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The Inspector – General handling
The track parameters are set up in the Inspector. Here’s a brief run-
down on how to handle the Inspector:
•To show or hide the Inspector, click the Inspector icon on the Project 
window’s toolbar.
•The Inspector for a MIDI track is divided into three sections. You can 
fold or unfold the sections individually by clicking the tabs in their up-
per right corners.
Clicking the tab for a hidden section brings it to view and hides...

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Basic track settings
The topmost Inspector section contains the basic settings for the se-
lected MIDI track. These are settings that either affect the basic func-
tionality for the track (mute, solo, enable record, etc.) or send out addi-
tional MIDI data to the connected devices (program change, volume, 
etc.). The section contains all settings in the track list (see page 51), 
with the following additional parameters:
Parameter Description
Edit button This...

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• Note that the functionality of the “Programs” settings (used for selecting 
sounds in the connected MIDI instrument) depends on to which instru-
ment the MIDI output is routed, and how you have set up this in the MIDI 
Device Manager.
As described on page 309, the MIDI Device Manager allows you to specify which MIDI 
instruments and other devices are connected to the various MIDI outputs, thus making 
it possible to select patches by name.
• Many of the basic...

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Track parameters
The following settings will affect the MIDI events on the track in real 
time during playback. They will also be in effect if you play “live” with 
the track selected and record enabled (provided that “MIDI Thru Ac-
tive” is activated on the Preferences – MIDI page). This makes it pos-
sible to e.g. transpose or adjust the velocity of your live playing.
• If you want to compare the result of your track parameters with the “un-
processed” MIDI,...

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Transpose
This allows you to transpose all notes on the track in semitones. The 
available range is -127 to +127 semitones, but remember that the to-
tal range of MIDI note numbers is 0 to 127. Furthermore, not all instru-
ments can play back notes over the whole range. Therefore, extreme 
transpositions can give rather strange and unwanted results.
Velocity Shift
This settings lets you change the dynamics of all notes on the track. 
The value in this field is...

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Length Compression
This value adjusts the lengths of all notes on the track. As with Veloc-
ity Compression, the value is set with a numerator and denominator. 
For example, the value 2/1 means that all note lengths will be doubled, 
while 1/4 means all note lengths will be quarter of the actual lengths.
Random
The Random settings let you introduce random variations to various 
properties of MIDI notes. Anything from very subtle variations to dra-
matic changes...

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Range
The Range function lets you specify a note (pitch) or velocity range 
and either force all notes to fit within this range, or exclude all notes 
outside this range from playback. As with the Random function, there 
are two separate Range settings. Set them up as follows:
1.Pull down the Range pop-up menu and select one of the following 
four modes:
2.Use the two fields to the right to set the min and max values.
These values will be shown as numbers...

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The Channel section
At the bottom of the Inspector, you will find a section labeled “Chan-
nel”. This contains a single channel strip, allowing you to set volume, 
pan, mute/solo and other parameters for the track.
• This is a “mirror” of the track’s channel strip in the Cubase LE mixer – for 
details see page 139. 

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Merge MIDI in Loop
As mentioned, the parameters described in this chapter do not change 
the MIDI events themselves, but work rather like “filters”, affecting the 
music on playback. However, sometimes you may want to make these 
settings permanent, i.e. convert them to “real” MIDI events on the 
track. You might for example want to transpose a track and then edit 
the transposed notes in a MIDI editor. For this, you need to use the 
Merge MIDI in Loop function...

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5.A dialog appears.
If you tick the Erase Destination checkbox, all MIDI data between the left and right 
locator in the destination track will be deleted.
6.Click OK.
A new part is created between the locators on the destination track, containing the 
processed MIDI events.
Editing a single part
Normally, the MIDI track parameters affect a whole MIDI track. This 
may not always be what you want – you may want to apply changes to 
a single part for example...