Steinberg Cubase LE Operation Manual

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Fade In and Fade Out
These function are described in the chapter “Fades and Crossfades” 
(see page 116).
Gain
Allows you to change the gain (level) of the selected audio. The dialog 
contains the following settings:
Gain
This is where you set the desired gain, between –50 and +20dB. The 
setting is also indicated below the Gain display as a percentage.
Clip detection text
If you use the Preview function before applying the processing, the 
text below the...

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Merge clipboard
This functions mixes the audio from the clipboard into the audio se-
lected for processing, starting at the beginning of the selection.
❐For this function to be available, you need to have Cut or Copied a range 
of audio in the Sample Editor first.
The dialog contains the following settings:
Sources mix
Allows you to specify a mix ratio between the Original (the audio se-
lected for processing) and the Copy (the audio on the clipboard)....

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Noise Gate
Scans the audio for sections weaker than a specified threshold level, 
and replaces them with silence. The dialog contains the following set-
tings:
Threshold
The level below which you want audio to be silenced. Levels below 
this value will close the gate.
Attack Time
The time it takes for the gate to open fully after the audio level has ex-
ceeded the threshold level.
Min. Opening Time
This is the shortest time the gate will remain open. If...

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Linked Channels
This is available for stereo audio only. When it is activated, the Noise 
Gate is opened for both channels as soon as one or both channels ex-
ceed the Threshold level. When Linked Channels is deactivated, the 
Noise Gate works independently for the left and right channel.
Dry/Wet mix
Allows you to specify a mix ratio between “dry” and processed sound.
Pre- and Post-Crossfade
See page 220.
Normalize
The Normalize function allows you to...

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Phase Reverse
Reverses the phase of the selected audio, turning the waveform “up-
side down”. The dialog contains the following settings:
Phase Reverse on
When processing stereo audio, this pop-up menu allows you to spec-
ify which channel(s) should be phase reversed.
Pre- and Post-Crossfade
See page 220.
Pitch Shift
This function allows you to change the pitch of the audio with or with-
out affecting its length. You can also create “harmonies” by...

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When the “Transpose” tab is selected, the dialog contains the follow-
ing parameters:
Keyboard display
This offers a way to specify the transpose interval in semitones, and 
gives a graphic overview of the transposition setting.
•The “root note” is indicated in red.
This has nothing to do with the actual key or pitch of the original audio, it just provides 
a way to display transpose intervals. If you like, you can change the root note by using 
the...

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Listen Key/Chord button
Clicking this button plays a test tone, pitched according to the acti-
vated interval key on the keyboard display. If “Multi Shift” is activated, 
this button is called “Listen Chord”, and plays all activated intervals, as 
a chord.
Pitch Shift Base
This allows you to set the root note (the red key in the keyboard dis-
play). This has no actual relation to the pitch of the audio material, but 
should be viewed as an aid for easily...

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Using envelope based Pitch Shift
When the “Envelope” tab is selected, you can specify an envelope 
curve on which the pitch shift should be based. This allows you to cre-
ate pitch bend effects, pitch shift different sections of the audio by dif-
ferent amounts, etc.
Envelope display
Shows the shape of the envelope curve, over the waveform image of 
the audio selected for processing. Envelope curve points above the 
center line indicate positive pitch...

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Curve Kind
These buttons determine whether the envelope curve should consist 
of spline curve segments (left button) or linear segments (right button).
Linear segment envelope.
The same envelope with spline curve segments selected.
Range
This parameter determines the vertical pitch range of the envelope. If 
this is set to “4”, moving a curve point to the top of the display corre-
sponds to pitch shifting by + 4 semitones. The maximum range is +/- 16...

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Transpose and Fine Tune
Allows you to adjust the value of a curve point numerically:
1.Click on a curve point to select it.
The selected point is shown in red.
2.Adjust the Transpose and Fine Tune parameters to change the pitch 
of the curve point in semitones and cents, respectively.
Pitch Shift Mode
These are the same parameters as on the Transpose tab, see page 
227.
Example
Let’s say that you wish to create a pitch bend effect, so that the pitch 
is...