Steinberg Cubase LE Getting Started Manual

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The Quick menu
In Cubase LE, clicking the right mouse button will bring up a contextual 
pop-up menu (under Mac OS X you need to press [Ctrl] and click, or 
preferably use a two-button mouse set up so that the right mouse but-
ton generates a [Ctrl]-click). 
Some areas have special context menus with functions or settings that 
only apply to the corresponding area (for example, right-clicking in a 
ruler brings up a pop-up menu with display format options). 
However,...

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Using tools
Editing in Cubase LE is largely done with the various tools. Typical ex-
amples are selecting and moving events with the Arrow (Object Selec-
tion) tool, drawing with the Pencil tool, deleting with the Eraser tool, etc. 
There are different tools for different windows.
Tools can be selected in three ways:
•By clicking the corresponding tool icon on the toolbar.
When you click a tool icon, the pointer takes on the shape of the corresponding tool.
•By using the...

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About tool tips
If you position the pointer over a tool icon (or any other icon or button 
in Cubase LE), a label will appear after a moment, informing you of the 
function of the icon or button. 
•This feature can be turned off by deactivating the option “Show Tips” 
on the User Interface page in the Preferences dialog (accessed from 
the File menu under Windows and from the Cubase LE menu under 
Mac OS X).
Changing values
Throughout the program you will encounter various...

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•Point and click directly on the value segment, type a new value and 
press [Return].
•If you are using a wheel mouse, point at the value segment and use 
the wheel to raise or lower its value.
Generally, we recommend that you use a wheel mouse, as this speeds up editing in 
many areas in Cubase LE.
You can also edit the whole value (all segments) by double clicking 
and typing in a new value. Note:
•To separate the value segments, you can use spaces, dots, colons or 
any...

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Editing regular numeric values
Numeric values other than positions are edited by clicking the value 
and editing numerically from the computer keyboard.
In the Preferences dialog (User Interface – Controls page) you can 
specify what should happen when you click on a value field. The 
“Value Box/Time control” item contains the following options
•In the Inspector and elsewhere in the program you can find blue value 
sliders – click and drag to adjust the value.
Option...

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•For some values, you can hold down [Alt]/[Option], click on the value 
and keep the mouse button pressed to display a value slider.
This allows you to scroll the value by dragging up or down with the mouse button 
pressed. When you release the mouse button, the value slider is hidden.
Adjusting the event volume setting on the Info line.
•These values can also be edited using a wheel mouse: point at the 
value and use the wheel to raise or lower it.
Editing names
To edit a...

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Using knobs and sliders
In the VST audio windows, most parameters are shown as knobs, slid-
ers and buttons, emulating real-world hardware interfaces. For knobs 
and sliders, you can select the desired way of making adjustments in 
the Preferences dialog (User Interface–Controls page):
Knobs
The Knob Mode pop-up menu contains the following options:
Sliders
The Slider Mode pop-up menu contains the following options:
Option Description
Circular To move a knob, you click on...

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Selecting objects
Selecting Cubase LE objects such as audio and MIDI events is gener-
ally done with the Arrow tool, according to standard selection proce-
dures.
•Clicking on an object selects it (and deselects any previously selected 
objects).
•Holding down [Shift] and clicking on an object selects it without dese-
lecting any other objects.
•You can also create a selection rectangle by clicking in an empty area 
and dragging with the mouse button pressed.
All objects...

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Zoom and view techniques
Scrolling the view
If the active window isn’t large enough to show all its contents, you can 
scroll the view by using the standard window scroll bars. However, if 
you are using a wheel mouse, there are two additional ways to scroll:
•Rolling the wheel will scroll the view vertically.
If you hold down [Shift] and use the wheel, the view will be scrolled horizontally. Just 
make sure not to point at a value field, as this will edit the value...

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•Clicking on a zoom slider will move the handle to the click position, in-
stantly changing the magnification.
❐If the project cursor is visible when you zoom in or out horizontally, the 
magnification will be “centered on the cursor”. In other words: if possi-
ble, the project cursor will remain in the same position on screen.
Using the Magnifying Glass tool
You can use the Magnifying Glass tool to zoom in and out horizontally, 
using the following methods:
•Click once to...