Vectronix 2/VECTRONIX2.iso/FILES_01/CUBEAT.LZH/README

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     Welcome to the "STEINBERG UTILITY DISK"!

     On this disk you will find programs (desk accessories) and new
     templates, maps etc. which will increase the potential (and fun!) of
     your CUBASE / CUBEAT.

     Please read the following instructions carefully:



     I. Desk accessories:

     1. Fostex Link

     2. Qbs Trax

     3. Chorder

     4. Mapper

     5. Tempo Calculator

     6. Big Ben

     7. Spooler

     8. Blitcontrol



     II. New Preset Folders:

     1. Micro Grooves

     2. IPS Phrase Banks

     3. Mixer Maps

     4. Songs

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     I. DESK ACCESSORIES

     If you don't know how to install a DA please refer to the Atari
     manual.



     1. FOSTEX LINK.ACC

     This gives you direct control over the autolocate functions of the
     Fostex R8, G16 and G24s taperecorders via the Fostex MTC 1 from
     CUBASE and CUBEAT. Additionally there are functions like punch
     in/out on the fly which are not even possible from the Fostex
     machine itself.

     There is a written Fostex link manual which can be ordered from
     your local distributor.



     2. QBS TRAX.ACC

     CUBASE/CUBEAT TRACKS FOR FOSTEX

     This gives you the facility to offset Fostex tracks with respect to
     CUBASE tracks allowing more flexibility in your song arrangements.
     Normally this would be done via the MIDI manager which is not
     available to CUBEAT owners.

     If you put the QBS_TRAK.ACC on your startup disk it will be loaded
     as a normal Desk accessory. You will find its name under the desk
     menu. It will only do anything if an MROS APPLICATION has started
     MROS, ie run CUBASE/CUBEAT.

     Firstly you must set the Synchronisation page for the Fostex as
     normal, or the QBS_TRAX messages will not be received. Now select
     the "Cubase Tracks..." desk function. The mouse will jump to the top
     right hand corner of the screen and a number will appear. The
     number will change if you use the left and right mouse button. The
     final number is the CUBASE track that will activate the Fostex track
     1.

     The mouse will be loosely contained at the top of the screen while
     the ACC is open. To close the ACC, tear the mouse from the corner.
     The mouse will return to where it was before the ACC was opened,
     so keeping your relative mouse position on the table.



     3. CHORDER.ACC

     The CHORDER.ACC allows up to four notes to be assigned to each
     note in the scale. When notes are played, each note is replaced by
     its assigned chord. Input can be from any valid MROS input and
     each note in the chord can be output on a different MIDI channel
     and/or MROS OUT socket. You may find it useful to turn off the MIDI
     Thru' if you are using CUBASE/CUBEAT. The CHORDERS effects are
     only active when it is on the screen.

     The CHORDER.ACC is started by clicking on the "Chord Mapper"
     item on the "Desk" menu. What you see on the screen is a one
     octave scale of notes. You set the "MIDI IN" to suit the socket you
     have connected your keyboard to. Those notes are applied to the
     scale. On each note you will see four numbers. These represent the
     INTERVALS that the new notes will have relative to the input note.
     Each line of intervals is assigned separately to a MIDI channel and
     out socket, but there is nothing wrong in setting them all to the
     same value.

     You can edit the intervals with the mouse in the usual up/down
     way, and the chord will play to monitor your moves. Any one set
     of scale notes can be copied to other notes in the scale if you hold
     down ALTERNATE and drag the notes to a new key.

     The complete MAP can be saved to and loaded from disk by
     clicking on the "SAVE MAP/LOAD MAP" boxes.

     Because the "MIDI IN" box can be set to MROS, any CUBASE tracks
     that are transmitting to MROS will be processed, but check your
     MIDI channels. If the track is transmitting on MROS channel 4, the
     "MIDI IN" box must set the same.

     Likewise, if the CHORDER'S output(s) are set to MROS and the
     "INPUTS FROM" in the "RECORD..." dialog on CUBASE/CUBEAT is set
     to include MROS, the output of a CHORDER can be recorded to a
     track.



     4. MAPPER.ACC

     The TEMPO MAPPER will allow a MIDI sequence to be synchronized
     with an existing piece of music on tape. It relies on you having one
     of the STEINBERG synchronisers, ie MIDEX+, TIMELOCK or SMP24. You
     send MIDI note information to the MAPPER and it will calculate the
     time between these trigger events, and when the first one occurred,
     then a Mastertrack is created with all the data and the SMPTE START
     is set to the first trigger. How the triggers are generated is up to
     you. If you have a audio to MIDI NOTE convertor that would
     probably be more reliable than tapping a keyboard by hand. It
     depends on your time keeping. There is a limit on the length of
     songs that can be mapped. Memory is allocated for 1200 beats (300
     bars in 4/4).

     Firstly you must set up your Synchronization Page on
     CUBASE/CUBEAT so it will play in external sync to the tape.

     Now stripe the tape with SMPTE so that it starts before the music on
     tape starts by about 30 seconds if possible (min 10 sec). Set the
     "SONG START" so it is the same as the time that the SMPTE was
     striped from.

     You can now activate the MAPPER.ACC by clicking on the "Tempo
     Mapper..." item on the "Desk" menu. Firstly you need to set the
     "TRIGGER FROM" to a suitable value so when you play a key on
     the MIDI keyboard you heard a click on the Atari's monitor, for
     those who need a louder confirmation of the trigger the "ECHO
     TRIGGER" can be set as well.



     Next, turn down all the volumes of the MIDI instruments.

     This is very important. The whole point is that you will be TAPPING
     ALONG TO THE MUSIC ON TAPE and not the MIDI data in the
     CUBASE/CUBEAT.

     To actually tempo map the tape, click on the "LEARN" button. Now
     start the tape. When the SMPTE starts, you can start tapping events.
     If you start tapping before the SMPTE starts, you will get a warning
     message. Again if you tap outside than the allowable TEMPO of 30
     to 250 BPM range, the "LEARN" will stop.

     The graphics are just for fun. When the song is over the Learn
     process will stop because if you stop tapping the tempo analysed
     will drop below 30 BPM. One extra click or a press of the mouse or
     keyboard will stop the learn mode.

     When you click on EXIT the map of tempos is converted into a
     Mastertrack. The START TIME is also set to the new value.

     You can now test the map you have created by turning up the
     volume of the MIDI instruments, and starting the tape.

     The Mastertrack can be viewed on but don't try and edit it at the
     moment. The new data actually exists in a fixed size block of
     memory outside the CUBASE, any action that could cause it to burst
     out of its boundary will crash the computer.

     SO DON'T EDIT YET !

     IT IS VITAL THAT YOU SAVE THE CUBASE ARRANGEMENT AND
     THEN RELOAD IT.

     It is advisable to Quit Cubase then restart the computer then load the
     Arrangement. This will put the mastertrack data back under
     CUBASE's control and the dynamic allocation to memory to the
     Mastertrack returns, so you can edit again.



     5. TEMPO CALCULATOR.ACC

     The TEMPOCAL accessory will calculate the duration of notes for any
     valid MROS tempo from 30 to 250 BPM. The note lengths are all
     expressed as milli-seconds ( 0.001 seconds ).

     The TEMPOCAL accessory can be started by clicking on the "Beats
     as mSecs" item on the "Desk" menu on any standard GEM program.
     The TEMPO value can be adjusted with the left and right mouse
     buttons. Each digit of the tempo is individually adjustable. To close
     the accessory, either press the ESC key on the computer or click on
     the upward pointing arrow on the ACC. TEMPOCAL can be moved
     around the screen by grabbing the TITLE bar "Beats as mSecs".



     6. BIG BEN.ACC

     Big Ben displays a very large SMPTE time or bar/quarter/ticks on
     the screen. It can be selected from the "DESK" menu, you can
     switch from time to bars with the "." key ( between "0" and "Enter"
     of the MROS keypad ) and close the DA with the "Esc" ( Escape )
     key of the Atari keyboard.



     7. SPOOLER.ACC

     This is a Printer Spooler for all printers connected to the parallel port

     of the Atari which lets you increase the printout speed of CUBASE
     by a factor of two.



     8. BLIT CONTROL

     When loading, CUBASE/CUBEAT always switch the blitter off. If you
     own an Atari with a hardware blitter you can use this DA to switch
     it on and off when working with CUBASE/CUBEAT.



     II. NEW PRESET FOLDERS



     1. GROOVES

     Here's a collection of 16 new micro grooves which can be loaded
     from the "Edit Quantize..." window in CUBASE. Check them out,
     make some slight changes and you will create your own grooves.



     2. IPS

     This folder contains two phrase banks (BANK A, BANK B) which can
     be loaded from the IPS's functions menu "Load Phrase Bank".
     Experiment with these new phrases, adjust the right Midi channel,
     tempo and sound.



     3. MIXERMAP

     Here are additional mixer maps for the MIDI MANAGER page of
     CUBASE. If you have created an interesting mixer map, please send
     it to your STEINBERG distributor or to STEINBERG in Hamburg/
     Germany.



     4. SONGS

     "Lingaton" is a song composed, programmed and performed by
     George Kochbek, a well known German keyboard player/songwriter.
     Originally it was programmed on a vast array of MIDI equipment
     but now we have rearranged it on this disk for the Yamaha SY77,
     the Korg M1 and Roland U20.



     Have fun!



     STEINBERG

     Soft- und Hardware GmbH



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