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The MediaBay
• Cubase only: When the option “Allow Editing in Viewer”
is activated in the Preferences dialog (MediaBay page),
you can also edit tags in the Viewer.
Otherwise this is possible only in the Tag Editor.
Previewing files in the Scope section
Below the Viewer you will find the Scope section. It allows
you to play back files selected in the Viewer section.
The elements visible in this section and their functions
depend on the type of media file selected in the Viewer.
Previewing audio files
The Scope section for an audio file
• To preview an audio file, simply click the Play button.
• When Auto Play is activated, selecting a file in the
Viewer will automatically start playback.
• When “Play in Project context” is activated, the file will
be played back together with the current project, starting
at the current project cursor position.
Note that activating “Play in Project context” may apply realtime time-
stretching to your audio file. When you import an audio file into your pro-
ject, the setting for “Play in Project context” determines whether Musical
mode is activated automatically for this file.
• When “Sync to Main Transport” is activated, the Play
and Stop functions from the Transport panel also control
Play and Stop in the Scope section. To use this, the “Play
in Project context” option also has to be activated.
This option is very useful for previewing audio loops. To use it to its full
extent, set the left locator on the beginning of a bar, then start playing
back the project using the Transport panel. The loops that you now se-
lect in the Viewer section will start together with the project in perfect
sync. Play and Stop of the scope transport can still be used on its own if
needed.
Previewing MIDI files
The Scope section for a MIDI file
• To preview a MIDI file (.mid), you first have to select an
output device in the Output pop-up.
• Auto Play and “Play in Project context” work as for audio
files, see above.
Previewing MIDI loops
• To preview a MIDI loop file, click the Play button.
• Auto Play works as for audio files, see above.
MIDI Loops are always played in the project context.
Previewing track and instrument presets
The Scope section for a MIDI track preset
Track presets for MIDI or instrument tracks and VST plug-
in presets require MIDI notes for previewing. There are
two ways these notes can be sent to the track preset:
• Click the “MIDI Input” button and play MIDI notes on a
MIDI keyboard connected to your system.
• Clicking “Choose MIDI File” will open a file dialog where
you can navigate to a MIDI file. When you now click “Play”,
the notes received from the MIDI file will be played with
the settings of the track preset applied.
• You can also set the preview level.
Track presets for audio tracks cannot be previewed in the
MediaBay. You can do this in the Presets browser (for fur-
ther information, see “Applying track or VST presets in the
Inspector or the context menu of the track” on page 291).
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The Scope section does not play back video files or
project files. Also, it is not possible to preview audio
track presets in the MediaBay (see below).
Sync to
Main
Transport
Auto Play
Preview
level
Transport
controls
Play in Project
context
Output Auto Play
Play in
Project
context
Transport controls
MIDI In activity