Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual

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Score Editor Operations
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Flipping Stems
The direction of the note stems is automatically selected according to the note 
pitches. However, you can change this manually.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the notes for which you want to flip the stem direction.
2. Select MIDI > Scores > Flip Stems.
Working with Text
You can use the Text tool to add comments, articulation, or instrumentation advice 
and other text strings anywhere in the score display.
Adding Text
PROCEDURE
1. On the toolbar, select the Text tool.
2. Click anywhere in the score.
A blinking cursor indicates that you can enter text.
3. Enter the text and press [Return].
Editing Text
• To edit existing text, double-click it with the Object Selection tool.
This opens the text for editing. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, delete 
characters with the [Delete] or [Backspace] keys, press [Return] when your 
are finished.
• To delete text blocks, select them with the Object Selection tool and press 
[Backspace] or [Delete].
• To move text blocks, drag them to a new position.
• To duplicate text blocks, press [Alt]/[Option] and drag them to a new position. 
						

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Changing the Text Font, Size, and Style
You can change the font, size, and style of the text that you have added to the score 
display.
PROCEDURE
1. Do one of the following:
• To change the settings for a specific text block, click on the text with the Object 
Selection tool.
• To set the default settings for all new text blocks, unselect any selected text 
block and change the settings.
2. Select MIDI > Scores > Set Font.
3. In the Font Settings dialog, make your settings.
4. Click Apply.
5. Optional: Select another text block, adjust the settings, and click Apply.
Set Font Dialog
In this dialog, you can change the font, size, and style of the text that you have added 
to the score display.
To open the Set Font dialog, select MIDI > Scores > Set Font.
Font
Allows you to specify the font for the text. Which fonts are available on the 
pop-up menu depends on the fonts that you have installed on your computer.
IMPORTANT
Do not use the Steinberg fonts. These are special fonts used by the program, 
for example, for score symbols, and not suited for common text.
Size
Sets the size of the text.
Frame
Allows you to enclose the text in a rectangular (box) or oval frame.
Font Options
Determine whether the text is formatted bold, italic, and/or underlined. 
						

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Printing the Score
PROCEDURE
1. Open the parts that you want to print in the Score Editor.
2. Select File > Page Setup and make sure that all your printer settings are 
correct.
IMPORTANT
If you change your setting for paper size, scale, and margins now, the score may 
change its look.
3. Click OK.
4. Select File > Print.
5. In the Print dialog, make your settings.
6. Click Print.
Drum Editor
The Drum Editor is similar to the Key Editor, but takes advantage of the fact that 
with drum parts, each key corresponds to a separate drum sound. This is the editor 
to use when you are editing drum or percussion parts. 
						

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1)Toolbar
Contains tools and settings.
2)Status line
Informs about the mouse time position, mouse note position, and current 
chord display.
3)Info line
Displays note event information about a selected MIDI note.
4)Drum Editor Inspector
Contains tools and functions for working with MIDI data.
5)Drum sound list
Lists all drum sounds.
6)Drum map
Lets you select the drum map for the edited track or a list of drum sound 
names.
7)Ruler
Displays the time line.
8)Note display
Contains a grid in which MIDI notes are displayed as boxes.
9)Controller display
The area below the Note display consists of one or multiple controller lanes.
Toolbar
The toolbar contains tools and various settings for the Drum Editor.
• To show or hide the toolbar elements, right-click the toolbar and activate or 
deactivate the elements.
Solo/Feedback
Set up Window Layout
Allows you to show/hide specific window sections, for example, the Status 
Line, the Info Line, the Inspector, etc. Which sections are available, depends 
on the editor.
Solo Editor
If this button is activated, you hear only the edited MIDI parts during playback.
Solo Instrument
If this button is activated, you hear only the selected MIDI part during 
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Acoustic Feedback
If this button is activated, individual notes are automatically played back when 
you move or transpose them, or create them by drawing.
Tool Buttons
Object Selection
Allows you to select events.
Drumstick
Allows you to draw events.
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.
Line
Allows you to create a series of contiguous events.
Time Warp
Allows you to adjust the tempo track so that material with a musical time base 
can be matched to material with a linear time base.
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.
Auto Select Controllers
Auto Select Controllers
If this button is activated and a note is selected in the editor, the 
corresponding controller data is also automatically selected.
Multiple Part Controls
Show Part Borders
If this button is activated, the part borders are shown in the editor. 
						

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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 Velocity
Insert Velocity
Allows you to specify a velocity value for new notes.
Inserted Notes Length
Insert Length
Allows you to determine the length of an inserted note.
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.
Transpose Palette
Move up
Transposes the selected event or chord up by a half note.
Move down
Transposes the selected event or chord down by a half note.
Move up more
Transposes the selected event up by an octave.
Move down more
Transposes the selected event down by an octave. 
						

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Snap/Quantize
The following options are available on the Snap/Quantize menu:
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.
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. 
						

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Apply Quantize
Applies the quantize settings.
Open Quantize Panel
Opens the  Quantize Panel .
Use Global Quantize
If this button is activated, drum note s are quantized according to the global 
quantize value on the toolbar. If the  button is deactivated, the individual 
quantize values for the drum sounds are used.
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
Allows you to hide the colors.
Status Line
The status line is displayed below the  toolbar. It displays important mouse 
information.
To show or hide the status line, click  Set up
  Window Layout  on the toolbar, and 
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Mouse Time PositionDisplays 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.
Mouse Note Position Displays the exact pitch of the mouse pointer position. This facilitates finding 
t
he right pitch when entering or transposing notes.
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.
R
ELATED LINKS
Setting Up the Independent Track Loop on  page  310
Info Line
The info line shows values and properties of the selected events. If several notes are 
selected, the values for the first note are displayed in color.
To show or hide the info line, click the Set
  up Window Layout  button on the 
toolbar, and activate or deactivate  Inf
 o Line.
Length and position values are displaye d in the selected ruler display format.
R
ELATED LINKS
Editing Note Events on the Info Line on  page  440
Changing the Display Format for the Ruler on  page  434
Inspector
The Inspector is located to the left of the  note display. The inspector contains tools 
and functions for working with MIDI data.
Quantize
Allows you to access the main quantize parameters. These are identical with 
th
e functions on the Quantize Panel . 
						

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Length
Contains length-related options, similar to the Functions submenu of the 
MIDI menu.
• To change the length of the selected MIDI events or all events of the 
active part if no events are selected, use the Scale Length/Legato 
slider.
At the maximum value the notes reach the beginning of the next note.
• To make the new length settings permanent, use the Freeze MIDI 
Lengths button to the right of the Scale Length/Legato slider.
• To fine-tune the distance between consecutive notes, use the Overlap 
slider.
At 0 Ticks, the Scale Legato slider extends each note so that it reaches 
the next note exactly. Positive values cause the notes to overlap and 
negative values allow you to define a small gap between the notes.
• To use the Legato function or slider to extend a note until the next 
selected note, activate Between Selected.
This is identical with activating the Legato Mode: Between Selected 
Notes Only option in the Preferences dialog.
R
ELATED LINKS
Quantize Panel on page 167
Other MIDI functions on page 427
Note Display
The note display of the Drum Editor displays notes as diamond symbols.
The vertical position of the notes corresponds to the drum sound list to the left, 
while the horizontal position corresponds to the note’s position in time.
NOTE
The diamond symbols do not indicate the length of the notes, since drum sounds 
most often are “one-shot” samples that disregard note lengths.