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Audio processing and functions
Background
Audio processing in Cubase AI can be called “non-de-
structive”, in the sense that you can always undo changes
or revert to the original versions. This is possible because
processing affects audio clips rather than the actual audio
files, and because audio clips can refer to more than one
audio file. This is how it works:
1. If you process an event or a selection range, a new audio
file is created in the Edits folder, within your project folder.
This new file contains the processed audio, while the original file is unaf-
fected.
2. The processed section of the audio clip (the section
corresponding to the event or selection range) then refers
to the new, processed audio file.
The other sections of the clip will still refer to the original file.
• Since all edits are available as separate files, it is possi-
ble to undo any processing, at any point and in any order!
• Furthermore, the original, unprocessed audio file can still
be used by other clips in the project, by other projects or by
other applications.
Audio processing
Basically, you apply processing by making a selection and
selecting a function from the Process submenu on the Au-
dio menu. Processing is applied according to the follow-
ing rules:
• When events are selected in the Project window or the
Audio Part Editor, the processing will be applied to these
events only.
Processing will only affect the clip sections that are referenced by the
events.
• When an audio clip is selected in the Pool, the process-
ing will be applied to the whole clip.
• When you have made a selection range, the processing
will be applied to this range only.
Other sections of the clip are not affected.
If you attempt to process an event that is a shared copy
(i.e. the event refers to a clip that is used by other events in
the project), you are asked whether you want to create a
new version of the clip or not.
Select “New Version” if you want the processing to affect the selected
event only. Select “Continue” if you want the processing to affect all
shared copies.
Ö If you activate “Do not show this message again”, any
further processing you do will conform to the selected
method (“Continue” or “New Version”).
You can change this setting at any time by using the “On Processing
Shared Clips” pop-up in the Preferences (Editing–Audio page). Also,
“Create New Version” will now be displayed as an option in the dialog for
the processing function.
Common settings and features
If there are any settings for the selected Audio processing
function, these will appear when you select the function
from the Process submenu. While most settings are spe-
cific for the function, some features and settings work in
the same way for several functions.
The “More…” button
If the dialog has a lot of settings, some options may be
hidden when the dialog appears. To reveal these, click the
“More…” button.
To hide the settings, click the button again (now labeled
“Less…”).
The Preview, Process and Cancel buttons
These buttons have the following functionality:
Button Description
Preview Allows you to listen to the result of the processing with the
current settings. Playback will continue repeatedly until
you click the button again (the button is labeled “Stop”
during Preview playback). You can make adjustments dur-
ing Preview playback, but the changes are not applied until
the start of the next “lap”. Some changes may automati-
cally restart the Preview playback from the beginning.
Process Performs the processing and closes the dialog.
Cancel Closes the dialog without processing.