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Now, for each MIDI channel used in the selected part(s), a new MIDI 
track is created and set to the corresponding MIDI channel. Each event 
is then copied into the part on the track with the corresponding MIDI 
channel. Finally, the original part(s) are muted.
An example:
Dissolving parts into separate pitches
The Dissolve Part function can also scan MIDI parts for events of dif-
ferent pitch, and distribute the events into new parts on new tracks,...

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About editing MIDI
There are several ways to edit MIDI in Cubase SX/SL. You can use the 
tools and functions in the Project window for large-scale editing, or 
use the functions on the MIDI menu to process MIDI parts in various 
ways (see page 512). For hands-on graphical editing of the contents 
of MIDI parts, you use the MIDI editors:
• The Key Editor is the default MIDI editor, presenting notes graphically in 
an intuitive piano roll-style grid.
The Key Editor...

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About this chapter
This chapter describes how to use the Key, Drum and List Editors. 
Please note that a lot of features are identical in these editors (espe-
cially in the Key and Drum Editors) – they are all described in the Key 
Editor section. The sections about the Drum Editor (see page 570) 
and the List Editor (see page 586) describe the specific features of 
these editors only.
Opening a MIDI editor
There are two ways to open a MIDI editor:
• Select one or...

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Handling several parts
When you open a MIDI editor with several parts (or a MIDI track con-
taining several parts) selected, you might find it somewhat hard to get 
an overlook of the different parts when editing.
If so, the editor toolbar features a few functions to make working with 
multiple parts easier and more comprehensive:
•The Part List menu lists all parts that were selected when you opened 
the editor (or all parts on the track, if no parts were selected),...

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•The button “Show Part Borders” can be used if you want to see 
clearly defined borders for the active part.
When this is activated, all parts except the active one are grayed out, making the bor-
ders easily discernible. In the Key Editor, there are also two “markers” in the ruler with 
the name of the active part, marking its beginning and end. These can be moved freely 
to change the size of the part.
“Show Part Borders” activated on the toolbar.
•It is possible...

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The toolbar
As in other windows, the toolbar contains tools and various settings. 
The user can configure what toolbar items should be shown or hidden 
and store/recall different toolbar configurations – see page 767.
Show/Hide Info line Solo Editor button Key Editor tools
Autoscroll on/offAudition on/off
Part listShow/Hide Part borders
Edit active part only
Nudge ToolsTranspose Palette
Snap on/off
Velocity for inserted notes
Grid modes
Quantize settings Step Input...

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The info line
The info line shows information about selected MIDI notes. You can 
edit all values on the info line using regular value editing (see page 553 
for details). Length and position values are displayed in the format cur-
rently selected for the ruler (see below).
•To hide or show the info line, click the icon in the toolbar.
The ruler
The ruler shows the time line, by default in the display format selected 
on the Transport panel. You can select a separate...

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The note display
The note display is the main area in the Key Editor. It contains a grid, in 
which MIDI notes are shown as boxes. The width of a box corresponds 
to the note length, and the vertical position of a box corresponds to the 
note number (pitch), with higher notes higher up in the grid. The piano 
keyboard to the left serves as a guide for finding the right note number.
The chord recognition function
Cubase SX/SL features a handy chord recognition...