Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 Operation Manual Studio Manual

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The Transpose functions 

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Introduction
Cubase offers transpose functions for audio, MIDI and in-
strument parts and for audio events. These allow you to 
create variations of your music or change the harmonics of 
an entire project or separate sections. 
Transpose can be applied on three levels:
On the entire project
By changing the project Root Key in the Project window toolbar, the 
whole project will be transposed (see “Transposing an entire project with 
the Root Key” on page 112). 
On sections of...

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3.Now (with the root key set), record audio or MIDI.
The recorded events will get the project root key.
4.When you are done and satisfied with the result, you 
can change the project root key and your events will follow.
If the events do not contain root key information
Let’s say you have created a project by recording audio 
and importing some MIDI loops, and you want to match 
the root key of the whole project to the register of a certain 
singer.
Proceed as follows:
1.In...

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To check the root key setting of a MIDI part, proceed as 
follows:
1.Select your MIDI part in the Project window and check 
the Project window info line.
A MIDI part with a root key set to “E”
2.Click on the root key value in the info line to open the 
Root key pop-up menu in the Project window info line and 
select the desired root key.
Transposing separate sections of a project 
using Transpose events
Sometimes you may want to transpose only certain sec-
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You can erase and move transpose events, but you can 
not mute, cut or glue them. The option “Locators to Selec-
tion” does not apply on transpose events. 
Transposing individual parts or events using 
the info line
You can also transpose individual audio and MIDI parts and 
events via the Info line (or the Inspector). This transposition 
will be added to the global transposition (i.e. the root key or 
the transpose events). Proceed as follows:
1.Select the event that you want...

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The Global Transpose setting
If you are working with drum and percussion loops or with 
special effects (FX) loops, you normally want to exclude 
these events from being transposed. This can be achieved 
by locking them using the Global Transpose setting. Pro-
ceed as follows:
1.Open your project.
2.Select the desired event or part and set the “Global 
Transpose” setting on the info line to “Independent”.
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2.Add a transpose track and create a transpose event.
By default, the transpose value is set to 0.
3.Make sure that the “Keep Transpose in Octave 
Range” button is activated on the transpose track and 
change the transpose value of the transpose event.
Your chord will be transposed upwards or downwards according to the 
entered values.
If you enter a transpose value of 7, your chord will be transposed by 
seven semitones upwards. In this example, this would be G3/B3/D4.
4.Set...

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The mixer 

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The mixer
About this chapter
This chapter contains detailed information about the ele-
ments used when mixing audio and MIDI, and the various 
ways you can configure the mixer. 
Some mixer-related features are not described in this 
chapter. These are the following:
Setting up and using audio effects.
See the chapter “Audio effects” on page 162.
Setting up and using MIDI effects.
See the chapter “MIDI realtime parameters and effects” on page 315.
Surround Sound (Cubase only).
See the chapter...

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The mixer
Overview
The mixer offers a common environment for controlling 
levels, pan, solo/mute status etc. for both audio and MIDI 
channels. 
Opening the mixer
The mixer can be opened in several ways:
By selecting Mixer from the Devices menu.
By clicking the Mixer icon on the toolbar
This always opens the first Mixer window (see below).
By using a key command (by default [F3]).By clicking the Mixer button in the Devices panel.
You open the Devices panel by selecting Show Panel from the Devices...