Steinberg Cubase LE Operation Manual

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8.Finally, create a point where you want the pitch bend to end.
You don’t need to create a new point if this should be the end of the audio file being 
processed. There is always an end point at the right side of the waveform display.
9.If necessary, make additional settings in the Pitch Shift Mode section.
10.Click Process.
The pitch bend is applied according to the specified settings.
Remove DC Offset
This function will remove any DC offset in the audio...

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Stereo Flip
This function works with stereo audio selections only. It allows you to 
manipulate the left and right channel in various ways. The dialog con-
tains the following parameters:
Mode
This pop-up menu determines what the function does:
Option Description
Flip Left-Right Swaps the left and right channel.
Left to Stereo Copies the left channel sound to the right channel.
Right to Stereo Copies the right channel sound to the left channel.
Merge...

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Time Stretch
This function allows you to change the length and “tempo” of the se-
lected audio, without affecting the pitch. The dialog contains the fol-
lowing parameters:
Input section
This section contains information and settings regarding the “input”, 
the audio selected for processing:
Parameter Description
Length in Samples The length of the selected audio, in samples.
Length in Seconds The length of the selected audio, in seconds.
Tempo in BPM If...

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Output section
These settings are used if you want to stretch the audio to fit within a 
specific time span or tempo. The values will change automatically if 
you adjust the Timestretch amount (see below).
Timestretch
The Timestretch parameter determines the amount of timestretch, as 
a percentage of the original length. If you use the settings in the Out-
put section to specify the amount of timestretch, this value will change 
automatically.
The possible...

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Accuracy
Set this parameter according to whether the rhythmic feel of the audio 
material has a high priority or not. If you set this to a high value (drag 
the slider to the right), the timing and rhythmic feel will be preserved 
as accurately as possible. If you set it to a low value, the tonal quality 
gets priority, allowing slight changes in timing.
Algorithm
Allows you to select one of two Quality modes: Timebandit and TB - 
Drum. The Drum mode is a...

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•If the selected clip (or the clip played by the selected event) has sev-
eral edit versions (i.e. there are other clips referring to the same audio 
file), the following alert will appear:
As you can see, you don’t have the option to Replace the original audio file in this case. 
This is because that audio file is used by other clips. Select “New File” to have a new 
file created in the Audio folder within the project folder.
❐Now, the clip refers to a...

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The Sample Editor 

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Background
The Sample Editor allows you to view and manipulate audio at the au-
dio clip level, by cutting and pasting, removing or drawing audio data 
or applying effects. 
Opening the Sample Editor
You open the Sample Editor by double clicking an audio event in the 
Project window or the Audio Part Editor, or by double clicking an au-
dio clip in the Pool. You can have more than one Sample Editor open 
at the same time.
•Note that double clicking on an audio part in...

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The Elements menu
If you Right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) in the Sample Editor to 
bring up the Quick menu, you will find a submenu called “Elements”. 
By activating or deactivating options on this submenu, you can decide 
what you want shown in the Editor window. Some of these options 
are also available as icons on the toolbar. 

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The toolbar
The toolbar contains tools and various settings:
The thumbnail display
The thumbnail display provides an overview of the whole clip. The sec-
tion currently shown in the Sample Editor’s main Waveform display is 
indicated by a blue rectangle in the thumbnail, while the current selec-
tion range is shown in blue-grey.
•You can move the blue rectangle in the thumbnail to view other sections 
of the clip.
This is done by clicking in the lower half of the...