Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual

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Editing Transpose and Velocity for MIDI parts
When one or several MIDI parts are selected, the info line contains 
Transpose and Velocity fields.
•Adjusting the Transpose field transposes the selected parts in semi-
tone steps.
Note that this transposition doesn’t change the actual notes in the part – it’s just a 
“play parameter”, affecting the notes on playback. The transposition you specify for a 
part on the info line is added to the transposition set for the...

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The ruler
The ruler at the top of the event display shows the timeline. Initially, the 
Project window ruler uses the display format specified in the Project 
Setup dialog (see page 105), as do all other rulers and position dis-
plays in the project. However, you can select an independent display 
format for the ruler by clicking the arrow button to the right of it and 
selecting an option from the pop-up menu that appears (you can also 
bring up this pop-up menu by...

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•To set the display format globally (for all windows), use the primary dis-
play format pop-up on the Transport panel, or hold down [Ctrl]/[Com-
mand] and select a display format in any ruler.
•If you use the “Timecode” or “User” options and the option “Show 
Timecode Subframes” is activated in the Preferences dialog (Trans-
port page), the frames will also display subframes.
There are 80 subframes per frame.
Using multiple rulers – ruler tracks (Cubase SX only)
As...

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Note that ruler tracks are completely independent from the main event 
display ruler, as well as rulers and position displays in other windows. 
This means that:
• Ruler tracks can all have independent display formats.
• Ruler tracks are not affected by the display format setting in the Project Setup 
dialog (see page 105).
• Ruler tracks are not affected if you set the display format globally with the pri-
mary time display in the Transport panel.
• Ruler tracks...

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Operations
Creating a new project
You create a new project in the following way:
1.Select “New Project” from the File menu.
A dialog appears, listing a number of project templates, including any custom templates 
you may have created (see page 737). 
2.Select a template and click OK.
A file dialog appears, allowing you to specify a location for the project folder. This will 
contain all files related to the project. 
3.Select an existing folder or type the name of a...

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The following settings are available in the Project Setup dialog:
While most Project Setup settings can be changed at any time, you should 
select a sample rate once and for all when starting with a new project! All 
audio files must be of this sample rate to play back correctly.
Setting Description
Start The start time of the project. Allows you to have the project start at an-
other time than zero. Also used for setting the sync start position when 
synchronizing...

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Zoom and view options
Zooming in the Project window is done according to the standard 
zoom procedures (see the Getting Started book), with the following 
special notes:
•When you are using the Zoom tool (magnifying glass), the result de-
pends on the option “Zoom Tool Standard Mode: Horizontal Zooming 
Only” in the Preferences – Editing dialog.
If this is activated and you drag a selection rectangle with the Zoom tool, the window 
will only be zoomed horizontally...

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•If the option “Zoom while Locating in Time Scale” is activated in the 
Preferences (Transport page), you can also zoom by clicking in the 
main ruler and dragging up or down with the mouse button pressed.
Drag up to zoom out; drag down to zoom in.
•You can zoom the contents of parts and events vertically, using the 
Waveform Zoom slider in the top right corner of the event display.
This can be useful to better view quiet audio passages.
To get an approximate...

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Resizing tracks in the Track list
• You can change the height of an individual track by clicking on its lower bor-
der in the Track list and dragging up or down.
To change the height of all tracks simultaneously, hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and re-
size one of the tracks in this way. If “Snap Track Heights” is activated on the Track scale 
pop-up (see below), the track height will change in fixed increments when you resize it.
•You can also change the width of the...

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Zoom presets and Cycle markers
The pop-up menu to the left of the horizontal zoom control allows you 
to select, create and organize zoom presets. These are useful if you 
want to toggle between different zoom settings (e.g. one where the 
whole project is displayed in the project window and another with a 
high zoom factor for detailed editing). With this pop-up menu, you can 
also zoom in on the area between cycle markers in the project.
The upper part of the menu...