Steinberg Cubase 6 Manual

25
Working with track presets 

332
Working with track presets
Introduction
Track presets are templates from audio, MIDI or instru-
ment tracks that can be applied to newly created or exist-
ing tracks of the same type. They contain sound and 
channel settings, and allow you to quickly browse, pre
-
view, select and change sounds, or reuse channel set-
tings across projects. 
Track presets are organized in the MediaBay (see the 
chapter 
“The MediaBay” on page 311), where you can 
categorize them with attributes. 
Types of track...

333
Working with track presets
Multi-track presets
You can use multi-track presets, for example, when re-
cording setups that require several microphones (a drum 
set or a choir, where you always record under the same 
conditions) and you have to edit the resulting tracks in a 
similar way. Furthermore, they can be used when working 
with layered tracks, where you use several tracks to gener
-
ate a certain sound instead of manipulating only one track.
If you select more than one track when creating a...

334
Working with track presets
ÖYou can also drag and drop track presets from the 
Windows Explorer or the Mac OS Finder, but in this case, 
no preview for track presets is possible.
Loading track or VST presets in the Inspector 
or the context menu of the track
1.In the Project window, select a track.
2.Click in the Load Track Preset field at the top of the In-
spector (above the track name) or right-click the track in 
the track list and select “Load Track Preset”.
The Presets browser opens.
3.Select a...

335
Working with track presets
Extracting sound from an instrument track or 
VST preset
For instrument tracks, you can extract the “sound” of an 
instrument track preset or VST preset, that means the VST 
instrument and its settings. Proceed as follows:
1.Select the instrument track to which you want to apply 
a sound.
2.Click the VST Sound button below the Output Rout-
ing field in the Inspector. 
The Presets browser opens, showing a list of all available 
presets. 
3.Select an instrument track preset...

336
Working with track presets
In the MediaBay, all presets are available under the (vir-
tual) VST Sound node, see “The VST Sound node” on 
page 314.
ÖIf you want to use a MIDI track preset for a pre-config-
ured VST instrument setup, load the VST instrument(s) in 
the VST Instruments window, select a VST instrument 
patch, save the track preset, and do not change the patch 
afterwards. To ensure this, use a template project with the 
VSTi setup included and save the sounds (track presets) 
of this...

26
Track Quick Controls 

338
Track Quick Controls
Introduction
Cubase can give you instant access to up to eight differ-
ent parameters (e. g. track, effect, or instrument controls). 
This is done with the aid of the so-called quick controls, 
set up on the Quick Controls Inspector tab for the corre
-
sponding track.
The Quick Controls tab can be used as a kind of track 
control center, an area in which your most important pa
-
rameters are assembled in one place. This saves you from 
having to click your way through the various...

339
Track Quick Controls
Manual assignment via the Inspector tab
Proceed as follows to manually assign track parameters:
1.On the Quick Controls tab, click on the first quick con-
trol slot.
A pop-up menu opens. It lists all parameters currently accessible for this 
particular track. 
2.Double-click the parameter that you want to assign to 
the first quick control slot.
The parameter name and its value are displayed in the slot. You can 
change the value by dragging the slider.
The track’s main volume...

340
Track Quick Controls
This will open the Quick Controls section on the right of 
the dialog:
3.With your remote control device connected to Cubase 
via MIDI, select the corresponding MIDI port on your com
-
puter in the MIDI Input pop-up menu (or select “All MIDI In-
puts”).
If your remote controller has its own MIDI input and supports MIDI feed-
back, you can connect your computer to the device input. Then, select 
the corresponding MIDI port in the MIDI Output pop-up menu.
4.Click “Apply” to use the...