Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual

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Masking
The Mask function is similar to the filter view but allows you to hide 
events based on other criteria as well. Proceed as follows:
1.Select an event (or several events) of the type you want to view.
2.Pull down the Mask pop-up menu on the toolbar and select one of the 
options.
The results are as follows:
In addition to the above options, the menu also gives you access to the 
same presets available in the Logical Editor (see the separate “MIDI 
Devices and...

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When you apply any of the presets from the Logical Editor or use the 
Logical Editor to create masking settings yourself, only the events that 
meet the criteria specified will be visible.
•To deactivate the Mask function, select “Nothing” from the Mask pop-
up menu.
The most typical usage of the Mask function is to view a certain type 
of controller only (e.g. Modulation, Breath Control, etc.). Since these 
are all the same event types (controller), this would not...

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Exactly which value is shown for an event depends on the event type. 
The following table shows what is displayed and edited in the Data 
columns and the value display:
•The value display can be hidden from view by clicking the “Show List 
Value View” button on the toolbar, so that it is not lit.
Event type Data 1 Data 2 Value display
Note Pitch (note number) Velocity Velocity
Controller Controller type Controller amount Controller amount
Program Change Program...

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The Score Editor – Overview (Cubase SL only)
This section describes the Score Editor in Cubase SL. If you are using 
Cubase SX, please refer to the separate pdf document “Score Layout 
and Printing” opened from the Start menu (Windows) or the Help menu 
in the program.
The Score Editor shows the MIDI notes as a musical score. The win-
dow contains the following sections and items:
The toolbar
The Score Editor toolbar is similar to the toolbar in the Key Editor, with...

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The info line
The info line shows information about selected MIDI notes, just like in 
the Key and Drum Editors. You can edit all values on the info line us-
ing regular value editing (see page 553 for details).
•To hide or show the info line, click the “Show Info” button in the toolbar.
The extended toolbar
The extended toolbar (shown or hidden by clicking the “Show Tool 
Strip” button on the main toolbar) contains the following items:
Note value buttons
Click one...

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The score display
The main area of the Score Editor window shows the notes in the ed-
ited parts on one or several staves. 
• If you are editing one or several parts on the same track, as much of them as 
possible is shown on several staves – one above the other – just as with a 
score on paper.
• If you are editing parts on several tracks, they are put on a grand staff (multiple 
staves, tied together by bar lines).
• The number of measures across the screen depends...

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Score Editor operations (Cubase SL only)
Opening the Score Editor
To open one or several parts in the Score editor you proceed much as 
with the other editors: select one or several tracks or any number of 
parts (on the same or different tracks), and select “Open Score Edi-
tor” from the Scores submenu on the MIDI menu. The default key 
command for this is [Ctrl]/[Command]-[R].
•You can also select the Score editor as your default editor, allowing 
you to open it by...

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Getting the score displayed correctly
When you open the Score Editor for a part recorded in real time, the 
score may not look as legible as you would first expect. The Score Ed-
itor can ignore the minor time variances in performance and make a 
neater score almost instantly. To achieve this, there are a number of 
Staff Settings that determine how the program displays the music.
• Note that the time signature follows the time signature(s) on the Tempo 
track and...

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Staff Mode
This pop-up determines how the staff should be shown: 
•When set to “Single”, all notes in the part are shown in the same staff.
•When set to “Split”, the part is split on the screen into a bass and tre-
ble clef, as in a piano score. 
You use the Splitpoint value field to set the note where you want the split to occur. 
Notes above and including the split note will appear on the upper staff, and notes be-
low the split note will appear on the lower...

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These are only display values used for the graphics in the Score Editor. 
They do not affect the actual playback in any way.
Here is a description of the functions:
Parameter Description
Notes Determines the smallest note value to be displayed and the “small-
est position” to be recognized and properly displayed. Set this to the 
smallest significant note position used in your music. 
For example, if you have notes on odd sixteenth note positions, you 
should set...