Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual

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Resizing notes
To resize a note, use one of the following methods:
•Position the arrow tool at the start or end of the note, so that the 
pointer takes on the shape of a small double arrow. Click and drag to 
the left or right to resize the note.
This method allows you to resize the note from either direction.
•Click with the Pencil tool within the note box and drag to the left or the 
right (to make the note shorter or longer, respectively).
With both these methods,...

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Muting notes
Individual notes can be muted in the Key Editor, as opposed to muting 
an entire MIDI part in the Project window. This allows you to exclude 
notes from playback, but keep the option to bring them back again at 
any time. To mute a note, use one of the following methods:
• Click on it with the Mute tool.
• Drag a rectangle with the Mute tool, enclosing all notes you want to mute.
• Select the note(s) and choose Mute from the Edit menu. 
The default key...

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Editing on the info line
The info line shows the values and properties of the selected event(s). 
If a single event is selected, its values are displayed on the info line. If 
several events are selected, the info line shows the values of the first 
of these events, in yellow.
Several events selected.
You can edit the values on the info line using regular value editing. 
This allows you to move, resize, transpose or change velocity of 
events in a very precise...

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Editing Notes via MIDI
You can change the properties of notes via MIDI. For example, this 
can be a fast way to get the right velocity value, since you will hear the 
result even as you edit:
1.Select the note you want to edit.
2.Click on the MIDI connector symbol on the toolbar.
The symbol should be lit. This enables editing via MIDI.
3.Use the note buttons on the toolbar to decide which properties 
should be changed by the MIDI input.
You can enable editing of...

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Step input
Step input, or step recording, is when you enter notes one at a time 
(or one chord at a time) without worrying about the exact timing. This 
is useful e.g. when you know the part you want to record but are not 
able to play it exactly as you want it.
Proceed as follows:
1.Click the Step Input button on the toolbar to activate Step Input mode.
2.Use the note buttons to the right to decide which properties should 
be included when you input the notes.
For...

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5.Play the first note or chord on your MIDI instrument.
The note or chord appears in the editor and the step input position advances one 
quantize value step.
• If Insert mode is activated, all notes to the right of the step input posi-
tion will be moved to “make room” for the inserted note or chord.
Insert mode activated.
6.Continue in the same way with the rest of the notes or chords.
You can adjust the Quantize or Length Quantize value as you go along, to change...

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Editing in the controller display
About controller lanes
By default, the controller display has a single lane, showing one event 
type at a time. However, you can easily add lanes by right-clicking 
(Windows) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) in the display and selecting “Cre-
ate new controller lane” from the Quick menu. This allows you to view 
and edit different controllers at the same time.
The controller display with three lanes set up.
• To remove a lane, right-click in...

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Selecting event type
Each controller lane shows one event type at a time. To select which 
type should be displayed, use the pop-up menu to the left of the lane.
•Selecting “Setup...” opens a dialog in which you can specify which con-
tinuous controller event types you want available on the pop-up menu.
•Each MIDI track has its own controller lane setup (number of lanes 
and selected event types). 
When you create new tracks, they get the controller lane setup last...

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Controller Lane presets
Once you have added the required number of controller lanes and se-
lected the event types you need, you can store this combination as a 
controller lane preset. You could for example have a preset with one 
velocity lane only, another with a combination of velocity, pitch bend 
and modulation, and so on. This can make working with controllers 
much quicker.
•To add the current controller lane setup as a preset, pull down the pop-
up menu in...

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• If the Speaker icon (Acoustic Feedback) is activated on the toolbar, the 
notes will be played back when you adjust the velocity, allowing you to 
audition your changes.
• You can use the Pencil tool to change the velocity of a single note: click on its 
velocity bar and drag the bar up or down.
While you drag, the current velocity value is shown in the display to the left.
• You can use the Pencil tool or the Line tool’s Paint mode to change the veloc-
ity values...