Steinberg Cubase Le 4 Manual

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The Project window
Splitting events
You can split events in the Project window in the following 
ways:
Click with the Scissors tool on the event you want to 
split.
If Snap is activated, this determines the exact split position (see “Snap” 
on page 37). You can also split events by pressing [Alt]/[Option] and 
clicking with the Arrow tool.
Select “Split at Cursor” from the Edit menu.
This splits the selected events at the position of the project cursor. If no 
events are selected, all events (on all...

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The Project window Sizing moves contents.
If several events are selected, all will be resized in the 
same way.
You can also resize events with the Scrub tool.
This works just the same as when resizing with the Arrow tool, but the 
audio under the pointer is played back (scrubbed) while you drag.
It is also possible to resize events by using the Trim but-
tons (located in the Nudge palette) on the toolbar.
This will move the start or end position of the selected Event(s) by the 
amount set on the Grid...

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The Project window
Muting events
To mute individual events in the Project window, proceed 
as follows:
To mute or unmute a single event, click on it with the 
Mute tool.
To mute or unmute several events, select them – either 
by using the standard selection techniques, or by using 
one of the options on the Select submenu on the Edit 
menu – and click on one of the selected events with the 
Mute tool.
All selected events will be muted.
You can also click in an empty area with the Mute tool 
and drag a...

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The Project window
Editing in Lane Display mode
You can select the lane mode manually for individual tracks, 
and use it when editing in the Project window. This makes it 
easier to view and handle overlapping events and parts.
Audio tracks
1.In the Track list or in the Inspector for the selected 
track, click the Lane Display Type button and select “Lanes 
Fixed” from the pop-up menu.
The audio track is divided vertically into two lanes. By default, all audio 
events end up in the first (top) lane....

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The Project window
Range editing
Editing in the Project window isn’t necessarily restricted 
to handling whole events and parts. You can also work 
with selection ranges, which are independent from the 
event/part and track boundaries.
Creating a selection range
To make a selection range, drag with the Range Selection 
tool.
When the Range Selection tool is selected, the Select 
submenu on the Edit menu has the following items for 
making selection ranges:
Double-clicking on an event with the Range...

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The Project window
ÖThe Trim buttons and the Nudge buttons are located 
in the Nudge palette, which is not visible in the toolbar by 
default. 
See “The Setup dialogs” on page 244 for instructions on how to show 
and hide items in the toolbar.
Making selection ranges for several non-contiguous 
tracks
As described above, selection ranges can cover several 
tracks. However, it is also possible to exclude tracks from 
a selection range:
1.Create a selection range from the first to the last de-
sired...

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The Project window
Other functions
On the Range submenu on the Edit menu, you will find 
three more range editing functions:
Options
Snap
The Snap function helps you to find exact positions when 
editing in the Project window. It does this by restricting 
horizontal movement and positioning to certain positions. 
Operations affected by Snap include moving, copying, 
drawing, sizing, splitting, range selection, etc.
You turn Snap on or off by clicking the Snap icon in the 
toolbar.
Snap activated....

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The Project window
Events
In this mode, the start and end positions of other events 
and parts become “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. For audio events, the position of the snap 
point is also magnetic (see “Adjusting the snap point” on 
page 110).
Note that this includes marker events on the marker 
track.
This allows you to snap events to marker positions,...

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Playback and the Transport panel 

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Playback and the Transport panel
Background
This chapter describes the various methods available for 
controlling Playback and Transport functions in Cubase LE.
The Transport panel
Below you can find a brief description of each item on the 
Transport panel.
The pictures below show the Transport panel with all con-
trols visible and in their default position. The Transport 
panel is divided into sections, from left to right.
ÖNote that the Output Activity and Clipping indicator as 
well as the Output...