Steinberg Cubase 6 Manual

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The Project window
Instrument tracks
As explained in the chapter “VST instruments and instru-
ment tracks” on page 206, the Inspector for an instrument 
track shows some of the sections from VST instrument 
channels and MIDI tracks.
MIDI tracks
When a MIDI track is selected, the Inspector contains a 
number of additional sections and parameters, affecting the 
MIDI events in realtime (e.
 g. on playback). Which sections 
are available for MIDI tracks is described in the chapter 
“MIDI realtime...

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The Project window
• Toggle Time Base button
• Lock button
•Notepad section
The transpose track controls are described in detail in the 
chapter 
“The transpose functions” on page 131.
Signature track and tempo track
For the signature track and the tempo track, the Inspector 
displays a list of all time signature events or tempo events. 
See the chapter 
“Editing tempo and signature” on page 
462 for details.
Video tracks
When a video track is selected, the Inspector contains a 
lock button for...

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The Project window
•To change the number of rows in which the tools are 
arranged on the toolbox, keep the right mouse button 
pressed on the toolbox until the mouse pointer changes to 
a double arrow, and drag to the bottom or right.
The tools can be arranged in one, two, or three horizontal or vertical 
rows.
The status line
The status line is displayed below the toolbar in the Proj-
ect window. 
It displays the following information:
ÖClicking on any of the fields except the Record Time 
Max...

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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 does not change the actual notes in the part 
– it is just a “play parameter”, affecting the notes on playback. The trans
-position you specify for a part on the info line is added to the transposi-
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The Project window
•To set the display format globally (for all windows), use 
the primary display format pop-up on the Transport panel, 
or hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and select a display for
-
mat in any ruler.
•If you use the “Timecode” or “User” options and the 
“Show Timecode Subframes” option are activated in the 
Preferences dialog (Transport page), the frames will also 
display subframes.
There are 80 subframes per frame.
Using multiple rulers – ruler tracks
As described above, the Cubase...

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The Project window
3.Pull down the Audio menu and select “Snap Point To 
Cursor”.
The snap point is set at the cursor position.
The snap point for an event is displayed as a vertical line in the Project 
window.
The Snap Type pop-up menu
To determine how the Snap function works, open the 
Snap Type pop-up menu and select one of the available 
options.
In the Snap Type pop-up menu the following options are 
available:
Grid
If you select this Snap type, the Snap positions are set 
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The Project window
The same principle works when changing the order of 
more than two events:
Magnetic Cursor
This grid type lets the project cursor become “magnetic”. 
Dragging an event near the cursor causes the event to be 
aligned with the cursor position.
Grid + Cursor
This is a combination of “Grid” and “Magnetic Cursor”.
Events + Cursor
This is a combination of “Events” and “Magnetic Cursor”.
Events + Grid + Cursor
This is a combination of “Events”, “Grid” and “Magnetic 
Cursor”.
Snap to Zero...

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Working with projects 

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Working with projects
Creating new projects
The Project Assistant dialog is opened by selecting the 
“New Project…” command on the File menu. In this dialog 
you can access recently opened projects and create new 
projects, which can either be empty or based on a template.
The Project Assistant dialog will also open in the following 
cases:
•If you launch Cubase with the “Show Project Assistant” 
option selected on the “On Startup” pop-up menu in the 
Preferences dialog (General page).
•If you hold...

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Working with projects
Open Other
The “Open Other” button allows you to open any project 
file on your system. This is identical to using the Open 
command from the File menu, see below. 
Opening projects
The “Open…” command on the File menu is used for open-
ing saved project files. Project files created with Cubase 
(file extension “.cpr”), Nuendo (file extension “.npr”) and 
Sequel (extension “.steinberg-project”) can be opened. 
ÖIf you open a project from a different program version 
that contains...