Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual

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Quantize Lengths
This function is only available from within the MIDI editors.
This function (on the Advanced Quantize submenu on the MIDI menu) 
will quantize the length of the notes, without changing their start posi-
tions. At its most basic level, this function will set the length of the notes 
to the Length Quantize value on the MIDI editors’ toolbar. However, if 
you have selected the “Quantize Link” option on the Length Quantize 
pop-up menu, the...

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Quantize Ends
The Quantize Ends function on the Advanced Quantize submenu will 
only affect the end positions of notes. Apart from that, it works just like 
regular quantizing, taking the Quantize pop-up menu setting into ac-
count.
Undo and Freeze Quantize
As mentioned above, the original position of each quantized note is 
stored. Therefore, you can make the selected MIDI notes revert to 
their original, unquantized state at any time, by selecting...

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Transpose 
The Transpose item on the MIDI menu opens a dialog with settings for 
transposing the selected notes:
Semitones
This is where you set the amount of transposition.
Scale Correction
Scale Correction transposes the selected notes by forcing them to the 
closest note of the selected scale type. This can be used for creating 
interesting key and tonal changes, either by itself or in conjunction with 
the other settings in the Transpose dialog.
•To...

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Keep Notes in Range
When this checkbox is activated, transposed notes will remain within 
the Upper and Lower Barrier values.
•If a note ends up outside the barriers after transposition, it will be shifted 
to another octave, keeping the correct transposed pitch if possible.
If this isn’t possible (if you have set a very narrow range between the Upper and Lower 
Barrier), the note will be transposed “as far as possible”, i.e. to the Upper or Lower...

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Fixed Lengths
This function is only available from within the MIDI editors.
This function resizes all selected notes to the length set with the 
Length Quantize pop-up menu on the MIDI editor toolbar.
Delete Doubles
This function removes double notes, i.e. notes of the same pitch on the 
exact same position. Double notes can occur when recording in Cycle 
mode, after Quantizing, etc.
This function always affects whole MIDI parts.
Delete Controllers
This...

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Delete Notes
Allows you to delete very short or weak notes. This is useful for auto-
matically removing unwanted “ghost notes” after recording. Selecting 
“Delete Notes...” opens a dialog in which you set up the criteria for the 
function:
The parameters have the following functionality:
Minimum Length
When the Minimum Length checkbox is activated, the note length is 
taken into account, allowing you to remove short notes. You can either 
specify the...

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Remove when under
This setting is only available when both Minimum Length and Minimum 
Velocity is activated. By clicking the value display, you select whether 
both length and velocity criteria must be met for notes to be deleted, or 
whether one of the criteria will suffice.
OK and Cancel
Clicking OK performs the automatic delete according to the rules set 
up. Clicking Cancel closes the dialog without deleting notes.
Restrict Polyphony
Selecting this...

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Velocity
This function opens a dialog that allows you to manipulate the velocity 
of notes in various ways.
To apply the function, select one of the three processing types from 
the Type pop-up, adjust the settings and click OK (to close the dialog 
without applying, click Cancel).
The following types of velocity processing are available:
Add/Subtract
This simply adds a fixed number to the existing velocity values. You 
set the value (positive or...

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Limit
This function allows you to make sure that no velocity values fall outside 
a given range (the Lower and Upper values). Any velocity values out-
side this range are raised/lowered to exactly the Lower/Upper values.
Fixed Velocity
This function sets the velocity of all selected notes to the Insert Veloc-
ity value on the toolbar in the MIDI editors.
Thin Out Data
Thins out MIDI data. Use this to ease the load on MIDI devices if you 
have recorded...

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Dissolve Part
The Dissolve Part function on the MIDI menu has two separate uses:
•When you work with MIDI parts (on MIDI channel “Any”) containing 
events on different MIDI channels.
Dissolve Part separates the events according to MIDI channel.
•When you want to separate MIDI events according to pitch.
A typical example would be drum and percussion tracks, where each pitch usually cor-
responds to a separate drum sound.
Dissolving parts into separate...