Steinberg Cubase LE Operation Manual

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Creating parts
Parts are containers for MIDI or audio events. If you record MIDI, a 
MIDI part is automatically created, containing the recorded events. 
You can also create empty audio or MIDI parts and later add events to 
them. There are two ways to do this:
•Draw a part on a MIDI or audio track with the Pencil tool.
•Double click with the Arrow tool on a MIDI or audio track, between the 
left and right locator.
To add events to a MIDI part, you use the tools and...

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Auditioning audio parts and events
Audio parts and events can be auditioned in the Project window with 
the Speaker tool:
❐When auditioning, audio will be routed directly to Bus 1, bypassing the 
audio channel’s settings, effects and EQs.
1.Select the Speaker tool.
Note that the Speaker tool and the Scrub tool share the same icon. If the rightmost tool 
icon on the toolbar isn’t a Speaker symbol, first click on the icon to select it, then click 
again and select “Play”...

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Scrubbing
The Scrub tool allows you to locate positions in the audio by playing 
back, forwards or backwards, at any speed:
1.Select the Scrub tool.
Note that the Speaker tool and the Scrub tool share the same icon. If the rightmost tool 
icon on the toolbar isn’t a “Scrub symbol”, first click on the icon to select it, then click 
again and select “Scrub” from the pop-up menu that appears.
2.Click at the desired position and keep the mouse button pressed.
The project...

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Editing parts and events
This section describes techniques for editing in the Project window. If 
not explicitly stated, all descriptions apply to both events and parts, 
even though we use the term “event” for convenience.
❐When you are using the tools for editing parts and events, you can in many 
cases get additional functions by pressing modifier keys (e.g. pressing 
[Alt]/[Option] and dragging with the Pencil tool creates a copy of the 
dragged event or part). On...

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•Select all events on a track by right-clicking in its Track list and select-
ing “Select All Events” from the pop-up menu that appears.
•You can also use the arrow keys on the computer keyboard, to select 
the closest event to the left, right, above or below.
If you press [Shift] and use the arrow keys, the current selection will be kept, allowing 
you to select several events.
•If the option “Auto Select Events under Cursor” is activated in the 
Preferences dialog...

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•Select the event and edit the Start position in the info line.
With this method, you can only move one event at a time.
Duplicating events
Events can be duplicated in the following ways:
•Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and drag the event to a new position.
If Snap is activated, this determines to which positions you can copy the events (see 
page 90). 
❐If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] as well, movement direction is re-
stricted to either horizontal or vertical. That means...

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Note:
• When you duplicate audio events, the copies are always shared. This means 
that shared copies of audio events always refer to the same audio clip (see 
page 219).
• You can convert a shared copy to a real copy by selecting “Convert to Real 
Copy” from the Edit menu. This creates a new version of the clip (that can be 
edited independently) and adds this to the Pool. Note that no new files are 
created by this operation – for that you need to use the “Freeze...

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Renaming events
By default, audio events show the name of their clip, but you can enter 
a separate descriptive name for separate events if you like. This is done 
by selecting the event and typing in a new name in the “Description” 
field in the info line.
•You can also give all events on a track the same name as the track by 
changing the track name, holding down a modifier key and pressing 
[Return].
See page 67.
Splitting events
You can split events in the Project...

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Resizing events
Resizing events means to move their start or end positions individu-
ally. In Cubase LE, there are three types of resizing:
To select one of the resizing modes, select the Arrow tool and then 
click again on the Arrow tool icon on the toolbar. This opens a pop-up 
menu from which you can select one of the resizing mode options.
The icon on the toolbar will change shape, indicating the selected resizing mode. Resizing type Description
Normal Sizing The...

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The actual resizing is done by clicking and dragging the lower left or 
right corner of the event. If Snap is activated, the Snap value deter-
mines the resulting length (see page 90).
Normal sizing.
Sizing moves contents.
❐If the event is selected, there will be resize handles in the lower left and 
right corners. However, you can resize unselected events in the same 
way – just click and drag one of the lower corners.
•If several events are selected, all will be...