Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Operation Manual

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Filtering MIDI
The MIDI–MIDI Filter page in the Preferences dialog allows you to 
prevent certain MIDI messages from being recorded and/or “thruput” 
(echoed by the MIDI Thru function).
The dialog is divided into four sections:
Section Description
Record  Activating any of these options prevents that type of MIDI message from 
being recorded. It will, however, be thruput, and if already recorded, it 
will play back normally.
Thru  Activating any of these options prevents that...

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Options and Settings
Recording-related Preferences
A couple of settings in the Preferences dialog (Transport page) are 
relevant for recording. Set these according to your preferred method 
of work:
Deactivate Punch In on Stop
If this is activated, punch in on the Transport panel is automatically 
deactivated whenever you enter Stop mode.
Stop after Automatic Punch Out
If this is activated, playback will automatically stop after automatic 
punch out (when the project cursor...

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An example:
1.Set the locators to where you want to start and end recording.
2.Activate punch in and punch out on the Transport panel.
3.Activate the option “Stop after Automatic Punchout” in the Preferences 
dialog (Transport page).
4.Set suitable preroll and postroll times by clicking in the corresponding 
fields on the Transport panel and typing in time values.
5.Activate pre- and postroll by clicking the buttons next to the preroll 
and postroll times so that they light...

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Metronome settings
You make settings for the metronome in the Metronome Setup dialog, 
opened from the Transport menu.
The metronome can use either an audio click played back via the audio 
hardware, send MIDI data to a connected device which will play back 
the click or do both. 
The following metronome settings can be made in the dialog:
Metronome Options Description
Metronome in 
Record / PlayAllows you to specify whether the metronome should be heard 
during playback,...

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Precount Options Description
Precount Bars Sets the number of bars the metronome will count in before it 
starts recording if precount is activated on the Transport panel.
Use Time Signature at 
Project TimeWhen this is activated, the precount will be in the time signa-
ture set in the Tempo track. Furthermore, any tempo changes 
in the Tempo track during the precount will be applied.
Use Signature Lets you set a time signature for the precount. In this mode, 
tempo changes in...

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The Project window 

CUBASE SE
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Background
The Project window is the main window in Cubase SE. This provides 
you with an overview of the project, allowing you to navigate and per-
form large scale editing. Each project has one Project window.
About tracks
The Project window is divided vertically into tracks, with a timeline 
running horizontally from left to right. The following track types are 
available:
Track type Description
Audio For recording and playing back audio events and audio parts. Each...

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About parts and events
Events are the basic building blocks in Cubase SE. Different event 
types are handled differently in the Project window:
• Video events and automation events (curve points) are always viewed and 
rearranged directly in the Project window.
• MIDI events are always gathered in MIDI parts, containers for one or more 
MIDI events. MIDI parts are rearranged and manipulated in the Project win-
dow. To edit the individual MIDI events in a part, you have...

CUBASE SE
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Window Overview
The Track list
The Track list is the area to the left in the Project window. It contains 
name fields and various settings for the tracks. Different track types 
have different controls in the Track list. To see all the controls you may 
have to resize the track in the Track list (see page 85):
•The Track list area for an audio track:
The toolbar. The info line.
Track list with var-
ious track types.The event display, showing audio parts and 
events,...