Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Getting Started Manual

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The Transport panel
The Transport panel features transport controls, much like those found 
on a conventional tape recorder. It can also be used for locating Marker 
positions, setting tempo and time signature, etc.
•Note that you can customize the appearance of the Transport panel!
You can remove controls that you don’t need to use or even change the positions of 
the different sections on the panel. This is described in the Customizing chapter in the 
Operation Manual.
Tempo display and 
metronome settings
Position displays
Transport 
controls
The left and right loca-
tors define where to start 
and end recording and 
what section to cycle.Marker 
section CPU/Disk meter
MIDI/Audio Input/
output activity meters
Recording 
modes and 
auto quantize
Sync displayLevel Control  
						

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The Pool
All files, audio or video, that belong to a project are listed in the Pool. 
There is a separate Pool for every project. In the Pool you can organize, 
convert and audition clips, amongst many other things.
Audio folder
Trash folder Video folderAudio clips
Waveform image  
						

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The Sample Editor
In the Sample Editor you can view and manipulate audio, by cutting 
and pasting, removing or drawing audio data.
Thumbnail overview
Waveform view
A selected range  
						

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The MIDI editors
Editing MIDI data is done using the MIDI editors. The following editors 
are available:
Key Editor
The Key Editor shows the contents of one or several MIDI parts. The 
MIDI notes are represented by “boxes”, whose vertical position corre-
sponds to their pitch.
This box represents a MIDI note.
This section is called the controller display. It shows “continuous” MIDI 
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Score Editor
The Score Editor shows MIDI notes as a musical score. The Score 
Editor is described in the Operation Manual.
List Editor
The List Editor shows MIDI events as a list, allowing you to view and 
edit their properties numerically.   
						

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Drum Editor
The Drum Editor is similar to the Key Editor, but takes advantage of 
the fact that with drum parts, each key corresponds to a separate 
drum sound.  
						

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Tempo Track Editor
Tracks follow a tempo which can either be fixed through the whole 
project or follow the tempo track. In the Tempo Track Editor you can 
draw curves that determine how the tempo will change over time or 
record tempo changes in real time.
The Mixer
The Mixer is where you mix your audio and MIDI channels, that is, adjust 
the levels (volume), panning, effect sends, EQ, etc. You will also find 
channel strips for the output busses here.
Time signature events
The tempo curve   
						

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Channel Settings
The Channel Settings window is used for adding effects and EQ to 
individual channels. Each mixer channel has its own Channel Settings 
window.
VST Connections
This is where you set up input and output busses – the audio connec-
tions between Cubase SE and the inputs and outputs on your audio 
hardware.
Inserts section Equalizer sectionSends section   
						

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Tutorial 1: Recording and
playing back audio 
						

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About this tutorial
This chapter contains a step-by-step description of how to make a 
simple audio recording and play it back. The purpose is for you to try 
out some of the most common recording and playback features. How-
ever, you should make sure to read the Recording chapter in the Op-
eration Manual before doing any “serious” recording, as there are a lot 
of settings, options and methods that are not mentioned here. 
Before you start
This chapter assumes that:
•You have installed and set up your audio hardware.
•Your audio source (a mixer or tape recorder, for example) is properly 
connected to the inputs of the audio hardware.
•The outputs of the audio hardware are connected to some sort of lis-
tening equipment, allowing you to listen to the recorded audio during 
playback.
•You are monitoring your audio source through Cubase SE.
This means that when you are recording, the audio source is sent into Cubase SE and 
then back out again to your monitoring equipment. This way of monitoring allows you to 
adjust monitoring levels from within the program, add effects to the monitor signal, etc. 
However, it also requires audio hardware with low latency – otherwise the monitored 
signal will be noticeably delayed.
Even if you find that the latency is too high for monitoring through Cubase SE – please 
bear with us through this tutorial! In the Operation Manual you will find other methods 
for monitoring that may suit you better.
•You have launched Cubase SE.