Steinberg Cubase 5 Operation Manual

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Using the Setup options
You can customize the appearance of the following ele-
ments:
 Transport panel
 Info line
 Channel Settings window
 Toolbars 
 Inspector
The setup context menus
If you right-click the Transport panel, the toolbars, the info 
lines, or the Inspector, the respective setup context menu 
opens. For Channel Settings windows, these options are 
found in the dialog’s context menu, on the Customize 
View submenu. Here, you can activate/deactivate ele-
ments as desired.
The...

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Customizing track controls
For each track type you can configure which track con-
trols should be shown in the Track list. You can also spec-
ify the order of controls and group controls so that they 
are always shown adjacent to each other. This is done us-
ing the Track Controls Settings dialog.
Opening the Track Controls Settings dialog
There are two ways to open the dialog:
Right-click a track in the Track list and select “Track 
Controls Settings…” from the context menu.
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3.Click Group.
A number is displayed in the Group column for the grouped controls. The 
first group created has the number 1, the second 2, and so on.
4.Click OK.
The controls are now grouped.
You can ungroup commands by using the Ungroup but-
ton. Please note that this will remove the selected element 
and the elements below it in the list from this group. To re-
move an entire group, select the first (topmost) element 
belonging to this group and click the Ungroup button.
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Saving partial preferences settings
It is also possible to save partial preferences settings. This 
is useful when you have made settings that only relate to a 
certain project or situation, for example. When you apply a 
saved partial preference preset, you only change the saved 
settings. All other preferences will be left unchanged.
When you have made your specific preferences settings, 
proceed as follows to save the partial settings as a preset:
1.Activate “Store marked preferences...

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Meters
The coloring of meters in Cubase can be controlled in so-
phisticated ways. Multiple colors can help to visually indi-
cate what levels are being reached, e. g. in a channel of 
the VST Mixer. To do this, the meter on the Appearances–
Meters page has color handles that allow you to define 
what color the meter will have at a given signal level.
The Appearances–Meters page in the Preferences dialog
The default setting has four color handles. Each color 
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2.To bring up the color palette, click the Track Color 
Selector.
Click the arrow in the track name title bar or…
…click the color strip in the Track list.
In the Mixer, click the Channel Color Selector below the channel name.
3.Select a color from the color bar.
The track color is now applied to the Inspector title palette and the Track 
list as well as the channel strips in the Mixer and any parts and events on 
the selected track.
Applying track colors automatically
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Customizing the event background
On the Event Display page in the Preferences dialog, you 
can find the option “Colorize Event Background”.
This option affects the display of events in the Project 
window.
When this is activated, the events and parts in the event 
display will have the selected background color.
When this is deactivated, the event “content”, e. g. MIDI 
events and audio waveforms, are displayed in the selected 
color and the event background is gray. 
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Where are the settings stored?
As you have seen, there are a large number of ways in 
which you can customize Cubase. While some of the set-
tings you make are stored with each project, others are 
stored in separate preference files.
If you need to transfer your projects to another computer 
(e. g. in another studio), you can bring all your settings 
along by copying the desired preference files and install-
ing them on the other computer.
ÖIt is a good idea to make a backup copy of your...

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Introduction
Most of the main menus in Cubase have key command 
shortcuts for certain items on the menus. In addition, there 
are numerous other Cubase functions that can be per-
formed via key commands. These are all default settings. If 
you want, you can customize existing key commands to 
your liking, and also add commands for menu items and 
functions that have no key command assigned.
How are key commands settings saved?
Every time you edit or add any key command assignment, 
this...