Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 Operation Manual Studio Manual

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Tips and Tricks 
						

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Tips and Tricks
Useful editing techniques
Moving a note without transposing it
If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] while moving a note 
(or a number of notes) sideways, moving is restricted to 
horizontally only, i.e. you don’t have to worry about the 
notes being transposed. You can also set up a key com-
mand for this. This is done in the Key Commands dialog 
(Nudge category).
Moving and spacing several staves
If you have a number of staves that you want displayed 
with an equal distance (for example, all strings of a grand 
staff in a full orchestra score), this can be done using the 
Position Info window: 
1.Open the Preferences–Scores dialog and deactivate 
the option “Global staff Spacing with [Alt Gr]/[Option]-
[Command]”.
2.In the score, select the staves you want to set to an 
equal distance.
3.Open the Position Info window by clicking on the ruler.
4.Use the To Previous Staff or To Next Staff settings to 
specify the desired distance between the staves.
All selected staves are spaced according to your settings.
If you do this with the “Global staff Spacing with [Alt 
Gr]/[Option]-[Command]” option activated, all staves in 
the score are affected.
Polyphonic voicing
If you are working on a full score with more than one in-
strument in one staff (2 flutes, 2 trumpets etc.), you should 
use polyphonic voices. And even if both instruments play 
the same notes, you should insert notes for both instru-
ments (you can mute the notes of the second voice, if 
playback is an issue). If you do this, it will be much easier 
to extract single parts later by using the “Extract Voices” 
command.
Using the bar handles
Double-clicking a bar handle opens the Bar Copy dialog. 
This function is great for copying accents, but you can 
also use it for copying drum phrases, etc. For more infor-
mation, see “Moving and duplicating with the bar handles” 
on page 576.
If you hold down [Shift] and double-click on a bar han-
dle, this and the next bar are selected. 
This is handy when copying phrases of two or more bars in one go.
Copying a section with “invisibles”
If you want to copy and paste a section which contains 
hidden elements, adjusted beams and stems etc., there 
are two ways to proceed:
Use the filter bar to make indicators appear in the score. 
Then select these indicators together with the notes be-
fore you copy.
This ensures the notes are copied with their formatting etc.
Double-click the bar handle of one of the bars, and 
make sure all relevant event types are activated in the dia-
log. Then select the bars you want to copy by clicking their 
bar handles, and copy them by [Alt]/[Option]-dragging the 
bar handles.
For more information, see “Moving and duplicating with the bar handles” 
on page 576.
Using “Scores Notes To MIDI”
This function converts the score data, as displayed, into 
MIDI data. Let’s say for example that you have set up the 
score so that it is displayed to 99% the way you want it to 
be. Yet, that last 1% forces you to deactivate some of the 
Staff Settings (like Clean Lengths, No Overlap or Auto 
Quantize), which makes other parts of the score illegible. 
In this case, try using the function “Scores Notes To 
MIDI”. Note that you should work on a copy of the track! 
For more information, see “Using “Scores Notes To MIDI”” 
on page 516.
Optimizing rests
If you have a number of consecutive empty bars, you can 
replace them with one multiple rest. See “Multiple rests” 
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Tips and Tricks
Zero system lines
Having no system lines at all might seem like a stupid idea 
to start with. But this option allows you to create chord 
sheets really quickly, see “Using Make Chord Symbol” on 
page 587.
A lead sheet created by specifying “0” system lines.
Examples and scales
If you are creating scale examples and similar, you can use 
the Real Book option and manually hide all symbols at the 
beginning of the first staff to make the score appear like 
separate unconnected “lines”.
Remember you can also hide the bar lines.
An example scale without bar lines.
Controlling the order and appearance of grace 
notes
Normally, grace notes are beamed. Their order under the 
beam is controlled by their order in the track. It is enough 
to put a grace note one tick before the next grace note to 
make them appear in the desired order under the beam.
Initially the grace notes are put in with a 32nd note beam. 
By double-clicking the note and changing the “flag” type 
in the Set Note Info dialog, you can change this.
Complex grace notes.
Speeding up inserting key changes
If you have a grand staff with many instruments, inserting 
key changes one by one can take an awful lot of time.
In this case, activate “Key changes for the entire Project” 
on the Key context menu or on the Score Settings–
Project page (Notation Style subpage, Keys category). 
This way, all changes made to the key will always affect 
the entire project.
Speeding up inserting staccato and accents
Symbols linked to notes can also be put in for a number of 
notes at the same time, even on different staves. See 
“Adding a symbol to several notes using the Pencil tool” 
on page 568.
Setting the distance between staves in a piano 
score
Drag the first bass staff on the first page. This will copy the 
spacing to all staves. Please note that this can only be 
done in Page Mode.
If you wish you had a faster computer
Here are some tips for those who find some operations 
slower than they would like:
 Work on a smaller section of the score at a time. Break the 
project up into parts and work on those parts individually until 
the final layout stage.
 Switch on multi-rests as late as possible.
 When working in Edit Mode, set Default Bars Across The 
Staff to a small value, for example 2.
 In Edit Mode, resize the window so that only one grand staff at 
a time is visible.
 Consider upgrading your computer hardware. 
						

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Index
A
Accelerando 548
Accents above Staves 563
Accents above Stems 563
Accidentals
About 544
Distance From Note 545
ACID® loops 250
Activate Next/Previous Part 338
Activate project button 450
Active ASIO Ports for Data only 436
Active Part 338
Active Staff 493
Add Bus 16
Child Bus 16
Add Space 530
Add Track 40
Adding Notes 515
Adjust Fades to Range 89
Advanced Quantize 329
Aftertouch
Deleting 354
Editing 352
Recording 82
AIFF files 415
Align
Dynamics 575
Symbols 573
Text 586
Alt/Option key 12
Alternative Key Sets 480
Always Send Start Message 425
Angle Mode 200
Any (MIDI channel settings) 80
Apogee UV22 HR 168
APP
Introduction to 427
Setting up 426
Appearance 469
General 469
Meters 470
Apply closes Property Windows 496
Applying effects 226
Archiving 282
Arranger mode 624Arranger track
Adding 96
Creating a chain 97
Flattening 99
Renaming events 96
ASIO 2.0 73
ASIO Direct Monitoring 73
ASIO Positioning Protocol
Introduction to 427
Setting up 
426
Attenuate (Surround Panner) 202
Audio channels
Copying settings 137
Linking 140
Making settings for 133
Mixing down to file 414
Saving settings 141
Audio clips
About 217
Creating new versions 274
Definition 27
Deleting 275
Locating events 275
Managing in Pool 274
Opening in the Sample Editor 279
Audio effects
About 163
Applying 226
Automating 211
Editing 176
External 175
For output busses (Master 
inserts) 167
Freezing 168
In surround configurations 202
Inserts 164
Organizing in subfolders 180
Post-fader inserts 164
Pre/Post-fader sends 171
Recording with 77
Saving 177
Selecting Presets 176, 191
Sends 171
Tempo sync 164
Using VST System Link 438Audio events
Blue handles 88
Definition 27
Editing in Browser 409
Editing in Sample Editor 234
Fade handles 88
Making selections in 242
Slicing 257
Volume handles 89
Audio files
Converting 282
Deleting permanently 275
Exporting 414
Format for recording 68
Formats 279
Import options 44
Importing into Pool 279
Importing into Project window 43
Locating missing 277
Reconstructing missing 278
Removing missing 278
Audio loops
Tempo matching 247, 252
Audio parts
About 26
Creating by gluing events 48
Creating from events 44
Drawing 44
Editing in Audio Part Editor 265
Editing in Project Browser 409
Sliding contents 50
Audio pre-record 68
Audio Warp
Realtime pitch-shifting 262
Unstretch Audio 261
Audition icon
Sample Editor 240
Auditioning 519
Audio Part Editor 267
MIDI editors 343
Project window 44
Sample Editor 240
Auto Clef 499
Auto Fades 93
Auto Group Notes 549 
						

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Index
Auto Layout
About 612
Hide Empty Staves 612
Move Bars 612
Move Bars and Staves 612
Move Staves 612
Optimize All 613
Spread Page 612
Auto Monitoring modes 72
Auto Quantize 81, 505
Auto Save 452
Auto Select Events under Cursor
MIDI editors 345
Project window 46
Automatic MIDI Record Quantize 81
Automation
About 204
Editing in Project Browser 411
Opening automation 
subtracks 206
Reduction Preference 215
Showing and hiding 206
Trimming/offsetting curves 210
Write/Read buttons 209
Automation events
About 212
Drawing 212
Editing 212
Editing in the Project Browser 214
Removing 214
Selecting 213
Automation follows Events
(Option) 209
Automation modes
Autolatch 210
Overwrite 210
Touch Fader 210
Trim 210
X-Over 210
Automation Reduction Level 215
Automation Return Time 210
Automation subtracks
Assigning parameters to 207
Hiding and showing 208
Muting 208
Autoscroll 58, 342, 492B
Backup (.bak) files 452
Bar Handles 571, 632
Bar Lines
Breaking 614
Indent 609
Moving 609
Selecting Type 606
Bar Numbers
Offsetting 593
Settings 592
Spacing 592
Bars
Moving to Next/Prev. Staff 608
Number Across Page 608
Resetting Spacing 609
Bars+Beats Linear
MIDI editors 340
Tempo Track Editor 396
Basic Appearance Scheme 469
Bass To Lowest Voice
Explode Function 510, 536
Beam Subgroups 507
Beams 547
Appearance 550
Group Settings 550
Grouping 547
Manual Adjustment 550
On/Off 547
Slant 550
Stem Direction 542
Beat Calculator 401
Bezier slurs 564
Block Text 589
Bounce (Export Audio) 414
Bounce Selection
Pool 280
Project window 52
Sample Editor 243
Bow Up/Down 545
Box symbol 576
Braces 611
Bracket Head 546
Brackets 611
Brightness 469, 470
Brillenbass 548Broadcast Wave files
Exporting 417
Recording 68
Browser 408
Build N-Tuplet 555
Build Trill 565
Busses
About 14
Adding 16
Mixing down to file 414
Routing to and from 17
Viewing in the mixer 18
Bypass
Effect sends 172
Inserts 165
C
Calculate (Hitpoints) 254
Center Note-Linked Symbols on
Stems 563
Channel (MIDI) 79
Channel Overview
EQ 136
Insert effects 166
Channel setting
MIDI 80
Channel Settings
Audio tracks 133
Copying 137
MIDI tracks 140
Channel Settings windows
Customizing 466
Channel view sets 125
Chase 64
Child Bus 16
Chord Recognition 340
Chord Symbols
Global Settings 583
Inserting Automatically 582
Inserting Manually 581
Clean Lengths 506
Cleanup 454, 461
Clefs
Editing 524
Inserting 524
Moving 525
Setting Initial 496 
						

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Index
Click 85
Clips, see “Audio clips”
Close Gaps 258
Close project 450
Color pop-up menu 546, 605
MIDI editors 343
Project window 41
Color tool 41
Coloring notes 546, 605
Colorize Event Background 39
Common Time 497
Configuring Studio Sends 158
Configuring the Control Room 
Mixer 151
Conform Files 283
Consolidate Rests 506
Constrain Delay Compensation 193
Context menus 496
Control Room
About 147
Channels 148
Configuring 148
Creating a Channel 149
Features 147
Mixer 151
Operations 153
Overview 151
Preferences 157
Settings 157
Controller display
About 341
Adding and removing lanes 350
Controller lane presets 350
Editing events 352
Editing velocity 351
Selecting event type 350
Controllers
Deleting 354
Editing 352
Lane Editing 351, 353
Recording 82
Convert Files 282
Convert to Real Copy 47
Converting MIDI to CC track
automation 335
Copy 520, 573
Count-in 85Cpr files 450
Create Audio Images During 
Record 74
Create events 258
Create events (Cycle Rec Mode) 75
Create Groove Quantize 258
Create MIDI track when loading 
VSTi 183
Create new controller lane 350
Create Regions (Cycle Rec Mode) 76
Create slices 257
Crescendo
Affecting MIDI playback 625
Drawing 575
Flipping 575
Keeping Horizontal 575
Crop 56
Cross Staff Beaming 549
Crossed Voicings 538
Crossfades
Creating 91
Editing in dialog 92
Presets 93
Removing 92
Csh files 282
Ctrl/Command key 12
Cue Notes 553
Cursor, see “Project cursor”
Custom Palette 561
Cut 520
Cut Notes Tool 551
Cut Time 55, 497
Cutflag Events 551
Cycle
About 62
About recording 67
Record modes 81
Recording audio 75
Recording MIDI 81
Cycle markers
About 107
Adding in Marker window 107
Drawing 109
Editing 109
Making selections with 110
Navigating to 109
On Marker track 108
D
D.C. (Da Capo) 577
D.S. (Dal Segno) 577
Damper Pedal Symbols 576
DC Offset 223
Deactivate
Inserts 165
Deactivate plug-in when silence is
detected (VST 3) 163, 189
Deactivate Punch In on Stop 84
Default MIDI editor 337
Default Number of Bars per Staff 608
Default Output Bus 17
Default template 451
Default Track Time Type 42
Delay compensation
About 164
Constraining 193
Delete
Audio files from disk 275
Events in Project window 52
MIDI controllers 333, 354
MIDI drum notes 358
MIDI notes 348
Notes 525
Symbols 573
Delete Continuous Controllers 333
Delete Controllers function 333
Delete Doubles function 333
Delete Notes function 334
Delete Overlaps
Audio 53, 77
Mono (MIDI) 334
Poly (MIDI) 334
Delete Time 55
Detect Silence 229
Device Panels 31, 132
Device Ports
Selecting for busses 16
Setting up 15
Dialogs 496
Diminuendo
Affecting MIDI playback 625
Drawing 575
Keeping Horizontal 575
Disable Display transpose 501
Disable Hitpoints 255 
						

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Disable sends 172
Disable Track 63
Display Arrow after Inserting 
Symbol 562
Display filter bar 494, 495
Display format 34
Display Length 522, 545
Display Markers 597
Display Quantize
About 487
Auto 505
In Polyphonic Voices 537
Inserting changes 509
Rest 488
Setting 505
Tool 488, 509
Value 514
Display Transpose 500, 507
Display transpose 529
Dissolve Part
Audio 44
MIDI 332
Dithering 167
Dividing the Track list 42
Don’t Center Hyphens 588
Don’t Sync Lyrics 588
Double Click Symbol to get Pencil
Tool 562
Drag Delay 46
Drag&drop Inserts
Sidechain 175
Draw
Hitpoints 256
In Sample Editor 245
Markers 109
MIDI controllers 352
MIDI notes 343
Parts 44
Drop Out Frames 431
Drum Editor
Creating and editing notes 357
Muting drum sounds 358
Selecting drum maps 361Drum maps
About 359
Making settings 359
MIDI channel and output 361
Selecting 361
Setup dialog 361
Drum name lists 362
Drum Notes
About 616
Adding and Editing 618
Head Pairs 617
Setting Up The Staff 618
Single Line 618
Drum Sound Solo 358
Drumstick tool 357
Duplicate
Events and parts 47
MIDI notes 346
Notes 520
Symbols 569
Using Bar Handles 571
Duplicate tracks 41
Dynamics symbols
Adding 574
Affecting MIDI playback 624
E
Edit Active Part Only 338
Edit as Drums when Drum Map is
assigned 337
Edit button
Audio channel strips 133
Audio track Inspector 30
MIDI channel strips 140
MIDI track Inspector 317
Edit Drum Map in Scores 617
Edit In-Place 354
Edit Mode 492
Edit warp 259
Editing via MIDI 348
Edits folder 217
Effect Return channels 173
Elements (Sample Editor) 235
Enable Record on Selected Track 66
Enable Solo on Selected Track 52
Enable Track 63
Ending Symbols 577Enharmonic Shift
Manual 544
Enlarge Selected Track 37
Envelope
Process 218
Real-time 94
EQ
Bypassing 135
Presets 136
Setting 134
Equal Pitch (Selection) 345
Erase Tool 525, 614
Eraser tool 52
Event as Region 56
Event Envelopes 94
Event Lock Layers 568
Events
Audio 27
Color 41
Duplicating 47
Grouping 50
Locking 51
Moving 46
Muting 52
Overlapping in audio part 266
Overlapping in Project window 47
Removing 52
Renaming 48
Renaming all on track 40
Resizing 49
Resizing with time stretch 50
Selecting 45
Sliding contents 
50
Splitting 48
Events (Snap mode) 57
Events from Regions 56
Events to Part 44
Exclusive Solo 130
Explode 510, 536
Export
OMF 457
Export Audio Mixdown 414
Export MIDI files 458
Export Options (MIDI files) 459
Export selected tracks 460
Export Tempo track 399 
						

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Index
Exporting the Score as Image 
Files 627
External Effects 175
External effects
About 20
Favorites 23
Freezing 24
Missing plug-ins 24
Setting up 21
External Inputs (Control Room
Channel) 148, 149, 152
External instruments
About 20
Favorites 23
Freezing 24
Missing plug-ins 24
Setting up 22
Extract Audio from Video 456
Extract MIDI Automation 335
Extract Voices 540
F
Fade handles 88
Fade In/Out functions 89
Faders 128
Fades
Auto Fades 93
Creating 88
Editing in dialog 90
Presets 91
Processing 89
Removing 89
Fill Loop 48
Filter (MIDI) 84
Filter (Project Browser) 411
Filter bar 365, 494, 495
Find and Replace 591
Find missing files 277
Find Selected in Pool 275
FireWire 444
Fit Page/Width 493
Fixed Lengths 333
Fixed Stem Length 530
Fixed tempo 395
Fixed Velocity 335
Flat Beams 507
Flat Ties 552Flip
Crescendo 575
Slurs and Ties 572
Stems 542
Folder parts 104
Folder tracks
About 103
Moving tracks into 103
Muting and soloing 104
Fonts 586, 593
For Grouping Only 497, 547
Force Update 501
Frame rates 424
Free Warp 259
Freeze Edits 228
Freeze Quantize 329
Freeze Tracks 168
Freeze VST Instruments 188
FX channel tracks
About 169
Adding effects for 170
Mixing down to file 414
Routing sends to 171
Setting up 
170
Soloing 174
G
Gain 219
Get Form 596
Global (Input Transformer) 377
Global Staff Spacing 632
Global Text 589
Glue Tool 522, 608
Glue Tube tool
MIDI editors 347
Project window 48
Grace Notes
Converting to Normal 554
Creating Manually 553
Order of 633
Settings 554
Graphic Note Type 546
Grid (Snap mode) 57
Grid Relative (Snap mode) 57
Groove Quantize
From audio 258
Group 50Group channel tracks
About 26
Routing audio to 138
Using effects 168
Group Notes Icon 547
Grouping
Automatic 549
Removing 549
Repeats 548
Grouping notes 547
Accelerando 548
Beam 547
Brillenbass 548
Repeats 548
Ritardando 548
Guitar Chord Symbols 566
Guitar Library 567
H
Hide Empty Staves
About 612
All Pages 612
Hide First Barline in Parts 607
Hide Notes beyond Limits 508, 530
Hide Pedal Markers 576
Hiding Objects 604
Hitpoints
Auditioning 254
Background 252
Calculating 254
Disabling 255
Editing manually 256
Locking 256
Sensitivity 255
Horizontal Zooming Only 36 
						

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I
Import
Audio CD 280
Audio files 43
Audio from Video file 456
Medium in Pool 279
MIDI files 458
MPEG files 457
Ogg Vorbis files 457
OMF 457
REX 456
Tempo track 399
Track Archive 460
Video files 43
WMA files 457
Indent 609
Independent track loop
Audio Part Editor 267
MIDI editors 342
Indicate Transpositions 115
Info Line 494, 521
Info line
Customizing 466
Drum Editor 356
Key Editor 339
Pool 272
Project window 33
Inhibit Restart 431
Initialize Channel 137
I-Note 360
Input (MIDI) 79
Input busses
About 14
Adding 16
Routing to channels 17
Viewing in the mixer 18
Input channels 128
Input Gain
About 129
Setting record level 71
Input levels 70
Input Phase switch 129
Input Transformer 377
Input/Output routing panel 
(Mixer) 122
Inputs (Audio) 15
Insert buttons 535Insert effect combinations
Saving 178
Insert effects (Audio) 164
Insert into Project 276
Insert pop-up menu 364
Insert Silence
Project window 56
Sample Editor 
243
Insert Slur 564
Insert Velocity (MIDI Editors) 344
Insert velocity (MIDI Editors) 344
Inserts
Bypassing vs. deactivating 165
Inserts drag&drop
Sidechain 175
Inspector
Audio tracks 31
Customizing 466
Folder tracks 32
General controls 30
Handling 29
MIDI tracks 316
sub-panels 318
Transpose track 32
Instrument Freeze 188
Intensity (Appearance) 469, 470
Interpolate Audio Images 240
Interpretation options 505, 529
Iterative Quantize 328
J
Jog wheel 63
Jump tempo curve mode 397
K
Keep Crescendi Horizontal 575
Keep Last
Audio cycle recording 75
MIDI cycle recording 81
Keep Moved Notes within Key 518
Key
Editing 524
Inserting Changes 524
Setting Initial 496Key commands
About 476
Alternative Key Sets 480
Conventions 12
Default 479
Importing 479
List of default commands 480
Loading 479
Modifying 476
Removing 478
Resetting to default 479
Searching for 477
Keyboard Input button 515
Keyboard Symbol 565
L
L Button 519
Lanes
Audio Part Editor 266
Stacked Audio Recording 77
Stacked MIDI Recording 82
Latency
Monitoring 72
VST System Link 433
Layout
Export 596
Layout Layer 557
Layout Layer Symbols 557
Layout Page (Score Settings 
dialog) 603
Layout Settings
About 603
Equal Spacing 603
Modern Time Signature 604
Multi-Rests 603
Real Book 603
Size 603
Staff Separators 604
Layout tool 525, 552, 564
Layouts
About 595
Creating 595
Opening 595
Opening Tracks In 596
Operations 596
Selecting 596
Ledger lines 545