Steinberg Cubase 4 Operation Manual
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641 Index Left locator 62 Legato 333 Length Adjustment 83 Length Compression 319 Length of Notes 521 Length Quantize 344 Level faders 128 Level meters Input mode 71 Post-Fader mode 71 Settings 137 LFE amount (Surround) 201 Libraries 453 Line mode Automation 213 MIDI controllers 352 MIDI velocity 351 Linear Record Mode Audio 74 MIDI 81 Linear time base 42 Lines To Tracks Explode Function 510, 536 List Editor Adding events 364 Editing in the list 364 Editing in the value display 366 Filtering events 365 Masking events 365 Local (Input Transformer) 377 Local Keys 500 Locate when clicked in empty space 61 Locators 62 Lock 51 Lock button 519 Lock Event Attributes 51 Lock Frames 431 Lock Hitpoints 256 Lock Layers 568 Logical Editor About 368 Actions 375 Filter conditions 369 Functions 374 Opening 368 Presets 369, 377Loop Audio Part Editor 267 MIDI editors 342 Loop icon Audio Part Editor 267 Pool 278 Sample Editor 240 Lyrics About 587 In Voices 588 Inserting Manually 587 Verse 588 Lyrics from Clipboard 588 M M button 52 Machine control Setting up 429 Macros 478 Magnetic Area 327 Magnetic Cursor (Snap mode) 57 Magnifying Glass tool 36 Main Mix Bus 17 Make Chord Symbol 582 Map Input Bus Metering to Audio Track (in Direct Monitoring) 73 Marker Track to Form 597 Markers About 107 Adding in Marker window 107 Drawing on Marker track 109 Editing in Project Browser 412 Editing on Marker track 109 ID numbers 108 Key commands for 110 Marker track 108 Marker window 107 Moving 108 Removing 107 Snapping to 57 Mask function 365 Media files 288MediaBay About the Browser 289 About the Scope 295 About the Tag Editor 296 About the Viewer 292 Category search 294 Detail search 293 Favorites 291 Filter buttons 292 Media files 288 Scanning operations 290 SoundFrame node 291 Supported files 288 Tags 296 User tags 298 Melisma Lines 585 Merge All Staves 539 Merge Clipboard 219 Merge MIDI in Loop 331 Merge Record Mode Audio 74 MIDI 81 Merge Tempo from Tapping 335, 402 Meters Characteristics 137 Coloring of 470 Input 71 Input mode 71 Peak’s Hold Time 138 Post-Fader mode 71 Settings 137 Metric Bias 255 Metronome Activating 85 Precount 85 Settings 85 MIDI Functions vs. track parameters 325 MIDI channel Any 80 In drum maps 361 Selecting for tracks 80 Send effects 322 MIDI Channel Settings 80, 140
642 Index MIDI Clock About 423 Always Send “Start” 425 Transmitting 425 MIDI Clock Follows Project Position 425 MIDI connector button 348 MIDI Controller Input to Automation Tracks 209 MIDI effects About 321 Deactivating 323 Inserts 321 Presets 322 Sends 322 MIDI files 458 MIDI Filter 84 MIDI input (Editing via) 348 MIDI Input Button 521 MIDI Input Transformer 377 MIDI inputs Renaming 79 Selecting for tracks 79 MIDI Meaning 624 MIDI notes Deleting 348 Drawing 343 Editing velocity 351 Moving 346 Muting 347 Muting in Drum Editor 358 Quantizing 325 Resizing 347 Selecting 345 Splitting and gluing 347 Transpose (Function) 330 Transposing (in editor) 346 MIDI outputs In drum maps 361 Renaming 79 Selecting for tracks 80 Send effects 322MIDI parts About 26 Drawing 44 Editing 337 Editing in Project Browser 411 Sliding contents 50 MIDI Record Catch Range 83 MIDI reset 83 MIDI Thru 79 MIDI Timecode Follows Project Time 425 MIDI tracks Channel Settings window 140 Settings 317 Track Parameters 319 Minimize Files 281 Mix (Cycle Record mode) 81 Mixer Common panel 127 Extended channel strips 122 Group channels 138 Hiding channel types 124 Input and output busses 128 Input/Output settings 122 Link/Unlink channels 140 Loading settings 142 Multiple mixer windows 120 Pan 131 Saving settings 141 Solo and Mute 130 View options 122 Volume 128 Mixing down to an audio file 414 MMC Setting up 429 Modern Time Signature 604 Modifier keys 12, 480 Monitor button Audio tracks 72 MIDI tracks 79 Monitoring modes 72 Monitors (Control Room Channel) 148, 149, 153 Mouse Position Box 514 Move Bars About 612 All Pages 612Move Bars and Staves 612 Move Controller (Quantize setting) 328 Move Hitpoints 256 Move Staves About 612 All Pages 612 Move to Back/Front 47 Move to Cursor 46 Move to Next/Prev. Page 492, 611 Move to Origin 46 Moving Between Voices 536 Notes 518 Objects graphically using the computer keyboard 552 Staves 610 Symbols 569 Using Bar Handles 571 Using key commands 518 MP3 files Exporting 417 Importing 457 MPEG files Audio 457 MPEX Pitch Shift 221 Time Stretch 226 Multi-Rests Creating 606 Option 603 Settings 606 Splitting 606 Musical time base 42 MusicXML Description 599 Exporting 601 Importing 600 Mute Events in Project window 52 MIDI notes 347 Mixer 130 Pre-Send 172 Tool 52 Tracks 52
643 Index N New Project 35 No Beams 507 No Flag/Beam 546 No Overlap 506 No Stems 546 Noise Gate 220 Non Quantize setting 328 Non-modal dialogs 496 Normal Record Mode Audio 74 MIDI 81 Normal Sizing 49 Normalize Audio process 220 Surround Panner 202 Note Layer 557 Note Layer Symbols 557 About 557 Adding 562 Note Symbols Adding 562 Affecting MIDI playback 624 Note symbols Size 572 Note Values 514 Note Velocity Slider 344 Note-dependent Symbols 557 Notes Adding 515 Assigning colors 546 Deleting 525 Display Length 522 Duplicating 520 Editing Via MIDI 521 Graphic 546 Graphic moving 552 Grouping 547 Head Shape 545 Info Dialog 543 Ledger lines 545 Length 521 Moving 518 Note Values 514 Selecting 517 Splitting 522 Notes, see also “MIDI notes”Npl files Libraries 453 Pool files 282 Nudge buttons MIDI editor toolbar 346 Project window toolbar 47 Nudge key commands 571 Nudge position buttons 63 Nudging notes 518 Number of Bars dialog 608 Numeric keypad 61 O Octave Symbols 575 Offline Process History 227 Offset Bar Numbers 593 Ogg Vorbis files Exporting 418 Importing 457 OMF files 457 On Import Audio Files 44 On Processing Shared Clips 217 On Startup setting 452 Online (VST System Link) 435 O-Note 360 O-Note Conversion 333, 362 Open 450 Open Document Options dialog 453 Open Layout 595 Optimize All 613 Optimize Two/Four Voices 534 Option/Alt key 12 Output (MIDI) 79 Output busses About 14 Adding 16 Mixing down to file 414 Routing channels to 17 Surround configurations 198 Viewing in the mixer 18 Output channels 128 Outputs (Audio) 15 Over Quantize 328 Overlapping events Audio Part Editor 266 Project window 47 Overview 40 Overwrite (Cycle Record mode) 81 P Padlock symbol 51 Page Selecting 492 Page Mode 492 Page number indicator 492 Page Numbers 589 Page Setup 493 Page Text 589 Pan Law 132 Pan modes 131 Parabola mode Automation 213 MIDI controllers 352 MIDI velocity 351 Part Data mode 39 Parts, see “Audio parts” or “MIDI parts” Paste 520, 573 Paste at Origin 48 Paste Note Attributes 547 Paste Time MIDI editing 347 Selection ranges 55 Patch Editor (Surround) 202 Peak Hold Time 138 Pedal Symbols 576 Pedals to Note Length 334 Pencil tool 44, 562 Pending Connections 450 Performance meter 142 Phase Reverse 220 Phones (Control Room Channel) 148, 149 Piano Staff Fixed Splitpoint 523 Variable Splitpoint 534 Pickup Bar 607 Pitch Bend Deleting 354 Editing 352 Recording 82 Pitch Shift 221 Play icon Audio Part Editor 267 Pool 278
644 Index Play tool Audio Part Editor 267 Project window 44 Plug-in delay compensation 164 Plug-in Information window MIDI plug-ins 323 VST plug-ins 180 Plug-ins Applying 226 Automating 211 Getting info 180 In surround configurations 202 Installing VST 2.x 179 Organizing 180 Poly Pressure events 354 Polyphonic Presets 534 Polyphonic Voicing 531 About 532 Automatic 539 Display Quantize 537 Entering Notes 535 Identifying Voices for Notes 535 Moving Notes To Voices 536 Presets 534 Rest Handling 537 Setting Up 533 Stem Direction 542 Polyphony (Restricting) 334 Pool About 271 Auditioning 278 Convert Files 282 Handling audio clips 274 Import Medium 279 Importing Pool files 282 Locate missing files 277 Record folder 281 Search Filters 277 Search Functionality 276 Status column icons 273 Position cursor 491 Position Info Window 570 Position Mode 200 Postroll 84 Pre/Post-CrossFade 218 Precount 85 Pre-fader sends 171Preferences Presets 468 Transferring 473 Prepare Archive 282 Preroll 84 Printing From the Score Editor 627 Making Settings 493 Process Bars 400 Process Tempo 399 Processing About 217 Plug-ins 226 Settings and functions 218 Undoing 227 Project Activating 450 Creating 35 Opening 450 Saving 451 Saving templates 451 Template 451 Project Browser 408 Project cursor 491 Autoscroll 58 Moving 61 Selecting events with 46 Snapping to 57 Project Layer 557 Symbols 557 Project Logical Editor About 380 Actions 387 Filter conditions 381 Functions 387 Opening 380 Overview 380 Presets 381, 389 Project overview line 40 Project scrubbing 63 Project Setup dialog 35 Punch In Automatic 67 Manual 66 Punch Out 67 Q Q tool 509 Q-points 257 Quantize About 325 Applying 328 Automatic during recording 81 Creating grooves from audio 258 Ends 329 Freeze 329 Lengths 329 Setting on toolbar 326 Setup dialog 326 Undo 329 Quantize Tool 488 Quick menu 496 Quick Zoom 37 R R button 209 Ramp tempo curve mode 397 Random (Track parameter) 320 Random Quantize setting 328 Range (Track parameter) 320 Range Selection tool 53 Read button 209 Real-Time Export 415 Realtime mode (time stretch) 226 Realtime pitch-shifting 262 Reconstruct 278 Record Catch Range 83 Record enable 66 Record file type 68 Record folder 70 Record format 68 Record Mode (Linear) Audio 74 MIDI 81 Recording from busses 70 Recording in MIDI editors 83 Recording tempo changes 398 Recovering recordings 86 ReCycle files 456 Redo Zoom 38
645 Index Regions Creating 244 Creating from events 56 Creating with Detect Silence 230 Editing 244 Exporting as audio files 280 Removing 245 Rehearsal Marks 577 Relative snapping 57 Remove DC Offset 223 Remove Empty Tracks 41 Remove missing files 278 Remove Parameter 214 Removing crossfades 92 Removing fades 89 Repeat Events and parts 48 Loop 333 MIDI notes 346 Repeats 548 Repeats Symbols 576 Replace Audio in Video File 444 Replace Record Mode Audio 74 MIDI 81 Reset 83 Reset Layout 613 Reset Mixer 137 Resolution 68 Resolving 423 Restrict Polyphony 334 Rests Creating Multi-Rests 606 In Polyphonic Voices 533, 537 Retrospective Record 83 Return To Start Position on Stop 63 Reverse 224 Reverse (MIDI function) 335 Revert 453 ReWire About 446 Activating 447 Channels 448 Routing MIDI 448 REX files 456 Right locator 62 Ritardando 548Root key 113 Routing Audio to and from busses 17 Effect sends 171 Effect sends (Panning) 172 Ruler 494, 570 About 34 Adding additional time scales 34 Ruler tracks 34 S S button 52 Sample Editor Audio clip information 235 Definition tab 237 Hitpoints tab 238 Inspector 236 Playback tab 237 Process tab 238 Range tab 238 Sample rate 36 Sample size 68 Save 451 Save New Version 451 Save Project to new folder 452 Scissors Tool 522 Scissors tool MIDI editors 347 Project window 48 Score Drum Map About 616 Display Pitch 616 Initializing 617 Setting Up 616 Score Settings About 513 Switching Staves 513 Values For Note Input 513 Score Title 589 Score Toolbar Showing and Hiding 494 Scores Notes To MIDI 511 Scrolling 492Scrubbing Events in Project window 45 Events in Sample Editor 241 Project 63 Resizing events by 49 While setting snap point 241 Search Functionality in Pool 276 Search key commands 477 Select Tool Show Extra Info 34 Selecting Events in Project window 45 Layouts 596 MIDI notes 345 Mixer channels 134 Notes 517 Symbols 568 Send effects (Audio) 169 Sensivity slider 255 Set Note Info dialog 545 Set Pool Record Folder 281 Set Record Folder 70 Set root key for unassigned events 113 Set Timecode at Cursor 427, 429 Shared copy 47 Show All Used Automation 212 Show Braces in Edit mode 611 Show Controllers 39 Show Data on Small Track Heights 39 Show Event Names 39 Show Event Volume Curves Always 88 Show Filter View 365, 494 Show Long Track Names on new Pages 528, 592 Show Note Info by the Mouse 516, 518 Show Part Borders 338 Show Track Colors 41 Show Video Thumbnails 444 Showing Objects 605 Shuffle 507 Shuffle (Snap mode) 57 Shuttle speed 63
646 Index Side-Chain Using 174 Signal levels 70 Silence 224 Sine mode Automation 213 MIDI editing 353 Single Line Drum Staff 618 Size (System) 530 Sizing Applies Time Stretch 50 Sizing Moves Contents 49 Slices Auditioning 254 Creating 257 Disabling 255 Locking 256 Slurs Adding 564 Bezier slurs 564 Shape and Direction 572 Snap MIDI editors 343 Project window 56 Snap Mode 249 Snap mode 519 Snap point Setting for clips in Pool 279 Setting in Project window 56 Setting in Sample Editor 241 Snap Record Parts to Bars 83 Snap Slurs when dragging 564 Snap to Zero Crossing Audio Editor 269 Preference setting 58 Sample Editor 246 Snap Track Heights 37 Solo Audio Part Editor 267 Folder tracks 104 MIDI editors 342 Mixer 130 On Selected Track 52 Tracks 52 Solo Defeat 130, 174 Solo Record in MIDI Editors 83 SoundFrame About 284Speaker Icon 519 Speaker icon (MIDI editors) 343 Speaker tool Audio Part Editor 267 Project window 44 Speakers (SurroundPanner) 200 Spectacle Bass 548 Spectrum Analyzer 230 Split Events 48 Range 56 Split at Cursor MIDI editors 347 Project window 48 Split Loop MIDI editors 347 Project window 48 Split MIDI Events 48 Split Note Explode Function 510, 536 Piano Staff 523 Split Staff Normal 523 Split Tool 608 Spread Page About 612 All Pages 612 Square mode Automation 213 MIDI editing 353 Stacked Cycle Recording Audio 77 MIDI 82 Staff Mode Split 523 Staff Names Displaying 592 Long and Short 592 Staff Options 530 Staff Presets 527 Staff Settings About 504 Options tab 507 Switching Staves 504 Staff Size 604 Standard Mode 200 Start Record at Left Locator 66Startup options 452 Static Value Line (Automation) 212 Stationary cursors 58 Statistics 231 Staves Moving 610 Relation to Tracks 491 Stem Direction About 542 In Polyphonic Voices 542 Manual Flip 542 Set Note Info dialog 546 Stems Hidden 546 Stems Length 543 Step Bar 62 Step Input 349 Step input 349 Stereo Flip 224 Stereo Pan Law 132 Stereo pan modes 131 Stop after Automatic Punch Out 84 Straighten Up Activating in Pool 249 Strip Silence 230 Studio Cue Mix 159 Studios (Control Room Channel) 148, 149 Surround About 196 Applying plug-ins 202 Exporting to file 202 Positioning sounds 199 Routing to surround channels 199 Setting up 198 Surround Panner 199 Swing 327 Symbol Length 572 Symbol Inspector Customizing 558 Symbol Palettes About 495 Available Symbols 559 Customizing 561 Displaying 559 Moving and Handling 559
647 Index Symbols Adding 563 Adding to Notes 562 Aligning 573 Creating 578 Deleting 573 Duplicating 569 Guitar Chords 566 In Palettes 559 Moving 569 Moving with Keyboard 571 Note Layer Symbols 557 Note-dependent 557 Relation to Staves and Voices 562 Resizing 572 Selecting 568 Sync indicator 427, 429 Sync Project and Mixer Selection 133 Sync Selection 409 Synchronization About 422 Audio card settings 428 Connections for 425 Formats 422 Frame rates 424 Indicator (Transport panel) 427, 429 Machine control 429 Options 431 Recording in Sync mode 67 Synchronization Setup dialog 425 Syncing equipment to Cubase 425 To timecode 426 Syncopation 505 System Exclusive About 391 Bulk Dumps 391 Editing 393 Recording parameter changes 392 System Lines 530 System Sizes (Staff Settings) 530T Tablature Automatic Creation 620 Capo 620 Clef 621 Editing 622 Manual Creation 621 MIDI Channels 620 Number Note Head 621 Talkback (Control Room Channel) 148, 149, 153 Tap Tempo 401 Templates 451 Tempo About 395 Calculating 401 Editing 397 Editing in Project Browser 412 Importing and exporting 399 Recording 398 Setting in Fixed mode 399 Tapping 401 Tempo based tracks 42 Tempo Change Symbol 578 Tempo matching audio loops 247, 252 Tempo record slider 398 Tempo Symbols 577 Text Adding 585 Aligning 586 Block Text 589 Editing 586 Font, Size and Style 586 Importing from file 589 Lyrics 587 Melisma Lines 585 Page Text 589 Regular 587 Replacing Words 591 Text Attribute Sets About 586 Creating 586 Using 586 Thin Out Data 335Ties About 516, 551 Adding As Symbols 564 Direction 546 Dynamics 572 Flat 552 Shape and Direction 572 Splitting 522 Using the Cut Notes Tool 551 Time based tracks 42 Time display 62 Time format 34 Time Linear MIDI editors 340 Tempo Track Editor 396 Time Scales 34 Time Signature Composite 497 Editing 524 For Grouping only 497 Inserting 524 Modern 604 Relation to Tempo Track 497 Setting Initial 496 Time signature 399 Time Stretch 225 Time Warp tool 402 Timecode About 422 Frame rates 424 Synchronizing to 426 Toggle Track List 42 Tool modifier keys 480 Toolbar Audio Part Editor 265 Customizing 466 Drum Editor 356 Key Editor 339 List Editor 363 Pool 272 Project window 33 Sample Editor 235 Score Editor 494 Track Archive (importing) 460 Track Control Settings 467
648 Index Track list About 28 Customizing 467 Dividing 42 Track Parameters 319 Track Presets Extracting sound from 192 Track Quick Controls About 312 Assigning parameters 312 Controlling the mixer 313 Remote Control setup 314 Removing 313 Renaming 312 Replacing 313 Track types 26 Track/Staff relation 491 Tracks Adding 40 Audio channel configuration 69 Changing height of 37 Color 41 Disabling/Enabling 63 Freezing 168 Importing and exporting 460 Locking 51 Musical/Linear time base 42 Removing 41 Renaming 40 Selecting 41 Transcription 503 Transfer projects and settings 473 Transfer tracks between projects 460 Transformer (MIDI effect) 368 Transparent events 39 Transport menu Functions 60 Playback options 64 Transport panel Customizing 466 Display format 62 Hiding and showing 61 Key commands 61 Overview 60Transpose Info line 34 MIDI function 330 Track parameter 319 Transpose track About 112 Transposing 520 Transposing instruments 500 Triangle mode Automation 213 MIDI editing 353 Trills 565 Trim buttons 50 Trim tool 341 Tuplet 327 Tuplets 554 Display Options 555 Group Symbols 575 U Undo Processing 227 Recording 74 Zoom 38 Undo Quantize 329 Ungroup 50 Unlock 51 Unlock Layout when editing single parts 492 Unstretch Audio 261 Upbeats 607 Upd button 501 Update Display 416, 417, 418 Update Origin 272 Use colors for additional meanings 546 Use Cubase 3 EQ settings as default 136 Use File Extension in File Dialog 451 Use pop-up menu (Hitpoints) 255 User Panels 31, 132 Audio Tracks 132 On Audio Tracks 31 User Symbols 578 UV22 HR 168 V Variable Split 534 Velocity Editing 351 Editing via MIDI 349 Info line 34 MIDI function 334 Velocity Compression 319 Velocity Shift Track parameter 319 Verses (Lyrics) 588 Video Extracting audio from 443 Generating thumbnail cache files 442 Import preferences 441 Importing files 441 Playing back 443 Playing back via FireWire 444 Preparations (Windows) 440 Replacing audio 444 Setting up 441 Video Cache Size 444 Video track Editing in Project Browser 412 Showing thumbnails 444 Voice Insert buttons 535 Voices About 532 Converting to Tracks 540 Display Quantize 537 Entering Notes Into 535 Identifying for Notes 535 Moving Notes To 536 Rest Handling 537 Setting Up 533 Stem Direction 542 Volume (Info line) 128 Volume curve 94 Volume handle 89 VST 3 Deactivate plug-in when silence is detected 163, 189 VST Channel Settings 133 VST Connections 15 VST Instrument tracks Setting up 183
649 Index VST Instruments Activating 185 Automating 187 Browsing for sounds 190 Channels 184 Freezing 188 Presets for instruments 190 Saving Presets 192 Using VST System Link 437 VST Performance window 142 VST plug-ins Getting info 180 Installing 179 VST Ports 15 VST System Link About 429 Activating 434 Connections 432 Latency 433 MIDI 435 Putting computers online 435 Requirements 431 Setting up sync 432 Settings 433 W W button 209 Warp tabs Creating from hitpoints 261 Wave files 416 Wave Image Style 39 Wave64 files 417 Waveform zooming 37 Window layouts 464 Windows Media Audio files Importing 457 Surround format (Pro) 418 WMA files Importing 457 WMA Pro files 418 Word Clock About 423 Selecting for sync 428 Setting up 425 Words Palette 591 Workspaces 464 Wrap Controls (Track list) 37 Write button 209 X X Stem (Spoken) 546 Z Zero Crossings 58 Zoom 493 About 36 History 38 Pop-up menu 493 Presets 38 Sample Editor 240 Tool 493 Track height 37 Waveforms 37 Zoom N Tracks 37 Zoom Tool Standard Mode 36 Zoom while Locating in Time Scale 37