double-click. Under Mac OS X, right-clicking is the same as [Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking. We recommend that you use a two-button mouse and set up the right button to generate a [Ctrl]/[Command]-click. •Increment/Decrement on Left-Click and Drag In this mode, you can click and drag up or down to adjust the value (much like dragging a vertical fader). Double-click to enter values manually.
Preferences Editing 652 Knob Mode The menu contains the following options: •Circular To move an encoder, click on it and drag in a circular motion, such as turning a real encoder. When you click anywhere along the encoder’s edge, the setting is immediately changed. •Relative Circular Works like the Circular option, but clicking does not automatically change the setting. This means you can make adjustments to the current setting by clicking anywhere on an encoder and dragging. There is no need to click on the exact current position. •Linear To move an encoder, click on it and drag up or down (or left or right) with the mouse button pressed – as if the encoder was a vertical (or horizontal) slider. Slider Mode The menu contains the following options: •Jump In this mode, clicking anywhere on a slider will make the slider handle instantly move to that position. •Touch In this mode, you have to click on the actual slider handle to adjust the parameter. This reduces the risk of accidentally moving sliders. •Ramp In this mode, clicking anywhere on a slider (but not on the actual handle) and keeping the mouse button pressed causes the handle to move smoothly to the new position. •Relative In this mode, clicking on a slider will not immediately change the setting. Instead you click and drag up or down – the setting will be changed according to how far you drag, not according to where you click. Editing - MIDI Select Controllers in Note Range: Use Extended Note Context When this is activated and you move notes together with their controllers, for example, in the Key Editor, the extended note context will be taken into account. This means that controllers between the last selected note and the following note (or the end of the part) will also be moved. When this is deactivated, only the controllers between the first and the last selected note will be moved.
Preferences Editing 653 Legato Overlap Determines the result of the Legato function on the MIDI menu. •If Legato Overlap is set to 0 Ticks, the Legato function extends each selected note so that it reaches the next note exactly. •Setting Legato Overlap to a positive value causes the notes to overlap by the specified number of ticks. •Setting Legato Overlap to a negative value makes the Legato function leave a slight gap between the notes. Legato Mode: Between Selected Notes Only When this is activated, the length of selected notes will be adjusted so that they reach the next selected note, allowing you to apply Legato only to your bass line, for example. Split MIDI Events If you split a MIDI part in the Project window (with the Cut tool or one of the split functions) so that the split position intersects one or several MIDI notes, the result depends on this setting. •If Split MIDI Events is activated, the intersected notes are split. This creates new notes at the beginning of the second part. •If Split MIDI Events is deactivated, the notes will remain in the first part, but stick out after the end of the part. Split MIDI Controllers If you split a MIDI part containing controllers, the result depends on this setting: • If Split MIDI Controllers is activated and the part contains a controller with a value other than zero at the split position, a new controller event (of the same type and value) will be inserted at the split position (at the start of the second part). • If Split MIDI Controllers is deactivated, no new controller events will be inserted. NOTE If you just split a part and play back the result, it will sound the same regardless of this setting. However, if you split a part and delete the first half or move the second half to a different position in the project, you may want to activate Split MIDI Controllers to make sure all controllers have the correct value at the beginning of the second part.
Preferences Editing 654 Editing - Project & MixConsole Select Channel/Track on Solo When you activate this option, a track in the track list or a channel in the MixConsole automatically gets selected when the Solo button is activated. Deactivating this option always keeps the current selection status, regardless of the solo setting for the tracks. Select Channel/Track on Edit Settings When you activate this option, a track in the track list or a channel in the MixConsole automatically gets selected when you click the respective edit button (e). Deactivating this option always keeps the current track/channel selection. Scroll To selected Track If you activate this option, selecting a MixConsole channel automatically scrolls the track list to display the respective track. Enable Record on Selected Audio Track When this is activated, selected audio tracks are automatically record enabled. Enable Record on Selected MIDI Track When this is activated, the selected MIDI tracks are automatically record enabled. Enable Solo on Selected Track When this is activated, the selected tracks are automatically soloed. Enlarge Selected Track Activate this option to enter a mode where the selected track in the Project window will be enlarged. You can adjust the size directly in the track list if the default enlargement factor does not suit you. When you select another track in the track list, this track is automatically enlarged, and the previously selected track is displayed in its previous size.
Preferences Editing 655 Editing - Tool Modifiers On this page you can specify which modifier keys are used for additional functionality when using tools. PROCEDURE 1. Select an option in the Categories list. 2. Select the action for which you want to edit the modifier key in the Action list. 3. On your computer keyboard, hold down the modifier keys and click Assign. RESULT The current modifier key(s) for the action is replaced. If this tool already has assigned modifier key(s), you will be asked whether you want to replace them. Editing - Chords ‘X’ Chords Mute Notes on Tracks That are in Follow Chord Track Mode This determines what happens when you play back a track that follows the chord track and the cursor reaches an undefined chord event (X chord). Activate this option to mute playback. Deactivate this option to continue playback of the last defined chord event. Disable ‘Acoustic Feedback’ during Playback If you activate this option, Acoustic Feedback is automatically disabled on playback. This ensures that chord events are not triggered twice. Hide muted Notes in Editors If you set up a MIDI track to follow the chord track by activating one of the Follow Chord Track options, some of the original MIDI notes may be muted. Activate this option to hide these notes in the editors. Editing - Tools Select Tool: Show Extra Info Activate this to show a tooltip for the Object Selection tool in the Project window event display. This tooltip indicates the current pointer position and the name of the track and event at which you are pointing. Zoom Tool Standard Mode: Horizontal Zooming Only This affects the result when using the Zoom tool (magnifying glass). If this is activated and you drag a selection rectangle with the Zoom tool, the window is only zoomed horizontally and the track height does not change. If this option is deactivated, the window is zoomed both horizontally and vertically.
Preferences Event Display 656 Pop-up Toolbox on Right-Click If this is activated, the toolbox opens on right-click in the event display and editors. You can change the number of rows in which the tools are arranged on the toolbox. Keep the right mouse button pressed until the mouse pointer changes to a double arrow and drag to the bottom or right. • To open the context menu instead of the toolbox, press any modifier key when right-clicking. Cross-Hair Cursor This allows you to set up a cross-hair cursor when working in the event display and editors, facilitating navigation and editing, especially when arranging in large projects. You can set up the colors for the line and the mask of the cross-hair cursor, and define its width. The cross-hair cursor works as follows: •If the Selection tool (or one of its subtools) is selected, the cross-hair cursor appears when you start moving or copying a part/event or when you use the event trim handles. •If the Draw tool, the Cut tool, or any other tool that makes use of this function is selected, the cross-hair cursor appears as soon as you move the mouse over the event display. • The cross-hair cursor is only available for tools where such a function is of any use. Event Display The Event Display section contains several settings for customizing the display in the Project window. Show Event Names Determines whether the names of parts and events are shown. Hide Truncated Event Names When zooming or resizing elements, the events can become very small so that the name is no longer completely visible. The name gets truncated. If this option is activated, event names are hidden if they do not fit into the event. Show Overlaps When events overlap, this setting allows you to specify when the overlapping areas are displayed. Grid Overlay Intensity Increases or decreases the overlay intensity of the displayed grid lines. Event Handling Opacity Increases or decreases the opacity of an overlying event background when you move it.
Preferences Event Display 657 Smallest Track Height To Show Data Specifies from which track height the track contents are displayed. Smallest Track Height To Show Name Specifies from which track height the track names are displayed. Event Display - Audio Interpolate Audio Waveforms If you have zoomed in to one sample per pixel or less, the appearance of the samples depends on this setting. If the option is deactivated, single sample values are drawn as steps. If the option is activated, the sample values are interpolated to form curves. Show Event Volume Curves Always If activated, event volume curves, as created by the fade and volume handles, are shown for all events, regardless of whether they are selected or not. When the option is deactivated, volume curves are only shown for selected events. However, note that you can still adjust fades and volumes for events that are not selected, by clicking and dragging the top left, middle, or right edge respectively. Show Waveforms If activated, audio waveforms are displayed for audio events. Show Hitpoints on Selected Events If activated, hitpoints are displayed for audio events. Waveform Brightness Increases or decreases the brightness of the displayed waveforms. Waveform Outline Intensity Increases or decreases the intensity of the waveform outline. Fade Handle Brightness Increases or decreases the brightness of the set fade lines within audio events. Background Color Modulation When this is activated, the backgrounds of audio waveforms reflect the waveform dynamics. This is especially useful to get an overview when working with small track heights.
Preferences Event Display 658 Event Display - MIDI Default Edit Action Determines which editor is opened when you double-click a MIDI part or when you select it and press [Ctrl]/[Command]-[E]. Note that this setting is overwritten for tracks with drum maps if the Edit as Drums when Drum Map is assigned option is activated. Part Data Mode Determines if and how events in MIDI parts are shown: not shown, as lines, as score notes, as drum notes, or as blocks. Note that this setting is overwritten for tracks with drum maps if the Edit as Drums when Drum Map is assigned option is activated. Show Controllers Governs whether non-note events such as controllers, etc. are shown in MIDI parts. Note Brightness Increases or decreases the brightness of note events. Controller Brightness Increases or decreases the brightness of controller events. Edit as Drums when Drum Map is assigned If this is activated, parts on MIDI tracks to which drum maps are assigned are shown with drum note symbols. The parts will automatically open in the Drum Editor on double-click. This overwrites the Default Edit Action setting. Event Display - Chords Pitch Notation • The Note Name pop-up menu lets you select between three ways of displaying chords. • The Naming Format pop-up menu lets you determine how MIDI note names (pitches) are displayed in editors, etc. • The options Display ‘Bb’ as ‘B’ and Display ‘B’ as ‘H’ allow you to change the corresponding pitch names. Chord Font Allows you to specify a font for all chord symbols. Chord Symbols There are several ways of indicating chord types, for example, major and minor chords. These options allow you to select your preferred display method for major 7th chords, minor chords, half-diminished chords, diminished chords, and augmented chords.
Preferences General 659 Event Display - Tracks Colorize Track Controls This slider allows you apply the track color to the track controls. Drag the slider to the right to intensify the color. Colorize Only Folder Track Controls Activate this to restrict the effect of the Colorize Track Control function to folder tracks only. This is useful in projects with a large number of tracks and folder tracks. Default Track Name Width Allows you to determine the default name width for all track types. Auto Track Color Mode This offers you several options for automatically assigning colors to tracks that are added to the project: •Use Default Track Color New tracks get the default event color. •Use Previous Track Color New tracks get the same color as the track above them in the track list. •Use Previous Track Color + 1 This is similar to the Use Previous Track Color option, except that the new tracks get the next color in the color palette. •Use Last Applied Color New tracks get the color that you last applied to an event/part. •Use Random Track Color Inserted tracks get random track colors. General The General page contains general settings that affect the program user interface. Set these according to your preferred work methods. Language Allows you to select which language is used in the program. After switching the language, you must restart the program for the change to take effect. Auto Save If this is activated, Cubase automatically saves backup copies of all open projects with unsaved changes. These are named Name.bak, where name is the name of the project, and are saved in the project folder. Backup copies of unsaved projects are named #UntitledX.bak where X is an incremental number, to allow multiple backup copies in the same project folder.
Preferences General 660 Auto Save Interval Allows you to specify how often a backup copy is created. Maximum Backup Files Allows you to specify how many backup files will be created with the Auto Save function. When the maximum number of backup files is reached, the existing files will be overwritten (starting with the oldest file). Show Tips If this is activated and you position the pointer over an icon or button in Cubase, an explanatory tooltip is displayed after a second. Maximum Undo Steps Allows you to specify the number of undo levels. Run Setup on Create New Project If this is activated, Cubase automatically displays the Project Setup dialog every time you create a new project. This allows you to specify the basic project configuration. Use Steinberg Hub Activate this option to open Steinberg Hub when you start Cubase or create a new project using the File menu. General - Personalization Default Author Name Allows you to specify an author name that is used by default for new projects. This will be included as metadata when exporting audio files with an iXML chunk. Default Company Name Allows you to specify a company name that is used by default for new projects. This will be included as metadata when exporting audio files with an iXML chunk.