Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual
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CUBASE SX/SLUsing markers 8 – 177
Marker key commands
You can use key commands for the following marker operations:
If you need to change the key command assignments, the marker com-
mands can be found in the Transport category in the Key Commands
dialog.
• For the [Shift]-[Pad1] to [Pad9] commands to work, Num Lock must be
deactivated on the computer keyboard!
Operation Description Default key
Insert Marker Creates a new marker at the current project
cursor position.[Insert]/[Help]
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CUBASE SX/SLUsing markers 8 – 177
Marker key commands
You can use key commands for the following marker operations:
If you need to change the key command assignments, the marker com-
mands can be found in the Transport category in the Key Commands
dialog.
• For the [Shift]-[Pad1] to [Pad9] commands to work, Num Lock must be
deactivated on the computer keyboard!
Operation Description Default key
Insert Marker Creates a new marker at the current project
cursor position.[Insert]/[Help]
Locate Next Marker...")
CUBASE SX/SLFades, crossfades and envelopes 9 – 181 • As an alternative to dragging the fade handles, you can use the items “Fade In to Cursor” and “Fade Out to Cursor” on the Audio menu to cre- ate fades (Cubase SX only). Position the project cursor on an audio event where you want a fade in to end or a fade out to begin, and select the appropriate option from the Audio menu. A fade will then be created, ranging from the event’s start or end to the position of the cursor. Creating and adjusting fades with the Range Selection tool “Handle-type” fades can also be created and adjusted with the Range Selection tool, in the following way: 1.Select a section of the audio event with the Range Selection tool. The result depends on your selection, in the following way: • If you select a range from the beginning of the event, a fade-in will be created within the range. • If you select a range that reaches the end of an event, a fade-out will be cre- ated in the range. • If you select a range encompassing a middle section of the event, but not reach- ing neither the start nor the end, both a fade-in and a fade-out will be created outside of the selected range. In other words, the fade-in will cover the area from the beginning of the event to the beginning of the selected range, and the fade-out will cover the area from the end of the selected range to the end of the event. 2.Pull down the Audio menu and select “Adjust Fades to Range”. The fade areas are adjusted according to the selection range. You can select multiple audio events on separate tracks with the Range Selection tool, and apply the fade to all of them simultaneously.
CUBASE SX/SL9 – 182 Fades, crossfades and envelopes About the volume handle A selected audio event also has a blue handle in the top middle. This is the volume handle, and it provides a quick way of changing the volume of an event, directly in the Project window. It stands in direct correla- tion with the volume setting in the info line, that is, dragging the volume handle also changes the value in the info line. Removing fades To remove a fade, select the event and select “Remove Fades” from the Audio menu. You can also use the Range Selection tool to remove fades and crossfades: 1.Drag the Range Selection tool in the Project window, so that the se- lection encloses all of the fades and crossfades you wish to remove. 2.Select “Remove Fades” from the Audio menu. Drag the Volume handle up or down to change the volume of the event.The volume change is displayed numerically in the info line. The event waveform re- flects the volume change.
CUBASE SX/SLFades, crossfades and envelopes 9 – 183 Fades created by processing If you have selected an audio event or a section of an audio event (us- ing the Range Selection tool), you can apply a fade-in or fade-out to the selection by using the “Fade In” or “Fade Out” functions on the Process submenu on the Audio menu. These functions open the cor- responding Fade dialog, allowing you to specify a fade curve. Note that the length of the fade area is determined by your selection. In other words, you specify the length of the fade before you enter the Fade dialog. Also note that you can select multiple events and apply the same pro- cessing to all of them simultaneously. Fades created this way are applied to the audio clip rather than to the event. This has the following consequences: • If you later create new events that refer to the same clip, these will have the same fades. • At any time you can remove or modify the fades using the Offline Process His- tory (see page 377). If other events refer to the same audio clip, you will be asked whether you want the processing to be applied to these events or not. • Continue will apply the processing to all events that refer to the audio clip. • New Version will create a separate, new version of the audio clip for the se- lected event. • You can also choose to put a checkmark in the “Do not ask this message again” box. Regardless of whether you then choose “Continue” or “New Version”, any and all further processing you do will conform to the option you select. You can change this setting at any time in the Preferences dialog (Edit- ing–Audio page), under “On Processing Shared Clips”.
CUBASE SX/SL9 – 184 Fades, crossfades and envelopes The Fade dialogs The Fade dialogs appear when you edit an existing fade or use the “Fade In”/”Fade Out” functions on the Audio menu’s Process sub- menu. The picture below shows the Fade In dialog; the Fade Out dia- log has identical settings and features. •If you open the Fade dialog(s) with several events selected, you can adjust the fade curves for all these events at the same time. This is useful if you want to apply the same type of fade-in to more than one event, etc. Curve Kind These determine whether the fade curve should consist of spline curve segments (left button), damped spline segments (middle button) or lin- ear segments (right button). Fade display Shows the shape of the fade curve. The resulting waveform shape is shown in dark grey, with the current waveform shape in light grey. You can click on the curve to add points, and click and drag existing points to change the shape. To remove a point from the curve, drag it outside the display.
CUBASE SX/SLFades, crossfades and envelopes 9 – 185 Restore button The Restore button (to the right above the fade display) is only avail- able when editing fades made by dragging the fade handles. Click this to cancel any changes you have made since opening the dialog. Curve shape buttons These buttons give you quick access to some common curve shapes. Default button Clicking the “As Default” button stores the current settings as the de- fault fade. This shape will be used whenever you create new fades. Presets If you have set up a fade-in or fade-out curve that you may want to ap- ply to other events or clips, you can store it as a preset by clicking the Store button. •To apply a stored preset, select it from the pop-up menu. •To rename the selected preset, double click on the name and type a new one. •To remove a stored preset, select it from the pop-up menu and click Remove. Stored fade-in presets will only appear in the Fade In dialog, and fade- out presets will only appear in the Fade Out dialog.
CUBASE SX/SL9 – 186 Fades, crossfades and envelopes Preview, Apply and Process The buttons in the bottom row are different depending on whether you are editing a fade made with the fade handles or applying a fade using processing: The Edit Fade dialogs have the following buttons: The Process Fade dialogs have the following buttons: Button Function OK Applies the set fade curve to the event, and closes the dialog. Cancel Closes the dialog. Apply Applies the set fade curve to the event, without closing the dialog. Button Function Preview Plays back the fade area. Playback will repeat until you click the button again (the button is labeled “Stop” during playback). Process Applies the set fade curve to the clip, and closes the dialog. Cancel Closes the dialog without applying any fade. The Edit Fade dialog. The Process Fade dialog.
CUBASE SX/SLFades, crossfades and envelopes 9 – 187 Creating crossfades Overlapping audio material on the same track can be crossfaded, for smooth transitions or special effects. You create a crossfade by se- lecting two consecutive audio events and selecting the Crossfade command on the Audio menu (or using the corresponding key com- mand, by default [X]). The result depends on whether the two events overlap or not: •If the events overlap, a crossfade is created in the overlapping area. The crossfade will be of the default shape – initially a linear, symmetric crossfade, but you can change this as described below. •If the events don’t overlap but are directly consecutive (lined up end- to-start, with no gap) it’s still possible to crossfade them – provided that their respective audio clips overlap! In this case, the two events are resized so that they overlap, and a crossfade of the default length and shape is applied. The default crossfade length and shape are set in the Crossfade dialog (see page 192). Overlapping section.
CUBASE SX/SL9 – 188 Fades, crossfades and envelopes An example: The events in themselves do not overlap, but their clips do. Therefore, the events can be resized so that they overlap, which is required for a crossfade to be created. When you select the Crossfade function, the two events are resized so that they overlap, and a default crossfade is created in the overlapping section. •If the events don’t overlap, and cannot be resized enough to overlap, a crossfade cannot be created. •Cubase SX only: You can specify the length of the crossfade using the Range Selection tool: make a selection range covering the de- sired crossfade area and use the Crossfade command. The crossfade is applied in the selected range (provided that the events or their clips overlap, as above). You can also make a selection range after creating the crossfade and use the function Adjust fades to Range on the Audio menu. •Once you have created a crossfade, you can edit it by selecting one or both crossfaded events, and selecting “Crossfade” from the Audio menu again (or by double clicking in the crossfade zone). This opens the Crossfade dialog, as described below. Audio clips. Audio events.
CUBASE SX/SLFades, crossfades and envelopes 9 – 189 Removing crossfades To remove a crossfade, select the events and select “Remove Fades” from the Audio menu, or use the Range Selection tool: 1.Drag the Range Selection tool in the Project window, so that the se- lection encloses all of the fades and crossfades you wish to remove. 2.Select “Remove Fades” from the Audio menu. •You can also remove a crossfade by clicking and dragging it outside the track.
CUBASE SX/SL9 – 190 Fades, crossfades and envelopes The Crossfade dialog The Crossfade dialog contains separate settings for the fade-in and fade-out curve in the crossfade, as well as common settings. The left part of the Crossfade dialog contains two sections with set- tings for the fade-in and fade-out curves in the crossfade. These two sections have identical settings. Play buttons •The “Play Fade Out” and “Play Fade In” buttons allow you to audition the fade-out or fade-in part only, without the crossfade. •The “Play Crossfade” button plays back the whole crossfade. You can also use the Transport play controls to play back the cross- faded audio events. However, that method will play back all unmuted audio events on other tracks as well. Curve kind buttons These buttons determine whether the corresponding fade curve should consist of spline curve segments (left button), damped spline seg- ments (middle button) or linear segments (right button).