Toolbar

The toolbar contains tools and various settings for the Drum Editor.

  • To show or hide the toolbar elements, right-click the toolbar and activate or deactivate the elements.

Static Buttons

Solo Instrument (Requires Drum Map)

Solos the instrument during playback.

Note

This only works if there is a drum map assigned.

Solo Editor

Solos the editor during playback if the editor has the focus.

Record in Editor

Enables the recording of MIDI data in the editor if the editor has the focus.

Note

This only works if MIDI Record Mode is set to Merge or Replace.

Left Divider

Left Divider

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

Drum Sound Visibility

Drum Visibility Agents

Allows you to determine which drum sounds are displayed in the drum sound list.

Auto-Scroll

Link Project and Lower Zone Editor Cursors

Links timelines, cursors and zoom factors of the lower zone editor and the Project window.

Note

You cannot activate Link Project and Lower Zone Editor Cursors if Independent Track Loop is active.

Auto-Scroll

Keeps the project cursor visible during playback. The Switch Auto-Scroll Settings pop-up menu allows you to activate Page Scroll or Stationary Cursor and to activate Suspend Auto-Scroll when Editing.

Switch Auto-Scroll Settings

Allows you to specify the auto-scroll settings.

Tool Buttons

Object Selection

Allows you to select events.

Drumstick

Allows you to draw events.

Erase

Allows you to delete events.

Zoom

Allows you to zoom in/out. Hold Alt and click to zoom out.

Mute

Allows you to mute events.

Line

Allows you to create a series of contiguous events.

Time Warp (Cubase Pro only)

Allows you to drag a musical position to a certain position in time.

Acoustic Feedback

Acoustic Feedback

Automatically plays back events when you move or transpose them, or when you create them by drawing.

Auto Select Controllers

Auto Select Controllers

Automatically selects controller data of the selected MIDI notes.

Independent Track Loop

Independent Track Loop

Activates/Deactivates the independent track loop.

Note

If you activate Independent Track Loop, the Link Project and Lower Zone Editor Cursors function is automatically deactivated in the lower zone editor.

Multiple Part Controls

Show Part Borders

Shows/Hides part borders for the active MIDI part, within the left and right locators.

Edit Active Part Only

Restricts editing operations to the active part.

Currently Edited Part

Lists all parts that were selected when you opened the editor, and allows you to activate a part.

Insert Velocity

Insert Velocity

Allows you to specify a velocity value for new notes.

Notes Length

Insert Length

Allows you to determine a length for newly created notes.

Show Note Length On/Off

Shows drum notes as boxes that display the note length.

Nudge Palette

Trim Start Left

Increases the length of the selected event by moving its start to the left.

Trim Start Right

Decreases the length of the selected event by moving its start to the right.

Move Left

Moves the selected event to the left.

Move Right

Moves the selected event to the right.

Trim End Left

Decreases the length of the selected event by moving its end to the left.

Trim End Right

Increases the length of the selected event by moving its end to the right.

Transpose Palette

Move Up

Transposes the selected event up by a half note.

Move Down

Transposes the selected event down by a half note.

Move Up More

Transposes the selected event up by an octave.

Move Down More

Transposes the selected event down by an octave.

Snap

Snap On/Off

Activates/Deactivates the snap function.

Snap Type

Allows you to select one of the following snap types:

  • Grid snaps events to the grid that is selected in the Quantize Presets pop-up menu.

  • Grid Relative keeps the relative positions when snapping events to the grid.

  • Events snaps events to the start or end of other events.

  • Shuffle changes the order of events if you drag one event to the left or right of other events.

  • Magnetic Cursor snaps events to the cursor position.

  • Grid + Cursor snaps events to the quantize grid that is selected in the Quantize Presets pop-up menu or to the cursor position.

  • Events + Cursor snaps events to the start or end of other events or to the cursor position.

  • 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.

Quantize

Iterative Quantize On/Off

Activates/Deactivates iterative quantize.

Quantize Presets

Allows you to select a quantize or a groove preset.

Apply Quantize

Applies the quantize settings.

Open Quantize Panel

Opens the Quantize Panel.

Use Global Quantize

Applies the global quantize setting to drum notes.

Step/MIDI Input

Step Input

Activates/Deactivates MIDI step input.

MIDI Input/Note Expression MIDI Input

Activates/Deactivates MIDI input and note expression MIDI input.

Move Insert Mode

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.

Note

This only works if Step Input is activated.

Record Pitch

Includes the pitch when you insert notes.

Record NoteOn Velocity

Includes the NoteOn velocity when you insert notes.

Record NoteOff Velocity

Includes the NoteOff velocity when you insert notes.

Event Colors

Event Colors

Allows you to select event colors.

Edit VST Instrument

Edit VST Instrument

Opens the VST Instrument that the track is routed to.

Right Divider

Right Divider

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

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.

Set up Toolbar

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