Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual

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Using the Close Gaps function
If you have sliced a loop for tempo changes, lowering the tempo below 
the loop’s original tempo will create gaps between the slices. The lower 
the tempo is in relation to the original tempo, the wider the gaps will be. 
This can be fixed using the “Close Gaps” function on the Advanced 
submenu on the Audio menu:
1.Set the desired tempo.
2.Select the part in the Project window.
3.Select “Close Gaps” from the Advanced...

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The Pool 

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Background
What is the Pool?
Every time you record on an audio track, a file is created on your hard 
disk. A reference to this file – a clip – is also added to the Pool. Two 
general rules apply to the Pool:
•All clips, audio or video, that belong to a project are listed in the Pool. 
•There is a separate Pool for every project.
The way the Pool displays folders and their contents is similar to the 
way the Mac OS X Finder and the Windows Explorer display folders 
and lists...

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Opening the Pool
You open the Pool in any of the following ways:
• By clicking the Pool icon in the Project window.
• By selecting “Pool” on the Project menu or “Open Pool Window” on the Pool 
menu.
• By using a key command (by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[P]).
The content of the Pool is divided into three main folders: 
•The Audio folder
This contains all audio clips and regions currently in the project.
•The Video folder
This contains all video clips currently in the...

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Window Overview
Toolbar overview
The info line
Click the “Show Info” button on the toolbar to show or hide the info line 
at the bottom of the Pool window. It shows the following information:
Audio folder
Trash folder Video folderAudio clip name
 Region name
Waveform imageColumn HeadingsToolbar
Open/Close 
all Folders View Pop-up Hide/show 
info lineImport Button
Project Folder Path
Pool Record Folder Path
Play and Loop buttons, 
audition volume controlSearch Button
Number...

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How clips and regions are displayed in the Pool
• Audio clips are represented by a waveform icon followed by the clip name.
• Audio regions are represented by a region icon followed by the region name.
• Video clips are represented by a camera icon followed by the clip name. 

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The Pool window columns
Various information about the clips and regions can be viewed in the 
Pool window columns. The columns contain the following information:
Column Description
Media This column contains the Audio, Video and Trash folders. If the folders are 
opened, the clip or region names are shown and can be edited. This col-
umn is always shown.
Used This column displays the number of times a clip is used in the project. If a 
column row is empty, the corresponding...

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About the Status column symbols
The Status column can display various symbols that relate to the clips 
status. The following symbols can be shown:
Sorting the Pool contents
You can sort the clips in the Pool by name, date etc. This is done by 
clicking on the corresponding column heading. Clicking again on the 
same heading switches between ascending and descending sort order.
Symbol Description
This indicates the current Pool Record folder (see page 483).
This symbol is...

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Operations
Renaming clips in the Pool
To rename a clip in the Pool, select it and click on the existing name, 
type in a new name and press [Return].
Renaming a clip in the Pool is much preferred to renaming it outside 
Cubase SX/SL (for example on the computer desktop). This way Cu-
base SX/SL already “knows” about the change, and won’t lose track of 
the clip the next time you open the project. See page 476 for details 
about lost files.
Copying clips in the Pool
To make a...