Sample Editor Toolbar

The toolbar contains tools for selecting, editing, and playing back audio.
  • To show or hide the toolbar elements, right-click the toolbar and activate or deactivate the elements.

The following options are available:

Static Buttons

Solo Editor

Solos the selected audio during playback.

Left Divider

Left Divider

Tools that are placed to the left of the divider are always shown.

View Options

Show Audio Event

Highlights the section corresponding to the edited event in the waveform display and the overview line.

Note

This button is not available if you opened the audio event from the Pool. You can adjust the start and end of the event in the clip by dragging the event handles in the waveform display.

Edit Active Audio Event Only (Cubase Pro only)

Restricts editing operations to the active audio event.

Show All Selected Audio Events  (Cubase Pro only)

Shows the waveform images of all audio events that you selected in the Project window.

Note

Use the Currently Edited Audio Event pop-up menu to select the audio event that you want to edit.

Currently Edited Audio Event

Lists all audio events that are opened in the Sample Editor, and allows you to activate an audio event for editing.

Auto-Scroll

Auto-Scroll

Keeps the project cursor visible during playback.

Select Auto-Scroll Settings

Allows you to activate Page Scroll or Stationary Cursor and to activate Suspend Auto-Scroll When Editing.

Preview

Audition

Plays back the selected audio.

Audition Loop

Loops the playback until you deactivate Audition.

Audition Volume

Allows you to adjust the volume.

Tool Buttons

Range Selection

Selects ranges.

Zoom

Zooms in. Hold Alt and click to zoom out.

Draw

Draws a volume curve.

Play

Allows you to play back the clip from the position where you click until you release the mouse button.

Scrub

Allows you to locate positions.

Time Warp (Cubase Pro only)

Adjusts musical positions of events to time positions.

Acoustic Feedback

Acoustic Feedback (Cubase Pro only)

Automatically plays back a VariAudio segment when you modify the pitch.

Snap

Snap to Zero Crossing

Restricts editing to zero crossings, that is, positions where the amplitude is zero.

Snap On/Off

Restricts horizontal movement and positioning to the specific positions.

Musical Information

Musical Mode

Locks audio clips to the project tempo by using realtime time stretching.

Number of Bars Defined in Audio File

Displays the estimated bars of your audio file.

Remaining Number of Beats Defined in Audio File

Displays the remaining number of beats of your audio file.

Defined Tempo of Audio File

Displays the estimated tempo of your audio file.

Defined Time Signature of Audio File

Displays the estimated time signature of your audio file.

Warping Algorithm for Audio Clip

Allows you to select a warp algorithm.

VariAudio Segment Colors

VariAudio Segment Colors

Allows you to select a color scheme for VariAudio segments. This makes it easier to see which segments belong to which event when working with several audio events.

Right Divider

Right Divider

Tools that are placed to the right of the divider are always shown.

Window Zone Controls

Open in Separate Window

This button is available in the lower zone editor. It opens the editor in a separate window.

Open in Lower Zone

This button is available in the editor window. It opens the editor in the lower zone of the Project window.

Set up Window Layout

Allows you to set up the window layout.

Show/Hide Left Zone

Allows you to activate/deactivate the left zone.

Show/Hide Regions

Allows you to activate/deactivate the regions.

Set up Toolbar

Opens a pop-up menu where you can set up which toolbar elements are visible.