Key Editor Toolbar
The toolbar contains tools and settings for the Key Editor.
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To show or hide the toolbar elements, right-click the toolbar and activate or deactivate the elements.
Default Items
- Solo Editor
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Solos the editor during playback if the editor has the focus.
- Record in Editor
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Enables the recording of MIDI data in the editor if the editor has the focus.
NoteThis only works if MIDI Record Mode is set to Merge or Replace.
Left Divider
- Left Divider
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Allows you to use the left divider. Tools that are placed to the left of the divider are always shown.
Auto-Scroll
- Link Project and Lower Zone Editor Cursors
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Links timelines, cursors, and zoom factors of the lower zone editor and the Project window.
NoteYou cannot activate Link Project and Lower Zone Editor Cursors if Independent Track Loop is active.
- Auto-Scroll
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Keeps the project cursor visible during playback.
- Select Auto-Scroll Settings
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Allows you to activate Page Scroll or Stationary Cursor and to activate Suspend Auto-Scroll When Editing.
Acoustic Feedback
- Acoustic Feedback
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Automatically plays back events when you move or transpose them, or when you create them by drawing.
Tool Buttons
- Object Selection
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Selects events and parts.
- Draw
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Draws events.
- Erase
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Deletes events.
- Trim
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Trims events.
- Split
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Splits events.
- Glue
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Glues together events of the same pitch.
- Mute
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Mutes events.
- Zoom
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Zooms in. Hold Alt and click to zoom out.
- Time Warp (Cubase Pro only)
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Adjusts musical positions of events to time positions.
- Line
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Creates a series of contiguous events.
Auto Select Controllers
- Auto Select Controllers
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Automatically selects controller data of the selected MIDI notes.
Independent Track Loop
- Independent Track Loop
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Activates/Deactivates the independent track loop.
If you activate Independent Track Loop, the Link Project and Lower Zone Editor Cursors function is automatically deactivated in the lower zone editor.
Show Note Expression Data
- Show Note Expression Data
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Shows note expression data.
Indicate Transpositions
- Indicate Transpositions
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Allows you to display the transposed pitches of MIDI notes.
Insert Velocity
- Note Insert Velocity
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Allows you to specify a velocity value for new notes.
Nudge Palette
- Trim Start Left
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Increases the length of the selected event by moving its start to the left.
- Trim Start Right
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Decreases the length of the selected event by moving its start to the right.
- Move Left
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Moves the selected event to the left.
- Move Right
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Moves the selected event to the right.
- Trim End Left
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Decreases the length of the selected event by moving its end to the left.
- Trim End Right
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Increases the length of the selected event by moving its end to the right.
Transpose Palette
- Move Up
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Transposes the selected event up by a half note.
- Move Down
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Transposes the selected event down by a half note.
- Move Up More
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Transposes the selected event up by an octave.
- Move Down More
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Transposes the selected event down by an octave.
Snap
- Snap On/Off
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Activates/Deactivates the Snap function.
- Snap Type
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Allows you to select one of the following snap types:
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Grid snaps events to the grid that is selected in the Quantize Presets pop-up menu.
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Grid Relative keeps the relative positions when snapping events to the grid.
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Events snaps events to the start or end of other events.
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Shuffle changes the order of events if you drag one event to the left or right of other events.
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Cursor snaps events to the cursor position.
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Grid + Cursor snaps events to the quantize grid that is selected in the Quantize Presets pop-up menu or to the cursor position.
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Events + Cursor snaps events to the start or end of other events, or to the cursor position.
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Grid + Events + Cursor snaps events to the quantize grid that is selected in the Quantize Presets pop-up menu, to the start or end of other events or to the cursor position.
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- Grid Type
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Allows you to select one of the following grid types:
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Use Quantize activates a grid where events snap to the value that is selected in the Quantize Presets pop-up menu.
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Adapt to Zoom activates a grid where events snap to the zoom level.
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Quantize
- Apply Quantize
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Applies the quantize settings.
- Quantize Presets
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Allows you to select a quantize or a groove preset.
- Iterative Quantize On/Off
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Activates/Deactivates iterative quantize.
- Open Quantize Panel
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Opens the Quantize Panel.
Length Quantize
- Length Quantize
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Allows you to set a value for quantizing event lengths.
Multiple Part Controls
- Show Part Borders
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Shows/Hides part borders for the active MIDI part within the left and right locators.
- Edit Active Part Only
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Restricts editing operations to the active part.
- Currently Edited Part
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Lists all parts that were selected when you opened the editor, and allows you to activate a part.
Step/MIDI Input
- Step Input
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Activates/Deactivates MIDI step input.
- MIDI Input/Note Expression MIDI Input
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Activates/Deactivates MIDI input and note expression MIDI input.
- Move Insert Mode
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Moves all note events to the right of the step input position to the right to make room for the inserted event when you insert notes.
NoteThis only works if Step Input is activated.
- Record Pitch
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Includes the pitch when you insert notes.
- Record NoteOn Velocity
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Includes the NoteOn velocity when you insert notes.
- Record NoteOff Velocity
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Includes the NoteOff velocity when you insert notes.
Event Colors
- Event Colors
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Allows you to select event colors.
Edit VST Instrument
- Edit VST Instrument
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Opens the VST instrument that the track is routed to.
Right Divider
- Right Divider
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Allows you to use the right divider. Tools that are placed to the right of the divider are always shown.
Window Zone Controls
- Open in Separate Window
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This button is available in the lower zone editor. It opens the editor in a separate window.
- Open in Lower Zone
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This button is available in the editor window. It opens the editor in the lower zone of the Project window.
- Set up Window Layout
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Allows you to set up the window layout.
- Set up Toolbar
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Opens a pop-up menu where you can set up which toolbar elements are visible.