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Tutorial 2: Editing Audio
Splitting with “Snap” off
Splitting with “Snap” off allows you to cut anywhere with-
out locking to any kind of reference like bars and beats.
1. Choose the Split tool.
2. Make sure “Snap” is off (not highlighted).
Snap allows you to edit to various time frames. The most common one is
bars and beats. Meaning you can cut exactly to the bar with “Snap”
turned on. With it turned off you can cut anywhere. See more about
“Snap” in the chapter “The Project window” in the Operation Manual.
3. You can now split or cut the audio anywhere by click-
ing on the event.
4. Undo your actions by choosing “Undo Split” from the
Edit menu as many times as you used the Split tool.
Make sure there are no splits in the “Bass” event any more.
Splitting with “Snap” on
Having “Snap” on allows you to split or cut to a time refer-
ence. For example, if you want to cut the “Elec Guitar”
track to bars or beats.
1. Choose the Split tool.
2. Make sure “Snap” is on.
Snap allows you to edit to various time frames. The most common one is
bars and beats. Meaning you can cut exactly to the bar with “Snap”
turned on. With it turned off you can cut anywhere. See more about
“Snap” in the chapter “The Project window” in the Operation Manual.
3. If you are having trouble seeing anything beyond the
“Tool Buttons”, right-click in the toolbar (the top bar that
the “Tool Buttons” are on).
This allows you to change what you see at the top of the Project window.
Customization is in the heart of Cubase AI.
4. Choose “Show all” to see all available tools.
5. Next, right click again and choose “Nudge Palette” so
that it is hidden from view.
Now we can see enough for us to continue on with the Split tool.
6. With most of the snap features in view, choose “Grid”
from the Snap mode pop-up menu to the right of the Snap
button.
This means we’ll be snapping to a grid.
Here are the splits that were made to the Bass event.
There is more to see but your screen resolution
may prevent you from seeing everything.
Right-click in
the toolbar.