Steinberg Cubase 6 Manual

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Background
The user can customize the appearance and functionality 
of Cubase in various ways.
User configurable items described in this chapter are:
•Workspaces
By storing different window combinations as workspaces, you can 
quickly switch between different working modes – see 
“Workspaces” on 
page 532.
•Setup dialogs
Several parts of the user interface (toolbars, Transport panel, Inspector, 
info lines and Channel Settings windows) provide a Setup dialog, where 
you can configure...

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Creating a new workspace
1.Pull down the Window menu and open the Work-
spaces submenu.
2.Select “New Workspace”.
3.In the dialog that opens, enter a name for the work-
space.
4.Click OK.
The workspace is stored and will appear on the submenu. It is now the 
active workspace.
5.Set up the windows you want to include in the new 
workspace.
This may include opening, moving and sizing windows, and adjusting 
zoom and track height.
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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
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Customizing track controls
For each track type you can configure which track con-
trols are shown in the track list. You can also specify the 
order of controls and group controls so that they are al
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ways shown adjacent to each other. This is done using 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.
•Click the arrow...

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To group controls, proceed as follows:
1.Make sure that you have selected the correct track type.
2.In the “Visible Controls” section, select at least two 
controls.
You can only group controls that are adjacent to each other in the list. To 
group controls that are currently not adjacent in the list, use the Move 
Up/Down buttons first.
3.Click Group.
A number is displayed in the Group column for the grouped controls. The 
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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
•You can click on any color handle and move its position 
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This offers you several options for automatically assigning 
colors to tracks that are added to the project. The follow
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ing options are available:
Coloring tracks, parts, or events manually
You can color each track, part, or event in the Project win-
dow individually by using the Select Colors pop-up menu 
on the toolbar. Parts and events can also be colored using 
the Color tool.
About the Select Colors pop-up menu
1.In the Project window, select the item that you want to 
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The Project Colors dialog
In the Project Colors dialog you can select a different set of 
colors for items in the Project window. 
To open the Project Colors dialog, open the Select Colors 
pop-up menu on the toolbar and choose “Select Colors…”.
Adding and editing individual colors
In the Project Colors dialog, you can fully customize the 
color palette. To add new colors to the color palette, pro
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ceed as follows:
1.Add a new color by clicking the Insert New Color 
button.
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•Under Windows, preference files are stored in the fol-
lowing location: “\Users\