Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual
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CUBASE SX/SL6 – 152 The play order track Introduction The play order track allows you to work with sections of your project in a non-linear fashion. By marking sections of the project as play order parts and then ordering these parts in a list, adding repeats as desired, you can specify exactly how the project should be played back. This offers a different and more pattern-oriented way of working which complements the usual linear editing methods in the Project window. When you have created a play order list that you like, you have the op- tion of “flattening” the list, which creates a normal linear project ac- cording to the play order list and removes the play order track.
CUBASE SX/SLThe play order track 6 – 153 Setting up the play order track You create a play order track by using the Add Track function on the Project menu or Quick menu, as usual. There can only be one play or- der track in each project. On the play order track, you define specific sections of the project by creating play order parts. These can be of any length, may overlap and are not bound to the start or end of existing events and parts. •Use the Pencil tool to draw play order parts. Snap applies as usual. •Double click between the locators to create a part between the left and right locator. The play order track with two parts. The parts will initially be named “A”, “B”, “C”, and so on. You can re- name a part by selecting it and changing its name in the Project win- dow info line or by holding [Alt]/[Option], double clicking on the name in the play order list and entering a new one. Parts can be moved, resized and deleted using the standard tech- niques. Please note: •If you copy a play order part (by [Alt]/[Option]-dragging or by using copy/paste), a new part will be created, with the same name as the original. It is however totally independent from the original part. •Double clicking on a play order part adds it to the current play order list. This is described on the following pages.
CUBASE SX/SL6 – 154 The play order track Creating a play order • You can set up a play order in the Play Order Editor or in the Inspector for the play order track. The text below describes the Play Order Editor – the settings in the Inspector are sim- ilar, but functions that are available with toolbar buttons in the editor are accessed from the Play Order menu in the Inspector. To open the Play Order Editor, click the “e” button in the track list or Inspector for the play order track. Adding parts to the play order The editor contains two lists: the available play order parts are listed to the right and the actual play order list is shown to the left. The play order list shows in which order the parts should be played back, from top to bottom. Initially the play order list will be empty – you set up the play order by adding parts from the right list to the play order list: •Drag and drop play order parts from the right list to the left list. A blue insertion line shows you where the dragged part will end up in the list.
CUBASE SX/SLThe play order track 6 – 155 •Double clicking on a part in the right list adds it to the left list, above the currently selected part. If no part is selected, it will be added at the end of the list. •Drag and drop play order parts from the Project window to the play order list shown in the Inspector. •Double clicking on a play order part in the Project window adds it to the play order list shown in the Inspector. •If no part is selected in the play order list, double-clicking on a part in the Project Window adds it to the end of the play order list. •If a part is selected in the play order list, double-clicking on a part in the Project Window inserts it above the selected part. •If a part is selected in the right list, right-clicking (Windows) or [Ctrl]- clicking (Mac) on it and selecting “Append Selected In Play Order” adds it to the play order list. Editing the play order In the play order list to the left you can do the following: • Select parts by clicking or [Shift]-clicking in the usual way. The selected parts do not have to be a continuous selection. • Drag parts to move them in the list. • Drag parts while holding [Alt]/[Option] to create copies of the selected items. The insert location for both move and copy operations is shown with a blue or red line in the list. A blue line indicates that the move or coy is possible; a red line indicates that if the current position was to be used, a move or copy is not allowed. • Use the Repeats column to specify how many times each part should be re- peated. • Click the arrow to the left of a part to move the playback position to the start of that part. • To remove a part from the list, right-click (Windows) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) on it and select “Remove Touched” from the pop-up menu that appears. To re- move several parts, select them, right-click (Windows) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) and select “Remove Selected”.
CUBASE SX/SL6 – 156 The play order track Managing play orders You can create several play order lists. Typically, you would use this feature to create alternative versions for playback. The buttons on the right part of the editor toolbar are used for this: The play orders you create will be listed on the pop-up menu to the left of the buttons. However, to select another play order from the pop-up menu, you need to activate play order mode – see below. Button Description Click this to rename the current play order. Creates a new, empty play order. Creates a duplicate of the current play order, containing the same parts. Removes the currently selected play order. Only available if you have created more than one play order.
CUBASE SX/SLThe play order track 6 – 157 Playing back the play order To play back, you must first activate Play Order mode. This is done by clicking the Activate Play Order Mode button in the editor or in the track list. •You can also have the play order controls shown in the Transport panel. For details on how to show or hide Transport panel controls, see page 765. Now you can click the Start button in the Play Order Editor or the Transport panel to start playback. Navigating To navigate between play order parts, you use the play order transport buttons: In the Play Order Editor the part that is currently played back is indi- cated by the arrow in the leftmost column, and the indicators in the Counter column. You can switch between play orders during play- back using the pop-up menu in the editor, Inspector or track list. First repeat of current Play Order Item Previous Play Order Item Next Play order ItemLast repeat of current Play Order Item
CUBASE SX/SL6 – 158 The play order track Flattening the play order When you have found a play order that suits your purposes, you can “flatten” it. Clicking the Flatten Play Order button (or selecting Flatten Play Order from the pop-up menu in the Inspector for the play order track) does the following: • The events and parts in the project are reordered, repeated, resized, moved and/or deleted, so that they correspond exactly to the play order. • Play Order mode is deactivated. • The play order track is removed. The project will now play back exactly as in Play Order mode, but you can view it and work with it as usual. • Flattening the play order may remove events and parts from the project (if these are not within the boundaries of any used play order part). • Only use the Flatten function when you know you don’t want to edit the play order any more. When in doubt, save a copy of the project before flattening the play order.
CUBASE SX/SL7 – 160 Folder tracks About folder tracks Just as the name implies, a folder track is a folder that contains other tracks. Moving tracks into a folder is a way to structure and organize tracks in the Project window. For example, grouping several tracks in a folder track makes it possible for you to “hide” tracks (thus giving you more working space on the screen). You can solo and mute several tracks in a quicker and easier way, and perform editing on several tracks as one entity. Folder tracks can contain any type of track including other folder tracks. A folder track Tracks in the folder