Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Operation Manual

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•To select a track, click on it in the Track list.
A selected track is indicated by a light grey color in the Track list. 
It is possible to select several tracks, by pressing [Ctrl]/[Command] and clicking them. 
To select a continuous range of tracks, use [Shift]-clicking.
•To move a track, click and drag it up or down in the list.
•To duplicate a track, complete with all contents and channel settings, 
right-click (Win)/[Ctrl]-click (Mac) in the Track list and select...

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Disabling tracks
Tracks can be disabled by selecting “Disable Track” from the Track 
list context menu. Disabling a track in a way is the same as Muting it 
(see page 107), since a disabled track will not be played back. How-
ever, disabling a track not only “zeroes” the output volume from the 
track, but actually shuts down all disk activity for it. See page 29 for 
more information.
Adding events to a track
There are a number of ways to add events to a track:
• By...

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• The “Find media” dialog.
While you drag the clip in the Project window, its position will be indicated by a 
marker line and a numerical position box. See also page 334.
Audio file import options
When you are importing audio files you can specify how the files 
should be treated by Cubase SE: 
• You can choose to copy the file into the project’s audio folder and have the 
project make reference to the copied file rather than the original file. This 
helps you keep...

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•Use Settings.
No Options dialog will appear when you import. Instead, you can choose to make any 
of the options below the pop-up the standard action(s). Activate any number of the fol-
lowing options to have them performed automatically each time you import audio files:
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...

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Auditioning audio parts and events
Audio parts and events can be auditioned in the Project window with 
the Speaker tool:
1.Select the Play tool.
Note that the Play tool and the Scrub tool share the same tool button. 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” from the pop-up menu that appears.
2.Click where you want playback to start, and keep the mouse button 
pressed....

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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, you can in many cases get ad-
ditional functions by pressing modifier keys (e.g. pressing [Alt]/[Option] 
and dragging with the Arrow tool creates a copy of the dragged event). 
On the following pages, the...

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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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•Use the “Move to” functions on the Edit menu.
The following functions are available:
•Use the Nudge buttons in the toolbar.
These move the selected events to the left or right. The amount of movement depends on 
the selected display format (see page 81) and the value set on the Grid pop-up menu.
Here, clicking this button will move the Event 2 frames to the right.
When the Range Selection tool is used, the Nudge buttons move the 
selection range (see page 111).
• The...

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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 113). 
If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] as well, movement direction is re-
stricted to either horizontal or vertical. That means if you drag an event 
vertically it can not be moved horizontally at the same time.
•Audio and MIDI parts can also be...

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•Selecting “Repeat...” from the Edit menu opens a dialog, allowing you to 
create a number of copies (regular or shared) of the selected event(s).
This works just like the Duplicate function, but you can specify the number of copies.
•You can also perform the Repeat function by dragging: Select the 
event(s) to repeat, press [Alt]/[Option], click the handle in the lower 
right corner of the last selected event and drag to the right.
The longer to the right you drag,...