Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual
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CUBASE SX/SLWorking with the Tempo track 25 – 637
You need to create a “lock point” – a tempo event at the first cue po-
sition:
9.Press [Shift] and click with the Time Warp tool in the event display at
the cue position.
In our case this is bar 33.
As you can see, a tempo event (with the same value as the first one) is
added at that position.
10.Now match the next musical cue to the next video position, by drag-
ging the musical position to the desired time position as before.
The new tempo event is...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103328/w64_Operation_Manual_d-636.png "Page 637
CUBASE SX/SLWorking with the Tempo track 25 – 637
You need to create a “lock point” – a tempo event at the first cue po-
sition:
9.Press [Shift] and click with the Time Warp tool in the event display at
the cue position.
In our case this is bar 33.
As you can see, a tempo event (with the same value as the first one) is
added at that position.
10.Now match the next musical cue to the next video position, by drag-
ging the musical position to the desired time position as before.
The new tempo event is...")
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CUBASE SX/SLWorking with the Tempo track 25 – 639
5.Press [Shift] and click in the event at the position of the first downbeat
(the start of the bar).
When you press [Shift], the pointer turns into a pencil. Clicking adds a tempo event at
the first downbeat – when you later adjust the tempo with the Time Warp tool, the first
downbeat will stay in place. Note: if the event started exactly on the first downbeat (no
audio before the “one”) you wouldn’t need to do this. This is because a tempo event is...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103328/w64_Operation_Manual_d-638.png "Page 639
CUBASE SX/SLWorking with the Tempo track 25 – 639
5.Press [Shift] and click in the event at the position of the first downbeat
(the start of the bar).
When you press [Shift], the pointer turns into a pencil. Clicking adds a tempo event at
the first downbeat – when you later adjust the tempo with the Time Warp tool, the first
downbeat will stay in place. Note: if the event started exactly on the first downbeat (no
audio before the “one”) you wouldn’t need to do this. This is because a tempo event is...")
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CUBASE SX/SL25 – 640 Working with the Tempo track
Now, if you simply adjusted that beat in the tempo grid to match the
beat in the recording, the tempo event at the first downbeat would be
changed – this would ruin the match in the previous bars! We need to
lock these by inserting a new tempo event.
9.Locate the last beat that’s in sync.
This would be the beat just before the position where the audio and tempo drift apart.
10.Press [Shift] and click at that position to insert a tempo event there.
This...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103328/w64_Operation_Manual_d-639.png "Page 640
CUBASE SX/SL25 – 640 Working with the Tempo track
Now, if you simply adjusted that beat in the tempo grid to match the
beat in the recording, the tempo event at the first downbeat would be
changed – this would ruin the match in the previous bars! We need to
lock these by inserting a new tempo event.
9.Locate the last beat that’s in sync.
This would be the beat just before the position where the audio and tempo drift apart.
10.Press [Shift] and click at that position to insert a tempo event there.
This...")
CUBASE SX/SLWorking with the Tempo track 25 – 641 Using the Time Warp tool in a MIDI editor This is very similar to using the tool in an audio editor: • When you use the Time Warp tool, a tempo event is automatically inserted at the beginning of the edited part – this tempo event will be adjusted when you warp the tempo grid with the tool. This means that material before the edited part won’t be affected. • There is only one mode for the Time Warp tool in the MIDI editors: When you use the tool, the edited MIDI track is temporarily switched to linear time base. • The rulers in the MIDI editors can be set to “Time Linear” or “Bars+Beats Lin- ear” mode (see page 539) – the Time Warp tool requires Time Linear mode. If necessary, the ruler mode will be switched when you select the Time Warp tool. • If Snap is activated on the toolbar in the MIDI editor, the tool will snap to the start and end of MIDI notes when you drag the tempo grid. Typically, you would use the Time Warp tool in a MIDI editor to match the Cubase SX/SL tempo to freely recorded MIDI material (much like the audio example above).
CUBASE SX/SL26 – 644 The Project Browser Background While the Project window and the editors display events and other data graphically, the Project Browser window provides a list based repre- sentation of the project. This allows you to view and edit all events on all tracks by using regular value editing in a list. Opening the Project Browser You open the Project Browser by selecting “Browser” from the Project menu. The Browser window can be open while you are working in other windows; any changes made in the Project window or an editor are immediately reflected in the Project Browser and vice versa. Window Overview The Project Structure list. This is where you navigate through the project.The event display. This is where you view and edit parts, events and Regions. The time Format (display format) pop-up menu.The Add pop-up menu and Add button, for creating new parts, events and regions.The Filter pop-up menu, used when editing MIDI.
CUBASE SX/SLThe Project Browser 26 – 645 Navigating in the Browser You use the Project Browser much like you use the Mac OS X Finder and Windows Explorer for browsing folders on your hard disk: •Click on an item in the Project Structure list to select it for viewing. The contents of the item are shown in the event display. In this figure, the parts on a MIDI track are displayed. •Items with hierarchical substructures can be folded out by clicking the plus symbols or the “closed folder“ symbols in the Project Structure list. When the substructure of an item is revealed, a minus symbol or an “open folder“ sym- bol is shown instead – click this to hide the substructure. •To reveal or hide all substructures in the Project Structure list, use the buttons “(+) All” and “(–) All” above the list. •The actual editing is done in the event display, using regular value ed- iting techniques. There is one exception: You can rename items in the Project Structure list by clicking on their names and typing.
CUBASE SX/SL26 – 646 The Project Browser Customizing the View You can drag the divider between the Project Structure list and the event display to make one of them wider and the other narrower. Fur- thermore, the event display can be customized in the following ways: •You can change the order of the columns by dragging the column headings to the left or right. •You can resize columns by dragging the dividers between the column headings. •To select a display format for all position and length values, use the Time Format pop-up menu. •You can sort events in the display by columns, by clicking the column heading. If you for example want to sort events by their start positions, click that column head- ing. An arrow appears in the column heading, indicating that events are sorted by that column. The direction of the arrow indicates whether the events are sorted in ascend- ing or descending order. To change the direction, click the column heading again. About the Sync Selection option If the “Sync Selection” checkbox is activated (in the upper right corner of the Project Browser), selecting an event in the Project window au- tomatically selects it in the Project Browser, and vice versa. This makes it easy to locate events in the two windows. • This function is only available when a single event or part is selected.
CUBASE SX/SLThe Project Browser 26 – 647 Editing audio tracks Audio tracks can have two “subitems”: Track Data and Automation. • The Automation item corresponds to the Automation subtrack in the Project window, and contains the track’s automation events (see page 653). • The Track Data item corresponds to the actual audio track in the Project win- dow. It contains audio events and/or audio parts, which in turn can contain audio events. Note, that if you have not performed any automation or opened an au- tomation subtrack, the Browser will only contain the audio data. The following parameters are available for the different items: The audio track The Track Data sub- item of the track An audio part The Automation subtrack Audio events
CUBASE SX/SL26 – 648 The Project Browser The list columns for audio parts: Parameter Description Name The name of the part. Double clicking on the part symbol beside it opens the Audio Part Editor for the part. Start The start position of the part. Editing this value is the same as moving the part in the Project window. End The end position of the part. Editing this value is the same as resizing the part in the Project window. Length The length of the part. Editing this value is the same as resizing the part in the Project window. Offset This adjusts the start position of the events within the part. Adjusting this value is the same as sliding the contents of the part in the Project win- dow (see page 135): setting a positive Offset value is the same as slid- ing the contents to the left, while a negative Offset corresponds to sliding the contents to the right. Mute Click in this column to mute or unmute the part.
CUBASE SX/SLThe Project Browser 26 – 649 The list columns for audio events: Creating audio parts When the “Audio” item of an audio track is selected in the Project Structure list, you can create empty audio parts on the track by click- ing the Add button on the toolbar. This will insert a part between the left and right locator. Parameter Description Name Allows you to enter a descriptive comment for the event. Double clicking on the waveform image beside it opens the Sample Editor for the event. File The name of the audio file referred by the event’s audio clip. Start The start position of the event. If the event belongs to an audio part, you cannot move it outside the part. End The end position of the event. Snap The absolute position of the event’s snap point. Note that adjusting this value will not change the position of the snap point within the event – in- stead it is another way of moving the event! Length The length of the event. Offset This determines “where in the audio clip” the event starts. Adjusting this value is the same as sliding the contents of the event in the Project win- dow (see page 135). You can only specify positive Offset values, since the event cannot start before the start of the clip. Likewise, it cannot end after the end of the clip. If the event already plays the whole clip, the Offset cannot be adjusted at all. Volume The volume of the event, as set with the Volume handle or on the info line in the Project Window. Fade In Fade OutThe length of the fade-in and fade-out areas respectively. If you use these settings to add a fade (where there previously was none), a linear fade will be created. If you adjust the length of an existing fade, the pre- vious fade shape will be maintained. Mute Click in this column to mute or unmute the event. Image Displays a waveform image of the event inside a grey box corresponding to the clip. The image is scaled according to the width of the column.
CUBASE SX/SL26 – 650 The Project Browser Editing MIDI tracks Just like audio tracks, MIDI tracks can have two “subitems”: Track Data and Automation. • The Track Data item corresponds to the actual MIDI track in the Project win- dow and can contain MIDI parts (which in turn can contain MIDI events). • The Automation item corresponds to the automation subtrack in the Project window, and contains the track’s automation events (see page 653). Note, that if you have not performed any automation or opened an au- tomation subtrack, the Browser will only contain the MIDI data. When editing the Track Data, the following parameters are available: The list columns for MIDI parts: Parameter Description Name The name of the part. Start The start position of the part. Editing this value is the same as moving the part. End The end position of the part. Changing this is the same as resizing the part (and will automatically affect the Length value as well). Length The length of the part. Changing this resizes the part and automatically changes the End value. Offset This adjusts the start position of the events within the part. Adjusting this value is the same as sliding the contents of the part in the Project window (see page 135): setting a positive Offset value is the same as sliding the contents to the left, while a negative Offset corresponds to sliding the contents to the right. Mute Click in this column to mute or unmute the part.