Cut, Copy & Paste

Excerpts for the MIDI Sequencing - Made Easy Book

Cut, Copy & Paste

One of the most useful features of a MIDI sequencing package is the ability to cut, copy & paste your work, similar to a word processor. We can duplicate any MIDI information at all which saves having to re-input a verse or chorus for example; simply take what we have already, and recycle it!

Before we Cut or Copy we must Select the section first.

           • Place the cursor high into the ruler section (where the bar markers are) above the
             blocks of notes. You should notice that the cursor changes into a pencil when placed
             high into the ruler.

           • Drag the pencil to create a blue line which indicates the start and finish points of the
              section you wish to select. Cubase calls this the Loop.
           • Now, right click anywhere in the loop and select Edit > Split Loop. Your selection has
              now been split from the rest of the rest of the sequence so that it can be manipulated
              on its own.
           • Now, right click anywhere in the loop and choose Select > In Loop. Your selection is
              now highlighted..

Cut or Copy

Cutting removes the selected section from the sequence; Copying makes a duplicate and leaves the original intact. Both Cut and Copy functions store the selection in the computers memory so that you can paste them elsewhere.
 
           • Go to the Edit menu at the top of the window and select
                       o Cut (or hit [Ctrl] X) or
                       o Copy (or hit [Ctrl] C)

Pasting

These are 4 very useful types of pasting in Cubase. They are all very similar but have slightly different applications.

           • Duplicating – copying a section of music and pasting it straight afterwards.
           • Repeating – copying a section of music and pasting it straight afterwards a number
             of times.
           • Pasting to another point - cutting or copying a section of music and pasting it at
              another point in the sequence.
           • Fast Copy & Paste – uses the [Alt] key to drag a copy of a selected section/s to a
              new location.

Duplicating

           • Copy your selection as described above.
           • Right click in the loop and select Edit > Duplicate. Your selection now Pastes itself immediately afterwards.