Steinberg Cubase LE Operation Manual

 
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• 
The main Transport functions (Play/Stop/Cycle/Record) are also 
available on the toolbar. 
In addition, various play options are available on the Transport menu.
 
Hiding and showing
 
The Transport panel is shown by default when you launch a new project. 
To hide or show it, select the “Transport Panel” item from the Transport 
menu (or use the corresponding key command, by default [F2]). 
About Preroll and Postroll
 
These items are described in...

 
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The numeric keypad
 
In the default Key Command settings, the numeric keypad on the 
computer keyboard is assigned various Transport panel operations 
The keypads are slightly different on PC and Macintosh computers: 
PC:
Mac:
Num
Lockx—
789
456+
123
0
,EnterStopReturn to Zero Play Fast Forward On/Off Rewind On/Off Cycle On/Off
Record
Go to right 
locator
Go to left 
locatorGo to Marker 
number 3-9
num
lock=/*
789–
456+
123
0
,
enter
StopReturn to...

 
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Operations
 
Setting the Project cursor position
 
There are several methods you can use to move the project cursor po-
sition: 
• By using Fast Forward and Rewind.
• By dragging the project cursor. 
• By clicking in the ruler.
 
Double clicking in the ruler will start or stop playback, moving the cursor at the same 
time. 
 
• If the option “Locate When Clicked in Empty Space” is activated in the Pref-
erences (Transport page) you can click anywhere...

 
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About the Transport panel display format
 
The time unit shown in the ruler can be independent from the time unit 
shown in the Transport panel. This means that you can display time-
code in the transport position display and bars and beats in the ruler, 
for example. The following rules apply: 
• 
If you change the display format from the Transport panel, this will ap-
ply “globally” in the project. 
This is the same as changing the display format...

 
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Options and Settings
 
The “Return to Start Position on Stop” preference
 
You have the option to set the behavior of the project cursor when you 
press Stop. This is done in the Preferences dialog on the Transport 
page: 
1. 
Open the Preferences dialog from the File menu (on the Mac, the 
Preferences are located on the Cubase LE menu) and select the 
Transport page. 
2. 
Activate or deactivate the “Return to Start Position on Stop” item. 
• 
If...

 
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Playback functions
 
Apart from the standard transport controls on the Transport panel, you 
can also find a number of functions that can be used to control play-
back on the Transport menu. The items have the following functionality: 
❐
 
The functions listed above (except “Play to Next Marker”) are only avail-
 
able if you have selected one or more events or made a selection range.
 
Option Description 
Play from Selection Start This activates...

 
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About Chase
 
Chase is basically a function that makes sure your MIDI instruments 
sound as they should when you locate to a new position and start 
playback. This is accomplished by having the program transmitting a 
number of MIDI messages to your instruments each time you move to 
a new position in the project, making sure all MIDI devices are set up 
correctly with regard to Program Change, controller messages (such 
as MIDI Volume) etc.
For...

 
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Recording 

 
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Background
 
This chapter describes the various recording methods that you can 
use in Cubase LE. As it is possible to record both audio and MIDI 
tracks in Cubase LE, both of these recording methods are covered in 
this chapter.  
Before you start 
 
This chapter assumes that you are reasonably familiar with certain ba-
sic recording concepts, and that the following initial preparations have 
been made: 
• 
You have properly set up, connected and calibrated your audio...