recently switched to cubase 5, tool modifier help

[joeymusicguy]

in nuendo 3, by default the select tool had a "secret modifer" which was, hold alt, and it will cut something

you could then go into the tool modifier section in preferences and set "alt" to initiate a slip event on the select tool, all you had to do was DRAG instead of CLICKING

this allowed for super fast drum editing. just lock ALT, click, drag, click, drag

now there's a new modifier entry in preferences, and steinberg and went ahead and made it impossible to set two modifiers to the same key

so what do i do?

 

[joeritson]

Thought you used ProTools man...?

 

[joeymusicguy]

Thought you used ProTools man...?

lol hell no

 

[joeymusicguy]

ok lets not make this a protools vs the world thread. please help me cubase 5 users!

 

[iHate]

I just got Cubase 5 up and running a few hours ago. I upgraded from sx3. There are a bunch of little things changed that I havent figured out yet. Ex. when I right click, instead of bringing the drop down menu for copy/paste/etc. it just brings up the tool selector...

I'll let you know if I figure out your problem. They have changed the names of some functions but the functionality is still there, so it's a bit annoying to have to re-learn this stuff. But I'm liking vari-audio, its so damn convenient compared to a plug.

 

[joeymusicguy]

I just got Cubase 5 up and running a few hours ago. I upgraded from sx3. There are a bunch of little things changed that I havent figured out yet. Ex. when I right click, instead of bringing the drop down menu for copy/paste/etc. it just brings up the tool selector...

I'll let you know if I figure out your problem. They have changed the names of some functions but the functionality is still there, so it's a bit annoying to have to re-learn this stuff. But I'm liking vari-audio, its so damn convenient compared to a plug.

go through the preferences, there's an option to change that right click thing

 

[Ermz]

From Nuendo 3 to Cubase 5. I guess this wouldn't have anything to do with the recently cracked Cubase 5 being the newest cracked version since 3.2 eh?

 

[Lasse Lammert]

From Nuendo 3 to Cubase 5. I guess this wouldn't have anything to do with the recently cracked Cubase 5 being the newest cracked version since 3.2 eh?

haha

 

[colonel kurtz]

From Nuendo 3 to Cubase 5. I guess this wouldn't have anything to do with the recently cracked Cubase 5 being the newest cracked version since 3.2 eh?

yea man cause i'm sure joey needs to fuck around with cracked software at this point in his career

 

[JeffTD]

Joey, what I do (I edit drums the same way) is have alt as the cut and have to hold alt + ctrl to slip. It take a bit to get used to, compared to the "hold alt and go go go" method, but it works.

I have to say, worth the tradeoff for having that vertical bar follow the cursor when you're holding alt - isn't that thing great?

 

[iHate]

I have to say, worth the tradeoff for having that vertical bar follow the cursor when you're holding alt - isn't that thing great?

YES! it's so easy to line up ANYTHING now! now, if only i knew that it was cracked BEFORE i bought it....

 

[nwright]

I'm pretty sure Joey has posted before about picking up Cubase 5 a few months back.

 

[joeymusicguy]

From Nuendo 3 to Cubase 5. I guess this wouldn't have anything to do with the recently cracked Cubase 5 being the newest cracked version since 3.2 eh?

http://twitpic.com/lej4u

 

[joeymusicguy]

haha

http://twitpic.com/lej4u

 

[joeymusicguy]

Joey, what I do (I edit drums the same way) is have alt as the cut and have to hold alt + ctrl to slip. It take a bit to get used to, compared to the "hold alt and go go go" method, but it works.

I have to say, worth the tradeoff for having that vertical bar follow the cursor when you're holding alt - isn't that thing great?

man i disagree
the having to move a finger every edit is way worse than just holding down a key

in addition to that, i used to use windows "lock keys" function, and would just lock the alt in place.

 

[joeymusicguy]

man you guys are stupid for assuming i have the cracked software, thanks =\

 

[FarBeyondMetal]

No, it's just a huge coincidence that you bought it around the same time cubase 5 was cracked. I initially thought cracked also till you posted the pic.

 

[Ermz]

My bad!

 

[joeymusicguy]

Joey, what I do (I edit drums the same way) is have alt as the cut and have to hold alt + ctrl to slip. It take a bit to get used to, compared to the "hold alt and go go go" method, but it works.

I have to say, worth the tradeoff for having that vertical bar follow the cursor when you're holding alt - isn't that thing great?

i think gonna have to switch to the "nashville" method

i can not wrap my head around doing it like this...

its either that, or download my downgrade copy of a previous cubase just for drum editing (e License for cubase 5 will run any previous version of cubase)

 

[JeffTD]

Nasvhille method never worked for me - not enough control at all IMO.

The way I do it, middle finger is always on ctrl, and I click to make a cut. Leave that one depressed the entire time, but after a cut, put the index finger on alt, and drag. Release index finger and cut again.

There are too many awesome features (the editting bar i mentioned before, the autotune, and the moveable plugins) makes up for the lack of "one button drum editing," especially since the new method becomes second nature after a single verse of editing.