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Prepare Archive
The option “Prepare Archive” on the Media menu is useful 
if you want to archive a project. It verifies that every clip 
referenced in the project is located in the same folder, and 
takes actions if that is not the case: 
Any files that are located outside the current project 
folder will be copied into it.
Please note that audio files residing within the project folder will not be 
copied to the audio folder. You will therefore have to copy them there 
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Convert Files
Selecting the option “Convert Files” on the Media or con-
text menu opens the Convert Options dialog which oper-
ates on selected files. Use the pop-up menus to specify 
which audio file attributes you want to keep and which you 
want to convert. The available settings are:
Sample Rate
Keep as is, or convert to a sample rate between 8.000 and 96.000 kHz.
Sample Width
Keep the sample width (resolution) as is, or convert to 16 Bit, 24 Bit or 
32 Bit Float.
Channels
Keep as is, or...

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Introduction
One of the biggest challenges in typical computer-based 
music production environments is how to manage the ever-
growing number of plug-ins, instruments, presets, etc. from 
multiple sources. With VST Sound, Cubase offers a com-
prehensive system to organize sounds and sound-related 
files, with the powerful MediaBay at its core.
What is VST Sound?
With version 4.5, Steinberg introduced VST Sound, a new 
version of the Media Management System that is directly in-
tegrated...

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Pattern banks: .patternbank
Pattern banks contain drum patterns created with the MIDI plug-in “Beat 
Designer”, see “Previewing pattern banks” on page 284.
Project files (from Cubase, Nuendo, Sequel): .cpr, .npr, 
.steinberg-project
ÖWhen the option “Show file extensions” is activated in 
the Preferences dialog (MediaBay page), file name exten-
sions (e. g. .wav or .cpr) will be displayed in the MediaBay.
Accessing the Media Management System
The Media Management System in Cubase can be...

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Window overview
The info line
The info line is located at the bottom of the window.
The info line shows the number of files displayed in the 
Viewer section and the path to the folder selected in the 
Browser section in which these files were found.
MediaBay sections
You can use the buttons below the Browser section to 
show/hide the respective sections in the MediaBay win-
dow. The Viewer section cannot be hidden.
Click this button to hide the Browser section.
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The VST Sound node
The VST Sound node in the Browser section
The Browser section provides a shortcut to user content 
and factory content files, including the preset folders. You 
can find this node at the top of the Browser folder hierar-
chy, at the same level as the File System node. 
The folders below the VST Sound node represent the 
folders in which content files and newly created track pre-
sets, VST presets, etc. are stored by default.
To find out the “true” location of such a...

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Rescan on Select
When you activate this button, selecting a folder in the 
Browser section will cause this folder to be rescanned. 
This ensures that the MediaBay will always display the 
current content of a folder.
The “Rescan on Select” button
ÖWhen “Rescan on Select” is deactivated, you can al-
ways right-click in the Browser section and select “Res-
can” from the context menu to force a rescan of the 
currently selected folder.
Refresh
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Browse Selection Presets
If you constantly find yourself returning to specific folders 
during your work, you can save these browse locations as 
presets so that selecting such a preset will take you to the 
folder instantly. Proceed as follows:
1.Select the desired folder in the folder display.
2.Click the Add Browse Location Preset button (the “+” 
icon).
A naming dialog for the new preset is displayed.
3.Accept the default name (the complete folder path) or 
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Filtering the Viewer display
The MediaBay provides a number of filter buttons that can 
be used to limit the number of files displayed in the Viewer 
section. These buttons are situated at the top of the 
Viewer section and can be used to show all supported file 
types or any combination of file types.
For example, when you activate the audio and the MIDI file 
filter buttons, only audio and MIDI files are displayed. When 
none (or all) of these buttons are activated, files of all sup-...