Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Getting Started Manual

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The Edit History dialog allows you to undo or redo several actions in 
one go, by moving the divider between the Undo stack and the Redo 
stack (in essence, moving actions from the Undo stack to the Redo 
stack, or vice versa):
1.Click on the divider line and drag it up or down.
Drag up to redo actions, drag down to undo them.
In this case, three more actions will be undone (and moved to the Redo stack).
•You can also click directly between two items in the list,...

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The main windows in Cubase SX/SL
The Project window
The Project window is the main window in Cubase SX/SL. This pro-
vides you with a graphic overview of the project, allowing you to navi-
gate and perform large scale editing. The Project window is divided 
vertically into tracks and has a time line going from left to right. Each 
project has one Project window.
The Track list with 
various track types.The project cursor.
The area with various 
track settings to the left...

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The Project Browser
The Project Browser provides a list based representation of the project. 
This allows you to view and edit all events on all tracks by using regular 
value editing in a list.
The Transport panel
The Transport panel features transport controls, much like those found 
on a conventional tape recorder. It can also be used for locating Marker 
positions, setting tempo and time signature, etc.
•Note that you can customize the appearance of the Transport...

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The Pool
All files, audio or video, that belong to a project are listed in the Pool. 
There is a separate Pool for every project. In the Pool you can organize, 
convert and audition clips, amongst many other things.
Audio folder
Trash folder Video folderAudio clips
Waveform image  

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The Sample Editor
In the Sample Editor you can view and manipulate audio, by cutting 
and pasting, removing or drawing audio data. By using the Offline Pro-
cess History, you can undo changes or revert to the original versions 
at any point.
Thumbnail overview
Waveform view
A selected range  

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The MIDI editors
Editing MIDI data is done using the MIDI editors. The following editors 
are available:
Key Editor
The Key Editor shows the contents of one or several MIDI parts. The 
MIDI notes are represented by “boxes”, whose vertical position corre-
sponds to their pitch.
This box represents a MIDI note.
This section is called the controller display. It shows “continuous” MIDI 
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In-Place editing
The In-Place editing function allows you to edit events and parts directly 
in the Project window, in context with other tracks. It is very similar to 
the Key editor.
Score Editor
The Score Editor shows MIDI notes as a musical score. 
• Cubase SL comes with a basic Score Editor – this is described in the Oper-
ation Manual. 
• Cubase SX comes with a full Score Editor, with advanced tools and functions 
for notation, layout and printing. This is described...

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List Editor
The List Editor shows MIDI events as a list, allowing you to view and 
edit their properties numerically.
Drum Editor
The Drum Editor is similar to the Key Editor, but takes advantage of 
the fact that with drum parts, each key corresponds to a separate 
drum sound.