Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 Operation Manual Studio Manual

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The Arranger track
The active Arranger event will be played back as long as 
defined before jumping to the next.
Arranging your music to video
The relative time of your Arranger track can be taken as a 
reference instead of the project time. This is useful, if you 
want to use the Arranger track to compose music for 
video and fill e.g. a specific video section with music, by 
repeating the corresponding number of Arranger events. If you position your external sync master device to a posi-
tion that...

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Folder tracks 

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Folder tracks
About folder tracks
Just as the name implies, a folder track is a folder that con-
tains other tracks. Moving tracks into a folder is a way to 
structure and organize tracks in the Project window. For 
example, grouping several tracks in a folder track makes it 
possible for you to “hide” tracks (thus giving you more 
working space on the screen). You can solo and mute 
several tracks in a quicker and easier way and perform ed-
iting on several tracks as one entity. Folder tracks can...

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Folder tracks
Muting and soloing folder tracks
One of the main advantages of using folder tracks is that 
they provide you with a way to mute and solo several tracks 
as one unit. Muting and soloing a folder track affects all 
tracks in the folder. You can also solo or mute individual 
tracks in the folder. 
Muting a folder track
You can mute a folder track (and thereby mute all tracks 
within it) the same way you mute other tracks by clicking in 
the Mute (“M”) button in the Track list.
Soloing a...

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Folder tracks
 Resizing a folder part resizes the contained events and parts 
according to the selected resizing method. This is set by click-
ing the Arrow tool icon on the toolbar and selecting “Normal 
Sizing”, “Sizing Moves Contents” or “Sizing Applies Time 
Stretch” from the pop-up menu – see “Resizing events” on 
page 49. Note that if you select “Sizing Applies Time Stretch”, 
any automation data is not taken into account.
 Muting a folder part. This will mute its contained events and 
parts....

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Using markers 

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Using markers
About markers
Markers are used to locate certain positions quickly. If you 
often find yourself jumping to a specific position within a 
project, you should insert a marker at this position. There 
are two types of markers:
 Cycle markers allow you to store the start and end positions of 
a range.
 Standard markers store a specific position. 
Markers can be created and edited in several ways: 
 By using the Marker window (see below).
 By using the Marker track (see “Using the Marker...

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Using markers
Moving marker positions in the Marker window
The Move button in the Marker window can be used to 
“reprogram” marker positions. Proceed as follows:
1.Set the project cursor to the position to which you 
want to move (or re-program) a marker.
2.Select the marker that you want to change in the 
Marker window.
Do not select the marker by clicking in the leftmost column, as this will 
move the project cursor to this marker.
If a cycle marker is selected, the Move operation affects 
the...

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Using markers
Editing markers on the Marker track
The following editing functions can be performed directly 
on the Marker track:
Adding position markers “on the fly”.
Use the [Insert] key (Win) or the “Add Marker” button in the Track list for 
the Marker track to add position markers at the current cursor position 
during playback. 
Adding a cycle marker at the left and right locator posi-
tions.
Clicking the “Add Cycle Marker” button in the Track list for the Marker 
track adds a cycle marker...

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Using markers
Using markers to make range selections in the 
Project window
Besides enabling you to quickly move the project cursor 
and the locators, markers can be used in conjunction with 
the Range Selection tool to make range selections in the 
Project window. This is useful if you quickly want to make 
a selection that spans all tracks in the project. 
Double-click with the Range Selection tool between any 
two markers – this creates a selection range between the 
markers, spanning all tracks...