Steinberg Cubase 4 Operation Manual

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The Project window
Audio tracks
For audio tracks, all settings and sections listed above are 
available.
User Panels for audio tracks (Cubase only) can display 
panels for channel controls (such as input phase or the 
linked panner option) or for VST effects currently inserted 
in the channel.
User Panels for audio tracks (Cubase only) are accessed 
by clicking the Open Device Panels button (found in the 
topmost Inspector section, next to the Read/Write buttons). 
This opens up a menu listing all the...

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The Project window
Folder tracks
When a folder track is selected, the Inspector shows the 
folder and its underlying tracks, much like a folder struc-
ture in the Windows Explorer or Mac OS X Finder.
ÖYou can click one of the tracks shown under the folder 
in the Inspector to have the Inspector show the settings 
for that track.
This way, you don’t have to “open” a folder track to make settings for 
tracks within it.
Here, an audio track within the folder is selected.
FX channel tracks
When an FX...

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The Project window
The toolbar
The toolbar contains tools and shortcuts for opening other 
windows and various project settings and functions:
ÖIn addition to these, the toolbar can contain a number 
of other tools and shortcuts, not visible by default. How to 
set up the toolbar and specify which tools should be dis-
played or hidden is described in the section “The Setup 
dialogs” on page 466.
The info line
The info line shows information about the currently se-
lected event or part in the Project...

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The Project window
Editing Transpose and Velocity for MIDI parts
When one or several MIDI parts are selected, the info line 
contains Transpose and Velocity fields.
Adjusting the Transpose field transposes the selected 
parts in semitone steps.
Note that this transposition doesn’t change the actual notes in the part – 
it’s just a “play parameter”, affecting the notes on playback. The transpo-
sition you specify for a part on the info line is added to the transposition 
set for the whole track. For...

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The Project window
To add a ruler track, select “Add Track” from the Project 
menu and from the submenu that appears, select “Ruler”.
A ruler track showing an additional ruler is added to the Track list.
A ruler track set to the display format “Seconds”.
You can add any number of ruler tracks to a project, and 
position them as needed by dragging them up or down in 
the list. Each of the rulers can show a separate display for-
mat:
To select a display format for a ruler track, click on its 
name in...

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The Project window
The following settings are available in the Project Setup 
dialog:Zoom and view options
Zooming in the Project window is done according to the 
standard zoom techniques, with the following special 
notes:
When you are using the Zoom tool (magnifying glass), 
the result depends on the option “Zoom Tool Standard 
Mode: Horizontal Zooming Only” in the Preferences (Edit-
ing–Tools page).
If this is activated and you drag a selection rectangle with the Zoom tool, 
the window will only be...

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The Project window
If the option “Zoom while Locating in Time Scale” is ac-
tivated in the Preferences (Transport page), you can also 
zoom by clicking in the main ruler and dragging up or 
down with the mouse button pressed.
Drag up to zoom out; drag down to zoom in.
You can zoom the contents of parts and events verti-
cally, using the waveform zoom slider in the top right cor-
ner of the event display.
This is useful when viewing quiet audio passages.
If you activate the option Quick Zoom in the...

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The Project window
1.Move the mouse pointer over the lower border of the 
(unselected) track you want to resize.
The mouse pointer turns into a divider symbol.
2.Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and drag the lower border of 
the track until it reaches the desired height.
Now, when you select this track, (and “Enlarge Selected Track” is acti-
vated), it will be enlarged. It will revert to the changed size, when you se-
lect a different track.
Zoom presets and Cycle markers
The pop-up menu to the left of the...

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The Project window
Adjusting how parts and events are shown
The Preferences on the File menu (the Cubase menu, un-
der Mac OS X) contains several settings for customizing 
the display in the Project window.
The Event Display page contains common settings for all 
track types:
The Event Display–Video page contains settings for video 
events:
The Event Display–Audio page contains settings for audio 
events:The Event Display–MIDI page contains settings for MIDI 
parts:
Option Description
Colorize Event...

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The Project window
Zooming and navigating in the overview line
By clicking the Show Overview button on the toolbar, an 
extra pane appears under the toolbar; the project overview 
line. 
Show Overview button
In the overview line, events and parts on all tracks are dis-
played as boxes. You can use the overview line to zoom in 
or out, and for navigating to other sections of the project. 
This is done by moving and resizing the track view rectan-
gle in the overview line:
The track view rectangle...