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Playback and Transport

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6. Set the level of the sounds by clicking the respective rows in the Audio Click Level column

and adjusting the value.

7. Optional: Click Play to audition the custom sounds.

RESULT

The metronome uses the defined custom sounds for the audio click.

AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK

Open the Click Sound Presets pop-up menu and save your custom sounds as a preset.

Chase

Chase is a function that makes sure your MIDI instruments sound as they should when you

locate to a new position and start playback. This is accomplished by the program transmitting

a number of MIDI messages to your instruments each time that you move to a new position in

the project, making sure all MIDI devices are set up correctly with regard to program change,

controller messages (such as MIDI Volume), etc.

EXAMPLE

You have a MIDI track with a program change event inserted at the beginning. This event makes

a synth switch to a piano sound.

At the beginning of the first chorus you have another program change event which makes the

same synth switch to a string sound.

You now play back the song. It begins with the piano sound and then switches to the string

sound. In the middle of the chorus you stop and rewind to some point between the beginning

and the second program change. The synth now still plays the string sound although in this

section it really should be a piano.

The Chase function takes care of that. If program change events are set to be chased, Cubase

tracks the music back to the beginning, finds the first program change, and transmits it to your

synth, setting it to the correct sound.

The same thing can apply to other event types as well. In the Preferences dialog (MIDI page),

the Chase Events settings determine which event types are chased when you locate to a new

position and start playback.