Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

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List Editor
The List Editor shows all events in the selected MIDI parts as a list, allowing you to 
view and edit their properties numerically. It also allows you to edit SysEx messages.
1) Toolbar
2) Status line
3) Event list
4) Filters bar
5) Ruler
6) Event display
7) Value display
Toolbar
The toolbar contains tools and various settings for the List Editor.
• To show or hide the toolbar elements, right-click the toolbar and activate or 
deactivate the elements.
Tool Buttons
Object Selection
Allows you to select events.
Draw
Allows you to draw events. 
						

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Erase
Allows you to delete events.
Zoom
Allows you to zoom in/out. Hold [Alt]/[Option] and click to zoom out.
Mute
Allows you to mute events.
Trim
Allows you to resize selected events by moving their start or end positions in 
steps according to the Length Quantize value.
Auto Scroll
Auto Scroll
If this button is activated, the project cursor is always visible in the window.
Independent Track Loop
 Independent Track Loop
Activates/Deactivates the independent track loop for the edited part.
Multiple Part Controls
Show Part Borders
If this button is activated, the part borders are shown in the editor.
Edit Active Part Only
If this button is activated, editing operations are applied only to the active part.
Currently Edited Part
This pop-up menu lists all parts that are currently open in the editor. This 
allows you to select a part for editing.
Insert Type
Insert Event Type
Is used when creating new events. This is where you determine what type of 
event to add.
Insert Velocity
Insert Velocity
Allows you to specify a velocity value for new notes. 
						

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Nudge Palette
Trim Start Left
Increases the length of the selected element by moving its start to the left.
Trim Start Right
Decreases the length of the selected element by moving its start to the right.
Move Left
Moves the selected element to the left.
Move Right
Moves the selected element to the right.
Trim End Left
Decreases the length of the selected element by moving its end to the left.
Trim End Right
Increases the length of the selected element by moving its end to the right.
Snap/Quantize
Snap On/Off
Activates/Deactivates the snap function.
Grid
If this option is activated, the snap positions are set with the Grid Type 
pop-up menu. The available options depend on the display format selected for 
the ruler.
Grid Relative
If this option is activated, events keep their relative positions to the grid when 
they are moved.
Events
If this option is activated, the start and end positions of other events and parts 
are magnetic. This means that if you drag an event to a position near the start 
or end of another event, it is automatically aligned with the start or end of the 
other event.
Shuffle
Shuffle allows you to change the order of adjacent events. If you drag the first 
one to the right, past the second event, the two events change places.
Magnetic Cursor
If this option is activated, the project cursor is magnetic. When you drag an 
event near the cursor, the event is aligned with the cursor position.
Grid + Cursor
This is a combination of Grid and Magnetic Cursor. 
						

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Events + Cursor
This is a combination of Events and Magnetic Cursor.
Grid + Events + Cursor
This is a combination of Events, Grid, and Magnetic Cursor.
Iterative Quantize On/Off
Activates/Deactivates iterative quantize.
Quantize Presets
Allows you to select a quantize or a groove preset.
Apply Quantize
Applies the quantize settings.
Open Quantize Panel
Opens the Quantize Panel.
Length Quantize
Determines the event length for the Length Quantize function.
Step/MIDI Input
Step Input
Activates/Deactivates the Step Input mode.
MIDI Input/Note Expression MIDI Input
Activates/Deactivates MIDI Input modes.
Move Insert Mode
Activates/Deactivates the Move Insert mode. For this function, Step Input 
must be activated.
Record Pitch
If Step Input is activated, use this button to determine that the pitch is 
included when you insert notes.
Record NoteOn Velocity
If Step Input is activated, use this button to determine that NoteOn Velocity 
is included when you insert notes.
Record NoteOff Velocity
If Step Input is activated, use this button to determine that NoteOff Velocity 
is included when you insert notes.
Event Colors
Event Colors
Allows you to select a color scheme for the events in the editor.
Hide Colors
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Edit VST Instrument
Edit VST Instrument
If the track is routed to a VST instrument, use this button to open the VST 
Instrument panel.
R
ELATED LINKS
Using the Setup options on  page  1032
Status Line
The status line is displayed below the to olbar. It displays important information 
about the mouse position.
To show or hide the info line, click  S
 et up Window Layout  on the toolbar, and 
activate or deactivate  Status Line.
Mouse Time Position
Displays the exact time position of the mouse pointer, depending on the 
sele
cted ruler display format. This lets  you edit or insert notes at exact 
positions.
Current Chord Display When the project cursor is positioned over notes that form a chord, this chord 
is displayed here.
Independent Track Loop A mini-cycle, affecting only the MIDI  part that is being edited. If Independe
 nt 
Track Loop  is activated, MIDI events within the loop range are repeated 
continuously.
Filters Bar
The filters bar allows you to hide events  from view, based on their type and other 
properties.
To show or hide the filter bar, click the  Set up
  Window Layout  button on the 
toolbar, and activate or deactivate  Filter
 s.
Show Section
The  Show  section allows you to set up filters.
No Focus No filter is applied. 
						

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Event Types
Only events of the same event type as the selected type will be shown. This 
is the same as activating event types in the Hide section.
Event Types and Data 1
Only events of the same event type as the selected type and with the same 
Data 1 value are shown. For example, if a note event is selected, only notes 
with the same pitch are shown. If a controller event is selected, only 
controllers of the same type are shown.
Event Channels
Only events with the same MIDI channel value as the selected event are 
shown.
Setup (Cubase Pro only)
Opens the Logical Editor. Here you can create complex filter settings.
When you apply any of the Logical Editor presets or use the Logical Editor 
to create filter settings yourself, only the events that meet the specified criteria 
are visible.
Hide Section
The Hide section allows you to hide specific event types from view.
RELATED LINKS
Filtering the Event List on page 769
The Logical Editor, Transformer, and Input Transformer on page 859
Event List
The Event List lists all events in the selected MIDI parts, in the order in which they 
are played back from top to bottom. The list allows you to perform detailed 
numerical editing of the event properties.
The following options are available:
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An arrow in this column indicates the event that starts closest before the 
project cursor position. You can use this column for auditioning when you are 
editing in the list.
• To move the cursor to the start of the event, click in the auditioning 
column of an event.
• To move the cursor position and start/stop playback, double-click in the 
column for an event.
Type
Event type. Cannot be changed. 
						

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Start
Starting position of the event, displayed in the format selected for the ruler. 
Changing it has the same effect as moving the event.
NOTE
If you move the event past any other event in the list, the list is resorted. The 
list always shows the events in the order in which they are played back.
End
Allows you to view and edit the end position of a note event. Editing resites 
the note event.
Length
Displays the length of the note event. Changing this resizes the note event 
and automatically changes the End value.
Data 1
Data 1 or Value 1 property of the event. Its content depends on the event 
type. For notes, this is the pitch, for example. Where applicable, the values are 
displayed in the most relevant form. For example, the Data 1 value for notes 
is displayed as a note number in the format that was selected in the 
Preferences dialog.
Data 2
Data 2 or Value 2 property of the event. The content of this depend on the 
event type. For notes, this is the note-on velocity value, for example.
Data 3
The Data 3 or Value 3 property of the event. This value is only used for note 
events, where it corresponds with the note-off velocity.
Channel
MIDI channel of the event. This setting is normally overridden by the channel 
setting for the track. To make a MIDI event play back on its own channel, set 
its track to the Any channel in the Project window.
Comment
Allows you to add comments to some event types.
Event Display
The Event Display displays events graphically. The vertical position of an event in 
the display corresponds to its entry in the list, that is to the playback order, while the 
horizontal position corresponds to its actual position in the project. In the event 
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Value Display
The value display to the right of the event display is a tool for quick viewing and 
editing of multiple values, for example, velocities or controller amounts. The values 
are shown as horizontal bars, with the bar length corresponding to the value.
To show or hide the value display, click  Set up
  Window Layout  on the toolbar, 
and activate or deactivate  Value Display.
The value that is displayed for an event depends on the event type. The following 
table shows what is displayed and edited in the Data columns and the value display:
NOTE
For note events, there is also a value in the  Data 3 column, which is used for note-off 
velocity.
NOTE
For SMF and text events, no values are displayed.
List Editor Operations
This section describes the principa l editing operations within the List Editor.
Drawing Events
The Draw  tool allows you to insert single events in the event display.
When you move the cursor inside the event display, its position is indicated on the 
st
 atus line. The snap function is taken into account.
Event type Data 1 Data 2Value display
Note Pitch (note number) Note-on velocity Velocity
Controller Controller type Contro ller amount Controller amount
Program Change Program numbe r Not usedProgram number
Aftertouch Aftertouch amount Not used Aftertouch amount
Pitchbend Bend amount Not used Bend amount
SysEx Not used Not usedNot used 
						

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• To change the event type that you want to draw, select it from the Insert 
Event Type pop-up menu.
• To draw an event, click in the event display. 
The note event gets the length that is set on the Length Quantize pop-up 
menu. Notes get the insert velocity value set in the Insert Velocity field on the 
toolbar.
• To draw longer note events, click and drag in the event display.
The length of the event is a multiple of the Length Quantize value. If Length 
Quantize is set to Quantize Link, the event value is determined by the 
quantize grid.
Filtering the Event List
You can filter the event list with the Filters bar that is displayed below the toolbar 
in the List Editor.
• To filter the event list based on complex criteria, open the Show pop-up menu 
and select a filter.
• To hide an event type, activate the corresponding checkbox on the Filters bar.
• To hide all event types except one, press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click the 
checkbox of the event type that you want to view.
If you [Ctrl]/[Command]-click again, all checkboxes are cleared.
Editing in the Event List
• To edit the values of several events, select the events and edit the value for 
one event.
The values of the other selected events are also changed. Any initial value 
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• To set the values of all selected events to the same value, press 
[Ctrl]/[Command] and edit the value for one event.
• For SysEx events, you can only edit the Start position in the list. However, 
when you click the Comment column, the MIDI SysEx Editor opens, in which 
you can perform detailed editing of system exclusive events.
NOTE
When you trim the beginning of a note in the List Editor, the note may move to a 
different position in the list, since other events may begin earlier than the edited 
event.
RELATED LINKS
SysEx Messages on page 773
Editing in the Event Display
The event display allows you to edit the events graphically using the tools on the 
toolbar. You can edit single events as well as several selected events 
simultaneously.
• To move an event, drag it to a new position.
Moving the event past any other event in the display resorts the list. The list 
always shows the events in the order in which they are played back. As a 
result, the vertical position of the event in the display also changes.
• To make a copy of an event, press [Alt]/[Option] and drag it to a new position.
• To resize a note, select it and drag its end point with the Object Selection 
tool.
• To mute or unmute an event, click on it with the Mute tool.
You can mute or unmute several events simultaneously by enclosing them in 
a selection rectangle with the Mute tool.
• You can select a color scheme for the events with the Event Colors pop-up 
menu on the toolbar.
• To delete an event, select it and press [Backspace] or [Delete], or click on it 
with the Erase tool.
RELATED LINKS
Coloring Notes and Events on page 690
Editing in the Value Display
• To edit values in the value display, click and drag.
The mouse pointer automatically takes on the shape of the Draw tool when 
you move it over the value display.