Steinberg Cubase LE Operation Manual

							CUBASE LEThe Input Transformer 20 – 421
Searching for MIDI channels
Each MIDI event contains a MIDI channel setting (1-16). Normally, 
these settings are not used, since the MIDI event plays back on the 
MIDI channel set for its track. However, you can come across MIDI 
parts with events set to different channels, if you record MIDI from an 
instrument sending on several different channels (e.g. a master key-
board with different key zones).
Searching for MIDI channel values is straightforward; you select a 
Condition and enter a MIDI channel (1-16) in the Parameter 1 column 
(and, if you’ve selected one of the Range Conditions, a higher channel 
in the Parameter 2 column, creating a value range).
Searching for event types
Selecting the Filter Target Type allows you to find events of a certain 
type only.
• The Condition column contains three options only: Equal, Unequal and All Type.
• Clicking the Parameter 1 column displays a pop-up menu, listing the available 
event types (Note, PolyPressure, Controller, etc.).
The Input Transformer will find all events matching or not matching the 
selected type (depending on the Condition).
❐As mentioned above, selecting Type = Note or Type = Controller adds 
some additional functionality to the Input Transformer. You should make 
it a habit to add a Type condition when applicable. 
						

							CUBASE LE20 – 422 The Input Transformer
Combining multiple condition lines
As described above, you can add condition lines by clicking the Add 
Line button to the right of the list. The result of combining condition 
lines depends on the boolean And/Or operators.
The bool column
By clicking in the boolean column to the right in the list, you can select 
a boolean operator: And or Or. A bool operator separates two condi-
tion lines and determines the result in the following way:
• If two condition lines are separated by a boolean And, both conditions 
must be fulfilled for an event to be found.
The Input Transformer will only find events that are notes and are sent on 
Channel 1.
• If two condition lines are separated by a boolean Or, one of the condi-
tions (or both) must be fulfilled for an event to be found.
The Input Transformer will find all events that are notes (regardless of the Channel) 
and all events that are sent on Channel 1 (regardless of their type).
❐When you add a new condition line, the boolean setting defaults to And. 
Therefore, if all you want to do is set up two or more conditions that all 
must be met for an event to be found, you don’t have to think about the 
boolean column – just add the required lines and make the usual filter 
settings. 
						

							CUBASE LEThe Input Transformer 20 – 423
Specifying actions
The lower list in the Input Transformer window is the action list. This is 
where you specify any changes that should be made to the found 
events.
The handling of the action list is similar to the filter condition list, but 
without the booleans. You simply add lines by clicking the Add Line 
button to the right, and fill out the columns as required. To remove a 
superfluous action line, select it and click the Delete Line button.
Below, the four list columns are described:
Action Target
This is where you select the property that should be changed in the 
events:
Option Description
Value 1 This adjusts value 1 in the events. As described on page 419, the 
meaning of value 1 depends on the event type. For notes, value 1 is the 
pitch.
Value 2 This adjusts value 2 in the events. As described on page 419, the 
meaning of value 2 depends on the event type. For notes, value 2 is the 
velocity value.
Channel Allows you to change the MIDI channel setting. See page 421.
Type Allows you to change an event from one type to another, e.g. transform 
aftertouch events to modulation events.
Value 3 This adjusts value 3 in the events. At the time of this writing, this option 
is only implemented for notes and corresponds to the note off value. 
						

							CUBASE LE20 – 424 The Input Transformer
Operation
This setting determines what to do with the Action Target. The op-
tions on this pop-up menu are different depending on the selected 
Action Target. Below, all available operations are listed:
Add
Adds the value specified in the Parameter 1 column to the Action 
Target.
Subtract
Subtracts the value specified in the Parameter 1 column from the 
Action Target.
Multiply by
Multiplies the Action Target value with the value specified in the 
Parameter 1 column.
Divide by
Divides the Action Target value with the value specified in the Para-
meter 1 column.
Round by
This “rounds” the Action Target value with the value specified in the Pa-
rameter 1 column. In other words, the Action Target value is changed to 
the closest value that can be divided by the Parameter 1 value.
For example, if the Action Target value is 17 and Parameter 1 is 5, the 
result of rounding will be 15 (the closest value that can be divided by 5). 
Set Random Values between
This will set the Action Target value to a random value within the range 
specified with Parameter 1 and 2. 
						

							CUBASE LEThe Input Transformer 20 – 425
Set Relative Random Values between
This will add a random value to the current Action Target value. The 
added random value will be within the range specified with Parameter 
1 and 2. Note that these can be set to negative values. 
For example, if you set Parameter 1 to -20 and Parameter 2 to +20, 
the original Action Target value will get a random variation, never ex-
ceeding ±20.
Set to fixed value
This sets the Action Target to the value specified in the Parameter 1 
column.
Transpose to Scale
This is only available when Action Target is set to Value 1, and when the 
filter conditions are specifically set up to find notes (a “Type = Note” 
filter condition line has been added). When Transpose to scale is se-
lected, you can specify a musical scale using the Parameter 1 and 2 
columns. Parameter 1 is the key (C, C#, D, etc.) while Parameter 2 is 
the type of scale (major, melodic or harmonic minor, etc.).
Each note will be transposed to the closest note in the selected scale.
Use Value 2
This is only available when Action Target is set to Value 1. If this op-
tion is selected, the Value 2 setting in each event will be copied to the 
Value 1 setting.
For example, this would be useful if you are transforming all Modulation 
controllers to Aftertouch events (since controllers use Value 2 for their 
amount, while Aftertouch uses Value 1 – see the table on page 419).
Use Value 1
This is only available when Action Target is set to Value 2. If this op-
tion is selected, the Value 1 setting in each event will be copied to the 
Value 2 setting. 
						

							CUBASE LE20 – 426 The Input Transformer
Mirror
This is only available when Action Target is set to Value 1 or Value 2. 
When this option is selected, the values will be “mirrored” or “flipped” 
around the value set in the Parameter 1 column.
In the case of notes, this will invert the scale, with the key set in the 
Parameter 1 column as “center point”. 
						

							21
The Tempo Track Editor 
						

							CUBASE LE21 – 428 The Tempo Track Editor
Background
In Cubase LE, the tempo can either be fixed through the whole project 
(this is called “Rehearsal tempo”) or follow the Tempo track (this is 
called “Master tempo”), which may contain tempo changes.
•To switch between Rehearsal mode and Master Tempo track mode, 
use the Master button on the Transport bar or in the Tempo Track 
Editor.
When the Master button is activated, the tempo follows the Tempo track, when it is de-
activated, the Rehearsal Tempo is used (see page 436).
The Tempo track also contains time signature events. These are always 
active, regardless of whether Rehearsal mode or Master mode is se-
lected.
Opening the Tempo Track Editor
To make changes to the actual Tempo track, you need to open the 
Tempo Track Editor. This is done by selecting “Tempo track” on the 
Project menu.
Window overview 
						

							CUBASE LEThe Tempo Track Editor 21 – 429
The toolbar
The toolbar contains various tools and settings. The Tempo and Sig-
nature displays to the right allow you to view and edit the value of the 
selected tempo curve point or time signature event, much like the info 
line in other editors.
The ruler
The ruler in the Tempo Track Editor shows the timeline. As in other 
windows, you can select a display format by clicking on the arrow but-
ton to the right of the ruler, and selecting an option from the pop-up 
menu that appears.
The two additional items at the bottom of the menu have the following 
functionality:
Tools. Master tempo on/off.
Autoscroll.Snap on/off.
Curve type selector.
Curve type for new tempo events.The selected time signature.
The selected tempo. 
						

							CUBASE LE21 – 430 The Tempo Track Editor
•If “Time Linear” is selected, the ruler, time signature area and tempo 
curve display will be linear in relation to the timeline.
This means that if the ruler shows bars and beats, the distance between the bar lines 
will vary depending on the tempo.
•If “Bars+Beats Linear” is selected, the ruler, time signature area and 
tempo curve display will be linear in relation to beats.
This means that if the ruler shows bars and beats, the distance between beats will be 
constant.
The time signature area
The area below the ruler contains time signature events.