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Table Of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction
- About the Program Versions
- Typographical Conventions
Setting Up Your System
- Setting Up Audio
- Setting Up MIDI
- Connecting a Synchronizer
- Setting Up Video
VST Connections
- VST Connections Window
- Renaming the Hardware Inputs and Outputs
- Adding Input and Output Busses
- Presets for Input and Output Busses
- About Monitoring
- Editing the Bus Configurations
Project Window
- Toolbar
- Status Line
- Info Line
- Overview Line
- Ruler
- Inspector
- Global Track Controls
- Track List
- Event Display
- Racks
- Zooming in the Project Window
- Snap Function
- Cross-Hair Cursor
- Edit History Dialog
Project Handling
- Creating New Projects
- Steinberg Hub
- Project Assistant
- About Project Files
- About Template Files
- Project Setup Dialog
- Opening Project Files
- Saving Project Files
- Reverting to the Last Saved Version
- Choosing a Project Location
- Removing Unused Audio Files
- Creating Self-Contained Projects
Tracks
- Audio Tracks
- Instrument Tracks
- MIDI Tracks
- Arranger Track
- Chord Track
- FX Channel Tracks
- Folder Tracks
- Group Channel Tracks
- Marker Track
- Ruler Track
- Video Track
- Customizing Track Controls
Track Handling
- Adding Tracks
- Removing Tracks
- Moving Tracks in the Track List
- Renaming Tracks
- Coloring Tracks
- Showing Track Pictures
- Setting the Track Height
- Selecting Tracks
- Duplicating Tracks
- Disabling Audio Tracks (Cubase Elements only)
- Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks
- Handling Overlapping Audio
- How Events are Displayed on Folder Tracks
- Modifying Event Display on Folder Tracks
- Track Presets
Parts and Events
- Audio Handling
- Parts
- Auditioning Audio Parts and Events
- Adding Events to a Track
- Scrubbing
- Folder Parts
- Editing Parts and Events
Range Editing
- Creating a Selection Range
- Editing Selection Ranges
Playback and Transport
- Transport Panel
- Transport Menu
- Setting the Project Cursor Position
- Left and Right Locators
- Auto-Scroll
- Time Formats
- Locating to Specific Time Positions
- Metronome
- Chase
Virtual Keyboard
- Recording MIDI With the Virtual Keyboard
- Virtual Keyboard Options
Recording
- Basic Recording Methods
- Monitoring
- Audio Recording Specifics
- MIDI Recording Specifics
- Remaining Record Time
- Lock Record
Quantizing MIDI and Audio
- Quantizing Audio Event Starts
- Quantizing MIDI Event Starts
- Quantizing MIDI Event Lengths
- Quantizing MIDI Event Ends
- Quantize Panel
- Additional Quantizing Functions
Fades and crossfades
- Creating fades
- The Fade dialogs
- Creating crossfades
- The Crossfade dialog
- Auto fades and crossfades
Arranger Track (Cubase Elements only)
- Introduction
- Setting up the arranger track
- Working with arranger events
- Flattening the arranger chain
- Live mode
- Arranging your music to video
Markers
- Position Markers
- Cycle Markers
- Markers Window
- Marker Track
- Importing and Exporting Markers
MixConsole
- Setting Up the MixConsole
- MixConsole Toolbar
- Configuring the MixConsole
- Linking Channels
- Input Levels
- Copying and Moving Rack and Channel Settings
- Fader Section
- Working with Channel Racks
- Using Channel Settings
- Adding Notes to a MixConsole Channel
- Keyboard Navigation
Audio Effects
- Overview
- Insert Effects
- Send Effects
- Effect Control Panel
- Comparing Effect Settings
- Effect Presets
- Plug-In Information Window
Audio processing and functions
- Background
- Audio processing
- Freeze Edits
- Detect Silence
- The Spectrum Analyzer
- Statistics
- Time stretch algorithm
Sample Editor
- Window overview
- General Functions
- Warping audio
- Working with hitpoints and slices
Audio Part Editor
- Window Overview
- Opening the Audio Part Editor
- Operations
- Options and Settings
Pool
- Pool Window
- Working with the Pool
MediaBay
- Working With the MediaBay
- Setting Up the MediaBay
- Define Locations Section
- Scanning Your Content
- Updating the MediaBay
- Locations Section
- Results Section
- Previewer Section
- Filters Section
- Sound Browser and Mini Browser
- MediaBay Preferences
- MediaBay Key Commands
- Working with MediaBay-Related Windows
- Working With Volume Databases
Automation
- Recording your Actions
- Automation Curves
- Static Value Line
- Write/Read Automation
- MIDI Part Data vs. Track Automation
- Writing Automation Data
- Editing Automation Data
- Automation Tracks
VST Instruments
- VST Instruments Window
- Adding VST Instruments
- Presets for Instruments
- VST Quick Controls
- Playing Back VST Instruments
- About Latency
- Import and Export Options
Installing and Managing Plug-ins
- Installing VST plug-ins
- Plug-in Manager
- Compiling a New Effects Collection
Remote controlling Cubase
- Setting Up
- Operations
- The Generic Remote device
- The Remote Control Editor (Cubase Elements only)
- Apple Remote (Macintosh only)
MIDI realtime parameters
- The Inspector – general handling
- The Inspector sections
Using MIDI devices
- MIDI devices – general settings and patch handling
MIDI Processing
- MIDI functions vs. MIDI modifiers
- What is affected by the MIDI functions?
- Transpose
- Making your settings permanent
- Dissolve Part
- Repeat Loop
- Other MIDI functions
MIDI Editors
- Opening MIDI editors
- Changing the Default MIDI Editor
- Common MIDI Editor Functions
- Key Editor
- Key Editor Operations
- Score Editor
- Score Editor Operations
- Drum Editor
- Drum Editor Operations
- SysEx Messages
Chord Functions
- Chord Track
- Chord Events
- Scale Events
- Voicings
- Converting Chord Events to MIDI
- Controlling MIDI Playback using the Chord Track
- Assigning Voices to Notes
- Extracting Chord Events from MIDI
- Recording Chord Events with a MIDI Keyboard
Chord Pads
- Chord Pads Zone
- Functions Menu
- Preparations
- Chord Assistant
- Assigning Chords to Chord Pads
- Moving and Copying Chord Pads
- Playing Back and Recording Chords
- Chord Pad Settings – Remote Control
- Chord Pad Settings – Players
- Chord Pad Settings – Pad Layout
- Chord Pads Presets
- Creating Events from Chord Pads
Editing tempo and signature
- Background
- Tempo and signature display
- Editing tempo and signature
- The Beat Calculator
- Adjusting the audio to the project tempo
Export Audio Mixdown
- Introduction
- Mixing down to audio files
- The Export Audio Mixdown dialog
- The available file formats
Synchronization
- Background
- Timecode (positional references)
- Clock sources (speed references)
- The Project Synchronization Setup dialog
- Synchronized operation
- Working with VST System Link
- Activating VST System Link
Video
- Before You Start
- Preparing a Video Project
- Playing Back Video
- Editing Video
- Extracting Audio From a Video File
- Replacing the Audio in a Video File
ReWire (not in Cubase LE)
- Introduction
- Launching and quitting
- Activating ReWire channels
- Using the transport and tempo controls
- How the ReWire channels are handled
- Routing MIDI via ReWire
- Considerations and limitations
Key Commands
- Introduction
- Setting up key commands
- Setting up tool modifier keys
- The default key commands
File handling
- Importing audio
- Exporting and importing standard MIDI files
- Exporting and importing MIDI loops
Customizing
- Using the Setup options
- Appearance
- Applying colors in the Project window
- Where are the settings stored?
Optimizing
- Optimizing Audio Performance
Preferences
- Preferences Dialog
- Appearance
- Editing
- Event Display
- General
- MIDI
- MediaBay
- Metering
- Record
- Transport
- VST
- Video
Index

Index

676

Automation

About 359

Data 361

Jump curves 360

Ramp curves 360

Recording actions 359

Static value line 360

Write 360

Writing 359

Automation data

Adjusting curves 365

Editing 364

Removing 365

Selecting 364

Automation follows Events 648

Automation Reduction Level 648

Automation tracks

About 366

Assigning parameters 367

Hiding 366

Muting 367

Removing 367

Showing 366

Auto-Scroll

Crossfades 180

Sample Editor 282

Back up Project 56

Background Color Modulation 657

Bank assignments 416

Basic chord types

Applying to selected notes 458

Batch export

Audio channels 551

Beat Calculator 548

Binary display

Editing byte values 504

Bounce (Export Audio) 551

Bounce Selection 122

Sample Editor 293

Broadcast Wave Files

Embedded information 668

Broadcast Wave files

Exporting 559

Buffer

Settings 641

Busses

Adding 20

Mixing down to file 551

Byte values

Editing in ASCII display 504

Editing in binary display 504

Editing in decimal display 504

Changing styles 482

Channel overview

MixConsole 206

Channel racks 211, 220

EQ 225

Filters 223

Gain 223

Inserts 224

Phase 224

Pre 222

Routing 221

Sends 236

Strips 228

Channel settings 236

Copying 216

Channel strip rack 228

Compressor 228

EQ position 228

Gate 228

Limiter 228

Presets 235

Saturation 228

Transformer 228

Channel types

MixConsole 211

Channels

Linking 214

Chase Events 661

Chase events 142

Chord Assistant 509, 527

Assigning Chords to Chord

Pads

529

Circle of Fifths 527

Proximity 527

Chord Editor

Assigning Chords to Chord

Pads

529

Chord editor 506

MIDI Input 509

Chord events 506

Adding 508

Adding chords 508

Auditioning 510

Chord type 506

Converting to MIDI 515

Editing 508

Extracting from MIDI 520

Mapping offset 512

Resolving Display Conflicts 511

Tension 506

Voicings 512

Chord Font 658

Chord Pad Controls 524

Chord Pad Settings

Pad layout 539

Players 536

Remote Control 533

Chord Pads 522, 527

Adaptive voicing 537

Assigning Chords from the

Chord track

530

Assigning Chords to Chord

Pads

528

Assigning Chords with the

Chord Assistant

529

Assigning Chords with the

Chord Editor

529

Assigning Chords with the MIDI

keyboard

530

Changing the pads remote

range

535

Context menu 525

Controls 527

Creating events from chord

pads

541

Default remote assignment 534

Functions menu 525

Moving and Copying 531

Pads remote range 534

Pattern player 538

Players 537

Playing back with a MIDI

keyboard

531

Preparations 526

Presets 540

Recording chords on MIDI or

instrument tracks

532

Recording chords on the Chord

track

532

Saving presets 541

Setting up 527

Using different players on

multiple tracks

538

Voicings 537

Zone 527

Chord Pads Zone 522, 524, 525

Chord Symbols 658

Chord track 73

About 505

Assign Pads 530

Controlling MIDI or audio

playback

516

Live transform 515

Chord voicing

Changing 455

Chords

Changing pitch 455

Changing voicing 455

Editing 456

Inserting 457

Cleanup 616

Clip editing

Pool 326

Clock sources 567