User manual

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The Sample Editor
VariAudio (Cubase only)
Moving segments horizontally
After cutting a segment it may be necessary to move segments horizontally, for
example, if you notice that a note is at the wrong position. Proceed as follows:
1. On the VariAudio tab activate Segments mode.
2. Move the mouse pointer over the upper border of the segment.
The mouse pointer becomes a double arrow.
3. Click and drag the whole segment to the left or right.
The segment is moved accordingly. If several segments are selected, they are all
moved together. Snap is not taken into account.
Ö You can only drag the segment start/end until it reaches the start/end of the next
segment. Segments cannot overlap each other.
Deleting segments
Sometimes it might be useful to delete segments. This is the case in situations where
you want the original audio to be played back, e.
g. for non-tonal portions or
consonants.
• You can delete segments by selecting them in Segments mode and pressing
[Backspace].
Saving the segmentation
The corrected segmentation is saved with the project, no additional saving is required.
Pitch & Warp tool
If you activate the Pitch & Warp tool on the VariAudio tab, you can change the pitch
and the timing of your audio.
You can edit the pitch and timing of audio segments for corrective purposes but also
creatively. VariAudio allows you to experiment freely with note pitches in order to
change the melody with or without preserving a natural sound. Furthermore, you can
change the timing of the audio.
Ö In Pitch & Warp mode, the segments are shown with a plain background. You can
switch between “Pitch & Warp” and “Segments” mode by pressing the [Tab] key.
Ö There are some restrictions concerning the highest and lowest possible note pitch.
You cannot choose note pitches above C5 and below E0.
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If the resulting segment pitch cannot be calculated because of an increase in non-
tonal data, the segment will be deleted.
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Before changing the pitch or timing of your segments, make sure that the segments
you want to change are correct (see
“Segments mode” on page 356).