Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Getting Started Manual
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CUBASE SX/SLBasic Methods 6 – 81 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, instantly mov- ing the divider line. •When you move the divider line by dragging or clicking, the actions are immediately undone or redone. The changes are reflected in all open Cubase SX/SL windows. 2.When you’re finished, click OK to close the dialog. The Undo and Redo stacks are cleared when you close a project.
CUBASE SX/SL7 – 84 Guided Tour 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 is called the Inspector.The area to the right in the Project win- dow is called the event display. This is where you view and edit audio and MIDI events, automation curves, etc.
CUBASE SX/SLGuided Tour 7 – 85 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 panel! You can remove controls that you don’t need to use or even change the positions of the different sections on the panel. This is described in the Customizing chapter in the Operation Manual. Tempo display and metronome settings Position displays Transport controls The left and right loca- tors define where to start and end recording and what section to cycle. Jog/shuttle controls (Cubase SX only) Marker section CPU/Disk meter MIDI/Audio Input/output activity meters Recording modes and auto quantize Sync display Play order controls Level Control
CUBASE SX/SL7 – 86 Guided Tour 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
CUBASE SX/SLGuided Tour 7 – 87 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
CUBASE SX/SL7 – 88 Guided Tour 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 events (such as controllers) or as in this figure, the velocity values of notes.
CUBASE SX/SLGuided Tour 7 – 89 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 in the separate pdf document “Score Layout and Printing”.
CUBASE SX/SL7 – 90 Guided Tour 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.