Steinberg Cubase LE Operation Manual

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• Use Line mode for creating linear velocity ramps.
Click where you want the ramp to start and drag the cursor to where you want the 
ramp to end. When you release the mouse button, the velocity values are aligned with 
the line between the two points.
• Parabola mode works in the same way, but aligns the velocity values with a 
Parabola curve instead.
Use this for smooth, “natural” velocity fades, etc.
• The remaining three modes align the velocity values with...

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Adding and editing events in the controller display
When any option other than “Velocity” is selected for viewing in a con-
troller lane, you can create new events or edit the values of existing 
events using the Pencil tool in its various modes:
• Clicking with the Pencil tool in Draw mode or Paint mode creates a new event.
• To modify the value of an event (without creating a new one), press [Alt]/[Op-
tion] and use the Pencil tool.
Note that you can click and drag to...

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• The Parabola mode works in the same way, but aligns the values with a para-
bola curve instead, giving more “natural” curves and fades.
Note that the result depends on from which direction you draw the parabola:
• In Parabola mode you can use modifier keys to determine the shape of the pa-
rabola curve.
If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] the parabola curve will be reversed, if you press 
[Alt]+[Ctrl] (Win)/[Option]+ [Command] (Mac) while snap is activated you can change...

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• In Sine, Triangle and Square mode you can also use modifier keys to determine 
the shape of the curve.
If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] you can change the phase of the beginning of the curve, 
if you press [Alt]+[Ctrl] (Win)/[Option]+ [Command] (Mac) while snap is activated you 
can change the position of the whole curve (in both cases the snap value for the posi-
tioning will be a quarter of the Quantize value).
• You can also set the curve period freely by holding down...

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Moving and copying events
You can move or duplicate events in a controller lane, much like you 
can with notes:
1.Use the Arrow tool to select the events you want to cut or copy.
To select more than one event, [Shift]-click or drag a selection rectangle, according to 
the standard selection procedures.
2.Click and drag the events to move them.
If Snap is activated, this determines to which positions you can move the events (see 
page 404).
•If you hold down...

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Deleting events in the controller display
You delete events by clicking with the Eraser tool or by selecting them 
and pressing [Backspace]. Please note:
•Deleting a controller event makes the last event before this valid up 
until the next event. It does not “zero” any Controller changes. See 
page 357.
•You can delete notes by deleting their velocity bars in the controller 
display.
Please be aware that if there is more than one note on the same position, there may...

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To view and edit existing Poly Pressure events, proceed as follows:
1.Select Poly Pressure on the event type pop-up menu.
2.Click on the arrow button next to the note number field to the left of the 
controller lane.
A pop-up menu appears, listing all note numbers for which there already are Poly Pres-
sure events.
3.Select a note number from the pop-up menu.
The Poly Pressure events for the selected note number are shown in the controller 
lane.
4.Use the Pencil tool...

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The List Editor – Overview
The toolbar
The toolbar contains several items that are the same as in the Key 
Editor (edit solo, Snap, Quantize settings, etc.). These are described 
earlier in this chapter. The following toolbar items are unique to the 
List Editor:
• The Insert pop-up menu is used when creating new events.
This is where you determine what type of event to add (see page 380).
• The Mask pop-up menu and Filter bar (F button) allow you to hide events from...

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The event display
This shows the events graphically. The vertical position of an event in 
the display corresponds to its entry in the list (i.e. to the playback or-
der), while the horizontal position corresponds to its actual position in 
the project. This is where you add new parts or events, drag to move 
them, etc.
The value display
This display shows the “value” of each event, allowing for easy view-
ing and graphical editing. Typically, the value shown is the...

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Adding events
To add a new event to the edited part, proceed as follows:
1.Use the Insert pop-up menu on the toolbar to select the event type.
2.Select the Pencil tool and click in the event display, at the desired 
position (relative to the ruler).
If you are creating note events, you can click and drag to set the length of the note.
The new event appears in the list and in the display. Its properties will 
be set to default values, but can easily be adjusted in the...