Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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Tracks MIDI Tracks 101 MIDI Fader Section Shows a duplicate of the corresponding MixConsole channel. Notepad Section Allows you to enter notes about the track. Device Panel Section (Cubase Pro only) Allows you to display and use device panels. Quick Controls Section Allows you to configure quick controls to use remote devices, for example.
Tracks MIDI Tracks 102 MIDI Track Controls The Track List for MIDI tracks contains controls and parameters that allow you to edit your MIDI track. The track list for MIDI tracks contains the following controls: Track name Click once to show/hide the basic track settings section. Double-click to rename the track. Edit Opens the Channel Settings window for the track. Mute Mutes the track. Solo Solos the track. Read Automation Allows you to read track automation. Write Automation Allows you to write track automation. Record enable Activates the track for recording. Monitor Allows you to route incoming MIDI signals to the selected MIDI output. For this to work, activate MIDI Thru Active in the Preferences dialog (MIDI page). Toggle Time Base Switches between musical (tempo related) and linear (time related) time base for the track. Lock Disables all editing of all events on the track. Show Lanes Divides the tracks in lanes. Bypass Inserts Bypasses the inserts for the track. Bypass Sends Bypasses the sends for the track.
Tracks Arranger Track 103 Edit In-Place Allows you to edit MIDI events and parts on the track in the Project window. Drum Map Allows you to select a drum map for the track. Channel Allows you to specify the MIDI channel. Output Allows you to specify the output for the track. Programs Allows you to select a program. Arranger Track You can use the arranger track for arranging your project by marking out sections and determining in which order they are to be played back. • To add the arranger track to your project, select Project > Add Track > Arranger.
Tracks Arranger Track 104 Arranger Track Inspector The arranger track Inspector displays the lists of available arranger chains and arranger events. The arranger track Inspector contains the following settings: Track Name Double-click to rename the track. Edit Opens the Arranger Editor. Select Active Arranger Chain + Function Allows you to select the active arranger chain, to rename it, to create a new one, to duplicate or to flatten it. Current Arranger Chain Shows the active arranger chain. Arranger Events Lists all arranger events in your project. Click the arrow for an arranger event to play it back and start the live mode. Stop Allows you to stop the live mode.
Tracks Chord Track 105 Jump mode In this pop-up menu you can define how long the active arranger event is played before jumping to the next one. Arranger Track Controls The Track List for the arranger track contains controls and parameters that allow you to edit the arranger track. The track list for the arranger track contains the following controls: Select Active Arranger Chain Allows you to select the active arranger chain. Current Item/Current Repeat Displays which arranger event and which repeat is active. Activate Arranger Mode Allows you to activate and deactivate the arranger mode. Toggle Time Base Switches between musical (tempo related) and linear (time related) time base for the track. Edit Opens the Arranger Editor for the track. Chord Track You can use the chord track for adding chord and scale events to your project. These can transform the pitches of other events. • To add the chord track to your project, select Project > Add Track > Chord.
Tracks Chord Track 106 Chord Track Inspector The chord track Inspector contains a number of settings for the chord events. The top section of the chord track Inspector contains the following settings: Track name Click to show/hide the basic track settings section. Mute Mutes the track. Record enable Activates the track for recording. Acoustic Feedback Allows you to audition the events on the chord track. For this to work, you need to select a track for auditioning in the track list. Toggle Time Base Switches between musical (tempo related) and linear (time related) time base for the track. Lock Disables all editing of all events on the track. Voicing library Allows you to set up a voicing library for the track. Voicing library subset Allows you to select a library subset. Configure voicing parameters Allows you to configure your own voicing parameters for a specific voicing scheme. Automatic Voicings Activate this to set the voicings automatically. Automatic Scales Activate this to let the program create scale events automatically.
Tracks Chord Track 107 Mapping Offset Allows you to specify an offset value to make sure that chord events also affect the MIDI notes that have been triggered too early (enter a negative value) or too late (enter a positive value). Chord Track Inspector Sections Apart from the basic track settings that are always shown, the chord track provides other Inspector sections. These are described in the following sections. TrackVersions Allows you to create and edit TrackVersions. Notepad Section Allows you to enter notes about the track. Chord Track Controls The Track List for the chord track contains controls and parameters that allow you to edit the chord track. The track list for chord tracks contains the following controls: Mute Mutes the track. Select Track for Auditioning Allows you to select a track for auditioning the chord events.
Tracks FX Channel Tracks 108 Record Enable Allows you to record chord events. Resolve Display Conflicts Allows you to show all chord events on the track properly, even at low horizontal zoom levels. Show Scales Allows you to show the scale lane in the lower part of the chord track. Lock Disables all editing of all events on the track. Toggle Time Base Switches between musical (tempo related) and linear (time related) time base for the track. FX Channel Tracks You can use FX channel tracks for adding send effects. Each FX channel can contain up to eight effect processors. By routing sends from an audio channel to an FX channel, you send audio from the audio channel to the effects on the FX channel. All FX channel tracks are automatically placed in a special FX channel folder in the track list, for easy management. Each FX channel has a corresponding channel in the MixConsole. An FX channel track can have any number of automation tracks. • To add an FX channel track to your project, select Project > Add Track > FX Channel. FX Channel Track Inspector The Inspector for FX channel tracks shows the settings for the FX channel. When you select the folder track instead, the Inspector shows the folder and the FX channels it contains. You can click one of the FX channels shown in the folder to have the Inspector show the settings for that FX channel. The FX channel track Inspector contains the following basic track settings: Track name Click once to show/hide the basic track settings section. Double-click to rename the track.
Tracks FX Channel Tracks 109 Edit Opens the Channel Settings window for the track. Mute Mutes the track. Solo Solos the track. Read Automation Allows you to read track automation. Write Automation Allows you to write track automation. Toggle Time Base Switches between musical (tempo related) and linear (time related) time base for the track. Lock Disables all editing of all events on the track. Volume Allows you to adjust the level for the track. Pan Allows you to adjust the panning of the track. Output Routing Allows you to specify the output bus for the track. FX Channel Track Inspector Sections Apart from the basic track settings that are always shown, FX channel tracks provide other Inspector sections. These are described in the following sections. Inserts Section Allows you to add insert effects to the track.
Tracks FX Channel Tracks 110 Strip Section Allows you to set up the channel strip modules. Equalizers Section Allows you to adjust the EQs for the track. You can have up to four bands of EQ for each track. Sends Section Allows you to route the track to one or several FX channels.