Changing the playback tempo affects only the time position of events on tracks with a musical time base. The time base of a track determines if the events on a track are positioned to bars and beats (musical time base) or to the timeline (linear time base). However, you can also apply lane operations and comping methods on overlapping events or parts that you assemble on one track. In the following, we focus on cycle recordings with takes. You can modify the event display on folder tracks.
Modifying Event Display on Folder Tracks.
You can also fold in automation tracks this way.Ĭlosed folder tracks can display data of the contained audio, MIDI, and instrument tracks as data blocks or as events. This allows you to divide the project into several parts by creating several folder tracks for the different project elements and showing/hiding their contents by selecting a menu function or using a key command. You can show, hide, or invert tracks that are displayed in the Project window event display. You can, however, select the event/region that you want to play back. If two or more events overlap, only the one that is in front is played back. The basic rule for audio tracks is that each track can only play back a single audio event at a time. Folder tracks can contain any type of track including other folder tracks. This allows you to perform editing on several tracks as one entity. You can organize your tracks in folders by moving tracks into folder tracks. Disabling a track zeroes its output volume and shuts down all disk activity and processing for the track. You can disable audio, instrument, MIDI, and sampler tracks that you do not want to play back or process at the moment. You can duplicate a track with all contents and channel settings. You can deselect tracks that are selected in the track list. You can select one or multiple tracks in the track list. You can enlarge the track height to show the events on the track in detail, or you can decrease the height of several tracks to get a better overview of your project. Track pictures are available for audio, instrument, MIDI, FX channel and group channel tracks. You can add pictures to tracks to recognize your tracks easily. You can automatically assign colors to newly added tracks or channels.
Adding Tracks by Dragging Files from the MediaBay.Track presets contain sound and channel settings. You can add tracks based on track presets. You can add tracks via the Add Track dialog. In Cubase, events and parts are placed on tracks. Tracks are the building blocks of your project. Each track is assigned to a particular channel strip in the MixConsole. Tracks are listed from top to bottom in the track list and extend horizontally across the Project window. They allow you to import, add, record, and edit parts and events. You must create and set up a project to work with the program.
In Cubase, projects are the central documents. The Project window provides an overview of the project, and allows you to navigate and perform large scale editing. Here, you can also set up group and FX channels, external effects, external instruments, and the Control Room. To play back and record in Cubase, you must set up input and output busses in the Audio Connections window. To use Cubase, you must set up your audio, and if required, your MIDI system. Here you will find detailed information about all the features and functions in the program.
This is the Operation Manual for Steinberg’s Cubase. The following list informs you about the most important improvements in Cubase and provides links to the corresponding descriptions.